Boss Annova, head of the Metropolis underworld, is cheesed off that Plastic Man is busting all of then street level criminals. So he decides to take a radical step:
Yes, he hires Rice O'Rooney, The San Francisco Threat.
That hurts, but in a glorious way.
You punk kids who don't get the joke, get some culture, will you?
From Plastic Man #15 (1976)
So...terrible. And yet, so hilarious.
ReplyDeleteBlame it on the Boss Annova, the dance of love.
ReplyDeleteYou also have to love a crime boss who throws discretion to the wind and identifies himself to the secretary taking his call as the kingpin of all street crime in Metropolis.
ReplyDeleteIn fairness, it was a Plastic Man story, so "discretion to the wind" was probably the least of its sins against realism...
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