tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post7374950882880648831..comments2024-03-28T20:51:56.173-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Back Issue Review: Action Comics #262Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-61736355775606758452018-06-01T02:53:07.846-04:002018-06-01T02:53:07.846-04:00Thanks for the info on the other instance of combi...Thanks for the info on the other instance of combined x-ray vision Professor, I’d forgotten that one (obviously). I do remember the lettercol bit about the skirt, clever stuff. More heroes should have adaptable costume bits. Didn’t Tim Drake have a yellow cape that was black on t’other side for night work? And of course, there was Barbara Gordon’s cape skirt, pull-down berry and... handbag that was a belt! Such fun. Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-14211092175719360222018-05-31T21:39:49.354-04:002018-05-31T21:39:49.354-04:00Thanks for continued comments.
I might have to co...Thanks for continued comments.<br /><br />I might have to cover those Adventure issues eventually. Lesla Lar has turned up on this site enough.<br /><br />Also, I am a huge red skirt fan. It is visually way more appealing. I do wonder if we will ever know if the occasional red skirt in the silver age was error or choice.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-65281928138838594422018-05-31T20:47:19.642-04:002018-05-31T20:47:19.642-04:00It's been a long, long, long time, but I'm...It's been a long, long, long time, but I'm fairly certain I bought Action 262 when it first came out. Or more accurately, my parents bought it for me. This is the time when Weisinger was adding something new to the Superman "mythos" about every six months or so. It's amazing how many of these new concepts that Otto Binder was involved in creating: Kandor, Brainiac, The Bizarros, The Legion and of course, Supergirl to name just a few.<br /><br />I've mentioned this before, that I'm not sure if Supergirl's occasional red skirt was an out and out error, or if they just hadn't decided what color the skirt should be. When you think about it, the red skirt makes sense--Superman: red trunks, Supergirl: red skirt. I suspect that Weisinger's letter column answer that the skirt was reversible -red on one side, blue on the other- was made up on the spot. If I remember right, the skirt was consistently blue from then on, maybe to avoid the subject coming up again.<br /><br />I preferred the red skirt and was always slightly disappointed when I got a new issue of Action Comics and the skirt was blue.<br /><br />Regarding Supergirl's Kryptonite experiments in Action 261...wasn't it irresponsible of Kara to just toss that piece of Kryptonite into the woods when she was finished with it?<br /><br />Back to Action 262, I like Supergirl's determination to find a cure for Kryptonite despite Superman telling her to "forget It".<br /><br />"Then we get the most Silver Age of escapes I can recall..."<br /><br />That "combined X-rays turned gold to lead" bit was pretty far out. Right up there though, would have to be baby Supergirl's "rescue" of Superman in Action Comics 260! Takes "suspension of disbelief" to a whole new level.<br /><br />Combined X-ray vision also played a part in "The Untold Story of Red Kryptonite!" from Superman 139 (Aug. 1960). There, Supergirl and Krypto combined their X-ray vision to help Superman solve a "hairy" problem. This story was reprinted in Showcase Presents Supergirl, volume 1, and Showcase Presents Superman volume 2.<br /><br />A review of "The Unknown Supergirl" from Action comics 278-285 sounds like a great idea. If you can't do that in a single column, maybe a 2 or 3 part review.Professor Feetlebaumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-1376184300128980552018-05-31T13:55:08.889-04:002018-05-31T13:55:08.889-04:00My god, that Jim Mooney art is gorgeous. Consideri...My god, that Jim Mooney art is gorgeous. Considering how much I like Supergirl I’ve read surprisingly little of her pre 70’s stories, and the Mooney art I’m most familiar with is his Marvel work. I may have to rectify that after reading this entry. Thanks for posting, AnjCareyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04661184760209648937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-49048093665143051592018-05-31T12:35:52.708-04:002018-05-31T12:35:52.708-04:00This is an extremely rare example of Superman savi...This is an extremely rare example of Superman saving his cousin from some peril, even so he more or less assists in saving her & himself from a joint preduicament. Normally Supergirl was the one saving him which I think contributed to the fan-toxic view that the silver - bronze age SG was entirely in Superman's shadow. I mean its not her fault the Dumb Lug keeps getting banished into the Phantom Zone or taken captive by Amazons or some damn thing...givedagirlabreak!<br />:)<br /><br />JF<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-91594212819609220942018-05-31T09:45:46.467-04:002018-05-31T09:45:46.467-04:00I think it was a reccuring element in the mythos b...I think it was a reccuring element in the mythos before the separated heat and x-ray vision, since they explained it as "oh yeah, Superman can alter the radiation emitted from his eyes to heat objects, therefore the heat is based on elements *insert more 50s misunderstood general science*".<br /><br />And I'd be lying if I didn't miss this kind of adventuring. Fun, funny, heroes being heroes and willing to test something, even set an entire episode around it and see if the rules can bend or not instead of everything being so riggidly set in stone until another writter decides to retcon everything instead of finding a clever solution(or rule it out with a ruse). It's the kind of low-key adventures that warm your heart and make the face off against the big bads all the more impressive by proxy.Red Foreverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727548357626208423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-49430824232491472602018-05-31T09:28:30.798-04:002018-05-31T09:28:30.798-04:00Don't recall the 'atomic vision' part ...Don't recall the 'atomic vision' part of xray vision ever being seen again. <br /><br />I just love these issues with an overly earnest Kara trying her best to find her place in the world.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-45804345933919989632018-05-31T08:40:12.223-04:002018-05-31T08:40:12.223-04:00I remember this one, it's fun but I always get...I remember this one, it's fun but I always get sad when I see the Interplanetary Zoo. I hope Supergirl and Superman at least took the critters out for air occasionally.<br /><br />I don't recall any further instances of Supergirl and Superman combining their x-rays to beat kryptonite - just forgotten about, presumably. It's a pretty big revelation, wasted.Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-4089215909282139702018-05-31T08:25:24.810-04:002018-05-31T08:25:24.810-04:00Crazy, silly, and still funny and very creative. I...Crazy, silly, and still funny and very creative. I miss those crazy Silver Age stories where anything could and often did happen.<br /><br />Although I'll agree so much Kryptonite in the most unexpected places strained the suspension of disbelief. Just today I was reading AC #284 and a random Green-K meteor flies past Kara all of sudden. They're drawn to the cousins or what?<br /><br />By the way, I'm re-reading again the "The Unknown Supergirl" story arc (AC #278-285). May I suggest a review in the future?<br /><br />"So there we have it, a Supergirl who willingly exposes herself to Kryptonite, a far cry from the television Kara."<br /><br />Yes, but I'm pretty ticked off by the trolls who claim anybody with common sense would side with Lena instead of "Ms. Peanut Butter Allergy Who Throws Teenager Tantrums For No Reason". Did Kara overreact? Maybe. Does she has good reasons? Definitely. Regardless, I can't take seriously arguments starting off with "Ms. Peanut Butter Allergy"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com