Jeff of Earth-J replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"Here’s the first lineup change, only four issues in! The Flash had just achieved his own title (All-Flash), so he's reduced in this issue to Honorary Member.
All my life I have been told that the Justice Society of America is the pre-eminent…"
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Catwoman: Nine Lives of a Feline Fatale
"GOTHAM KNIGHTS #8-11:

The only issue of Gotham Knights I ever bought was #11, and I bought that for the "Batman: Black & White" back-up feature. I never really even looked at the main story, nor had I ever intended to, but it features Catwoman on…"
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Batgirl, the Dominoed Dare-Doll
"DETECTIVE COMICS #363 - "The True-False Face of Batman!"

The first Batgirl story I ever read was "Surprise! This'll Kill You!" from Detective Comics #388 (1969); the second, "The True-False Face of Batman!" was the second ever, from Detective…"
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to Emerkeith Davyjack's discussion Emerkeith Davyjack's Celebrity Deaths
"Ah, he was just a dick toward Nancy Kulp. I took him off the list."
19 hours ago
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Ultramen
"Oh, yes, I see. It's like a "language" option on a sub-menu, but the main menu already specifies "English."
Once again, Tracy cut to the heart of the matter. When I asked, "Should we watch it in English or Japanese?" (this was before I realized…"
20 hours ago
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Emerkeith Davyjack's discussion Emerkeith Davyjack's Celebrity Deaths
"I always try to maintain a clear differentiation between creators (such as Scott Adams, Neil Gaiman, Frank Miller) and their creations. The same holds true with actors (Charlton Heston, Clint Eastwood, Bill Cosby) and their roles."
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Nerd Canon
"I'll tell you what I remember liking most about Prelude. As Hari Seldon was fleeing across Trantor and encountering diverse society after society, it occurred to me that any one of them, all of them, could have been the basis for a science fictional…"
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The Baron replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Ultramen
"i haven't watched through Ultraman USA yet - it's in Japanese, but doesn't seem to have subtitles - but what I have seen doesn't seem to have any major differences."
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Ultramen
"Ultraman USA (1987) wasn't yet available when I was working my way through 1980s Ultra-series. I hadn't realized it was animated. If I had, I probably would have skipped over it until I finished all the live action series (which I have now done), as…"
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to Emerkeith Davyjack's discussion Emerkeith Davyjack's Celebrity Deaths
"Yeah, it's too bad he was revealed to be such a horse's neck later in life. In addition to a slipcased set of his Dilbert work, I also have his three books, The Dilbert Principle*, The Dilbert Future** and The Joy of Work***.
*(A Cubicle's-Eye View…"
21 hours ago
The Baron replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Ultramen
"Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (a.k.a Ultraman USA) Reactions (SPOILERS)

This was made  by Hanna-Barbera in association with Tsuburaya Productions. The animation is good, but not great, about at the level of a reasonably well-made Saturday morning…"
21 hours ago
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Batgirl, the Dominoed Dare-Doll
"Batgirl may be one of the early, most notable stories of a character being allowed to grow and change organically - even if much of it involved her getting subtly younger along time, in a very gradual drift towards becoming Dick Grayson's love…"
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"But then I made you endure it by proxy!
...and yet, I'm about to do you a favor. I suggest you read "Guardian," the "Batman Black & White" back-up from Gotham Knights #10 ASAP... not for this discussion, but to help remove the residue of the…"
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Catwoman: Nine Lives of a Feline Fatale
""TERROR" - (Legends of the Dark Knight #137-141)

Another story that takes place early in Batman's career (when James Gordon was still captain). It mixes up Batman, Catwoman, Scarecrow and Hugo Strange. Excellent on all levels. "
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Nerd Canon
"Not essential but the two prequels that Jeff mentioned are worth reading if anyone wants more Foundation.
No one has yet specifically mentioned Asimov's own 1980s continuation of the original Foundation trilogy, Foundation's Edge and Foundation and…"
yesterday
Jeff of Earth-J posted a discussion
"Out of the super-star studded firmament of Gotham City, where Batman and Robin shine supreme as masked manhunters -- bursts a brand-new luminary -- Batgirl! And like that very Batman after whom she models herself -- she too battles crime and…
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