tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post1727927093149857204..comments2024-03-22T21:30:12.908-04:00Comments on Slay, Monstrobot of the Deep!!: Manic Monday--Your Tax Dollars At Work!snellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06181997862745538999noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post-47677758024601968492012-04-22T22:45:45.612-04:002012-04-22T22:45:45.612-04:00The Knight's Dependants Act was a post-Crisis ...The Knight's Dependants Act was a post-Crisis invention, IIRC. Barbara's history changed a bit post-Crisis and she apparently became Batgirl at a younger age than she did pre-Crisis.<br /><br />Pre-Crisis Barbara was presumably at least 25 when she served in Congress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post-56508316656379458642012-03-08T09:28:08.646-05:002012-03-08T09:28:08.646-05:00The Black Condor and Phantom Lady crossed over to ...The Black Condor and Phantom Lady crossed over to Earth 1 with the Freedom Fighters. They even had an adventure with Babs (and Kathy).<br /><br />http://www.comics.org/issue/32206/cover/4/<br /><br />@-3- As for Dick, didn't the Earth 2 version serve as UN Ambassador to South Africa in the Seventies. Obviously, he inspired Batwing.Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post-6403656518704999612012-03-06T21:04:24.677-05:002012-03-06T21:04:24.677-05:00Hey, wait a minute. This was pre-crisis, and the C...Hey, wait a minute. This was pre-crisis, and the Condor/Phantom were on Earth-X and/or Earth-2!! So how could it have been applied to Barbara!?!?!snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181997862745538999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post-84912750400188647212012-03-06T18:12:44.422-05:002012-03-06T18:12:44.422-05:00Yes... but, let's be honest: How much damage t...Yes... but, let's be honest: How much damage to the political system can be caused by an uneducated Mongolian raised by vultures identity-thefting a sitting senator? :) What's really funny is that that isn't a random reference on my part: the Knight Dependants Act in question is almost certainly something ol' Black Condor drafted and got passed, since it was originally apparently designed to benefit his teammate, the Phantom Lady. It really IS his fault!American Hawkmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post-67155545596381183842012-03-05T15:59:30.483-05:002012-03-05T15:59:30.483-05:00I...I really wish that we could have Batman burst ...I...I really wish that we could have Batman burst through a door on the floor of Congress and win the day.<br /><br />*sigh*SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post-59630677938644616522012-03-05T12:18:22.152-05:002012-03-05T12:18:22.152-05:00Hey! What about Earth-2 Dick Grayson? There's ...Hey! What about Earth-2 Dick Grayson? There's something nagging in the back of my head that says he had a political connection, too. <br /><i>(But i'm getting old and feeble minded, so who knows?)</i>-3-noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post-90678394438584239782012-03-05T10:34:23.872-05:002012-03-05T10:34:23.872-05:00Am Hawk--thanks for the info. There are definitely...Am Hawk--thanks for the info. There are definitely gaps in my DC Bronze Age trivia knowledge :-)<br /><br />And remember, no one KNEW that he was an uneducated Mongolian raised by vultures. he just took the guys place (and even his fiancee didn't notice!!)snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181997862745538999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post-91368416005122867972012-03-05T09:51:18.695-05:002012-03-05T09:51:18.695-05:00It's actually been established that the Knight...It's actually been established that the Knight Dependants Act is what allowed Barbara to serve as Congresswoman, even though she was younger than the Constitutional requirement. That makes nothing resembling sense, as an Act shouldn't be able to override the Constitution, but yet, here we are. At least it was given an explanation of some kind. Politics in the DCU hasn't made since since they let an uneducated Mongolian raised by vultures replace a sitting senator. :)American Hawkmannoreply@blogger.com