What WERE They Thinking?

Crud

2009-05-20T22:41:00Z

My host for Luchins.com has shut down my account. All my files are in no-man's land for now, and I have no email.

Redirecting to here for now.

Anxiety Attack!

2009-01-07T11:32:12Z

I had an Anxiety Attack this morning for the first time in four years. Can't figure why.

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Clarks First Job.

2006-01-31T11:03:27Z

Many comic fans dont know this, but before he was a mild-mannered reporter, Martha Kents little boy made a good living as a blackmailer.

He still gets checks from that particular Senator

From Action comics #1.

Proper Adult Escort.

2006-01-30T10:49:35Z

Wait, so the guy won’t admit an underage, nubile girl traveling alone, but had she been with a “proper” escort it’s okay?

Do they also charge by the hour?

The LoShH Fashion Show Finale: The Swimsuit Competition.

2006-01-27T10:50:21Z

Let's wrap up our fashion show with a look at what the well-dressed 30th Century teenages is wearing.

Our first contestant is Tasmia "Shadow Lass" Mallor. This Talokian Tease was the first Legionnaire to wear beachwear into combat. let's have a looksee, shall we?

Next up is that regal lady, Princess Projectra.

I actually do like this design, but its noteworthy for being one of the first, if not the first of the LoSH costumes that look like they were ordered from Fredricks of Winath.

This leaves us with the one you've all been waiting for... Saturn Girl's infamous pink bathing suit!

While very popular, I have to ask....

Are Titanians immune to extremes of temperature? Because I always thought space was supposed to be cold!

That's it for the fashion critiques for a while folks. Have a great weekend.

Casual X-Raying.

2006-01-26T11:11:46Z

It’s not the first time Superman casually X-rays another male and it won’t be the last, so that doesn’t surprise me.

The fact that Ultra Boy would rather check out Clark than Lana? Yeah, that took me by surprise.

Best Friends 4 Ever!

2006-01-25T11:15:28Z

You know, the Legion of Superheroes are really cool. Where else can a teenager like Superboy hang out with kids with powers like himself, go on wacky adventures, get trapped to die a slow lingering death…

Wow. Apparently torture of prisoners is legal in the 30th Century.

Again, I Have To Wonder…

2006-01-24T10:46:00Z

Did no one at DC realize what these slang phrases meant.

Sorry Lana honey, it looks like he only has eyes for Thom.

Here’s a New Side of Uncle Scrooge!

2006-01-23T10:52:03Z

Ever wonder what Scrooge McDuck did in his free time?

Well, so did an aptly named underling:

Well, that was more than I needed to know, that’s for sure…

Another TypoLad Guest Post...

2006-01-23T03:03:19Z

This time I paid a visit to the nice folks at "Suspension of Disbelief". The topic was the recent issue of Action Comics featuring SUperman going to someone's house for Friday Night Shabbos dinner.

Really.

http://comicfacts.blogspot.com/2006/01/guess-whos-coming-to-shabbos-dinner.html

What The Well Dressed Master of Martial Arts is Wearing.

2006-01-20T10:44:33Z

Any Legion fan knows that Krate Kid was a master of every Martial Art in the galaxy, able to hold his own with Superboy.

But do they know what he did to pay the bills?

Val Armor – Karate Pimp!

Did They Just Not Know?

2006-01-19T10:55:19Z

Did the writer and editor of Adventure Comics # 376 just not know what “confirmed bachelor” was a euphemism for?

Or is Reep the first DC hero to ever come out on panel?

Kal- El, You’re Kinda Creeping Me Out.

2006-01-18T10:50:52Z

“Hmmm… you look great in my Superboy costume!”

How narcissistic is it to have the hots for someone cosplaying as yourself?

Bonus Post: Asleep at the Switch.

2006-01-17T17:22:49Z

For some odd reason,I love this one.

Bruce Wayne hears gunfire and leaps into the limo to get in costume…

…but he puts on Superman’s costume.

Really. The top half of the page is Superman elsewhere. For some reason, the artist decided Bruce would put on big blue’s costume.

Top of the next page, he’s in his own threads.

I dunno, maybe it’s Hypertime.

Or maybe I'm just a geek.

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In other news, I was talking to a friend last night and he got an odd look on his face. When I asked him what was up he told me that he just realized I could have used the computers he was given that day. However, since he could not think of anyone, he decided to have some fun with a sledghammer.

One of them was a one year old G5 tower.

What was he thinking?

Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun!

2006-01-13T10:45:09Z

In an odd costuming moment, Duo Damsel retains her full body costume the entire time she’s a member of the Legion, and then starts showing up in peek-a-boo outfits once she’s married and off the team.

How can you not love a comic where a woman gets in a catfight with herself?

Why? Why Did They Leave?

2006-01-12T14:17:58Z

They refuse to set foot in the US until they can get married like any other couple in love!

Simce Today's Post Was "spoiled"....

2006-01-11T11:58:44Z

Since today's original post was given away in the comments, I decided to post a second.

Ready for a blast from the past?

Does anyone remember this?

The BQ Test!

(BQ = Brotherhood Quotent)

This test frightens me. It really does.

Mainly because “Jews”, “Negros” and “Catholics” are on the same like/dislike test as “alligators” and “spiders”.

“Well, I do hate me some spiders, but not as much as one of them Jews!”

Follow Up On Color Kid!

2006-01-11T11:46:59Z

Remember how yesterday I commented on the rejection of Color Kid from the LoSH? How he got the brush-off and was sent to the Subs?

Well, a short while later I bet B5 was kicking himself:

How amazingly useful is that?

Never mind that someone with the ability to alter the visible spectrum would not actually be able to effect the actual radiation emitted by Krptonite. Forget the terrible science.

How many times has Superboy been jobbed due to Green K?

Now imagine that you reject someone who has the power to alter Kryptonite.

Man, I bet Superboy kicked someone’s butt later.

The Legion is Messed Up, You Know?

2006-01-10T11:50:43Z

Wait, so they’re rejects, but they do fine work?

Admit it Braniac 5, the only reason you guys don’t take the Subs seriously is you don’t want to admit that you made a mistake not taking them.

Oh and if I were on a team that included Matter-Eater Lad and Bouncing Boy, I sure as heck wouldn’t be throwing any stones…

This One’s Just Painful.

2006-01-09T12:19:23Z

Imagine if David Duke came out with a children's book featuring an African-American protagonist....

Roy “Girls are Stooopid” Thomas presents a book where the female Avengers are manipulated by a militant feminist, in one of the most painful to read stories ever

(I'm not saying Roy Thomas is quite on that level, but this book doesn't help argue that he ain't!)

In a rare examination of actual content, the story goes like this - The female Avengers, plus then non-member Black Widow, are convinced by The Valiryke (Not the one from The Defenders - they just look alike) that they need to replace The Avengers because they are men and are therfore unfit.

Because yes, that is what feminism is all about.

(Although one could argue that Clint and Pietro deserved it, at least.)

LoSHFS: You Tell Me:

2006-01-06T10:53:16Z

What do you call it when you put a Native American girl in a skimpy fringed outfit and give her the power of “super-tracking”?

Would you call that tokenism?

Oh Dawny-baby, don’t be that way!

It is Jim MacQuarrie’s opinion that there are several 40 year old men with a Native American fetish thanks to LoSH.

Here’s a close up -

Why is “Gypsys Tramps & Thieves” running through my head now?

Oh and for the record? Her outfits only get worse:

Classic Kid Flash

2006-01-05T10:45:07Z

Our story starts as three kids find out that Wally West is Kid Flash.

How?

You see, they’re handicapped. One kid is deaf, one is blind, and one is mute. In comic books, this means all their other senses are intensified, which makes them catch Wally’s little “tells”.

Wait a minute…

That third kid seems pretty chatty for a mute, don't he?

One Sadistic Bastard.

2006-01-04T11:52:19Z

I just want to point out that the following panel is not out of context.

The Flash is attacked by The Golden Glider - for whom I confess that I've always had a soft spot (She’s a psycho skater, what’s not to like?).

Anyways as part of her master plan, she straps some "rocket skates" on him and tries to launch him into orbit (which is a reoccurring deathtrap of the Rogues. Captain Boomerang tried this the first three times he showed up!).

Flash manages to snag himself on a building and use centrifugal force and super-speed to make the skates snap off.

Cool beans Flash!

Never mind the fact that the super-fast skates went zooming off at practically escape velocity, killing many and destroying property, at least you’re free!

My hero!

He’s an Earthquake in Pants!

2006-01-03T11:49:39Z

Horrible accents aside, isn’t that just the best nickname?

Sounds vaguely unwholesome, too!

Three Panels, Dissected.

2006-01-02T15:54:37Z

So this bad guy has the Golden Age Flash trapped…

Hey, that’s a great idea!

Wait, so “colorless” means pink? And for that matter, would an “odorless” gas induce coughs?

But… if it’s colorless and odorless, how can he be sure that it’s dissipated?

This guy is nowhere near as good a planner as I thought in panel one.