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Post by tingramretro on Jul 19, 2016 10:39:51 GMT -5
The original Black Condor has to be up there with the Whizzer for sheer stupidity. He was abandoned in the mountains as a child and learned to fly as a result of being raised by a flock of giant condors(!) Then, as if that weren't improbable enough, on returning to civilization as an adult, the first person he happened to come across was a dying senator, murdered by criminals, who he just happened to be the exact double of, giving him the perfect opportunity to take over the poor guy's identity.
I cannot imagine why the Black Condor wasn't more successful than he was...
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Post by chadwilliam on Jul 19, 2016 10:48:00 GMT -5
Barry Allen Flash and Wally West Kid Flash Origins Both Identical, but happen two years apart ...  To me, that's silly (as I think about it) to think that lightning strikes twice on two different people?
This one bugged me too but the coincidence was actually addressed years and years later following the death of Barry Allen. It may have been in a Secret Origins issue or a Flash Special, I can't remember, it would have come out during the late 80's/early 90's, at any rate.
Anyhow, following Barry Allen's death and subsequent moving backwards throughout time (as seen during Crisis), we see that he eventually dissipated into pure energy and honed in on the moment in time posted above. In other words, that bolt was actually what was left of Barry Allen himself. Ordinarily, I don't like these sort of revelations especially ones that come so late in the game, but it doesn't really change anything and it does explain how such a fantastic coincidence could take place. Plus, there's a certain pathos in Barry Allen 1959 not recognizing the real significance of this event.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 19, 2016 11:42:26 GMT -5
The She Hulk is born once she got a transfusion from banner. I guess he could make 1000 Hulks by giving them blood transfusions. Dopey.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2016 13:39:26 GMT -5
Barry Allen Flash and Wally West Kid Flash Origins Both Identical, but happen two years apart ... To me, that's silly (as I think about it) to think that lightning strikes twice on two different people?
This one bugged me too but the coincidence was actually addressed years and years later following the death of Barry Allen. It may have been in a Secret Origins issue or a Flash Special, I can't remember, it would have come out during the late 80's/early 90's, at any rate.
Anyhow, following Barry Allen's death and subsequent moving backwards throughout time (as seen during Crisis), we see that he eventually dissipated into pure energy and honed in on the moment in time posted above. In other words, that bolt was actually what was left of Barry Allen himself. Ordinarily, I don't like these sort of revelations especially ones that come so late in the game, but it doesn't really change anything and it does explain how such a fantastic coincidence could take place. Plus, there's a certain pathos in Barry Allen 1959 not recognizing the real significance of this event.
Interesting ... thanks for the info here. |
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Post by Action Ace on Jul 19, 2016 13:48:00 GMT -5
The original Black Condor has to be up there with the Whizzer for sheer stupidity. He was abandoned in the mountains as a child and learned to fly as a result of being raised by a flock of giant condors(!) Then, as if that weren't improbable enough, on returning to civilization as an adult, the first person he happened to come across was a dying senator, murdered by criminals, who he just happened to be the exact double of, giving him the perfect opportunity to take over the poor guy's identity. I cannot imagine why the Black Condor wasn't more successful than he was... He appeared in something called Crack Comics. What did you expect?  Will Eisner stole that idea from Bob Kane, it's the only explanation I can think of. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 19, 2016 14:36:48 GMT -5
The original Black Condor has to be up there with the Whizzer for sheer stupidity. He was abandoned in the mountains as a child and learned to fly as a result of being raised by a flock of giant condors(!) Then, as if that weren't improbable enough, on returning to civilization as an adult, the first person he happened to come across was a dying senator, murdered by criminals, who he just happened to be the exact double of, giving him the perfect opportunity to take over the poor guy's identity. I cannot imagine why the Black Condor wasn't more successful than he was... Stan lee did the same for Captain Marvel. He took over someones identity ( Dr. Walter Lawson) when he found him dead in a car wreck. I guess you can steal some dead persons ID if you're going to fight crime.  |
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Post by Batflunkie on Jul 19, 2016 14:40:38 GMT -5
Captain Boomerang is up there.....
Though Tick, The Maxx, and Plastic Man do take the cake, they were intentionally made to be silly
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Post by foxley on Jul 19, 2016 19:26:25 GMT -5
Captain Boomerang is up there..... Though Tick, The Maxx, and Plastic Man do take the cake, they were intentionally made to be silly For what it's worth, Korumburra is a real town and not that far from where I grew up. (Although I assume that was not the part you regarded as silly  ). |
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Post by Batflunkie on Jul 19, 2016 20:04:44 GMT -5
Oh no, I have a deep respect for Austrailia and it's culture. I even have a step-uncle from there
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Post by Farrar on Jul 19, 2016 21:36:07 GMT -5
The original Black Condor has to be up there with the Whizzer for sheer stupidity. He was abandoned in the mountains as a child and learned to fly as a result of being raised by a flock of giant condors(!) Then, as if that weren't improbable enough, on returning to civilization as an adult, the first person he happened to come across was a dying senator, murdered by criminals, who he just happened to be the exact double of, giving him the perfect opportunity to take over the poor guy's identity. I cannot imagine why the Black Condor wasn't more successful than he was... Stan lee did the same for Captain Marvel. He took over someones identity ( Dr. Walter Lawson) when he found him dead in a car wreck. I guess you can steal some dead persons ID if you're going to fight crime. And sometimes the doppelganger doesn't even have to be dead -- Sensation Comics #1 (1942):   |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 19, 2016 22:58:47 GMT -5
Stan lee did the same for Captain Marvel. He took over someones identity ( Dr. Walter Lawson) when he found him dead in a car wreck. I guess you can steal some dead persons ID if you're going to fight crime. And sometimes the doppelganger doesn't even have to be dead -- Sensation Comics #1 (1942): The goofiness of this is so awesome! |
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Post by chadwilliam on Jul 19, 2016 23:21:33 GMT -5
Stan lee did the same for Captain Marvel. He took over someones identity ( Dr. Walter Lawson) when he found him dead in a car wreck. I guess you can steal some dead persons ID if you're going to fight crime. And sometimes the doppelganger doesn't even have to be dead -- Sensation Comics #1 (1942):
So wait a minute... whatever happened to the original Diana Prince? Did she ever show up again?
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Post by foxley on Jul 19, 2016 23:41:57 GMT -5
And sometimes the doppelganger doesn't even have to be dead -- Sensation Comics #1 (1942):
So wait a minute... whatever happened to the original Diana Prince? Did she ever show up again?
Yes, she did! In Sensation Comics #9, the original Diana returns from South America with her husband and newborn child. As her family is suffering financial hardship, she forces WW to relinquish her credentials and assumes WW's position as secretary to Colonel Darnell. However, her husband Dan White is opposed to his wife working, and WW is eventually able to get the Army to adopt his new invention. The income from this makes his wife earnings redundant and she is able to return to her role of a housewife, and WW becomes Diana Prince again. Wonder Woman: a feminist icon devoted to protecting the world from the danger of married women working outside the home! |
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Post by Bronze Age Brian on Jul 20, 2016 0:20:38 GMT -5
Forget the name, everything about the birth of Wonder Man was corny.  {Spoiler: Click to show}
Although I did like the costume. Tell me I can't be the only one!?!
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 20, 2016 6:46:18 GMT -5
Forget the name, everything about the birth of Wonder Man was corny. {Spoiler: Click to show}
Although I did like the costume. Tell me I can't be the only one!?!
He has had some really terrible costumes in his day. I guess I like this one the best. |
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