Monday, October 22, 2007

Faster than a speeding bullet

This may be the first instance of Superman out pacing a bullet to it's intended target.

Panels from Action Comics #8 (January 1939)

Posted by Sleestak at 10/22/2007 12:18:00 PM

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9 comments:

  1. AnonymousTuesday, October 23, 2007 12:28:00 AM

    The vigour of these strips blows my mind.

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  2. AnonymousTuesday, October 23, 2007 7:13:00 AM

    The panel that shows Supes and the bullet side by side is surprisingly modernistic. I wasn't aware that artists of the Golden Age used that relative motion gimmick you see so often in manga.

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  3. AnonymousTuesday, October 23, 2007 5:09:00 PM

    Manga had to get it from somewhere.

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  4. The MuttWednesday, October 24, 2007 7:42:00 AM

    This page is just stunning. It's easy to see why superhero comics took the world by storm.

    That last huge exclamation point is awesome.

    But please tell me the next panel doesn't show Superman chucking that guy into the next county.

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  5. SleestakWednesday, October 24, 2007 9:40:00 AM

    A few miles out and into a river, actually.

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  6. The MuttWednesday, October 24, 2007 10:15:00 AM

    Superman used to be so hard core.

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  7. Dr. ZaiusThursday, October 25, 2007 10:32:00 PM

    One of the magical qualities of being from the planet Krypton is that the font size changes to a much larger size whenever your name is mentioned.

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  8. TonyTuesday, October 30, 2007 8:29:00 AM

    That's actually kind of a weak punishment for attempted murder.

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  9. AnonymousSunday, June 29, 2008 10:09:00 PM

    There were a lot more hyphens in the Gold-
    en Age. That's what made it golden.

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