Yesterday we witnessed Supergirl fighting a gorilla, and I briefly touched upon the villain of the piece--
STARFIRE--who restored my faith in comic books?
Who is Starfire? Long forgotten, she was incredibly evil, while incredibly
fashionable. She would have been a perfect
Austin Powers villain, the crazy woman who changed outfits
EVERY SINGLE SCENE!!![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOOBTWTKLMeiz0760PR8N_zA2uUR91OB7wqLK6HW8wDo2l72yBlnWBamiPOs1SIKNJs-LC359RAH2RnWncYJzQ2-B265HEyz2r8y5oRBft8e-I6IiEY5-1ExiJ9qIHr7dBV3DQsEhiWGq/s400/scan0044.jpg)
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Yes, this is all in
one issue...this woman changes outfits more often than
Cher...and they keep getting
modder and
more villainous!![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4MRUTgbJwMZI8r24PjeLxC_4wA4t68z6eHGxioiVItmT6i_Cg-SsRY2PxPjup9l6vCQVQT0skQMkaxk_8_9hDHhpnmvp3NUU1avetRFxyuxrEGwFnyfIxdjxbDhZKGW8mTIz8Vff_gtF/s400/scan0049.jpg)
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How
awesome is Starfire?? She has
gun-toting super-models as henchmen!
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And her plan, well, is kinda straight outta
Zoolander by way of
Dr. Evil:
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(No, I don't know the correct order to read all those word balloons in, either...just think of it as a make your own adventure book!)
And how will Starfire accomplish this plan?
BIO-WARFARE!!![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhaYJ7Pw7Yy8JYBRai1_uQg9Q0ze44xj3pZ9phhs3aljBg9wTWHKz9eQi31g-U37N9-Mlr5KJX6p7C2FVN39PvbrgTBeMO649JPcdJ8YUMaWB_MZXwkfuZOC3Q_SQEzvoj6aEo0u1UFop/s400/scan0056.jpg)
And you know what? The damned plan
works!
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Oh, Starfire, you clothing horse, you stealer of bold fashion designs, you eye-patch-wearing commander of an evil army of models...why haven't we seen you post-Crisis?
Why??We conclude with the
greatest caption in the history of comic books:
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My God--someone at
DC resurrect Starfire--
NOW!!!From Adventure Comics #405 (1971)
1 comment:
gotta agree with her, bring her back. Hell bring her back in her own mini series. And since we are in a post feminist project runway world let's bring back that old bit where readers can design some of her outfits.
Lazarus Lupin
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