Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"I think that the "Man of Two Worlds" quote is more significant even today than Marvel and DC care to admit.The constant renumbering signals what are supposed to be good jumping-in points, but in practice they seem to work at least as well as…"
Sunday
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Supergirl (2025)
"Yes, that is what I had in mind.It made quite a few appearances in "Batman/Superman: World's Finest", starting with that #7 pictured above.  As you pointed out, that costume is also seen briefly in Supergirl #11 and is elaborated upon in #12.  Boy…"
Apr 9
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics for April 8, 2026
"Original-recipe Firestorm is certainly a flawed character with a bunch of seriously mismatched villains (Hyena? Black Bison? Slipknot? Seriously?).  Also a very transparent attempt at tapping into the Spider-Man basic concept that, like most, was…"
Apr 7
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion The World War II Career of Captain America
"Interesting cover art for Cap's costume here.  I don't think I ever saw a depiction before or since that made the pants look so little like spandex and so much like denim.It certainly helps in picturing this as a battleground 1940s situation."
Mar 18
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"Which is also the first appearance of a character whose Earth-1 counterpart will become very well-known decades later... or rather, Earth-1 adjacent."
Mar 17
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"At this point I don't think we can even attempt to find a true "fix" that does not incorporate some sort of moving parts.Hyppolyta being the 1940s Wonder Woman was an interesting idea, but does not really work. Wonder Woman's mother is too central a…"
Mar 17
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Mar 17
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Mar 17
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics for March 18, 2026
"Sentry strikes me as simply too unstable to be much of a main character.  A great supporting character or occasional antagonist, though.  Of course, it is possible that the character concept is being retooled.  The solicitation blurb does not make…"
Mar 14
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Catwoman: Nine Lives of a Feline Fatale
"Isn't that also similar to the plot of Halle Berry's Catwoman movie (2004)?"
Mar 14
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Superboy (2025)
"Somehow that reminds me of Omega the Unknown."
Mar 12
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Superboy (2025)
"I don't think I know who this Tomorrow Man is.I am assuming that he is a new character. "
Mar 12
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Supergirl (2025)
"Perhaps not?  There is another one with lots of green, a fairly similar head pattern and a sun chest pattern that was published by DC at roughly the same time (in another book)."
Mar 12
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Superboy (2025)
"This is a homage cover, correct?  What would be the inspiration?"
Mar 12
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Supergirl (2025)
"Oh, I sure recognize that costume.  Hasn't it been brought back a couple of years ago or so (with a different character IIRC)?"
Mar 12
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"I was born in January 9th, 1969.The same day when Living Pharaoh and White Gorilla debuted, in X-Men #54 and Avengers #62 respectively.There may be a warning about how things repeat themselves in there somewhere.A new volume of Brazilian Portuguese…"
Mar 12
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