Here's another pairing that I am surprised I haven't done before. In a team filled with Amazons, aliens and robots, I have not doubt that and Asgardian God would easily fit right in without anyone batting an eye. With all of the menaces constantly plaguing both Earth and Asgard, I can see it being a mutually beneficial relationship.
Like the cover a lot. And love the title.
ReplyDeleteYou are right. Thor would fit smoothly with the League. Maybe too smoothly...you have already paired him a time or two with Clark and Diana - have you ever considered the three of them spinning off their own Super Duper League - the Deluxe Demigods or whatever. Only REALLY superpowered folk need apply. Only REALLY top grade super villains catered for.
Mind you, that might cause some friction in the Cap-Diana relationship...
Great cover concept and design. The Thor-n is that he takes Superman's place too easily. If they traded places how different would Thor find the League to be? A fleet footed member, a non-green Amazon, guy with wings, a shrinker, and so on. Difference? Him and Batman. Plus, Thor is magic based and isn't as multi powered as Kal-el. No visions, no super hearing, super cold breath..While the hammer gives flight, more super strength type punches, super wind power and such that's helpful..it's not the same as flying and both hands holding some massive item (like a ship) at the same time.
ReplyDeleteBruce would not treat him as Steve Rogers does. Very different relationship.
The robot shown on the cover was built (or bought--maybe from the Weaponers of Qward?) by a forgotten JLA villain named Nekron (NOT the later skull-faced entity, who was a foe of the GL Corps), an other-dimensional alien who was addicted to the fear of sentient beings facing death. Fear wasn't his food, unlike the Star Trek villain Redjac (from "Wolf in the Fold"), it was his drug.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Thor would fit in just fine in the JLA. The League already has, or has had, multiple members powered by ancient mythologies, such as Wonder Woman and OG Captain Marvel (Billy Batson).
Considering that the tower is shaped like a modern-day radio transmission tower, I would hazard to guess that they plan to use it as a focal point for some kind of spellcasting.
ReplyDeleteFirst, I find much to agree with in the above analyses, particularly Tobor's.
ReplyDeleteSecond, I call pun theft! (I've been using a similar pun for a few years now.)
Third, a brief early-morning confusion on Tobor's last paragraph made me wonder if you'd ever played with the name-in-common for Batman and the Hulk, and it seems you have, way back in your B&B days. Still, I had this image of Banner in his "Professor Hulk" phase helping out Batman with some intellectual problem, probably posed by the Leader and the Riddler, with the title "They Call Them Bruce!"
Thanks to Kid Charlemagne for answering my question before I even asked it. :-)
ReplyDeleteWords almost fail me at how action-packed this cover is.
ReplyDeleteP.S.---any chance of a sequel where the Weapnsmiths of Nidavellir team up with the Weaponeers of Qward?
ReplyDeleteBob - There was Batman and the Grey Hulk in "One Bruce Too Many" back in 2011:
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Yes, that was the one that I linked to above. I was suggesting a different situation and title.
ReplyDeleteI love the allusion to King Kong and the Golden Age corporate logo of RKO Pictures. Brilliantly subtle, Ross!
ReplyDeleteIf anyone wants to read the JLA story this cover was adapted from, it happened in issues 128 and 129 of the original series. Issue 129 provided the base for Ross's post.
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Issue 129
I thought the League looked like Ernie (Chan) Chia's work! Thanks
DeleteThis cover towers among many team ups. Thor in the League is easy. He gets along with most heroes. Lots of practice. Would Diana remind him of Sif? The League in Asgard would be interesting. Fun too. Batman interacting with Odin? Priceless.
ReplyDeleteRequest - Thor USING Dial H. something different.
This is clearly the pre-Crisis League, and I agree that Thor fits very well there. If it were one of the more recent versions of the League, though, I wonder what just-in-case countermeasure Batman would come up with for dealing with him?
ReplyDeleteget a spell on the hammer. locked, hidden, and undetectable. Maybe caught in an
ReplyDeleteanti-gravity field to keep it trapped? Does Thor need air?
Still recall this cover ...bought this issue in the late 70´s (german version) and wondered than (and still) about the size of Batman compared to the robot and the Tower.
ReplyDeleteWith regard to the titular question: maybe they want to use it as some kind of mystical amplifier for a spell-casting ritual?
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