tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post310509733138206562..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: In Which I Speak the Name of Fear ItselfScipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-5706923441279648852009-12-11T14:50:05.288-05:002009-12-11T14:50:05.288-05:00A friend of mine's granma is just like Aunt Ha...A friend of mine's granma is just like Aunt Harriet! In looks, not in evilness...Datinghttp://www.luvfree.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-7375389893978810822007-07-06T14:56:00.000-05:002007-07-06T14:56:00.000-05:00Not a fan, Scipio? Even after she saved Batman fro...<I>Not a fan, Scipio? Even after she saved Batman from getting married to Marsha, Queen of Diamonds, that one time?</I><BR/><BR/>True, being married to Marsha Queen of Diamonds could do strange things to people. It made Gomez Addams briefly and erroneously believe he was the Riddler.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-54110410876629963742007-07-02T06:59:00.000-05:002007-07-02T06:59:00.000-05:00And was it Roy Thomas that decided that Roy Harper...<I>And was it Roy Thomas that decided that Roy Harper and Jim Harper were related.</I><BR/><BR/>Hmm, no, I think that was Bob Rozakis. RT did decide that the Earth-Two Dick Grayson was related to Chuck Grayson, lab assistant to Robert (Robotman) Crane, though, which begs the question of why the state allowed an unrelated bachelor to take the orphaned boy into his home if he had living family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-68949016004002359442007-07-02T06:28:00.000-05:002007-07-02T06:28:00.000-05:00totaltoyz- If you really want to know how far down...totaltoyz- If you really want to know how far down that rabbit-hole goes, I have two words for you: Wold Newton. Roy Thomas's family tree mania has Philip José Farmer's fingerprints all over it.Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00679456592657711270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-66971171145272136012007-07-01T21:59:00.000-05:002007-07-01T21:59:00.000-05:00No, no, no.He's in a secret, underground storage f...No, no, no.<BR/>He's in a secret, underground storage facility.<BR/>"just in case"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1441073808090694252007-07-01T20:48:00.000-05:002007-07-01T20:48:00.000-05:00Heh.I like that one, Will.I'm guessing Kenny Brave...Heh.<BR/><BR/>I like that one, Will.<BR/><BR/>I'm guessing Kenny Braverman was later found floating face down in Gotham Bay.Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-87301501434562784442007-07-01T17:45:00.000-05:002007-07-01T17:45:00.000-05:00I picture her collapsing on a bust Gotham street, ...I picture her collapsing on a bust Gotham street, no one noticing the faint beam of red from the heavens.<BR/> Cut to: Batman and Superman in the Batcave.<BR/><BR/> BATMAN:<BR/>Thanks Clark. Now to throw off suspicion let's pretend to hate each other for the next few years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-8358573923911776592007-07-01T09:01:00.000-05:002007-07-01T09:01:00.000-05:00Not a fan, Scipio? Even after she saved Batman fr...Not a fan, Scipio? Even after she saved Batman from getting married to Marsha, Queen of Diamonds, that one time?Bill D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18013121134005443309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-26509716551822012582007-06-30T09:46:00.000-05:002007-06-30T09:46:00.000-05:00Morrison will bring her back.Morrison will bring her back.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12018099285669735809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-45193527491710588612007-06-30T08:36:00.000-05:002007-06-30T08:36:00.000-05:00Boy those are some nasty death scenes! I always a...Boy those are some nasty death scenes! I always assumed that she had a heart attack while making love to Alfred. They'd been having a torrid affair for YEARS, and one night, it was just too much for her. <BR/><BR/>But she died with a smile on her face.SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-66227678407655642022007-06-30T06:33:00.000-05:002007-06-30T06:33:00.000-05:00Thanks for that picture of a leering Liberace. No...Thanks for that picture of a leering Liberace. Now I won't sleep for a week, hearing that horrific voice of his rise up from the back of my mind late at night...<BR/><BR/>Brrr...Harvey Jerkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118848012122050416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-59294832249597686722007-06-30T03:13:00.000-05:002007-06-30T03:13:00.000-05:00Omg, a friend of mine's granma is just like Aunt H...Omg, a friend of mine's granma is just like Aunt Harriet! In looks, not in evilness...<BR/><BR/>And was it Roy Thomas that decided that Roy Harper and Jim Harper were related.MaGnUshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06351888054411049033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-81691553993654056972007-06-29T22:16:00.000-05:002007-06-29T22:16:00.000-05:00I was half-kidding about her being Dan Richards' d...I was half-kidding about her being Dan Richards' daughter and Marcie Cooper's mother; my own nod at Rascally Roy's propensity for making everyone with the name last name related. (Contrary to popular belief it was Roy Thomas, not James Robinson, who decided that Ted {Starman} Knight and Sandra {Phantom Lady} Knight were cousins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-41913408985443321562007-06-29T19:38:00.000-05:002007-06-29T19:38:00.000-05:00I think the last time Aunt Harriet appeared was in...I think the last time Aunt Harriet appeared was in one of those Robin solo stories that appeared in Batman Family, back when he was attending Hudson U.<BR/><BR/>It was a Christmas story centring aound Dick trying to corral some crooks (disguised as charity Santas) before he has to catch a flight back home to Gotham. By the time he has succeeded, the airport is snowed in. Dick goes to spend Christmas with his girlfriend and her afmily, only to find Bruce, Alfred and Aunt Harriet waiting for him. The story ends with them all gathered around a piano singing Christmas carols (no, really).<BR/><BR/>I think it was established in the comics that Harriet was Dick's aunt, but whether she was the sister of John or Mary Grayson was never stated. If it was Mary, she still could be Dan Richards daughter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-47728190768463474392007-06-29T19:18:00.000-05:002007-06-29T19:18:00.000-05:00I demand Aunt Harriet Heroclix!I demand Aunt Harriet Heroclix!Josh-2https://www.blogger.com/profile/03247712738694239155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-65831057714238497472007-06-29T18:12:00.000-05:002007-06-29T18:12:00.000-05:00You know, I've heard it said that she was added to...You know, I've heard it said that she was added to the show to keep Bruce and Dick from looking gay.<BR/><BR/>Tallk about topsy-Turvy Silver-Age Logic. "Oh, these two young gym queens live with a elder maiden aunt. They MUST be straight!" Does that scan true for anyone? Anyone? Bueller?Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14223729618558638499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-47817196888952717882007-06-29T14:33:00.000-05:002007-06-29T14:33:00.000-05:00I'm secretly hoping she'll show up again soon..."H...I'm secretly hoping she'll show up again soon...<BR/><BR/>"HARRIET COOPER; you have the ability to instill great fear..."Scipiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-66557525852993022202007-06-29T13:44:00.000-05:002007-06-29T13:44:00.000-05:00Like everyone in Batman's life dies...at the hands...Like everyone in Batman's life dies...at the hands of the Joker, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-70059684201930109192007-06-29T12:56:00.000-05:002007-06-29T12:56:00.000-05:00Well, clearly, it was she who killed Alfred in the...Well, clearly, it was she who killed Alfred in the first place, or tried to, because Alfred actually faked his death with his secret British spy skills.<BR/><BR/>Then one day while Aunt Harriet was nosing shopping, a black van with the driver's seat on the wrong side pulled up, a thin man in a ski mask pulled Harriet inside, and Alfred showed up at the mansion the next day to report for work as if nothing had happened.<BR/><BR/>Aunt Harriet was never seen again.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772087090448461047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-16286361531325724372007-06-29T12:54:00.000-05:002007-06-29T12:54:00.000-05:00You know, I just had a thought that proves beyond ...You know, I just had a thought that proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that I've read too many Roy Thomas stories over the years.<BR/><BR/>Aunt Harriet's last name is Cooper, and she's a widow.<BR/><BR/>She must be the mother of Marcie Cooper, the evil Harlequin from <I>Infinity Inc</I>, and therefore the daughter of Dan Richards, the Golden-Age Manhunter (the one with the dog).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-38258927409843239522007-06-29T12:25:00.000-05:002007-06-29T12:25:00.000-05:00I'm sure she fell into some Bat-Nuclear-Reactor on...I'm sure she fell into some Bat-Nuclear-Reactor on a production set somewhere.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Scipio. Your blog always makes my day a little better. A package will be heading your way next week. More Jean Loring ammo. :-)argh.simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16548192000865786179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-8791311395037467142007-06-29T12:03:00.000-05:002007-06-29T12:03:00.000-05:00How would Aunt Harriet die? My first guess would ...How would Aunt Harriet die? My first guess would be felled by a vengeful sniper's bullet after Bruce and Dick reveal their secret identities on live television, in a moment of blinding stupidity. Oh. Wait. Nevermind. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I'd like to think that somewhere in the multi-verse Aunt Harriet plays bridge on Wednesday nights with Aunt May, the clone (actress?) Aunt May that passed away in ASM #400, and the evil Earth-3 Martha Kent.Michael Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13554036620025731552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-22067732306980526502007-06-29T10:43:00.000-05:002007-06-29T10:43:00.000-05:00The panel of Harriet looking down the elevator sha...The panel of Harriet looking down the elevator shaft should be followed by one of exactly the same frame, same shaft, same view, but with Harriet gone from the top, replaced by a little gloved hand, with tell-tale spikes, thrust out palm first.<BR/><BR/>And maybe - maybe - some plump little matronly legs pointing up out of the lower right corner.Chancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226145896576592193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-63917713708419089072007-06-29T10:35:00.000-05:002007-06-29T10:35:00.000-05:00Hey Scipio, not sure if you saw this before, but y...Hey Scipio, not sure if you saw this before, but your blog is officially rater "R":<BR/><BR/>http://mingle2.com/blog-rating<BR/><BR/>All this talk of Aunt Harriet's death must have done it.Patrick Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244280974612331889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-59044554538639204382007-06-29T10:18:00.000-05:002007-06-29T10:18:00.000-05:00I'm gonna need an Ann Harriet action figure to com...I'm gonna need an Ann Harriet action figure to complete my Bat Cave shelf. With tar mopping action!Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08558559691963639123noreply@blogger.com