Approaching this discussion from a different point of view...
I think it is fascinating (and very affirming) that in the brief time since the scan was posted there has been so interest, expressed as polite and civil discussion.
Further, in the brief time since the scan was post here, the author has commented (twice), the issues have been covered at other sites, and a retcon/clarification has already been announced for a future issue.
Perhaps the many contributing voices here have accomplished something today?
That is the view I choose to take from all of this. Honest inquiry and civil discourse CAN affect change (slow, slight and incremental though it might be).