kav Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Ken Aldred said: I think they’re being played. He’s going to take them to Mars, in order to avoid having to pay for the trip afterwards. That’s the twist ending. naw even stupider-he just took em to another spot on earth. Where there was a dinosaur. That the kid defeated. Which made him think he was on venus because he would be stronger in lighter gravity- The moral of the 'story' was 'dont believe your eyes-rely on science'. The fact that DC is making that the moral is frankly a bit mind blowing. 1950's war comics and Ken Aldred 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) 19 hours ago, kav said: Good Lord ~choke~ in the same issue we get this panel-and of course they got their parents permission to travel around the solar system with some strange dude they had never met before because in the next panel they are doing exactly that. 16 minutes ago, kav said: Followed by 'the strange psychology of SA characters' featuring nuggets like parents giving permission to go on a space jaunt around the solar system with some dude who just says he can do that without even meeting him and not thinking he's just some serial killer- How old are these kids meant to be? Six, or twenty six? Edited August 25, 2020 by Ken Aldred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Ken Aldred said: How old are these kids meant to be? Six, or twenty six? most artists have extreme difficulty drawing children-I've gone into this in detail. They look like the 'teenagers' in movies ie 32 year old actors- Ps that was not the twist ending him taking them to another spot on earth-no not at all. This was-it turns out the 'guy' was no guy at all but a martian. And the reason the 'kid' wanted to go to mars in the first place was to see if it had canals and he could believe his eyes or not: Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 interesting also is that martians write in english. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, kav said: This was-it turns out the 'guy' was no guy at all but a martian. And the reason the 'kid' wanted to go to mars in the first place was to see if it had canals and he could believe his eyes or not: Those final panels are ridiculous. It’s absolute, pure drivel. Edited August 25, 2020 by Ken Aldred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 22 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said: Those final panels are ridiculous. It’s absolute, pure drivel. Frankly, its As far as your friend and his insistence that he was right abt the moon-the human ego starts solidifying around age 20-thats when people stop being able to admit they are wrong about something-and where a large area of learning stops. Instead of wanting to learn more, adults are more focussed on being 'right' abt what they know or think they know. Children and teenagers can admit they are wrong no problem and go about their business-it is not some death experience for them as it is with so many adults. Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 even SA/GA DC Batman were not a whole lot better on the believability scale .. the way that Batman got out of traps and escaped his foes was almost beyond suspended belief times a factor of ten kav and Ken Aldred 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) one GA Batman issue the Penguin had Batman and Robin tied up and as soon as a bird in windowsill left his nest it would trigger an electric eye which would then open fire with a machine gun pointed right at the dynamic duo Robin was getting close to loosening his bindings but there wasn't enough time, the bird was just about to fly the coop... that is until Batman was barely able to use a part of his tied up hand to reach into his utility belt and grab a blue colored marble and then he was able to flick it into the birds nest !! and now that the bird had an egg to keep warm he wouldn't leave the nest ! giving Robin time to free himself ... whew that was a close one Edited August 25, 2020 by 1950's war comics Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 24 minutes ago, 1950's war comics said: one GA Batman issue the Penguin had Batman and Robin tied up and as soon as a bird in windowsill left his nest it would trigger an electric eye which would then open fire with a machine gun pointed right at the dynamic duo Robin was getting close to loosening his bindings but there wasn't enough time, the bird was just about to fly the coop... that is until Batman was barely able to use a part of his tied up hand to reach into his utility belt and grab a blue colored marble and then he was able to flick it into the birds nest !! and now that the bird had an egg to keep warm he wouldn't leave the nest ! giving Robin time to free himself ... whew that was a close one Um batman why exactly do you carry a marble around in your utility belt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 Jimmie Olsen #60: "I'm no military genius------or am I?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 Superman 253-Superman as usual exits the daily planet/galaxy broadcasting bldg 'faster than a speeding bullet-lots faster" So wouldnt people hear sonic booms constantly emanating from that particular building? And say hey that must be where superman works in his secret identity? And start narrowing down the suspects by height, age, sex, build and hair color? And fairly quickly conclude that clark kent is superman?? Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KirbyJack Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 10 hours ago, Ken Aldred said: Then, a companion volume, ‘The Silver Age ‘Science’ of Stan Lee’. That's more of a leaflet. After the paragraph about transistors, there's not much to cover. Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 5 hours ago, Larryw7 said: Is he a teenage Mutant who's power is just now manifesting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Larryw7 said: I wonder how many boardies won't have a clue what the Kojak reference is. Ken Aldred and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 58 minutes ago, KirbyJack said: That's more of a leaflet. After the paragraph about transistors, there's not much to cover. I agree. ‘The Silver Age Transistor Fixation of Stan Lee’ sounds too much like a psychology thesis. 1950's war comics and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 7 hours ago, kav said: Superman 253-Superman as usual exits the daily planet/galaxy broadcasting bldg 'faster than a speeding bullet-lots faster" So wouldnt people hear sonic booms constantly emanating from that particular building? And say hey that must be where superman works in his secret identity? And start narrowing down the suspects by height, age, sex, build and hair color? And fairly quickly conclude that clark kent is superman?? *See page 267 of Ken Aldred's book "The Science of DC". That page fully explains how Supes vibrates the molecules in his body at a frequency to nullify sonic booms as he approaches the speed of sound. Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Larryw7 said: 7 minutes ago, gadzukes said: I wonder how many boardies won't have a clue what the Kojak reference is. Yes, it’s a pity. The Night Stalker was an underrated series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 19 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said: Yes, it’s a pity. The Night Stalker was an underrated series. I see what you did there. Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
