Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"As near as I can tell, after Marston died and the B&D elements of Wonder Woman were down played, if not quite memory holed,  the magic lasso's most notable attribute was being unbreakable and infinitely elastic.  The mind control aspect came back…"
21 hours ago
Dave Elyea replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Thanks!"
Jun 23
Dave Elyea replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Has that ever been collected?   I've only seen it as a series of articles run through several issues of Alter Ego (and some of Back Issue , if I recall correctly).   It would be handy to have it all in one volume. "
Jun 23
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"The way I heard it, GL's original creators wanted to name him "Alan Ladd" after "Aladdin ", his inspiration (although in Aladdin's case, the genie of the lamp and the genie of the ring were separate entities), and editorial insisted on a name less…"
Jun 22
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"I always figured that Nichols' hypnotic time travel was inspired by the concept of using hypnosis to induce past life regression,  only he added some science fiction stuff so that, instead of Bruce Wayne sitting in Gotham City experiencing a sample…"
Jun 8
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"It would make more sense for the clone Newsboys to have been the time lost ones, given the presence of Flip and Bobbie, plus the fact that I doubt Jim Harper would have felt the need to become the Guardian at all if the Newsboys hadn't been in need…"
May 20
Dave Elyea replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 264 A Forgotten Gem: Adventure Comics # 359-60 (Aug. and Sep., 1967)---Part Two
"While their home worlds were unlikely to have much influence on Earth politics,  just because the Legion was made illegal on Earth doesn't mean they couldn't have been offered a headquarters and such on Cargg or Winath, so the UP could keep its…"
May 14
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"One would think that Hooty lived with Charles,  otherwise,  we would have seen the special Mid-Nite Signal Doc used to summon him for their crime fighting forays.   Maybe he has a secret room in his house (apartment?) where he keeps Hooty, his…"
May 11
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics on sale May 6, 2026
"Dick had to be at least 20 years older than Helena, although Robin tends to be the big sticking point in Earth-2's "real time" timeline.  We'll eventually see Jay Garrick attend his 10 year class reunion from college in  All-Star ,  and…"
May 9
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics on sale May 6, 2026
"Maybe in that timeline,  Rick Tyler became a photographer instead of a superhero? "
May 2
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics on sale May 6, 2026
"This pinup came from the Justice Society of America Annual vol. 3 #1 (August 2008).  It purported to  show an Earth-2 where the Crisis never happened,  so a lot of stuff we read never happened to this version of the characters.   There wasn't much…"
May 2
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"Once I had the chance to read all the Golden Age stories of both the JSA and the Seven Soldiers,  I was amazed that I found the latter to be a more enjoyable team (which is most likely a minority opinion).  While the individual heroes are less…"
Apr 26
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"It could have been a magic potion, as I think he was always vulnerable to magic even before it was declared one of his very few weaknesses. "
Apr 23
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"Since we already have a "Wonder Woman" who wasn't Diana Prince, it seems a shame to waste it.  On the other hand, while I know the odds are astronomically against anyone ever bothering to flesh out the WW2 Hippolyta in anyway,  I think it would be…"
Apr 16
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"I'm not sure Hippolyta would have even have adopted a "real" secret identity,  unless a time traveling Wonder Queen was actually trying to replicate the adventures her daughter should have had, but that way lies madness.  I'd much prefer the 1940s…"
Apr 15
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"Al Pratt became a professor of "atomic" physics at Calvin College,  so apparently,  he never left the place.  Besides his cool belt buckle device, he also built himself a transforming car, but since it only went from a regular bright red sports car…"
Apr 15
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