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Post by MRPs_Missives on May 3, 2024 23:52:50 GMT -5
interesting... so looks like Bonnets books has no web site, only social media.. they are open 6-9p... sometimes... they seem to post on facebook every day they are open on the day. doesn't seem like a winning business model, but hey I guess if they're around it is. They're located in a neighborhood that is called the Oregon District-lots of food, music, shopping and pedestrian traffic. There's lots of vintage shops (including a great vintage toy store) in that area too, and it's close to the university and the convention center, so they get a lot of traffic when they are open, and they are a bit of an institution in the area (like people who like to shop for books make a point of visiting the Strand in NYC, people make a point of going there and a couple of places in Columbus when they come to south/central Ohio. Plus they sell a lot on ebay, ABE, and other online book markets. The current owner is the 2nd or 3rd generation of the family to own it and he keeps it going as a family tradition, but it was not his primary employment, he's retired now, and he runs it mostly as a hobby, one that generates a decent amount of income for him and his family. -M |
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Post by berkley on May 4, 2024 0:12:56 GMT -5
Just a reminder that this is the 'quick question' thread and not the 'why I love/hate artist X' thread.
I must have thought I was in the There I Said It thread.
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Post by zaku on May 7, 2024 3:12:27 GMT -5
Very very stupid question: Does anyone have a picture of the Bronze Age Superman in costume but without one or both boots? I don't remember if his feet were bare or his pants had a stripe that went under the soles.
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Post by foxley on May 7, 2024 4:06:28 GMT -5
Very very stupid question: Does anyone have a picture of the Bronze Age Superman in costume but without one or both boots? I don't remember if his feet were bare or his pants had a stripe that went under the soles. I'm almost certain there was a stirrup that went under his foot. I am remembering a story where he was being pinned by a couple of robots and managed to flick his foot in such a fashion as to fling his boot across the room and hit the shut-off button on the wall opposite. I'll see if I can find a picture. |
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Post by EdoBosnar on May 7, 2024 4:09:34 GMT -5
Apparently he was barefoot, at least according to Superman #331 (which was on the stands sometime in late 1978):  |
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Post by foxley on May 7, 2024 4:24:48 GMT -5
Found it, zaku . It is from "My Best Friend -- the Super-Spy!" in Action Comics #449 (July, 1975).  |
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Post by zaku on May 7, 2024 5:18:57 GMT -5
Thank you foxley and EdoBosnar! So it had been depicted both ways (although a stirrup makes more sense from a practical point of view). |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on May 7, 2024 5:22:45 GMT -5
Found it, zaku . It is from "My Best Friend -- the Super-Spy!" in Action Comics #449 (July, 1975). He even wears socks! |
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Post by zaku on May 7, 2024 5:37:25 GMT -5
Found another image from Superman 322 (1978)  Considering that this example and EdoBosnar 's are later than foxley 's I suspect this is the "official" version of the costume at the time. |
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Post by zaku on May 7, 2024 5:44:50 GMT -5
Related question: Looking for a picture of the boots, I've never seen the top and bottom of the costume separated. I assume in-universe the costume was one piece?
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Post by Cei-U! on May 7, 2024 6:23:20 GMT -5
Related question: Looking for a picture of the boots, I've never seen the top and bottom of the costume separated. I assume in-universe the costume was one piece? No. I can't recall where off the top of my head but I know there are pictures of Supes bare-chested but in costume from the waist down.
Cei-U! I summon the super-sartorial splendor!
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Post by Icctrombone on May 7, 2024 7:19:30 GMT -5
No one in DC cared to make the costumes accurate to that degree.
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Post by Icctrombone on May 7, 2024 7:20:23 GMT -5
But kudos to edobosnar, foxley and Zaku for tracking down those images.
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Post by zaku on May 7, 2024 7:39:01 GMT -5
Related question: Looking for a picture of the boots, I've never seen the top and bottom of the costume separated. I assume in-universe the costume was one piece? No. I can't recall where off the top of my head but I know there are pictures of Supes bare-chested but in costume from the waist down.
Cei-U! I summon the super-sartorial splendor!
Thank you. I was thinking of all the stories where we see Superman's costume unworn and it's always depicted as one piece, like in this classic story.  I think you could rationalize it by saying that in-universe the two pieces can be joined with the Kryptonian equivalent of Velcro! |
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Post by zaku on May 7, 2024 7:43:52 GMT -5
Related question: Looking for a picture of the boots, I've never seen the top and bottom of the costume separated. I assume in-universe the costume was one piece? No. I can't recall where off the top of my head but I know there are pictures of Supes bare-chested but in costume from the waist down.
Cei-U! I summon the super-sartorial splendor!
I googled "Superman bare-chested" and... ehmmm Luckily it also returned a useful result!  |
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