tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post1083157382781874509..comments2024-03-27T11:32:34.392-07:00Comments on NOT A HOAX! NOT A DREAM!: THE NEW TEEN TITANS #23 & 24Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-14236600254468214952015-03-09T10:31:32.967-07:002015-03-09T10:31:32.967-07:00Aha! I had no idea when Superman said his powers w...Aha! I had no idea when Superman said his powers were halved that he mean he literally possessed only half his normal complement of abilities. I thought he was just operating at 50% capacity on all his powers. This makes sense, then.<br /><br />Never heard of Harvey Harris, but I do recall Wendy's last name being Harris in certain continuities. The whole thing about there being a Diana Prince from whom Wonder Woman borrowed her name seems a little silly, though. Does everything need an explanation? Couldn't she just have picked that name from a hat? John Byrne often cites a story in which it was "revealed" why Clark Kent only ever wore blue suits, as if that was something that needed to be explained. This sounds a bit like that. Unnecessary and a little silly.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-58087540033671652702015-03-08T05:31:34.603-07:002015-03-08T05:31:34.603-07:00Aqualad's appearance points out Wolfman's ...Aqualad's appearance points out Wolfman's reluctance to use the character, noting his dependence with water.<br />Yes, Pre-Crisis Superman was a lot more powerful, but there was no way he could have rescued Kory here. In ACTION COMICS (written by Wolfman), Superman fought a sorceress named Cyrene who wanted to possess a magic runestone. Supes ended up absorbing the Runestone. Later, Cyrene came back to covet her prize, only to find out her ex-husband Lord Satanis also wanted the same thing. In one major custody battle, the two magicks played magic tug-of-war with Superman in order to siphon off the runestone's power. They succeeded in splitting Supes into two persons, with only one of them possessing invulnerability (and the runestone power). Cyrene kidnapped the invulnerable Superman, leaving behind the other Superman, still possessing flight and a measure of super-strength but vulnerable to all dangers that can harm a normal human body. No longer a Man of Steel, this Supes could not be able to withstand the ravages of space in order to rescue Kory.<br />If you noticed, there is a panel showing that the JLA Satellite is empty (due to events in JLA#207), and then the next panel reveals somebody- Superman. JLA#207-209 and ALL-STAR SQUADRON#14-15 were part of the annual JLA-JSA crossover. Time villain Per Degaton frees the Crime Syndicate of Earth 3 (the DC Big Five as supervillains) and has them steal nuclear missiles from Earth Prime (the Real World). This theft happens to be the Cuba Missile crisis of 1963, causing a number of accusations that leads to nuclear annihilation of the world. Per Degaton takes these missiles to his time of Earth 2 1942, blackmailing the WWII nations to accept him as leader of the world. The JLA (Full-power Superman, Zatanna, Hawkman, Firestorm, and Aquaman), JSA (the modern day Dr. Fate, Green Lantern, Starman, Power Girl and the Huntress) join up with the All-Star Squadron (an assembly of all the WWII Earth-2 super-heroes- including the JSA- although the group here is Commander Steel, Liberty Belle, Johnny Quick, Firebrand, and Robotman) to stop Degaton and the Syndicate. Their success causes the adventure to be erased by Time, restoring everything back as it was/is. I figure the aforementioned panel suggests the crossover and then Superman's appearance is the restored timeline.<br />I think Batman had a third Harvey HARRIS, a Private Eye who mentored him in detective work. When DC adapted SUPERFRIENDS and tied it to its continuity, they had Wendy be Harvey Harris' daughter. Marvin was the son of Diana Prince, a future bride financially unable to travel and get married. New-to-man's world Wonder Woman offered to finance her wish if in exchange she adopt her name for her own secret ID. angmc43@hotmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379700547226493861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-48368871168379987682015-03-06T12:18:23.600-08:002015-03-06T12:18:23.600-08:00Unfortunately, Adrian's evolution was spoiled ...Unfortunately, Adrian's evolution was spoiled for me by Marv Wolfman's own introduction to this very Omnibus, though that will be covered in upcoming posts.<br /><br />I just made a jump that the two characters in the same series sharing the last name "Chase" were related somehow because it didn't seem that far outside the realm of possibility. Seems odd to me that Wolfman would do that. Obviously it's the sort of thing you see all the time in real life, but it almost never pops up in fiction. But at the same time it's sort of cool, too, because -- why <b>can't</b> there be two characters who share a name but no other relation?<br /><br />(Kind of like how Batman has two major characters in his life who happened to be named Harvey, though in that case they were created by different people.)Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-54872083621142362262015-03-05T13:14:25.116-08:002015-03-05T13:14:25.116-08:00"The District Attorney, by the by, is named A..."The District Attorney, by the by, is named Adrian Chase. I know that later on, the Titans will gain a junior member by the name of Danny Chase, who seems to be much hated by the fandom at large. I'm guessing Danny is the D.A.'s son"<br /><br />No, no relation. I don't want to spoil who Adrian Chase is, so google him if you'd like to know who he is, and how he relates to the Titans. wwk5dnoreply@blogger.com