I always got a kick out of the Superman/Flash races, so it might be fun to see the man of Steel go up against some other speedsters. I also get a kick out of reading Superman's earliest adventures, and the closer race would be with him at the beginning of his career, before his powers started to dramatically increase during comics' Silver Age. Plus, I love those cool original boots and "S" shield of his!
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ReplyDeleteMan, you just love original everything, don't you, Ross!? 😏
ReplyDeleteI get a kick out of the British connotation of "Whizzer." LOL!
ReplyDeleteIf you mean relieving oneself we have that connotation here in the states as well.
DeleteLove this one. The Golden Age covers are some of my favorites. It's amazing how seamless most of them look.
ReplyDeleteRipped from the headlines: Deadpool & Punisher & The Question join forces to investigate "Who Killed Alfred E. Neuman"? (At Sanctuary, of course.)
ReplyDeleteExcellent golden age cover but I think sometimes you should change up the logo, etc to golden age style when you do one of these. If you do another golden age one I'd like to see Invaders with Hippolyta as Wonder Woman.
ReplyDeleteWhere Felix the Cat?
ReplyDeleteputting on the dog
DeleteTeaching Tony Stark and Hank Pym how it's done with his bag of tricks.
DeleteGreat cover Ross. But Superman's first upgrade was because the animators wanted him to fly instead of jump because it was easier to animate. When he got his x-ray vision on screen it was powerful.
ReplyDeleteAnd I loved Wally Wood's version of the Earth-2 Superman, it was a great outgrowth from the 1940s animated version.
I agree with the Anonymous above; "Whizzer" has become one of the "less fortunate" choices of superhero name.
ReplyDeleteTobor stole my other main comment.
Well, except for this: This is a great cover, Ross. I actually cannot tell when one bit of artwork begins and the other ends.
I also was about to ask for Jay Garrick to appear with the Golden Age Whizzer, but on checking I found that they've already met three times, back in the three-digit era (#141, #293, and #822). So, instead, I'll just ask that we revisit their partnership.
Also, an old suggestion of mine came up in my thought processes this morning: Nocturne (from the Exiles) and the Golden Age Sandman. The main connection is that TJ Wagner and Wesley Dodds are the only two stroke survivors in comics (that I know of), and I think their team-up could be beneficial for stroke awareness (the condition hasn't ever affected me personally, but I do think it needs better general awareness). They are otherwise incredibly different in both their power sets and their types of adventures, which is another part of why I think they'd be interesting together -- though they do share an improved effectiveness in shadows.
I second Bob's last motion. Wes and TJ could take on so many different foes! The Sandman who frequently battles Spidey with or without the rest of the Sinister Six. Or Dr. Strange's foe, Nightmare, who might be holding the 1970's Jack Kirby Sandman hostage. Or maybe even Krakoa and Ramulus!
ReplyDeleteWesley's faced off against the Spidey-foe Sandman at least a couple of times on this blog. Seeing the two fighting Nightmare might be fun, though. Given the affinity for darkness that I mention above, the original Doctor Light might be another interesting choice.
DeleteIf you are going to do Sandman (DC) and Sandman (Marvel) why not do the Sand (Sandy Hawkins) Sandman together? Maybe to start Wes will ask Flint for help freeing Sandy from his sand form. Then sequel could have Flint ask for help from Sandy "You owe me!"
DeleteRe-reading and realizing that I was rather unclear: by "the two" I meant Wes and TJ.
Delete@ Carycomic- To add to that, throw in Sandman's foe the Nightmare Wizard and you got a deal!
ReplyDeleteIn Warner Bros. animation, Speedy Gonzales and Road Runner raced each other. Also maybe (some) pokemon could go against appliances in Fred Flintstone's house; esp. the oven and the refrigerator, with a dragon and mammoth(?) with the power to blow COLD air, respectively.
ReplyDelete@Isaac: who do you think Nightmare Incarnate is holding him prisoner for? ;-)
ReplyDeleteI knew you meant them, Bob. :-)
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, Bob. I knew you meant them. :-)
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