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Post by Roquefort Raider on May 7, 2024 7:49:52 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. You're quite right!
*edit* zaku beat me by a few minutes! My own question would be... are the red trunks part of the pants or do they go over them?
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Post by driver1980 on May 7, 2024 7:50:33 GMT -5
Found it, zaku . It is from "My Best Friend -- the Super-Spy!" in Action Comics #449 (July, 1975). So, he also has super-accuracy? Gotta admire anyone who can kick off a boot and send it directly to the cut-off button. I mean, it’s not about strength (although that plays a part), it’s about precision and accuracy. I guess next time I want to switch the living room heater off, I’ll just use my strength and precision to send my shoe directly to the switch.
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Post by zaku on May 7, 2024 9:32:50 GMT -5
My own question would be... are the red trunks part of the pants or do they go over them? Honestly, I don't remember any version of the costume having the trunks separated from the rest. For what it's worth, even in Reeves' costume in the '78 film they were a single piece with the trouser legs.
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Post by Calidore on May 7, 2024 9:37:25 GMT -5
Is it my imagination, or does Superman have six toes on his left foot in that first panel? Kryptonian anatomical quirk?
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Post by zaku on May 7, 2024 9:46:35 GMT -5
My own question would be... are the red trunks part of the pants or do they go over them? Honestly, I don't remember any version of the costume having the trunks separated from the rest. For what it's worth, even in Reeves' costume in the '78 film they were a single piece with the trouser legs.
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Post by codystarbuck on May 7, 2024 10:54:06 GMT -5
I don't care what anyone says, the trunks were separate before, though I have never seen a depiction of it. They exist because they existed with circus performers and pro wrestlers to hide their package and comics almost never showed anyone with trunks off. It's tights and trunks; pure and simple. The depiction of empty costume is more about displaying the whole thing than functionality.
Personally, that is why I hate the Jim Lee redesign, since we are faced with Super-Junk. Martha Kent didn't raise her boy to go around dressed like that!
It all boils down to how individual artists chose to depict the costume, based on the actions in the script and different ones had different approaches and the editors didn't seem to care, nor did they monitor continuity that closely, in those days. I think few gave little thought to how they wore the costume and what they had underneath, as it was rarely important to the story. I can recall one story where it was used as a plot element for a scene and that was in The Hero Alliance. A costumed criminal carries off a robbery and is on the run from the police and the characters of Sentry (their Batman) and the daughter of the Golden Guardsman, Kris (who takes on her father's mantle) . They trace him to a building and an elevator, but when the doors open there is no costumed figure in there. However, Sentry deduces it is the guy in bicycle shorts and tank top, as he is the only one wearing clothes that could have been hidden under the costume. (Hero Alliance #5, from Innovation Comics)
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2024 14:15:05 GMT -5
According to ChatGPT there's a comic featuring Kiss included with this mid 70s vinyl record Spider-Man: Rock Reflections of a Super-Hero. Has anyone ever seen it or is Chatty sending me on a wild goose chase?
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Post by Icctrombone on May 7, 2024 15:55:51 GMT -5
I had the other one.
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Post by zaku on May 7, 2024 16:57:00 GMT -5
According to ChatGPT there's a comic featuring Kiss included with this mid 70s vinyl record Spider-Man: Rock Reflections of a Super-Hero. Has anyone ever seen it or is Chatty sending me on a wild goose chase?
I wouldn't trust Chatty with anything comics related...
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Post by Jeddak on May 7, 2024 20:14:52 GMT -5
According to ChatGPT there's a comic featuring Kiss included with this mid 70s vinyl record Spider-Man: Rock Reflections of a Super-Hero. Has anyone ever seen it or is Chatty sending me on a wild goose chase?
I bought that album when it first came out. The chorus to a Doctor Octopus song still haunts me. But no, there was no comic included, KISS or otherwise. Not even a Spider-Man comic, which seems like it would've been a no-brainer.
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Post by codystarbuck on May 7, 2024 21:10:44 GMT -5
The old Power Records came with comics to follow the audio drama. To my knowledge, KISS never did one of those. I think it is pulling part from the actual record there, part from the Power Record series and part from the KISS Marvel specials. All this thing seems to do is conduct a search of on-line sources and stitch different information threads together in complete sentences (of a sort), but with less critical thinking than a lazy C-student doing a report with Wikipedia and Google.
By the way, they are being sued over pilfering the works of various newspapers, including the New York Times.
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Post by chaykinstevens on May 8, 2024 2:19:42 GMT -5
Me: Was there a comic given away with the album Rock Reflections of a Super-Hero?
ChatGPT: Yes, "Rock Reflections of a Super-Hero" is an album by the band Captain Beyond, released in 1973. It was packaged with a comic book that narrated a story inspired by the album's themes and characters. The comic book was illustrated by comic book artist Michael Kaluta and featured a tale that complemented the music on the album. The combination of music and comic book storytelling was quite innovative for its time.
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Post by commond on May 8, 2024 3:44:10 GMT -5
An earlier record, The Amazing Spider-Man: From Beyond the Grave – A Rockomic, had a gatefold cover by John Romita.
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Post by driver1980 on May 8, 2024 3:59:55 GMT -5
The old Power Records came with comics to follow the audio drama. To my knowledge, KISS never did one of those. I think it is pulling part from the actual record there, part from the Power Record series and part from the KISS Marvel specials. All this thing seems to do is conduct a search of on-line sources and stitch different information threads together in complete sentences (of a sort), but with less critical thinking than a lazy C-student doing a report with Wikipedia and Google. By the way, they are being sued over pilfering the works of various newspapers, including the New York Times. You’re right. It frustrates me how it just stitches different information threads together. Same with wrestling questions, where it conflates different PPV events and matches. And this is supposed to be the brave, new world of convenience we’re promised, with AI “lawyers” and “tax collectors” promised? If I needed a lawyer, I’d want to chat to a professional with years of experience in, say, conveyancing or something. Not an artificial ‘intelligence’ that’d probably conflate different and contradictory pieces of law to give you a non-answer. And why would I trust an AI to do my taxes, it’d probably conflate my income with wealth and tell me I owed more. I’m done with the AI, even on a fun basis.
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Post by Icctrombone on May 8, 2024 4:03:28 GMT -5
An earlier record, The Amazing Spider-Man: From Beyond the Grave – A Rockomic, had a gatefold cover by John Romita. This is the one I had. I still have the some of the tunes in my head. Does anyone know if this is on YouTube ?
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