That Time The Vision Went On The Tonight Show With Charo And Pee-Wee Herman!

You remember back in the day when John Byrne ruined the Vision, right?

Well, he almost redeemed himself by having the Vision go on Johnny Carson.

See, it turns out that after his transformation, no one recognized our favorite syntheziod:

Gee, a little bit of self-aware commentary there, Mr. Byrne?

Well, the Vision takes that advice to heart...

And, in his logical mind, the best move is...

To interrupt a taping of the Tonight Show!!

And based on the audience reaction...

...yeah, he really does need the PR!

Johnny knows how to roll with the unexpected...

Did I mention Charo was a guest that night?

Sigh...

Well, Vision's TV appearance was no doubt effect, but it also amused the hell out of his teammates:

Reminder: you were only allowed to be on Byrne's West Coast Avengers if you wore red and/or black, or gave up color altogether. No one knows why...

From Avengers Spotlight #23 (1989)

Friday Night Fights--Triple Doom Style!!

Short but sweet for tonight's Friday Night Fights!

Three Doctor Dooms have taken over the grand opening of the Avengers' new headquarters. Surprise--they're Doombots!

So Captain America takes care of his:

The Vision--who is radder than you think--has little problem with his:

And finally, well, it's Rage against the machine!

Triple knock-out!!!

Spacebooger want to see an all-out Doombot vs. LMD war.

3 Doombots, 3 loud finishes from Avengers #333 (1991), by Larry Hama, Herb Trimpe (breakdowns) and Tom Morgan & Reggie Jones (finishes)

Now is the time for you to go and vote for my fight. Why? Where there's 3 Doombots, there are probably more--so be safe and vote for the only proven Doombot eliminator! Now go vote!!

Friday Night Fights--You Don't Understand Style!!

I've had the Vision (who is radder than you think) fighting Wonder Man before on Friday Night Fights.

But brothers, you know?

Simon is reveling in how much he and the Vision are alike, and how that means they can relate and be great siblings.

The Vision, who is going through a bit of an identity crisis, is having none of that...

WHACK!!

Spacebooger is convinced that every generation should have its own Vision/Wonderman smackdown.

Sibling rivalry from Avengers #23 (1999), by Kurt Busiek, George Perez and Al Vey

Now is the time for you to go and vote for my fight. Why? Because it's fun to watch Simon Williams get smacked around, that's why! Now go vote!!

Manic Monday Bonus--Someone Have Nate Silver Analyze This Poll...

In the letters page of Avengers #396 (1996), they printed the results of a poll of everyone's favorite Avengers:

Please note:

A) Hank Pym probably gets a somewhat unfair boost because of his multiple identities. Because, really, Hank Pym as the second favorite Avenger? I don't think I want to live in that world...

B) Clearly, the Vision IS radder than you think!!

C) How in the hell can you not have the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Beast on this list?!? How?!?! What is the matter with you, America? Oh, my stars and garters!

D) Given that the Hulk hadn't been an active Avenger for 23 years, #16-20 should be pretty embarrassed by their performance.

E) Wonder Man doesn't even make the top 20? Ouch, babe.

F) Quicksilver at #7? Really? I mean, there are Quicksilver fans out there? Who like him better than any other Avenger? What a strange world this is...

G) I see The Forgotten One lived up to his name...

H) I would have expected Janet to finish higher...

Friday Night Fights--Even An Android Can Kick Ass Style!!

OK, so my "Shang-Chi and Moon Knight team up against robot mummy with laser eyes" fight got trounced last week.

Fine.

So let's bring out the big guns for this week's Friday Night Fights, shall we?

Long time readers know of my undying affection for the Fantastic Four. And they also know that, unquestionably, the Vision is radder than you think.

So what happens when my two great tastes come together?

Klaw and the Mad Thinker have teamed up, because comics, to destroy the FF. And their method? Use Klaw's solid sound constructs and some surreptitious reprogramming from Thinker, to make the Vision believe that Marvel's First Family had kidnapped Wanda and was planning to kill her.

So movie night at the Baxter Building becomes fight night as the Vision sneaks in and takes Sue out offscreen...

Well, that's it, fight ove--what?!?

Oh, yeah, it's on like Donkey Kong!

DING!! DING!!

[SPOILER ALERT: The Vision got better. The villains were trounced. Ben had a Strohs.]

Spacebooger is beginning to believe that maybe, just maybe, the Vision might just be a little bit rad.

You know who are not in doubt about the Vision's radness? Roger McKenzie, Rick Leonardi and Josef Rubinstein in Marvel Fanfare #14 (1984), that's who!!

Now is the time for you to go and vote in my fight. Why? After my defeat last week, my spirits need picking up. So vote!!!