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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 18, 2021 15:41:07 GMT -5
#4. Aquaman and Mera DC could get away with upsetting the applecart in titles like Aquaman, Hawkman, and Doom Patrol where the writers could craft "Imaginary Stories" that became canon. Thus we have another B-level DC superhero who actually has an adult relationship with a wife! This one developed gradually, beginning in Aquaman 1 in 1963, and -- mirabile dictu! -- does not disintegrate immediately after the marriage. Another miracle was that this couple loved each other, fought side-by-side, and also wound up having a child together. One more miracle? Mera's powers rivalled, if not surpassed her husband's. Yes, we had the obligatory "quest" when Mera was kidnapped, but that's an almost unavoidable trope we all love, and she did not exactly go gently into that wine-dark sea. As the Silver Age ended
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Post by Farrar on Dec 19, 2021 15:04:32 GMT -5
... One more miracle? mera's powers rivalled, if not surpassed her husband's. ... Exactly! Mera had her own powers that Aquaman didn't have. For me, this made her stand out from most of DC's other female heroes back then, many of whom were essentially clones (power-wise) of the male hero. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 20, 2021 14:49:46 GMT -5
Random thoughts on Day Four because I actually have a couple of minutes for the first time in seemingly ever.
Gar Logan and Kitty Pryde - I'm not sure if I've read the X-Men/NTT book. I feel like I have but I have zero memory of it. Since I generally dislike inter-company books that's not very surprising. If I ever knew this was a thing I promptly forgot it was. Probably for the best.
Wildfire and Dawnstar - Like I said earlier, I never really read Legion for very long. I don't know if I knew these two were in a relationship. But good for them.
Atom/Jean Loring - That's a bold choice, Cotton. Let's see how it works out. I was never a big Atom fan so I had zero vested interest in this couple. I do think that Jean Loring was done dirty by a number of bad writers.
Blake Edmonds and Suzi Walsh - As is usual with Driver1980, I got nothin'.
Bunny and Dean (Charm School) - Foxley is working on being as perplexing to me as Driver. Well done.
John Constantine and Kit Ryan - We shall see them again. Much higher.
Riverwind and Goldmoon - Cool choice. I've not read the particular iteration of Dragonlance that was in your pic, but I did read DC's Dragonlance book. I also read the original novel trilogy that was gifted to me by a buddy when they came out.
Scrooge McDuck & Goldie O'Gilt - Interesting choice that I didn't think of. Not a functional couple.
Jonathan and Martha Kent - If we must have a Superman choice this is probably as good as it gets.
Destro and the Baroness - I know ZERO about G.I. Joe. Well after my time.
Kathy George & Lenny Shapiro - I liked the first year or two of that book but I haven't read it in eons. Good call.
Jughead and Big Ethel - I only know them as adversaries. I'm glad they matured.
Svebor & Plamena - Not only don't I have anything...I can't even pronounce what I don't have.
Hellboy Grooming Alice Monaghan - I've only read like the first two arcs of Hellboy. I keep meaning to remedy that.
Peter Parker and Kitty Pryde (Ultimate Universe) - I've never read any Ultimate books. I've never really wanted to read any.
Mikaal Tomas & Tony - It's clearly been too long since I've read Starman. Good call.
Red Tornado and Kathy Sutton - Red Tornado was always one of my least favorite JLAers. So that's something.
Aquaman and Mera - Aquaman was never a character I followed in any real way. But good for them for showing up.
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Post by Farrar on Dec 20, 2021 19:37:33 GMT -5
#9 Hawkman and Hawkwoman (then known as Hawkgirl) 1960s-70s They've already made others' lists, so sorry for the repetition--but they were definitely among my favorite couples when I was reading comics on a regular basis. I'll just add that they are a visually gorgeous couple, see the panels below by Murphy Anderson and Johnny Craig; or by Mike Sekowsky (JLA #41 panels in Prince Hal 's earlier paean to the Hawks).  Oh that Batman--even he can't resist the Halls/Hols!  And yes, she should've joined the Justice League waaayyy before she eventually did, in 1977's JLA #146. I read #146's story just a few years ago as part of the trade collection "The Justice League Hereby Elects" and was very moved by their devotion to one another. Beautiful. 
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Post by berkley2 on Dec 22, 2021 14:47:23 GMT -5
9. Smax and Rexa.
Once again, this is a romance that is handled with a light touch by the writer, in this case Alan Moore. There are no big, dramatic love scenes, just a recognition that these two people need to be together. Given tgat they happen to be brother and sister, one might expect an element of creepiness to make itself felt, but somehow Moore makes it seem like the only possible way for things to be rightin their world - which is, after all, the world of myth and legend, the world of primaeval forces that are in some sense beyond the conventions of later, more civilised ages and take precedence over them, at least in some cases and for certain characters.
It's such a shame that Moore lost control over the ABC line he singlehandedly created, because i would have liked to read more of Smax and especially of Rexa, who didn't get nearly as much screen time in the miniseries as I would have liked.
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