I have been tentatively wading the headwaters of the mainstream. For the most part that's been Silver Age Fantastic Four, but lately I've set aside
Essential Fantastic Four Vol. 2 (for the moment) in favor of
Showcase Presents: Superman Vol. 1.
To be honest, when I first cracked this book, I didn't quite know
what to expect, but it certainly wasn't the first thing that struck me (or bit me on the toes, because I want to push the allegory as far as it'll go and then some):
Reprinted from Action Comics #241
Now, I can't decide whether that's vaguely creepy or just romantic, but either way, I hope the room is gone. And I don't even want to
think about the Jimmy Olson and Batman rooms. I'm just not *cough*
brave*cough* enough for that.
3 comments:
I think I'd have to go with vaguely creepy myself... At least I've never seen Batman carry trophies home in a potato sack.
Great blog btw!
To be fair, he's carrying pearls in there for a necklace he's making for Lois. (Or is it just one pearl and a bunch of other stuff? He only references one pearl in the next panel...) That part, at least, is kind of romantic. It's really more about the room, complete with a statue of Lois, than the potato sack trophies...
Thanks for stopping by, and glad you like! ;)
Well the room is kind of scary too - I always loved the old Superman comics where he has statues of all his women - Lori, Lana and Lois.
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