tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post4180573432233094251..comments2023-09-17T03:58:27.286-04:00Comments on The Aquaman Shrine: Adventure Comics #222 - March 1956rob!http://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-80003137939168260922013-02-17T17:46:27.888-05:002013-02-17T17:46:27.888-05:00Viva Adventure Sunday!
"Is this a joke? Or i...Viva Adventure Sunday!<br /><br />"Is this a joke? Or is the stranger really from outer-space?"<br /><br />He is! He is from outer-space! Not a hoax! Not a dream! An honest-to-god science fiction element in the golden age Aquaman. We've been waiting for this for a long time. I judge this as one of the stronger stories lately. I liked the "shallow water planet" angle. I've never heard of that one before.<br /><br />James ChattertonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-31974735702619826462013-02-17T13:12:18.041-05:002013-02-17T13:12:18.041-05:00I am a little surprised these guys didn't make...I am a little surprised these guys didn't make a return appearance in the Silver Age. "Planet of Aquamen!" Sounds like the perfect silver age title to me. BlUsKrEEmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05050270487818381832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-25412745312882087982013-02-17T11:31:13.539-05:002013-02-17T11:31:13.539-05:00@Russell: Clark first became Superboy at age 8; th...@Russell: Clark first became Superboy at age 8; the earliest stories (from the 40s) actually show him as a grade-schooler, as do the occasional flashbacks in later years. Most Superboy stories, however, depict Clark's teen years in high school. Clark remained Superboy until sometime during his college career at Metropolis University (as late as age 20-21), after which his fellow JLAers (Flash, Batman, etc.) begin to show up. The only other long-lasting publicly active superpowered hero during Superboy's time is... Aquaman (As "Aquaboy")!<br /><br />Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085791199447459918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-55606419510332932772013-02-17T10:18:41.086-05:002013-02-17T10:18:41.086-05:00Hmmm.....odd issue, for sure.
Did Aquaman ever tr...Hmmm.....odd issue, for sure. <br />Did Aquaman ever try swimming up in the rain after this? That just sounds impossible. <br />And the first page, when Seaman (heh-heh) is swimming *down* the waterfall; what is supposed to be so exciting about that? <br /><br />I'm with Anthony above; when I saw the cover I thought, an old guy is the strongest man in Smallville? Also, Lana on the cover says Superboy is repeating something from *three* years ago, which begs the question....how long was Clark active as Superboy? I figured it was about three years tops...middle-school to high school. He doesn't look like he's grown much in three years. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03712278452970289276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35995922.post-266350186104290412013-02-17T02:21:09.736-05:002013-02-17T02:21:09.736-05:00Probably no slight meant against Aquaman or Green ...Probably no slight meant against Aquaman or Green Arrow, but a change in how DC designed its covers during this time. "World's Finest" used to bill its non-Superman/Batman characters on the covers as well, until those descriptions were dropped (around the same time it became a Superman/Batman teamup book). <br /><br />Yeah, the publicity angle's a bit weird...<br /><br />Nice Fradon artwork as usual.<br /><br />"Aren't ready for outer space visitors"? Someone should tell that guy in Metropolis (or those space aliens with the pathetically slow spaceship-to-Pluto Arthur met awhile back).<br /><br />Meanwhile, over on Earth-One...<br /><br />Re: Superboy: One of Smallville's "strongest men" is an elderly guy?! Anyway, the plot: a "freak occurrence" compels Superboy to repeat the deeds he did exactly a year ago upon hearing a chime.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085791199447459918noreply@blogger.com