Superman is a dick.

Ngangbius · Post by **Ngangbius** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:34 pm

Green Gibbon! wrote:That one's actually pretty clever. Popped.

Also, who the hell would buy a comic about Lois Lane in the first place?

A lot of people appearently, since it was the top selling comic in the 60's--outselling even Marvel's best stuff.

And this isn't really Superman being a dick, but it still has that same "WTF!?!" factor.

Post by **Delphine** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 1:45 pm

...<i>what?</i>

Ngangbius · Post by **Ngangbius** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 3:00 pm

Lois Lane is pretty dang fickle. One minute she's wants Superman:

And the next minute:

Lana Lang is also a bitch.

Post by **Segaholic2** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 3:16 pm

Thank goodness for Crisis.

Neo Yi · Post by **Neo Yi** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 3:38 pm

I'm getting more interested in the fashion style back then. Jimmy Olsen never looked more geekier.
~Neo

Brazillian Cara · Post by **Brazillian Cara** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 6:41 pm

(all the other covers after my last post)

...oh my god...
...OH MY GOD...
...AI, MEU D- oh, wait, the phantom zone makes sense.

Post by **Delphine** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:36 pm

Brazillian Cara wrote:oh, wait, the phantom zone makes sense.

...only you, Cara.

Locit · Post by **Locit** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 12:29 am

Those can't be real. They just can't be. There is NO POSSIBLE WAY people would buy such unbeleivable... do you suppose they bought them because of the rediculousness?

CE · Post by CE » Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:58 am

I would buy them. Aren't you dying to know why Lois Lane decided to marry Batman?

Nova · Post by **Nova** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 2:27 am

CE wrote:I would buy them. Aren't you dying to know why Lois Lane decided to marry Batman?

Hahahahaha, Is amazing that those are real covers. I guess the sales where low and they where desperate to sell comics. The real weird thing is that DC was once called Dollar comics, you donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t find that in the official information. I guess they are ashamed of itÃ¢â‚¬Â¦

Post by **G.Silver** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 4:44 am

I would buy them too. How anyone could resist is beyond me.

I know the usual comic trick was to put some outrageous situation on the cover ("The Thing as President?!") but the Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen conics are based entirely around the concept, it's irony, or something. It strikes me as the same level of parody that I only see in Japanese fan comics (ie Comical Highway's repeated attempts to cook Knuckles in a stew) and to a lesser extent Mad Magazine--and yet it's published by the official company. "Low sales" and "desperate to sell" might have been what prompted the higher-ups to give the go ahead, but (unless they are 100% unentertaining on the inside) I'm sure the people who actually made these comics were having the most fun of their professional lives. Far from selling out, these covers are probably the most "sincere" US comic work ever produced.

Final_Cosmos_the_Ultra · Sun Feb 13, 2005 9:42 am

Superman is a super dick. I've always hated Superman and now it's time to pull a Chapter Black!

Ngangbius · Post by **Ngangbius** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 3:28 pm

No wonder Lois Lane was the best selling comic in the 60's.

Protodude · Post by **Protodude** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 6:00 pm

Since when could Superman produce an aura of fire around him?

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 8:54 pm

You accepted Lois Lane using a machine to turn her into a black woman for 24 hours and that Don Rickles was a supervillain, but drew the line at Superman flying around on fire?

chriscaffee · Post by **chriscaffee** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 10:23 pm

He doused himself in gasoline and lit himself on fire. However, being that he is Super, the fire doesn't harm him.

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 6:24 am

But how does his magnificant blanket-suit not burn to cinders?

chriscaffee · Post by **chriscaffee** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 6:27 am

He works with Batman, and Batman had a fire proof suit.

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 6:28 am

Ah. Well, I learned something new today.

Post by **Crazy Penguin** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:00 am

Pre-Crisis Superman had an indestructable suit from Krypton or something. Really.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 9:05 am

Christopher Reeve and Gene Hackman were lovers. No joke.

Brazillian Cara · Post by **Brazillian Cara** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 10:22 am

(all the covers after my lastest post)

Bitch.

Light Speed · Post by **Light Speed** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 1:26 pm

Zeta · Post by **Zeta** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 4:16 pm

But how does his magnificant blanket-suit not burn to cinders?

Pre-Crisis Superman had an indestructable suit from Krypton or something. Really.

Post-Crisis Superman constantly projects a very small aura of invulnerability less than an inch away from his skin. Enough to protect his tights. This is the official explanation.

Otherwise Supes would be running around naked, a lot.

No one needs to see that.

Especially since the hottest DC hero is the Flash, anyways.