tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post7963059635391770751..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: Society Signatures: Dr. FateScipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-460737226766803992007-07-16T21:32:00.000-05:002007-07-16T21:32:00.000-05:00Bill, that panel is the art of Howard Sherman. Ac...Bill, that panel is the art of Howard Sherman. According to Lambiek:<BR/><BR/><I>Howard Sherman was an artist of DC Comics in the 1940s and 1950s. He was the regular artist of the 'Dr. Fate' comic. He drew stories featuring the characters in More Fun issues 55 through 73 in the period 1940-1943. Between 1945 and 1963, he worked on many other DC features. He had a brief stint on 'Batman' in 1946, before he went to do 'The Wyoming Kid', 'Vigilante', 'Congo Bill', 'Congorilla', 'Foley of the Fightin' 5th', 'Kit Carson', 'Space Cabby', and others. He was the creator of 'Tommy Tomorrow' in 1947. After his comic book career ended, he went on to do educational film strips for Hy Ross Associates and toy package design for Remco Industries.</I>Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-52938095500728833292007-07-16T14:57:00.000-05:002007-07-16T14:57:00.000-05:00Scipio -- whose art IS that in the jack kirby-esqu...Scipio -- whose art IS that in the jack kirby-esque panel? or did kirby draw an issue of Dr. Fate that I don't know about?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-83651879747365844502007-07-15T20:42:00.000-05:002007-07-15T20:42:00.000-05:00Scipio, I'm really enjoying this series. You are t...Scipio, I'm really enjoying this series. You are truly a master of taking comic book panels out of context for comedic effect. Can't wait to see more of the JSA! (I'm certain the Atom is a vending machine of punch lines.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-4631675139197286902007-07-15T17:41:00.000-05:002007-07-15T17:41:00.000-05:00Who would've thunk - - - Dr. Fate - Glue Huffer....Who would've thunk - - -<BR/><BR/> Dr. Fate - Glue Huffer.<BR/><BR/>For shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-63884293759220850402007-07-15T15:06:00.000-05:002007-07-15T15:06:00.000-05:00I feel really sorry for that poor guy in the orang...I feel really sorry for that poor guy in the orange suit. Now, that was a fellow to whom DC should have ginen the Killing Joke treatment in the mid-80s.<BR/><BR/>These panels could easily come from Garth Ennis's 'The Boys'; insane characters in ridiculous costumes doing degrading, belittling and plain vile things to unsuspecting citizens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-64760890308990515352007-07-15T14:50:00.000-05:002007-07-15T14:50:00.000-05:00Actually the half helmat was later.Took most of hi...Actually the half helmat was later.<BR/>Took most of his powers and made him, like sandman, just another generic guy.<BR/><BR/>Lameness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-61640898606949166982007-07-15T13:34:00.000-05:002007-07-15T13:34:00.000-05:00I think it's fair to say that for Dr. Fate (and ma...I think it's fair to say that for Dr. Fate (and many heroes of his day) his characterization was both vague and variable.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-11895194118180460792007-07-15T12:21:00.000-05:002007-07-15T12:21:00.000-05:00Worst homemade gas mask ever.So, apparently, Dr. F...Worst homemade gas mask ever.<BR/><BR/>So, apparently, Dr. Fate in his original appearances had no powers? Because if he has to MacGyver up a terrible gas mask and employ tiny, ineffectual kid sidekicks and actually wrestle a bad guy (or clean his stables, if you will), isn't he just some guy with a tiny, tiny half-helmet and not a magician at all?Chancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226145896576592193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-77983230721293804022007-07-15T11:23:00.000-05:002007-07-15T11:23:00.000-05:00Yeah, Jon, I've never heard it called "cleaning th...Yeah, Jon, I've never heard it called "cleaning the modern Augean stables" before...Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-3993256873416954792007-07-15T11:04:00.000-05:002007-07-15T11:04:00.000-05:00That's just the Jock-Cup Of Fate, one of Nabu's le...That's just the Jock-Cup Of Fate, one of Nabu's lesser known magical talismans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-54721456120803198642007-07-15T09:58:00.000-05:002007-07-15T09:58:00.000-05:00Dr. Fate looks really excited to be riding that gu...Dr. Fate looks really excited to be riding that guy's back.Jon Hexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13599387638866026637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-16364865079879832222007-07-15T05:52:00.000-05:002007-07-15T05:52:00.000-05:00From this day forward I will attempt to use "bekni...From this day forward I will attempt to use "beknickered" in my daily conversations.naladahchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02105525754360171571noreply@blogger.com