Lois does have a thing for billionaires after all. I recently rewatched the great three-part World's Finest episodes of Superman: The Animated Series and got a kick out of her and Bruce Wayne hooking up. Better start crushing some coal into diamonds, Superman!
Could Lois replace Pepper? Would Tony "enjoy" Lois calling him on her signal watch that he will need to give her?? Lois just loves a 'hero' sandwich!!
ReplyDeleteThe Dismissive Snap!
ReplyDeleteHis second greatest weakness. 😞
For a second, I thought she was holding up an engagement ring with a kryptonite-centerpiece!* Can you imagine Iron Man's word balloon?
Delete"It's to prevent any sexual harassment by him in case he tries to dissuade you!"
To be fair, I always thought that she had developed partial feelings for Bruce Wayne, in that animated story arc, because of his adventurous playboy persona. After all, it was a matter of public record that he had lost his parents in a mugging gone wrong when he was a little boy. So, publicly, that made him live-for-the moment as a full-grown adult! Which, in turn, moderately aroused her maternal instincts.
ReplyDeleteThen, they found about each other's fathers. Thomas Wayne had been a well-renowned doctor and philanthropist in Gotham City. Samuel Lane had been a highly respected medical officer in the USAF even working in the aerospace program). Giving them something they could emotionally bond over! The rest was simply nature taking its course.
With today's implied story, though? Back in the Early Silver Age, such cover art would simply have been the illustrative version of click-bait. Within the actual story, Lois would turn out to be investigating some kind of big story involving Stark Industries. Like, for instance, a rumored merger between them and Lexcorp? And what better way to get at the truth than by dating Stark's mysterious armored bodyguard?
Hence, she was only pretending to be a flighty, shallow, social-climbing gold-digger.
DC published an 'imaginary story' (early 1960s) in which Lois did marry Bruce Wayne.
DeleteCould Tony, back when he had a secret identity, handle Lois constantly trying to unmask him to see if he's handsome?
ReplyDeleteTo unmask him, in this case, she'd literally need a can-opener! One made from the same polarized alloy, at that.
DeleteCould Tony develop a different kind of drinking problem? The same kind of drinking problem that affected Ted Stryker from Airplane?
ReplyDeleteNew team idea:
ReplyDeleteAquaman!
The Winter Soldier!
Luke Skywalker!
Lightning Lad!
Thor!
Edward Elric!
The Handy Men!
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DeleteThat's a pretty good idea. Very clever and creative.
DeleteI really gotta hand it to you.
All hands on Div!
DeleteBased on the mask design this is before Tony started taking his relationships seriously. I will never forget the issue of Avengers (back when Iron Man's identity was secret and the Avengers charter was setup so you did not have to reveal your identity) and he started dating Wasp while Hank was in jail. Captain America, since he and Tony were friends, warned Tony he would break her heart if he did not reveal his identity to her. He did and still ended up breaking her heart. After that Tony was a little more careful when it came to relationships.
ReplyDeleteGiven his bout with alcoholism, he should've been _a lot_ more careful.
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