Stupid Comic Images and Covers

Discussion in 'Art & Culture' started by GeoffP, Nov 19, 2009.

  1. GeoffP Caput gerat lupinum Valued Senior Member

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    The comics of the Olden Days fight a difficult battle against the works of this Era: real graphic artists, modern electronic tools, editors with actual writing skills (well, mostly) and a readership mercilessly inoculated against utter poop. Yet, still, the prints of This Era and That still do provoke the occasional chuckle or even tears of amusement. I thought, perhaps, that anyone coming across anysuch might post them her for the amusement - and societal embarrassment - of all.

    To wit, I give you possibly the dumbest comic cover ever:

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    Batman - who now resembles a barrel-torsoed, gorilla-armed dwarf - has been foiled by a net dropped by his archenemy, Mr. Average Citizen. A weighted net - ooh, quite a challenge for the Dark Knight. Next, Mr. Average will drop him in a pool. No sharks or laser-guided pirahnas. Just a pool. Take that, Caped Crusader! And then he'll throw pies at him. Eh. It would be good enough for the likes of Owlman, I'm sure.

    Yet the dumbest part of all - yes, you see it - is in the lower left corner of the page. That's right: Robin is apparently reading about Batman's early-career mishap in a hardcover book edition of his diary, seeming professionally printed and marked with a frigging Bat-logo. Even the spine is marked, presumably for easy identification at Chapters. Why has Batman taken the time to print up and bind a presumably authoritative version of his personal diary? No idea.

    "Dear diary,
    I've tried and I've tried, but I can't seem to stop thinking about my youthful ward, Dick.


    And so forth. One can only imagine the comments of the typesetters, slapping their knees as they recounted his follies with a copy just off the press.

    "Woudja look at this, Marv? Th' Caped Crusader wuz trapped up by a simple weighted net! Well, when we's plans our own crime spree, be sure to bring one!"
     
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  3. MacGyver1968 Fixin' Shit that Ain't Broke Valued Senior Member

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    The picture link is done busted.
     
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  5. GeoffP Caput gerat lupinum Valued Senior Member

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    Aww. No work from flickr??

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  7. MacGyver1968 Fixin' Shit that Ain't Broke Valued Senior Member

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    No..I can't see the image..just a broken link.
     
  8. GeoffP Caput gerat lupinum Valued Senior Member

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    Fixted!

    Maybe I should have written for DC back in the day.

    "Where's yas cover yous was s'posed to be showin'?"

    "Uh...I thought it wuz right here."

    "Well, it ain't! So yous got a date wit my brass knuckles!"
     
  9. MacGyver1968 Fixin' Shit that Ain't Broke Valued Senior Member

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    Golly!
     
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  10. Orleander OH JOY!!!! Valued Senior Member

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    I hate this one.

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  11. GeoffP Caput gerat lupinum Valued Senior Member

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    Funny.

    "A fight? Well, I wouldn't want the boys to think I'm not both progressive and feminine. I'm sure it's nothing they can't handle for a few minutes."
     
  12. Orleander OH JOY!!!! Valued Senior Member

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    I hope Wonder Woman kicks her ass
     
  13. Killjoy Propelling The Farce!! Valued Senior Member

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    Don't you just hate it when you're parachuting into enemy territory - in your tank, no less - and the sons of bitches attack you with aircraft...
    :bugeye:
    (Naturally, the obvious solution is to climb out & crack away with your sidearms !)

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  14. ScaryMonster I’m the whispered word. Valued Senior Member

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    The actual cover art is kind of funny, but the fact that it wasn’t a send up in kind of bizarre.
     
  15. Orleander OH JOY!!!! Valued Senior Member

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    Hitler crucified Jesus?! Have they even read the Bible? Everyone knows it was Stalin!!!
     
  16. Killjoy Propelling The Farce!! Valued Senior Member

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    DAMN IT TO HELL, MAN !!!

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  18. GeoffP Caput gerat lupinum Valued Senior Member

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    I see the graphic artist decided that the tank crew - in addition to their small arms - would employ only the coaxial machinegun, rather than the main gun of the presumably M3 Stuart tank.

    Because firing your 37mm main weapon from a tank parachuting behind enemy lines as a Japanese Zero arcs in at you - well, that would just be silly.
     
  19. GeoffP Caput gerat lupinum Valued Senior Member

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    In similar vein to the Superman cover above, I give you:

    "Long John Silver and the (Ass) Pirates"

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    "Aaarh! I'll bet ye thinks I molested yon large-headed man-childe w' enigmatically supportive expression! Har har! I'll have ye know, I ne'er touched 'im! At least, not until tonight!"

    Note the collapsed pirate at low centre, who seems unable to come to grips with the enormous horror of pederasty.
     
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  20. Dywyddyr Penguinaciously duckalicious. Valued Senior Member

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    Or maybe he's just put out because he thought he was LJS's true love.
     
  21. Dywyddyr Penguinaciously duckalicious. Valued Senior Member

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    And no-one had the sense to stay under armour and fire the bow MG either.
    Nor the (okay, usually removed) extra MGs that would be on either side in the squared-off cutout just below the elbow of the guy lying down.
    Obviously the US gov't picked a less-than smart crew to parachute into enemy terrotory.

    Presumably they all died and that's why it became Jeb Stuart's* Haunted Tank.

    * I'm open to correction here as it's close to 4-1/2 decades since I last saw a copy of Whoever's Haunted Tank...
    (He says, in a probably vain effort to reduce his public geek rating).
     
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    ANY comic book written for girls...
     
  23. GeoffP Caput gerat lupinum Valued Senior Member

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    You know, from the title I would have hoped for a slightly different cover.

    I mean thought there'd be a slightly different cover.

    Whew! I'm sure no one noticed.
     

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