Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"I may have mentioned this last time, but I think Al must have just blown through his monthly allowance faster than usual by this issue.  Given that he seems to have spent at least a decade as a college student,  and the closest thing to a job I can…"
2 hours ago
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"I figured that the Golden Age Legionnaire would be one of the Superboys, since he was the only Legionnaire who actually existed in the Golden Age.   But I was hoping it would be the obscure Mars Boy, since he's been referred to  unofficially as the…"
Saturday
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"I assumed Merry was there because Courtney was the closest thing her brother, the Star-Spangled Kid,  had to an heir."
Friday
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"More plausible by half, at least. "
Mar 31
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"Given how "non-memorable" most of these new characters are, just because other characters were around when they were active in the Golden Age doesn't mean they actually remember them.  After all, look how long it took for the bulk of the JSA to…"
Mar 31
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"Dan Garret was the Fox Blue Beetle who was a beat cop who gained super strength from a special vitamin.   Dan Garrett was a Silver Age archeologist who found a magic scarab and became the first Charlton Blue Beetle.  The Fox version would have been…"
Mar 25
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"Presumably,  anyone besides Alfred who works in or around those various stately manors is required to sign an iron clad NDA.  Or Dr. Fate (or the mystic of your choice) enchants the manors with some sort of selective amnesia spell, so normal people…"
Mar 24
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"I had a hard time warming to any of the new "sidekicks", since I recall the Incredible way that bushel of Golden Age legacy heroes that were rolled out during the  JSA/JSA All Stars were developed,  which is to say, not at all.  What made anyone…"
Mar 24
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"I suspect that only those sidekicks  who had someone left to remember them had their histories,  such as they were, popped back into history.   Presumably,  Jimmy Olsen suddenly remembered the Newsboy Legion,  and Hal Jordon remembered his cousin…"
Mar 23
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"Oddly enough,  Johnny Thunder's mother did make him a superhero costume in Flash Comics  #7 (July, 1940).  It wasn't great,  but not as kinky as the  Atom's.  "
Mar 19
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"I've got that book, I just thought that Wildcat might have been able to sell at least one solo volume,  unlike the rest of those JSA All Stars.  I did find the Mr. Terrific stuff better than I expected,  and I've always had a soft spot for Dr.…"
Mar 17
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"I've never understood why DC didn't do an Archive Edtion collecting all the Wildcat solo stories back in the day.  The character seemed popular enough at the time, and from what I've seen,  his stories were no worse than most of the stuff that was…"
Mar 17
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"While less pronounced,  the Wonder Woman problem has been around for decades,  if you're the type to over think such things (and who among us would do that?), since way back when the JSA was first revived in the 60s,  Barry Allen specified that …"
Mar 17
Dave Elyea replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion The Five Green Lanterns (Alan Scott)
"I'm of the opinion that the New 52's Alan Scott was made gay was to make up for the fact that, with the new versions of what had been the JSA related characters being presented as much younger,  the Infinity Inc. characters were basically erased…"
Mar 9
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"Also, since Al Pratt was a college student who never seemed to have even a part time job, it's possible that in this particular story, his parents (were they ever shown, or even mentioned? ) hadn't sent that month's allowance yet."
Mar 6
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"I could be wrong, but I  think Hawkman was speaking with birds before Aquaman was talking to fish, but I've read more Golden Age Hawkman stories than I have of Aquaman."
Feb 18
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