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Tweak says, "Put it on me...I want you safe"

volksjager (volksjager) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-05-13 09:07:00

Current music:	Black mayonaise "cute like a stomach pump"
Entry tags:	char: comet the super-horse, char: krypto the superdog, char: streaky the super-cat, char: supergirl/kara zor-el, char: superman/clark kent, group: legion of super-pets, publisher: dc comics

Supergirl's kill spree on the the Superpets

Maybe she catches super swing-flu...

No pet is safe...

This is the first issue I have read personly with Comet the superhorse. All I can say is it's a seriously fucked up situation. Catherine the the Great fucked up...

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	kagome654 2009-05-13 08:57 am UTC (link)
	I see Superman is being his usual sympathetic and understanding self. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	volksjager 2009-05-13 09:00 am UTC (link)
	I have always noticed Supes relationship with Supergirl has been this way. Next Question, if Comet could speak,how come the rest of the superpet couldn't. When wil the Silver age make sense ? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kagome654 2009-05-13 09:07 am UTC (link)
	Comet was originally a centaur, iirc, so his speaking (albeit telepathically...) makes some sense. Though one would think he'd speak/think in Greek or some dead tongue. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	volksjager 2009-05-13 09:14 am UTC (link)
	Comet is speaking telepathically ? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kagome654 2009-05-13 09:20 am UTC (link)
	Er, maybe not here, since in retrospect those look an awful lot like regular speech bubbles, but I'm pretty sure he does communicate telepathically on occasion. Or maybe I'm just confused again. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	volksjager 2009-05-13 09:30 am UTC (link)
	Oh , who knows. I recall seeing thought ballons on Krypto but it didn'r seem anyone else could "hear" them. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	icon_uk 2009-05-13 09:21 am UTC (link)
	Well, he is telepathic and normally can't talk so I'd guess "yes", hence the "I'm reading your mind" comment. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	jkcarrier 2009-05-13 09:26 am UTC (link)
	Yes, Comet's "dialogue" is usually in thought balloons. The fact that he's speaking out loud here is meant to be a clue that he's an imposter. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	volksjager 2009-05-13 09:31 am UTC (link)
	I see. (Reply to this) (Parent)

nagaoka
2009-05-13 09:00 am UTC (link)

"Super-horse vanished just like krypto, streaky, and mr mxyzptlk!"

Huh? Did she "kill" mxyzptlk too or is she just bringing it up for no real reason.

She certainly wasn't being very careful though. Comet's death looked intentional ("oh, I tripped...somehow. Oops sorry super-horse") and she had to have been really careless to let her mother walk across the room and touch her.

I also like how superman seems to be rubbing it in. Harsh.

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	volksjager 2009-05-13 09:06 am UTC (link)
	Yes, she checks all the usual sources for trouble and kills Mxyzptlk accidentlly. (Reply to this) (Parent)

icon_uk
2009-05-13 09:04 am UTC (link)

Ah yes, "Mole World", whose main inhabitants look nothing at all like moles, but do seem to resemble WORMS in both form and function. What, "Wormworld" too hard to say Kara?

You begin to see why the writers of this era named a shapeshifter "Chameleon Boy" when his powers have bugger all to do with Chameleons or any variety of blending in (which at least works as an excuse for the TARDIS Chameleon circuit, which WAS supposed to make sure the TARDIS blended into it's surroundings)

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	volksjager 2009-05-13 09:13 am UTC (link)
	Classic "bait and switch" they found Moleworld got more traffic than wormworld... (Reply to this) (Parent)

	comicoz 2009-05-13 09:38 am UTC (link)
	Supes spotted this "from another galaxy"? Wow, I knew he had good vision, but that's taking it to another extreme! On another note, how did it end up? I have a morbid curiousity, and don't get how they all "just disappeared". (Reply to this) (Thread)

	thandrak 2009-05-13 11:01 am UTC (link)
	Impostor aliens trying to trick Supergirl into leaving the planet or kill herself or remove her powers, I forget which, so they could take her form and do the same to Superman. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	volksjager 2009-05-13 12:35 pm UTC (link)
	SG was delivering canisters for the UN (don't ask) and the Aliens took it as hostle act. They made it seem she was killing everything she touched to get her to stop. It was the Silver age ....waddah'ya want? Ironically it turns out to be Donald Rumsfeld. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	comicoz 2009-05-13 01:08 pm UTC (link)
	It's always Rumsfield! And he would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for those pesky kids. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	merseybeatler 2009-05-13 05:48 pm UTC (link)
	Completely off-topic, but did you know Rumsfeld is an accomplished unicyclist? SRSLY. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	volksjager 2009-05-13 06:22 pm UTC (link)
	He has many odd taents. Hates to sit down, worked from a standing desk all day long. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	volksjager 2009-05-13 12:36 pm UTC (link)
	Makes you wonder what he was doing in THAT galaxy. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	mullon 2009-05-13 11:24 am UTC (link)
	And you're not super, Mrs. Danvers. You're not super at all. (Reply to this)

jkcarrier
2009-05-13 01:04 pm UTC (link)

Alienation and isolation is a recurring theme in a lot of these old Supergirl stories. She was always getting exiled somewhere, or put in positions where she seemed to betray (or was betrayed by) friends or family. It makes sense, I suppose -- psychological trauma is about the only way to challenge a hero who is physically indestructible. And the fear of losing a pet, or being rejected by your loved ones are things that would resonate pretty strongly with kids (or anyone, really). But the net effect was that Supergirl spent an awful lot of time sitting around weeping and moping.

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dr_hermes
2009-05-13 10:39 pm UTC (link)

Same with Superboy. He got banished from Smallville, the Kents disowned him, he had to exile himself because his powers were out of control, he was frequently replaced by a new hero with greater powers. The writers tried to push the buttons of anxiety and insecurity for a teenage readership. I think the letterers had a stencil for *choke* and *sob*. You're right, though, it worked at drawing readers in.

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	jlroberson 2009-05-13 03:22 pm UTC (link)
	DIE! DIE! ALL SUPER-PETS DIE! And Jesus, Comet's stupid. "Don't come near! I'll kill you!" "Oh, I'm sure I'm special, don't--hey, I'm dying! What did I do to deserve this?" "Being an utter fucking idiot, Comet. By the way? I'm Supergirl. I never stumble over wires accidentally." "You--you--" (Reply to this) (Thread)

	volksjager 2009-05-13 03:35 pm UTC (link)
	I saw this as a streaky post, but the dialoug from Comet is SO much better.I'm gonna have this panel enlarged and hung over my bed,some of the people in need to see it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jlroberson 2009-05-13 10:32 pm UTC (link)
	By the way: I think I detect Comet in an Alanis Morrisette-like misunderstanding of human words. Is this an instance of irony or stupidity? Also, isn't Comet supposed to actually be a human, with a human's intelligence? DAMN he's dumb. Yes, I realize he's an imposter. It's funnier if he isn't, shaddap. (Reply to this) (Parent)