Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 263 A Forgotten Gem: Adventure Comics # 359-60 (Aug. and Sep., 1967)---Part One
"Thank you. I remembered the plant creature but not the other examples. Your expertise is, as always, appreciated."
Apr 30
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 263 A Forgotten Gem: Adventure Comics # 359-60 (Aug. and Sep., 1967)---Part One
"Since we're discussing the Legion, I'd like to ask a question that came up elsewhere: what exactly are the limits on the Legion/Superman no-kill codes? Setting aside the times the writer had Superman kill someone, did they limit it to intelligent…"
Apr 29
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 263 A Forgotten Gem: Adventure Comics # 359-60 (Aug. and Sep., 1967)---Part One
"Sorry! But even without it, your post will be worth reading.
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Apr 28
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 263 A Forgotten Gem: Adventure Comics # 359-60 (Aug. and Sep., 1967)---Part One
"1)The assumption the government can ban "super powers" as simply as setting a speed limit always bugs me. Cosmic Boy and Duo Damsel don't have powers in the sense Colossal Boy and Lightning Lad do — they're natural abilities (how can the courts tell…"
Apr 28
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 263 A Forgotten Gem: Adventure Comics # 359-60 (Aug. and Sep., 1967)---Part One
"Earth's electro-towers destroyed the Khund invasion fleet before — it's not like they're lying helpless without the Legion. And Khund, in the Silver Age, was on the far edge of known space — even with 30th century technology, invading is more…"
Apr 28
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion From the Archives: Deck Log Entry # 46 "Semi-Imaginary" Stories (Part 1)
"Since first reading this, I reread the Hyperman story. Yep, that's a tear-jerker — it's surprising it hasn't been reprinted more often."
Mar 7
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 262 Sgt. Fury # 6: the Battlefield of Hate
"And the belief "corpus delecti" means "body of the murder victim."
I remember back in the 1990s, I realized that if the bookstore I worked for could afford a sonar alarm, the super-security establishments I saw in TV shows would have them too,…"
Feb 11
Fraser Sherman replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 262 Sgt. Fury # 6: the Battlefield of Hate
""The commando needs a blood transfusion; however, his dog tags indicate that he has the rarest of blood types---“AB”."
Which means he can take A or B blood as well as AB. He has lots of options (O blood type, while common, can only receive O blood).…"
Feb 10
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
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