Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 261 “In Appreciation of Your Help . . .”
"Your welcome. The price of Marvel's cross-book continuity was occasional glitches like that.
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Jan 27
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 261 “In Appreciation of Your Help . . .”
"Now I'm remembering my first exposure to Rick Jones was  "Four Against the Minotaur", the first Kookie Quartet era Avengers stories. I was quite baffled by this kid hanging around wondering why he wasn't getting into the Avengers like the newbies.
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Jan 26
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 261 “In Appreciation of Your Help . . .”
"Snapper's slang never bothered me — like Bob Haney's Teen Titans, growing up in England I had no reason to think American teens didn't talk like that.
He also has the distinction of graduating high school and going to college before Peter Parker.
I…"
Jan 26
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 261 “In Appreciation of Your Help . . .”
"I'm a fan of that team up too (not sure I'd pick it as a favorite. Love those crossovers so much I'm not sure I have a favorite). Partly because Anti-Matter Man is an interesting antagonist, an explorer who sees the superheroes as an obstacle the…"
Jan 26
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 259 Happy Thanksgiving 2025!
"Happy Thanksgiving to you and your wife, Commander."
Nov 28, 2025
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion From the Archives: Deck Log Entry # 148 Superman's Pal, President Kennedy
"A great job pulling multiple stories together and showing the overall shape.
I don't know about DC but Marvel during Nixon's first time had him show up multiple times.
What really puzzles me is that when Marvel used Khruschev or Castro they never…"
Nov 24, 2025
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 258 The Silver-Age Challenge---DC Edition V . . . Answers!
"I'm glad I didn't try brute force on the Wonder Woman question as I don't have that issue.
I didn't brute-force the Split Man question — I've read his first story and his sheer obscurity stuck in my mind. Including him in a blog post at Atomic…"
Jul 21, 2025
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 257 The Silver-Age Challenge---DC Edition V
"Those last two issues rank as one of the most ham-fisted reboots ever — as Bob Haney reset to the status quo next time he wrote Metamorpho, I'm guessing he didn't like it much either. I'd still like to know who the Prosecutor was working for, but…"
Jul 1, 2025
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 257 The Silver-Age Challenge---DC Edition V
"Have you considered "don't use search engines" as a condition of the quiz? It's a small enough group of competitors the honor system would seem workable.
And yes, Serpent-Man, as Philip mentioned above, would make an obvious fourth identity as he…"
Jul 1, 2025
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 257 The Silver-Age Challenge---DC Edition V
"1. Zook doesn't count? How disrespectful! But by that standard the answer is Batman in Detective 322, when Professor Hugo went from Bat-foe to Manhunter-foe. 
2. One I could solve by the brute-force, read-the-issues method ... if I had the time…"
Jul 1, 2025
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 256 Reed and Susan, Sittin' in a Tree . . .
"I have the same feelings about 67.
I came across a conversation on Reddit asking historians "how did people navigate before GPS?" As one who remembers I must be the ancient of days."
Jun 8, 2025
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 256 Reed and Susan, Sittin' in a Tree . . .
"Given that Bobby was almost killed by a lynch mob, the Drakes would probably have been open to a "I will teach him to use his powers, to reduce the risk of that happening again" pitch. But as you say, he didn't.
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May 28, 2025
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 256 Reed and Susan, Sittin' in a Tree . . .
"Slightly OT, I really liked that Xavier's stepfather wasn't behind Charles' father's death, he simply stood back and let it happen — a flawed, weak man, but not a murderer. A nice character detail.
Reading Silver Age X-Men now, I'm struck by the…"
May 28, 2025
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 256 Reed and Susan, Sittin' in a Tree . . .
"Which is why Claremont saw him as equally ruthless as Magneto. Though somehow, possibly because I was way young when I first encountered them, I've never thought of him that way. Insanely risky stuff like that is just what people did in comics, or…"
May 27, 2025
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 256 Reed and Susan, Sittin' in a Tree . . .
"Given how routinely superheroes erased inconvenient memories back in the 1960s, I don't think that can be held up as proof of disdain for humans. You have a point bout his curtness to Iron Man."
May 27, 2025
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 256 Reed and Susan, Sittin' in a Tree . . .
"And it makes her crushing on Cap reasonable too — he was probably early to mid-twenties when he went into the ice.
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May 27, 2025
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