The Baron replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Ultra Q
"Episode 17: "The 1/8 Project"

Tokyo is really crowded.(I once heard it said that if you dropped a Tokyoite into Times Square during rush hour, their reaction would be "Where the Hell is everybody"?)
Later, she is riding with Jun and  Ippei when she…"
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to The Baron's discussion Movies I Have Seen Lately
"GASLIGHT (1944): I recorded this last week but didn't get around to watching it until tonight. Although I have had the opportunity to watch it several times since the term fell into the popular vernacular, I never saw it until tonight. Seven Oscar…"
2 hours ago
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion The World War II Career of Captain America
"THEATER OF WAR - "America First!"

This is about the William Burnside Cap and is beyond the scope of this discussion, but it's a really good story and I thought I'd include it for completness' sake. While I'm at it, the  four-issue Captain America:…"
9 hours ago
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"For the 26th month, there are 26 people on this cover (including the vignette of the Thing).

(I would have posted this on the 26th, but I had to verify the count. Some of the bystanders are cropped from the lower left of this image, but check out…"
10 hours ago
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Wandering Sensei: Moderator Man's discussion What Comic Books Have You Read Today?
"NEW COMICS I HAVE READ TODAY THIS MONTH:

AHOY!: Babs (v2) #2 , Toxic Crusaders 34
DC: Action Comics #1095 (& #419, facsimile), Supergirl #10, Wonder Woman #30, Batman: Second Knight #3
Image: Capes #4, Skinbreaker #6, Good as Dead #6 (no Assorted…"
10 hours ago
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Ultra Q
"Hang on, if he's an advanced space alien, why does he have to bum a ride?
Well, his only other vehicle is a spaceship at the bottom of a lake, whihc would be kind of conspicuous for a clandestine mission.
Yuriko suggests that it's another attack by…"
10 hours ago
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics for March 4, 2026
"I read some issues of McKay's Avengers for some event or other, and was so baffled (they live in a sentient, orbital city?) that I decided...
It is at this point your sentence veered away from where I thought it was going. I try to check in with the…"
10 hours ago
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion The Five Green Lanterns (Alan Scott)
"For a more nuanced take on this subject than can be found in Alan Scott: Green Lantern, see Captain America: Patriot #2. Here's what you need to know...
Jeff Mace is a reporter for the Daily Bugle in WWII-era New York City. His co-workers are Mary…"
14 hours ago
JD DeLuzio replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion The Five Green Lanterns (Alan Scott)
"There is also the reality of learning that people were queer after the fact, because the fact was hidden in the past for social reasons. Alan Scott fits that pattern as a fictional example, as does Wonder Woman.
characters who happen to be proactive…"
14 hours ago
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion The Five Green Lanterns (Alan Scott)
"At Marvel you also have Black Cat and Kitty Pryde.I think that it is interesting to consider how much easier it is to reveal fictional women as LGBT+ as contrasted to men.My best guess is that female readers are simply generally less bothered by…"
14 hours ago
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"Once again, all we have is Alan Scott: The Green Lantern...
For exactly the kind of nuanced storytelling you and Philip are looking for regarding the treatment of this subject matter, see Captain America: Patriot #2."
14 hours ago
JD DeLuzio replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion The Five Green Lanterns (Alan Scott)
"Other than the obligatory and dubious "c'mon, look at that outfit," jokes.... I don't know that his being gay, in and of itself, scraps continuity, in that a lot of queer folks from that era married, had children, and lived double lives (or in…"
16 hours ago
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Yarva Etrigan Daemonicus
"The Demon doesn't appear again for another two years, when he, his supporting cast and Klarion the Witchboy were brought in for the conclusion of an ongoing storyline concerning a think-tank called the Delphi Foundation in Wonder Woman #280-281. I…"
16 hours ago
Lee Houston, Junior replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion The Five Green Lanterns (Alan Scott)
"While I personally have no problem with any being, real or fictitious, who prefers their own gender romantically, I cannot see why DC felt it necessary to recon Alan Scott and totally scrap 70+ years of continuity in the process."
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The Baron replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Ultra Q
"Episode 16: "Garamon Strikes Back"

A weird guy cracks a safe and steals the Garamon "brain" from a couple of episodes back.
Yuriko calls Jun at around 4:00 a.m. to tell him about the theft. Ippei is right there. Hang on, does Ippei live with Jun?…"
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Philip Portelli replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Golden Age Captain America Stories
"There was also Invaders Annual #1 (1977) which took place in 1942 that had the Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner talk about their earlier battles with the Hyena and the Shark, respectively that hadn't been published yet in the comics.
In the comics,…"
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