I was worried that it would be the Earth 2 Forties Justice Society. They had a place in the comics, but would mean nothing to the mainstream audience.
The Brave and the Bold did an episode very like this, with Owlman and all. I don't think Ultraman and Megawoman (or whatever her name is) were in it though. They must have been on holiday at that point or they would have snapped Batman like a twig!
I loved the eternally losing but noble Luthor of Morrison's Earth 2.
Can anyone say if he was a Morrison creation or had he appeared opposite previous iterations of the Crime Syndicate?
I was worried that it would be the Earth 2 Forties Justice Society. They had a place in the comics, but would mean nothing to the mainstream audience.
The Brave and the Bold did an episode very like this, with Owlman and all. I don't think Ultraman and Megawoman (or whatever her name is) were in it though. They must have been on holiday at that point or they would have snapped Batman like a twig!
I loved the eternally losing but noble Luthor of Morrison's Earth 2.
Can anyone say if he was a Morrison creation or had he appeared opposite previous iterations of the Crime Syndicate?
Morrison was basing him on the pre-Crisis/ Earth 3 version of Luthor who fought the Crime Syndicate in a handful of stories in the early eighties. He obviously made some changes to the character, but it was still the same basic concept of a heroic Luthor fighting a villainous Justice League.
Here's the original guy's profile from the DC Database -
Thanks. I think Morrison got rid of the beard. It looks naff anyway.
KSwolf said:
Figserello said:
Looks Brill!
I was worried that it would be the Earth 2 Forties Justice Society. They had a place in the comics, but would mean nothing to the mainstream audience.
The Brave and the Bold did an episode very like this, with Owlman and all. I don't think Ultraman and Megawoman (or whatever her name is) were in it though. They must have been on holiday at that point or they would have snapped Batman like a twig!
I loved the eternally losing but noble Luthor of Morrison's Earth 2.
Can anyone say if he was a Morrison creation or had he appeared opposite previous iterations of the Crime Syndicate?
Morrison was basing him on the pre-Crisis/ Earth 3 version of Luthor who fought the Crime Syndicate in a handful of stories in the early eighties. He obviously made some changes to the character, but it was still the same basic concept of a heroic Luthor fighting a villainous Justice League.
Here's the original guy's profile from the DC Database -
Can anyone say if he was a Morrison creation or had he appeared opposite previous iterations of the Crime Syndicate?
In DC Comics Presents Annual #1, Alex Luthor of Earth-3 was introduced (Roy Thomas, maybe?) who was battling the Crime Syndicate. He took on a rather gaudy suit of power armor - but refused to take a super hero name. Too silly, I believe was the note - yeah, well, Alex, find a mirror, bud. He and Lois Lane of Earth-3 were the parents of Alex Luthor who became a villain in Infinite Crisis.
However, after the Crisis on Infinite Earths and Zero Hour, things got so screwed up that just about anyone could claim to have created anything and have a fair shot at making it stick. Morrison did seem to set up a believable situation where a world that was focused on evil instead of good could exist, instead of destroying itself in one generation. Still... Luthor had super strength greater than Superman's? That seemed kind of odd... but there you go. Gotta be tough if you're taking on Ultraman, I guess!
I remain,
Sincerely,
Eric L. Sofer
The Silver Age Fogey
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I was worried that it would be the Earth 2 Forties Justice Society. They had a place in the comics, but would mean nothing to the mainstream audience.
The Brave and the Bold did an episode very like this, with Owlman and all. I don't think Ultraman and Megawoman (or whatever her name is) were in it though. They must have been on holiday at that point or they would have snapped Batman like a twig!
I loved the eternally losing but noble Luthor of Morrison's Earth 2.
Can anyone say if he was a Morrison creation or had he appeared opposite previous iterations of the Crime Syndicate?
Morrison was basing him on the pre-Crisis/ Earth 3 version of Luthor who fought the Crime Syndicate in a handful of stories in the early eighties. He obviously made some changes to the character, but it was still the same basic concept of a heroic Luthor fighting a villainous Justice League.
Here's the original guy's profile from the DC Database -
http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Alexander_Luthor,_Sr._(Earth-Three)
KSwolf said:
Sorry. "Crisis on Earth-Three!" was probably my single favorite comic story ever growing up,
I should copyright "Megawoman" as my own original creation then.
I get the impression that early 80s DC was quite a fun era. Haven't read any of it very systematically though.
In DC Comics Presents Annual #1, Alex Luthor of Earth-3 was introduced (Roy Thomas, maybe?) who was battling the Crime Syndicate. He took on a rather gaudy suit of power armor - but refused to take a super hero name. Too silly, I believe was the note - yeah, well, Alex, find a mirror, bud. He and Lois Lane of Earth-3 were the parents of Alex Luthor who became a villain in Infinite Crisis.
However, after the Crisis on Infinite Earths and Zero Hour, things got so screwed up that just about anyone could claim to have created anything and have a fair shot at making it stick. Morrison did seem to set up a believable situation where a world that was focused on evil instead of good could exist, instead of destroying itself in one generation. Still... Luthor had super strength greater than Superman's? That seemed kind of odd... but there you go. Gotta be tough if you're taking on Ultraman, I guess!
I remain,
Sincerely,
Eric L. Sofer
The Silver Age Fogey
x<]:o){
Just watched this again tonight. This is one of the better animated movies DC has put out. Good stuff! Superwoman had some of the best lines.
Followed it by watching Batman: Under the Red Hood. Another good one.