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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 18, 2023 5:17:53 GMT -5
Happy fathers day everyone! Choose your favorite father from among the list provided or name one that I missed. Only Genuine paternal fathers ( No Batman as the surrogate dad). I left out Superman because I’m keeping it classic . I had to cut the list short ( I didn’t realize there were THAT many fathers in comics.) Choose a bad one if you are so inclined. Give a reason why
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Post by chaykinstevens on Jun 18, 2023 7:14:19 GMT -5
Only Genuine paternal fathers ( No Batman as the surrogate dad). I thought Batman was the genuine paternal father of Damian Wayne. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 18, 2023 7:23:04 GMT -5
Only Genuine paternal fathers ( No Batman as the surrogate dad). I thought Batman was the genuine paternal father of Damian Wayne. Oops. You are correct. I was blinded by the Grayson thing. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jun 18, 2023 8:51:55 GMT -5
Great idea for a thread, Icctrombone! I chose these three: Tarzan, the first father figure I was exposed to in comics. Korak was my favourite character in Russ Manning's Sunday pages, and I thought it was really cool to see Tarzan treat his son as an equally capable individual, a father always there to help his son without ever stressing how much stronger he was. Tarzan was a dad who taught by example, a very important quality to me. I always tried to be a Tarzan figure to my sons, which probably led to my showing them how to climb trees at the same time they learned to walk. And now, nearly thirty years later, son #1 is a linesman! Nexus is an example is paternal respinsibility. When faced with the unexpected reality of fatherhood, and with no affection whatsoever for the mother, he jumped right into the role in an understanding, caring and non intrusive way. He didn't barge in demanding certain rights as a father, he didn't badmouth the mother despite their enmity; but he did risk a lot to make sure he could be there for his twin daughters. Fu Manchu might be thought to be a thoroughly awful dad, but I do not think so. Yes, he used his son as one would a tool, which is a very cold-hearted thing to do... but growing up, even being kept from the fact that his father was a very cruel man, Shang-Chi never lacked for attention. Despite a certain formal distance between them all, he loved and respected his parents and received an education that made him a formidable individual, physically and morally. If we judge a tree by its fruit, anyone who can raise a son like Shang-Chi must be a very good father. |
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Post by jester on Jun 18, 2023 8:59:04 GMT -5
For bad dads, Fu Manchu comes out on top. Between manipulating his son into thinking he was a force for good so that he would serve as an assassin, then devoting much of his time trying to kill him. On a similar theme, I'd add Trigon, Dracula and Deathstroke to the poll. Odin also comes off as an ass a lot of the time.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 18, 2023 10:29:55 GMT -5
I’m laughing at the choice of Fu Manchu. He’s a monster.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2023 10:56:37 GMT -5
Norman O got to do it with Gwen and should be a guest on Jerry Springer, if they were both alive that is.....
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 18, 2023 11:02:50 GMT -5
Norman O got to do it with Gwen and should be a guest on Jerry Springer, if they were both alive that is..... He smashed Gwen. He’s my hero. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Jun 18, 2023 11:03:38 GMT -5
I just went with Bad Dads:
Fu Manchu-obvious choice
Darkseid-also obvious
Warlord-Travis Morgan was an absentee father his entire life, first due to his Air Force Career, then his time in Skataris. Daughter Jennifer went looking for him, found Skataris and became a sorceress, caught up in his life of irresponsible adventure. He father's a son, with Tamara, who is then rather easily kidnapped by Deimos, aged to adulthood and set against Morgan, who kills him. However, it turns out that it was a clone and the real son grows up lacking a dead, but hearing the legend of the Warlord and gets caught up in his whole play fantasy, under the guise of Tinder. Granted, he spent some of that time freeing enslaved peoples; but, he spent a great portion of it just killing, drinking and .........imbibing, for the hell of it. Not a great example of a father.
As for best, well, the best is Jonathan Kent, bar none. He raised an alien child and instilled a strong moral compass and a belief in serving others, for no reward, because it is the right thing to do. he did it by example and patient, honest teaching. He is the essence of fatherhood.
For an alternate: Ted Knight, Starman. he had his issues, with a mental breakdown after the war and an affair with Black Canary; but, he raised two sons and loved a beautiful wife and protected and inspired a city. When he retired, he returned to science and worked on ideas to better mankind, with Jack's further urging. he had a troubled relationship with Jack, but was able to overcome that and guide Jack in his role as a protector. He also took in Mikaal Tomas and Solomon Grundy, the latter despite battles with him, because they needed a home.
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Post by DubipR on Jun 18, 2023 17:30:50 GMT -5
Ogami Itto.  Protected his son at all cost. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Jun 18, 2023 19:22:53 GMT -5
Ogami Itto. Protected his son at all cost. By putting him in a weapons-laden cart and dragging him along into bloody battles.....  I have this image in my head, of an adult Daigoro, standing on a mountain of bloody and dead bodies, yelling, "This is for you, pop!" Talk about childhood trauma! Lucky for the kid he chose the sword, instead of the ball, because pop was ready to Crrrkkkkkkkkktttttttt! (thumb across throat gesture)  |
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Post by commond on Jun 18, 2023 19:32:48 GMT -5
Conan seems like a cool dad. Taking his son to work all the time.
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Post by majestic on Jun 18, 2023 20:13:07 GMT -5
As Cody said Jonathan Kent wins hands down as best Father in comics. As far as superhero Dads? I voted Wally West.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jun 18, 2023 20:19:40 GMT -5
I notice that Daimon Hellstrom's dad is not in the running. Damn!
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Post by commond on Jun 18, 2023 20:49:37 GMT -5
Some other cool dads — Bigby Wolf, Marko from Saga, Volstagg.
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