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Ubiquitous
Oct 7, 2020, 4:46:45 AM10/7/20
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Last month, we learned the sad news that Supergirl will be coming to a
close with its sixth season in 2021. That makes it the second
Arrowverse series to conclude following Arrow ending after its eighth
season earlier this year. As fans know, Stephen Amell’s Emerald Archer
sacrificed himself for the entire multiverse in “Crisis on Infinite
Earths.” But will the Girl of Steel go out the same way? Or will her
show wrap up on a more hopeful note?
That remains to be seen, but a new report from scooper Mikey Sutton of
Geekosity may have revealed what The CW has got planned. According to
the tipster, the showrunners have no intention of killing off Kara
Zor-El. Though ratings were too low to keep the series afloat, everyone
is keen for Melissa Benoist to return as the heroine every now and then
in the yearly Arrowverse crossovers. So, don’t expect season 6 to be
the last time we see Supergirl.
Instead of killing her off, Sutton’s sources have told him that the
final season will see Kara elect to leave 21st century National City
and travel to the far future where she’ll join the Legion of Super-
Heroes and, more specifically, reunite with former beau Mon-El (as
played by Benoist’s real-life husband Chris Wood).
Mon-El has to be the most popular of Kara’s love interests, with the
couple’s natural chemistry obviously creating sparks on screen, so this
would be a neat way of wrapping up the series. The heroine gets a happy
ending and the door is open for her to zip back to the past anytime she
wants. It’s already been a popular fan theory prior to Sutton’s report,
too.
For now, though, we’ve still got the 20-part sixth season to go when
Supergirl returns to The CW in early 2021. Filming has already begun,
with production initially working around Benoist – who’s just given
birth to her first child – before she returns at a later date.
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close with its sixth season in 2021. That makes it the second
Arrowverse series to conclude following Arrow ending after its eighth
season earlier this year. As fans know, Stephen Amell’s Emerald Archer
sacrificed himself for the entire multiverse in “Crisis on Infinite
Earths.” But will the Girl of Steel go out the same way? Or will her
show wrap up on a more hopeful note?
That remains to be seen, but a new report from scooper Mikey Sutton of
Geekosity may have revealed what The CW has got planned. According to
the tipster, the showrunners have no intention of killing off Kara
Zor-El. Though ratings were too low to keep the series afloat, everyone
is keen for Melissa Benoist to return as the heroine every now and then
in the yearly Arrowverse crossovers. So, don’t expect season 6 to be
the last time we see Supergirl.
Instead of killing her off, Sutton’s sources have told him that the
final season will see Kara elect to leave 21st century National City
and travel to the far future where she’ll join the Legion of Super-
Heroes and, more specifically, reunite with former beau Mon-El (as
played by Benoist’s real-life husband Chris Wood).
Mon-El has to be the most popular of Kara’s love interests, with the
couple’s natural chemistry obviously creating sparks on screen, so this
would be a neat way of wrapping up the series. The heroine gets a happy
ending and the door is open for her to zip back to the past anytime she
wants. It’s already been a popular fan theory prior to Sutton’s report,
too.
For now, though, we’ve still got the 20-part sixth season to go when
Supergirl returns to The CW in early 2021. Filming has already begun,
with production initially working around Benoist – who’s just given
birth to her first child – before she returns at a later date.
--
Every American should want President Trump and his administration to
handle the coronavirus epidemic effectively and successfully. Those who
seem eager to see the president fail and to call every administration
misstep a fiasco risk letting their partisanship blind them to the
demands not only of civic responsibility but of basic decency.
Ian J. Ball
Oct 7, 2020, 10:08:23 AM10/7/20
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On 2020-10-07 08:46:29 +0000, Ubiquitous said:
> Last month, we learned the sad news
"Sad"?! "SAD"??!!!
> Last month, we learned the sad news
> that Supergirl will be coming to a
> close with its sixth season in 2021. That makes it the second
> Arrowverse series to conclude following Arrow ending after its eighth
> season earlier this year. As fans know, Stephen Amell’s Emerald Archer
> sacrificed himself for the entire multiverse in “Crisis on Infinite
> Earths.” But will the Girl of Steel go out the same way? Or will her
> show wrap up on a more hopeful note?
>
> That remains to be seen, but a new report from scooper Mikey Sutton of
> Geekosity may have revealed what The CW has got planned. According to
> the tipster, the showrunners have no intention of killing off Kara
> Zor-El.
> Though ratings were too low to keep the series afloat, everyone
> is keen for Melissa Benoist to return as the heroine every now and then
> in the yearly Arrowverse crossovers.
> So, don’t expect season 6 to be
> the last time we see Supergirl.
--
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who would stab Victor Kirakis... How about ANYONE WHO'S EVER MET HIM??!!
Jim G.
Nov 23, 2020, 8:11:53 PM11/23/20
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Ubiquitous sent the following on 10/7/20 at 3:46 AM:
who can't act her way out of a paper bag will do that to you.
--
Jim G. | A fan of the good and the bad, but not the mediocre
"I'm really glad we're at this place in our relationship where we can
dig up graves together without having to talk." -- Major Lillywhite, iZOMBIE
> Though ratings were too low to keep the series afloat
Social agenda-driven scripts that alienate half the audience and a lead
who can't act her way out of a paper bag will do that to you.
--
Jim G. | A fan of the good and the bad, but not the mediocre
"I'm really glad we're at this place in our relationship where we can
dig up graves together without having to talk." -- Major Lillywhite, iZOMBIE
suzeeq
Nov 23, 2020, 8:54:00 PM11/23/20
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On 11/23/2020 05:11 PM, Jim G. wrote:
> Ubiquitous sent the following on 10/7/20 at 3:46 AM:
>> Though ratings were too low to keep the series afloat
>
> Social agenda-driven scripts that alienate half the audience and a lead
> who can't act her way out of a paper bag will do that to you.
>
Jim! you're back. Wha'happened?
> Ubiquitous sent the following on 10/7/20 at 3:46 AM:
>> Though ratings were too low to keep the series afloat
>
> Social agenda-driven scripts that alienate half the audience and a lead
> who can't act her way out of a paper bag will do that to you.
>
A Friend
Nov 23, 2020, 10:38:41 PM11/23/20
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In article <rphmkl$5q4$1...@dont-email.me>, Jim G.
The end of this miserable thing will be that Supergirl relocates to the
far future to join the Legion of Super-Heroes, the same thing they did
in S:TAS and in at least one version in the comics. They need to get
Supergirl out of the way of the Superman and Lois series. Short of
killing her, exiling her to the 31st century is perhaps best.
<jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
> Ubiquitous sent the following on 10/7/20 at 3:46 AM:
> > Though ratings were too low to keep the series afloat
>
> Social agenda-driven scripts that alienate half the audience and a lead
> who can't act her way out of a paper bag will do that to you.
Six seasons. Such a flop!
> Ubiquitous sent the following on 10/7/20 at 3:46 AM:
> > Though ratings were too low to keep the series afloat
>
> Social agenda-driven scripts that alienate half the audience and a lead
> who can't act her way out of a paper bag will do that to you.
The end of this miserable thing will be that Supergirl relocates to the
far future to join the Legion of Super-Heroes, the same thing they did
in S:TAS and in at least one version in the comics. They need to get
Supergirl out of the way of the Superman and Lois series. Short of
killing her, exiling her to the 31st century is perhaps best.
Ubiquitous
Nov 24, 2020, 4:46:14 AM11/24/20
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jimg...@geemail.com.invalid wrote:
> Ubiquitous sent the following on 10/7/20 at 3:46 AM:
>> Though ratings were too low to keep the series afloat
>
>Social agenda-driven scripts that alienate half the audience and a lead
>who can't act her way out of a paper bag will do that to you.
Heh.
> Ubiquitous sent the following on 10/7/20 at 3:46 AM:
>> Though ratings were too low to keep the series afloat
>
>Social agenda-driven scripts that alienate half the audience and a lead
>who can't act her way out of a paper bag will do that to you.
Welcome back, Jim!
--
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voter fraud organization in the history of American politics."
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#StopTheSteal
Jim G.
Nov 24, 2020, 8:57:28 PM11/24/20
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A Friend sent the following on 11/23/20 at 9:38 PM:
season and it would have died then if the CW Berlanti machine hadn't
salvaged it and made it even worse. All you had to do was look at the
show's contributions to the annual crossovers and it was quickly and
painfully obvious that it was always the weakest link.
> The end of this miserable thing will be that Supergirl relocates to the
> far future to join the Legion of Super-Heroes, the same thing they did
> in S:TAS and in at least one version in the comics. They need to get
> Supergirl out of the way of the Superman and Lois series.
No, they really didn't. But it makes for a convenient excuse.
> In article <rphmkl$5q4$1...@dont-email.me>, Jim G.
> <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> Ubiquitous sent the following on 10/7/20 at 3:46 AM:
>>> Though ratings were too low to keep the series afloat
>>
>> Social agenda-driven scripts that alienate half the audience and a lead
>> who can't act her way out of a paper bag will do that to you.
>
> Six seasons. Such a flop!
It would not have survived that long on its own. CBS canned it after one
> <jimg...@geemail.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> Ubiquitous sent the following on 10/7/20 at 3:46 AM:
>>> Though ratings were too low to keep the series afloat
>>
>> Social agenda-driven scripts that alienate half the audience and a lead
>> who can't act her way out of a paper bag will do that to you.
>
> Six seasons. Such a flop!
season and it would have died then if the CW Berlanti machine hadn't
salvaged it and made it even worse. All you had to do was look at the
show's contributions to the annual crossovers and it was quickly and
painfully obvious that it was always the weakest link.
> The end of this miserable thing will be that Supergirl relocates to the
> far future to join the Legion of Super-Heroes, the same thing they did
> in S:TAS and in at least one version in the comics. They need to get
> Supergirl out of the way of the Superman and Lois series.
Jim G.
Nov 24, 2020, 9:07:05 PM11/24/20
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suzeeq sent the following on 11/23/20 at 7:53 PM:
The real world has this annoying habit of making me do responsible and
adult things now and then. This was just one of the longer stretches of it.
Hopefully it will leave me alone now for a while. :-)
adult things now and then. This was just one of the longer stretches of it.
Hopefully it will leave me alone now for a while. :-)
Jim G.
Nov 24, 2020, 9:07:17 PM11/24/20
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Ubiquitous sent the following on 11/23/20 at 7:48 PM:
> jimg...@geemail.com.invalid wrote:
>> Ubiquitous sent the following on 10/7/20 at 3:46 AM:
>
>>> Though ratings were too low to keep the series afloat
>>
>> Social agenda-driven scripts that alienate half the audience and a lead
>> who can't act her way out of a paper bag will do that to you.
>
> Heh.
>
> Welcome back, Jim!
Thanks!
>> Ubiquitous sent the following on 10/7/20 at 3:46 AM:
>
>>> Though ratings were too low to keep the series afloat
>>
>> Social agenda-driven scripts that alienate half the audience and a lead
>> who can't act her way out of a paper bag will do that to you.
>
> Heh.
>
> Welcome back, Jim!
suzeeq
Nov 24, 2020, 11:44:42 PM11/24/20
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On 11/24/2020 06:06 PM, Jim G. wrote:
> suzeeq sent the following on 11/23/20 at 7:53 PM:
>> On 11/23/2020 05:11 PM, Jim G. wrote:
>>> Ubiquitous sent the following on 10/7/20 at 3:46 AM:
>>>> Though ratings were too low to keep the series afloat
>>>
>>> Social agenda-driven scripts that alienate half the audience and a lead
>>> who can't act her way out of a paper bag will do that to you.
>>>
>> Jim! you're back. Wha'happened?
>
> The real world has this annoying habit of making me do responsible and
> adult things now and then. This was just one of the longer stretches of it.
>
> Hopefully it will leave me alone now for a while. :-)
>
Good, end of the year is a good time to not be responsible or adult.
> suzeeq sent the following on 11/23/20 at 7:53 PM:
>> On 11/23/2020 05:11 PM, Jim G. wrote:
>>> Ubiquitous sent the following on 10/7/20 at 3:46 AM:
>>>> Though ratings were too low to keep the series afloat
>>>
>>> Social agenda-driven scripts that alienate half the audience and a lead
>>> who can't act her way out of a paper bag will do that to you.
>>>
>> Jim! you're back. Wha'happened?
>
> The real world has this annoying habit of making me do responsible and
> adult things now and then. This was just one of the longer stretches of it.
>
> Hopefully it will leave me alone now for a while. :-)
>
Jim G.
Nov 25, 2020, 4:28:52 PM11/25/20
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suzeeq sent the following on 11/24/20 at 10:44 PM:
True. ANYTIME is a good time, really. But sometimes it sneaks up on you.
suzeeq
Nov 25, 2020, 5:00:04 PM11/25/20
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On 11/25/2020 01:28 PM, Jim G. wrote:
> suzeeq sent the following on 11/24/20 at 10:44 PM:
>> On 11/24/2020 06:06 PM, Jim G. wrote:
>>> suzeeq sent the following on 11/23/20 at 7:53 PM:
>>>> On 11/23/2020 05:11 PM, Jim G. wrote:
>>>>> Ubiquitous sent the following on 10/7/20 at 3:46 AM:
>>>>>> Though ratings were too low to keep the series afloat
>>>>>
>>>>> Social agenda-driven scripts that alienate half the audience and a
>>>>> lead
>>>>> who can't act her way out of a paper bag will do that to you.
>>>>>
>>>> Jim! you're back. Wha'happened?
>>>
>>> The real world has this annoying habit of making me do responsible and
>>> adult things now and then. This was just one of the longer stretches
>>> of it.
>>>
>>> Hopefully it will leave me alone now for a while. :-)
>>>
>> Good, end of the year is a good time to not be responsible or adult.
>
> True. ANYTIME is a good time, really. But sometimes it sneaks up on you.
>
Tell me about it. I just had a birthday with a 0 in it...
> suzeeq sent the following on 11/24/20 at 10:44 PM:
>> On 11/24/2020 06:06 PM, Jim G. wrote:
>>> suzeeq sent the following on 11/23/20 at 7:53 PM:
>>>> On 11/23/2020 05:11 PM, Jim G. wrote:
>>>>> Ubiquitous sent the following on 10/7/20 at 3:46 AM:
>>>>>> Though ratings were too low to keep the series afloat
>>>>>
>>>>> Social agenda-driven scripts that alienate half the audience and a
>>>>> lead
>>>>> who can't act her way out of a paper bag will do that to you.
>>>>>
>>>> Jim! you're back. Wha'happened?
>>>
>>> The real world has this annoying habit of making me do responsible and
>>> adult things now and then. This was just one of the longer stretches
>>> of it.
>>>
>>> Hopefully it will leave me alone now for a while. :-)
>>>
>> Good, end of the year is a good time to not be responsible or adult.
>
> True. ANYTIME is a good time, really. But sometimes it sneaks up on you.
>
Adam H. Kerman
Nov 25, 2020, 5:28:00 PM11/25/20
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J. Clarke
Nov 25, 2020, 6:30:09 PM11/25/20
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suzeeq
Nov 25, 2020, 6:51:51 PM11/25/20
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suzeeq
Nov 25, 2020, 6:52:53 PM11/25/20
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parents lived to 91.
J. Clarke
Nov 25, 2020, 7:16:53 PM11/25/20
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used to calculate new life insurance policies go to 120. I don't
think anybody's been documented to make it that long yet but there's
enough statistics to project.
Jim G.
Nov 26, 2020, 10:27:52 PM11/26/20
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suzeeq sent the following on 11/25/20 at 3:59 PM:
Heh. Ouch. Yeah, those round ones get a little tougher over time. But
Belated Happy Birthday, anyway!
Belated Happy Birthday, anyway!
Jim G.
Nov 26, 2020, 10:27:52 PM11/26/20
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Adam H. Kerman sent the following on 11/25/20 at 4:27 PM:
> suzeeq <su...@imbris.com> wrote:
>> On 11/25/2020 01:28 PM, Jim G. wrote:
>>> suzeeq sent the following on 11/24/20 at 10:44 PM:
>> On 11/25/2020 01:28 PM, Jim G. wrote:
>>> suzeeq sent the following on 11/24/20 at 10:44 PM:
>>>> Good, end of the year is a good time to not be responsible or adult.
>>>
>>> True. ANYTIME is a good time, really. But sometimes it sneaks up on you.
>>>
>> Tell me about it. I just had a birthday with a 0 in it...
>
> Happy 40th!
Stop sucking up. It's not like she's gonna share the pie, anyway.
>>>
>>> True. ANYTIME is a good time, really. But sometimes it sneaks up on you.
>>>
>> Tell me about it. I just had a birthday with a 0 in it...
>
> Happy 40th!
suzeeq
Nov 26, 2020, 10:48:10 PM11/26/20
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On 11/26/2020 10:56 AM, Jim G. wrote:
> suzeeq sent the following on 11/25/20 at 3:59 PM:
>> On 11/25/2020 01:28 PM, Jim G. wrote:
>>> suzeeq sent the following on 11/24/20 at 10:44 PM:
>>>> On 11/24/2020 06:06 PM, Jim G. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> The real world has this annoying habit of making me do responsible and
>>>>> adult things now and then. This was just one of the longer stretches
>>>>> of it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hopefully it will leave me alone now for a while. :-)
>>>>>
>>>> Good, end of the year is a good time to not be responsible or adult.
>>>
>>> True. ANYTIME is a good time, really. But sometimes it sneaks up on you.
>>>
>> Tell me about it. I just had a birthday with a 0 in it...
>
> Heh. Ouch. Yeah, those round ones get a little tougher over time. But
> Belated Happy Birthday, anyway!
>
Thanks, Jim.
> suzeeq sent the following on 11/25/20 at 3:59 PM:
>> On 11/25/2020 01:28 PM, Jim G. wrote:
>>> suzeeq sent the following on 11/24/20 at 10:44 PM:
>>>> On 11/24/2020 06:06 PM, Jim G. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> The real world has this annoying habit of making me do responsible and
>>>>> adult things now and then. This was just one of the longer stretches
>>>>> of it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hopefully it will leave me alone now for a while. :-)
>>>>>
>>>> Good, end of the year is a good time to not be responsible or adult.
>>>
>>> True. ANYTIME is a good time, really. But sometimes it sneaks up on you.
>>>
>> Tell me about it. I just had a birthday with a 0 in it...
>
> Heh. Ouch. Yeah, those round ones get a little tougher over time. But
> Belated Happy Birthday, anyway!
>
The Horny Goat
Nov 28, 2020, 2:08:39 PM11/28/20
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ago Superboy was ALSO a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. (My
personal favorite was the issue where Ferro Lad dies)
A Friend
Nov 29, 2020, 8:11:59 AM11/29/20
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In article <rv75sf9ks8ntf5e0l...@4ax.com>, The Horny Goat
That's right. BTW Superboy once super-hypnotized himself so he would
automatically forget about Supergirl and all the other details he might
have found out about his future life, every time he returned to the
20th century. See? It's all genius!
automatically forget about Supergirl and all the other details he might
have found out about his future life, every time he returned to the
20th century. See? It's all genius!
Micky DuPree
Dec 11, 2020, 6:28:08 PM12/11/20
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> (My personal favorite was the issue where Ferro Lad dies)
death was heroic, and they didn't weasel out of it with a comic-book
resurrection.
-Micky
A Friend
Dec 11, 2020, 10:29:49 PM12/11/20
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In article <rr0va4$lo5$1...@pcls7.std.com>, Micky DuPree
They did do a follow-up, The Ghost of Ferro Lad. Adventure #357, June
1967. He was still dead and he never got better.
BTW the inside front cover has a Revell ad that invites entries into a
contest to win a Gemini spacecraft for your local museum. Turns out
that the contest was won by a 13-yo boy in Portland, OR, and the Gemini
is still sitting in a Portland museum. There's a little display stand
and everything.
1967. He was still dead and he never got better.
BTW the inside front cover has a Revell ad that invites entries into a
contest to win a Gemini spacecraft for your local museum. Turns out
that the contest was won by a 13-yo boy in Portland, OR, and the Gemini
is still sitting in a Portland museum. There's a little display stand
and everything.
Anonymous
Dec 19, 2020, 5:17:44 PM12/19/20
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--
“The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it’s still on my list.”
Micky DuPree
Dec 21, 2020, 9:54:57 PM12/21/20
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A Friend <no...@noway.com> writes:
> In article <rr0va4$lo5$1...@pcls7.std.com>, Micky DuPree
> <MDu...@theworld.com.snip.to.reply> wrote:
>> The Horny Goat <lcr...@home.ca> writes:
>>> But wait a minute - at least in the comic books >I< read 40-50 years
>>> ago Superboy was ALSO a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
>>
>> They hand-waved around that.
>>
>>> (My personal favorite was the issue where Ferro Lad dies)
>>
>> Mine too. If memory serves, there was a multi-issue build-up to it,
>> the death was heroic, and they didn't weasel out of it with a
>> comic-book resurrection.
>
> In article <rr0va4$lo5$1...@pcls7.std.com>, Micky DuPree
> <MDu...@theworld.com.snip.to.reply> wrote:
>> The Horny Goat <lcr...@home.ca> writes:
>>> But wait a minute - at least in the comic books >I< read 40-50 years
>>> ago Superboy was ALSO a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
>>
>> They hand-waved around that.
>>
>>> (My personal favorite was the issue where Ferro Lad dies)
>>
>> Mine too. If memory serves, there was a multi-issue build-up to it,
>> the death was heroic, and they didn't weasel out of it with a
>> comic-book resurrection.
>
> They did do a follow-up, The Ghost of Ferro Lad. Adventure #357, June
> 1967. He was still dead and he never got better.
I must have read it, because I don't think I gave up DC Comics until
> 1967. He was still dead and he never got better.
1969, but it didn't have the same ability to make an impression on me
that lasted 50 years.
I do remember when Triplicate Girl became Duo Damsel, basically how the
most useless character in the series became 33% less useful.
> BTW the inside front cover has a Revell ad that invites entries into a
> contest to win a Gemini spacecraft for your local museum. Turns out
> that the contest was won by a 13-yo boy in Portland, OR, and the
> Gemini is still sitting in a Portland museum. There's a little
> display stand and everything.
future. Good times, or at least, times that were getting better.
-Micky
anim8rfsk
Dec 21, 2020, 10:09:55 PM12/21/20
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time paradox duplicate, and then he was still there in a couple complete
continuity resets, and killed him off the same way a couple times.
—
Ubiquitous
Dec 22, 2020, 8:35:47 AM12/22/20
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anim...@cox.net wrote:
> Micky DuPree <MDu...@theworld.com.snip.to.reply> wrote:
>> A Friend <no...@noway.com> writes:
>>> Micky DuPree <MDu...@theworld.com.snip.to.reply> wrote:
>>>> The Horny Goat <lcr...@home.ca> writes:
>>>>> But wait a minute - at least in the comic books >I< read 40-50 years
>>>>> ago Superboy was ALSO a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
> Micky DuPree <MDu...@theworld.com.snip.to.reply> wrote:
>> A Friend <no...@noway.com> writes:
>>> Micky DuPree <MDu...@theworld.com.snip.to.reply> wrote:
>>>> The Horny Goat <lcr...@home.ca> writes:
>>>>> But wait a minute - at least in the comic books >I< read 40-50 years
>>>>> ago Superboy was ALSO a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
>>>>> (My personal favorite was the issue where Ferro Lad dies)
>>>>
>>>> Mine too. If memory serves, there was a multi-issue build-up to it,
>>>> the death was heroic, and they didn't weasel out of it with a
>>>> comic-book resurrection.
>>>
>>> They did do a follow-up, The Ghost of Ferro Lad. Adventure #357, June
>>> 1967. He was still dead and he never got better.
>>
>> I must have read it, because I don't think I gave up DC Comics until
>> 1969, but it didn't have the same ability to make an impression on me
>> that lasted 50 years.
>>
>> I do remember when Triplicate Girl became Duo Damsel, basically how the
>> most useless character in the series became 33% less useful.
>>
>>> BTW the inside front cover has a Revell ad that invites entries into a
>>> contest to win a Gemini spacecraft for your local museum. Turns out
>>> that the contest was won by a 13-yo boy in Portland, OR, and the
>>> Gemini is still sitting in a Portland museum. There's a little
>>> display stand and everything.
>>
>> I remember living in a world that seemed consistently hopeful about the
>> future. Good times, or at least, times that were getting better.
>
>>>>
>>>> Mine too. If memory serves, there was a multi-issue build-up to it,
>>>> the death was heroic, and they didn't weasel out of it with a
>>>> comic-book resurrection.
>>>
>>> They did do a follow-up, The Ghost of Ferro Lad. Adventure #357, June
>>> 1967. He was still dead and he never got better.
>>
>> I must have read it, because I don't think I gave up DC Comics until
>> 1969, but it didn't have the same ability to make an impression on me
>> that lasted 50 years.
>>
>> I do remember when Triplicate Girl became Duo Damsel, basically how the
>> most useless character in the series became 33% less useful.
>>
>>> BTW the inside front cover has a Revell ad that invites entries into a
>>> contest to win a Gemini spacecraft for your local museum. Turns out
>>> that the contest was won by a 13-yo boy in Portland, OR, and the
>>> Gemini is still sitting in a Portland museum. There's a little
>>> display stand and everything.
>>
>> I remember living in a world that seemed consistently hopeful about the
>> future. Good times, or at least, times that were getting better.
>
>They brought him back half a dozen times. As a ghost, as a clone, as the
>time paradox duplicate, and then he was still there in a couple complete
>continuity resets, and killed him off the same way a couple times.
Why did they do that to the little boy who won the contest?
>time paradox duplicate, and then he was still there in a couple complete
>continuity resets, and killed him off the same way a couple times.
--
Joe Biden went from stealing someone’s wife, to stealing speeches, to
stealing money, to stealing an election.
He has really grown as a politician.
-- Michael Moore
#StopTheSteal
A Friend
Dec 22, 2020, 3:12:06 PM12/22/20
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In article <rrrn5t$le6$1...@pcls7.std.com>, Micky DuPree
the headquarters wall.
<MDu...@theworld.com.snip.to.reply> wrote:
> A Friend <no...@noway.com> writes:
>
> > In article <rr0va4$lo5$1...@pcls7.std.com>, Micky DuPree
> > <MDu...@theworld.com.snip.to.reply> wrote:
>
> >> The Horny Goat <lcr...@home.ca> writes:
>
> >>> But wait a minute - at least in the comic books >I< read 40-50 years
> >>> ago Superboy was ALSO a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
> >>
> >> They hand-waved around that.
> >>
> >>> (My personal favorite was the issue where Ferro Lad dies)
> >>
> >> Mine too. If memory serves, there was a multi-issue build-up to it,
> >> the death was heroic, and they didn't weasel out of it with a
> >> comic-book resurrection.
> >
> > They did do a follow-up, The Ghost of Ferro Lad. Adventure #357, June
> > 1967. He was still dead and he never got better.
>
> I must have read it, because I don't think I gave up DC Comics until
> 1969, but it didn't have the same ability to make an impression on me
> that lasted 50 years.
>
> I do remember when Triplicate Girl became Duo Damsel, basically how the
> most useless character in the series became 33% less useful.
Duo Damsel wound up marrying Bouncing Boy. Oh, to have been a fly on
> A Friend <no...@noway.com> writes:
>
> > In article <rr0va4$lo5$1...@pcls7.std.com>, Micky DuPree
> > <MDu...@theworld.com.snip.to.reply> wrote:
>
> >> The Horny Goat <lcr...@home.ca> writes:
>
> >>> But wait a minute - at least in the comic books >I< read 40-50 years
> >>> ago Superboy was ALSO a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
> >>
> >> They hand-waved around that.
> >>
> >>> (My personal favorite was the issue where Ferro Lad dies)
> >>
> >> Mine too. If memory serves, there was a multi-issue build-up to it,
> >> the death was heroic, and they didn't weasel out of it with a
> >> comic-book resurrection.
> >
> > They did do a follow-up, The Ghost of Ferro Lad. Adventure #357, June
> > 1967. He was still dead and he never got better.
>
> I must have read it, because I don't think I gave up DC Comics until
> 1969, but it didn't have the same ability to make an impression on me
> that lasted 50 years.
>
> I do remember when Triplicate Girl became Duo Damsel, basically how the
> most useless character in the series became 33% less useful.
the headquarters wall.
A Friend
Dec 22, 2020, 3:12:38 PM12/22/20
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anim8rfsk
Dec 22, 2020, 3:29:47 PM12/22/20
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knew which was his twin brother who had the same powers and facial
disfiguration.
Wikipedia has some interesting and some dubious stories about Ferro Lad.
They say Jim shooter wanted to make him black and the editors wouldn’t
allow it but I’m not sure what the point of making a character who is
disfigured and completely encased in a costume black is. I mean, who would
know? They also say they made sure he would stay dead by doing a flash
forward and the next issue for the memorial asteroid and showing his
statue. They tried variations on that trick with Supergirl post crisis.
A Friend
Dec 23, 2020, 4:08:22 PM12/23/20
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In article
<511659677.630361328.24...@news.easynews.com>,
> They say Jim shooter wanted to make him black and the editors wouldnšt
> allow it but Išm not sure what the point of making a character who is
like the Pettigrew for President series in Treasure Chest, the Catholic
comic book. It was published over ten issues in early 1964 and was set
in 1976. Pettigrew wins the Democratic nomination; you don't find out
until the last page of the final installment that Pettigrew is black.
This was greeted by a big "so what" among my TC-reading peers at the
time.
<511659677.630361328.24...@news.easynews.com>,
> allow it but Išm not sure what the point of making a character who is
> disfigured and completely encased in a costume black is. I mean, who would
> know? They also say they made sure he would stay dead by doing a flash
> forward and the next issue for the memorial asteroid and showing his
> statue. They tried variations on that trick with Supergirl post crisis.
Maybe Ferro Lad being black was supposed to have been a big reveal,
> know? They also say they made sure he would stay dead by doing a flash
> forward and the next issue for the memorial asteroid and showing his
> statue. They tried variations on that trick with Supergirl post crisis.
like the Pettigrew for President series in Treasure Chest, the Catholic
comic book. It was published over ten issues in early 1964 and was set
in 1976. Pettigrew wins the Democratic nomination; you don't find out
until the last page of the final installment that Pettigrew is black.
This was greeted by a big "so what" among my TC-reading peers at the
time.
anim8rfsk
Dec 23, 2020, 4:46:05 PM12/23/20
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>> They say Jim shooter wanted to make him black and the editors wouldn¹t
>> allow it but I¹m not sure what the point of making a character who is
>> disfigured and completely encased in a costume black is. I mean, who would
>> know? They also say they made sure he would stay dead by doing a flash
>> forward and the next issue for the memorial asteroid and showing his
>> statue. They tried variations on that trick with Supergirl post crisis.
>
>
> Maybe Ferro Lad being black was supposed to have been a big reveal,
> like the Pettigrew for President series in Treasure Chest, the Catholic
> comic book. It was published over ten issues in early 1964 and was set
> in 1976. Pettigrew wins the Democratic nomination; you don't find out
> until the last page of the final installment that Pettigrew is black.
> This was greeted by a big "so what" among my TC-reading peers at the
> time.
>
Heh
>> know? They also say they made sure he would stay dead by doing a flash
>> forward and the next issue for the memorial asteroid and showing his
>> statue. They tried variations on that trick with Supergirl post crisis.
>
>
> Maybe Ferro Lad being black was supposed to have been a big reveal,
> like the Pettigrew for President series in Treasure Chest, the Catholic
> comic book. It was published over ten issues in early 1964 and was set
> in 1976. Pettigrew wins the Democratic nomination; you don't find out
> until the last page of the final installment that Pettigrew is black.
> This was greeted by a big "so what" among my TC-reading peers at the
> time.
>
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The Horny Goat
Dec 25, 2020, 2:57:28 AM12/25/20
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2001 had a good chance of becoming >my< 2001.
I remember a great quote when someone shoved a microphone in front of
Arthur C Clarke where he said that while numerous SF writers wrote
about mankind going to the moon, he did not know of any that wrote
stories about making 5-6 lunar missions then not going back at all for
30-40 years....
anim8rfsk
Dec 25, 2020, 6:03:42 AM12/25/20
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The Horny Goat <lcr...@home.ca> wrote:
had always dreamed he’d live to see the first moon landing he never dreamed
he’d love to see the last moon landing.
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