DC In 1978 Was The Bizzaro Version Of DC 2013

Let us check out a blast from the past, a time when things at DC were a little bit different:

Wait...DC had letters pages?

Wait...DC cared about, and actually solicited, fan opinon?

Wait...DC actually gave fans what they wanted?

Wait...DC listened to fan wishes to bring back a long absent fan favorite female character, and the co-publisher didn't stall opine that they didn't want to "rush" to re-introduce her, that they were waiting for her "to emerge naturally"???

Truly, this must have come from Bizarro world!!

Anyhoo, back to the fan poll. Interesting that Zatanna crushed the competition so handily, getting more votes than #2 & #3 combined.

Captain Comet #2? Really? Today he's pretty much a forgotten character, but I guess that back in 1978 he was pretty popular. His starring role in Secret Society Of Super-Villains certainly helped here, I'm sure...

Black Lightning and Supergirl were in a virtual tie. Kara received more 1st place votes, but Jefferson had deeper support, receiving a fair amount more total votes. Interesting.

I'm a bit surprised that Metamorpho didn't finish higher...

Who else might of gotten votes? It's interesting, because in 1978 a lot of people we'd think of as obvious candidates were a) relegated to Earth-2 or Earth-S or Earth-X pre-Crisis; or b) hadn't been created yet...no Outsiders, no Infinity Inc members, no "new" Titans...

Firestorm was pretty new, but he wasn't that much newer than Black Lightning...who else is left, that wasn't already a member? Creeper? Orion? One of the Metal Men? Adam Strange? Swamp Thing? Shade? One of the sidekicks? Surely I'm forgetting someone...

Hey, Bob Rozakis, if you're reading this, I'd love to see that "complete tally." Got one laying around?

From Justice League Of America #160 (1978)

Superman Sings About Kryptonian Ghettos???

There's a throw down goin' on at the Superman Museum, and Black Lightning is there:

"I wonder if they had ghettos on Krypton" might be the best question I've ever heard!!

I've just had visions of young Jor-El working his way through Science Council College as a private dick, helping Krypton's down and out, going to his ghetto contact Hug-Ie B'Ear for tips, opining "This ghetto is Krypton's real Phantom Zone!"

Even better, it can turn out that instead of Kandor, Brainiac bottled up a Krytponian ghetto, so now Kal-El can vacation down there by re-opening his dad's detective business!!

I wonder if, in Kryptonian ghettos, the people own cars or boats...

And Superman can then sing this song, as a way to raise funds for the Kandorian slums:


This is why they don't allow me to write comic books!

From World's Finest Comics #258 (1979)

Friday Night Fights--Car Wash Style!!

You know what we need more of in Friday Night Fights?

Showdowns in ghetto car washes, that's what.

Tobias Whale has defected from the criminal organization The 100 (so, what, they're "The 99" now?) for the love of a woman.

And Black Lightning is dumb enough to trust him. And we let Jefferson teach our children?

Anyhoo, after much backstabbing and treachery, they end up battling in the only car wash in Suicide Slum (Why the only one? "Mostly because the good citizens can't afford cars!" opines Jefferson. This obviously ties in to Batman's statement that "Ghetto people don't own boats!" Hmm, I sense a series coming on...)

 Anyway, the fight is on:

KCHOK!!!!!

Spacebooger insists that you play the following video while reading the fight, because you can't have a story about a ghetto car wash without Rose Royce!!


The cleanest fight ever comes courtesy of Denny O'Neill, Rich Buchler and Romeo Tanghal in World's Finest Comics #258 (1979)

Now is the time for you to go and vote for my fight. Why? Because it's always cool...and the boss don't mind sometimes if you act the fool!! So go and vote, dammit!!

Final Crisis: Submit--The Corrected Version

After yesterday's stunning announcement, I thought that I would get the jump on the trade and make the correction for Grant Morrison:

You're welcome.

Now excuse me, I have to go re-alphabetize all my Beyoncé albums...