Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion The World War II Career of Captain America
"They are outside of this time frame, but there are also:* The guy depicted above, Carl Zante a.k.a. the Acrobat (1963)
* Roscoe Simons (1974)
* USAgent (in 1987-1988)
* Protocyde (2000-2001)
* Christopher Priest's "Anti-Cap", created in 2004's…"
Thursday
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics for May 2026
"I hear you.Apparently it has become almost a duty for Marvel to publish stories where the best known symbiote hosts acquire cosmic significance in some form (and new names to go along with it).I'm sure there is a market niche willing to read that.…"
Feb 17
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics for May 2026
"The first Jackpot was not Mary Jane, but another redhead that looked like her.  There was a second Jackpot as well.  Mary Jane became the third around the time when she became involved with Paul.A couple of years ago there was an event running right…"
Feb 16
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Homage: Action Comics #1
"Unfortunately this specific copy that you referred seems to have gone offline.A bit of archive-fu tells me that it was the Action Comics #900 Alex Ross variant cover."
Feb 16
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"This is the story that made me realize that Wonder Woman never had a civilian identity before the "Mod Era Diana Prince" debuted back in 1968's "Wonder Woman #178".This JLA story has the Leaguers switch to their secret identities and there isn't…"
Feb 1
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Commander Benson's discussion Deck Log Entry # 261 “In Appreciation of Your Help . . .”
"If I had to guess (I do not, but I am going to anyway) Green Arrow was not considered a natural fit for the JLA initially because:1. He had no powers, and it was already a stretch to have Batman there.2. He wasn't miles away, character-concept wise,…"
Jan 27
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to The Baron's discussion RIP Sal Buscema
"A real loss.  Sal Buscema was the action scene penciler of choice for many, many of my favorite Marvel comics from the 1970s and 1980s."
Jan 27
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Philip Portelli's discussion My Mother Is At Peace.
"I am sorry for your loss, Philip. I hope you find peace and celebrate the good things that you had from being with her."
Jan 19
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"It would be hard to believe that "All-Star Comics" was any less popular than Roy Thomas made it out to be.  By any reasonable estimation he is remarkably enthusiastic about that title.  A veritable - what is the word - oh, yes, a veritable fanboy.I…"
Jan 15
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
""Nyarl Dotep", mentioned in a few posts commenting the "All-Star Comics" #6 (originally page 107 of this discussion) is more than likely not an anagram, but a satire of Nyarlathotep, which is indeed a very Lovecraftian name.   H.P. Lovecraft…"
Jan 15
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"Oops. My mistake. Sorry.
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Jan 13
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Batgirl, the Dominoed Daredoll
"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…"
Jan 13
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"I take it that you assume (as do I) that the "Ladd" surname is a reference to Alan Ladd, right, Captain?As I remember Jim Steranko's "History of Comics" Vol. 1 discussing Alan Scott, his appearance was based on Ladd's.  There was even a mention of…"
Jan 12
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to JD DeLuzio's discussion Conventional Superheroes Today
"I think that technology has evolved to the point that it is impossible to keep secret identities.You could have some sort of superpowered villages, but they would only keep civilian lives among themselves.  By that point you would be very close to…"
Jan 8
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion The Crimes of Two Face
"Yes, they are Jade and Obsidian. Check the bottom right corner."
Jan 3
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics shipping Dec. 31, 2025
"The current "Age of Revelation" has a bright moment here and there, but mostly it is AoA redux (and I am no fan of the original article).But it is also a three month storyline that is already ending.  The main post-Krakoa continuity is more diverse…"
Dec 27, 2025
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