tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post114731052476632906..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: The Ultra-Dynamo's Super PowerScipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147382654855253682006-05-11T16:24:00.000-05:002006-05-11T16:24:00.000-05:00The editors changed it to Doog, for unknown reason...<I>The editors changed it to Doog, for unknown reasons.</I><BR/><BR/>Clearly, Dr. Doom used his celebrated time machine to travel back in 1941 and retroactively sue for copyright infringement!David Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985574193396205518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147378764814251592006-05-11T15:19:00.000-05:002006-05-11T15:19:00.000-05:00Counter-example: Doogie Howser, MD.Ah, but it's a ...<I>Counter-example: Doogie Howser, MD.</I><BR/><BR/>Ah, but it's a little known fact that Dr. Doog is in fact an older incarnation of young Dr. Howser who has travelled back in time to menace the original Starman.<BR/><BR/>And trust me, you don't want to know what happened to Corky from Life Goes On.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147370634809013232006-05-11T13:03:00.000-05:002006-05-11T13:03:00.000-05:00And they added a (presumably) silent "E" on the en...And they added a (presumably) silent "E" on the end when "Dr. Doome" fought the Seven Soldiers of Victory!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147367452150702852006-05-11T12:10:00.000-05:002006-05-11T12:10:00.000-05:00ESpecially since "DOom" backwards is "Mood", and i...ESpecially since "DOom" backwards is "Mood", and in 1941, the world wasn't ready for a villain whose superpower was EMO.<BR/><BR/>...shouldn't he be wearing a Yellow Bathrobe of <B>Doog</B>?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147356540146850492006-05-11T09:09:00.000-05:002006-05-11T09:09:00.000-05:00Actually, when Burnley wrote it, the villains name...Actually, when Burnley wrote it, the villains name was Dr. Doom.<BR/><BR/>The editors changed it to Doog, for unknown reasons.<BR/><BR/>Thank goodness! How stupid and over the top would it be to call a villain "Dr. Doom"?Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147354781201140242006-05-11T08:39:00.000-05:002006-05-11T08:39:00.000-05:00Doog! Spelled backwards it's good. Yet another exa...<I>Doog! Spelled backwards it's good. Yet another example of name-as-destiny.</I><BR/><BR/>Holy charactonyms, Batman! Would you believe I never noticed that about Doog's name? Wonder if there's a Dr. Ecin kicking about somewhere?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147326564144515072006-05-11T00:49:00.000-05:002006-05-11T00:49:00.000-05:00Ultra-dynamo is so much more...dynamic... than, sa...Ultra-dynamo is so much more...dynamic... than, say, "metagene."Marc Burkhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949686463975572297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147319368602537942006-05-10T22:49:00.000-05:002006-05-10T22:49:00.000-05:00The ony thing that could make those panels better ...The ony thing that could make those panels better would be zipatone.Sleestakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512281434803286602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147316217746241112006-05-10T21:56:00.000-05:002006-05-10T21:56:00.000-05:00There's a bit in Jones's Men of Tomorrow where he ...There's a bit in Jones's <I>Men of Tomorrow</I> where he explains that in the late thirties and early forties, "super" was used as an all-purpose superlative modifier for all sorts of stuff, both tangible (product: this is super soap!) and in- (event: that was a super party!). It is possible that the ungood doctor was not referring to the machine's super-power, but to its great, extraordinary power.<BR/><BR/>And yeah, this was obscure pedantry calculated to cover my not having a <B>real</B> answer to your question.<BR/><BR/>In any case, Golden Age Starman rocks!Walakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320268370872417847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147315041216016892006-05-10T21:37:00.000-05:002006-05-10T21:37:00.000-05:00Counter-example: Doogie Howser, MD.Counter-example: Doogie Howser, MD.Mark Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017455633323112356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1147314738195115772006-05-10T21:32:00.000-05:002006-05-10T21:32:00.000-05:00Doog! Spelled backwards it's good. Yet another exa...Doog! Spelled backwards it's <I>good</I>. Yet another example of name-as-destiny.Bullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708103213119467419noreply@blogger.com