tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post2500359275039065013..comments2023-09-17T03:58:27.286-04:00Comments on The Aquaman Shrine: Adventure Comics #210 - March 1955rob!http://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-57985111857482738122012-11-25T22:57:09.918-05:002012-11-25T22:57:09.918-05:00Viva Krypto, er, I mean, Adventure Sunday!
Anothe...Viva Krypto, er, I mean, Adventure Sunday!<br /><br />Another pleasant Sunday in Aquaman-land. I agree with Rob that there was plenty of future story material with Lydia, her paper, and Capt. Cook. I could see the Capt. trying scheme after scheme to get Aquaman to propose in his quest for a son of the sea. Of course, in the modern reboot Aquaman gave up after his first proposal after Lydia revealed she was a les...nahhh, really bad idea.<br /><br />The Comics Code Authority, eh? "Watch what happens when I throw a dead seagull at it."<br /><br />I have a soft spot for flying dogs in capes, especially when they look so happy with their bank vaults.<br /><br />James Chatterton<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-56407695797735518282012-11-25T18:58:13.948-05:002012-11-25T18:58:13.948-05:00Quite a story.... dead seagulls being thrown (what...Quite a story.... dead seagulls being thrown (what the...?!?), a sea newspaper that's never heard of a telegraph, radio, or telephone (as a better way of getting "scoops" than a message-in-a-bottle), and a daughter who can't actually become a ship captain herself because she's a "girl" (ah, the 50s...).<br /><br />Re: Superboy: this issue marks the first major Silver Age addition to Superman's mythos, with Krypto's first appearance. Used as a test dog by Jor-El, Krypto's ship got knocked off-course and wound up eventually on Earth, where Krypto gains the same superpowers his owner does. Wacky hijinks ensues.<br /><br />Also of interest is this is the first Comics Code Authority-approved issue of "Adventure." Which I guess allows dead seagulls to get thrown...Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085791199447459918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-74809036579645388972012-11-25T09:54:03.733-05:002012-11-25T09:54:03.733-05:00Krypto's arrival means the true Silver Age isn...Krypto's arrival means the true Silver Age isn't far behind...<br /><br />ChrisEarth 2 Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-36980885165132634442012-11-25T08:21:15.761-05:002012-11-25T08:21:15.761-05:00Another great Sunday read!
Cannibal plants, sea ...Another great Sunday read! <br /><br />Cannibal plants, sea stamps, and Aquaman swimming UP a waterfall...but best of all, the first panel on the last page where it looks like Aquaman is being shot like a cannonball out of the whale's blowhole!Timnoreply@blogger.com