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Tweak says, "Use the Force!"

Doop (xdoop) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-08-16 17:51:00

Entry tags:

char: batman/bruce wayne, char: superman/clark kent, creator: adrian gonzales, creator: doug moench, creator: gil kane, in-joke: never gets old, publisher: dc comics, title: world's finest comics

Batman and Superman spend the night together.

This is from World's Finest Comics #289. It's written by Doug Moench and illustrated by Adrian Gonzales. The cover is by Gil Kane.

Batman is upset when he is unable to save a mugging victim.

Meanwhile, Superman saves some rock climbers from getting flattened by a giant boulder. He overhears the climbers react in wonder, and feels depressed at how his world is destroyed and that he's alone.

Later in the batcave, a depressed Batman asks Alfred to leave him alone.

Then they deal with these weird tentacle aliens.

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	404glitch 2009-08-16 10:26 pm UTC (link)
	...and suddenly I'm reminded of "The Hiketeia". (Reply to this)

	volksjager 2009-08-16 10:29 pm UTC (link)
	"just hold me..." (Reply to this)

	nagaoka 2009-08-16 10:32 pm UTC (link)
	Daww...on the cover they're both blushing! (Reply to this)

	cygna_hime 2009-08-16 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	...There is really nothing I could say that could possibly make this better. It's purest not-from-concentrate hurt/comfort, now in conveniently canon form! (Reply to this)

Oh god no.

fungo_squiggly
2009-08-16 10:48 pm UTC (link)

Last time I saw this posted (on the old SD?), I couldn't even read the whole thing. I still can't.

The tender hand holding. The extensive emo-ing. The touch of Clark's hand lending comfort to Bruce's aching heart. The "physical linkage!" Gah!

It's like reading some young teenager's bad slash fic and realizing they ship Clark/Bruce so seriously that it's actually a little bit creepy for me.

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	foxhack 2009-08-16 10:55 pm UTC (link)
	From the front cover: Can Superman defeat BATZILLA? Alternate punchline: Batman enjoys his toy model of Metropolis -- with flying Superman figurine included! (Reply to this)

	superfan1 2009-08-16 10:59 pm UTC (link)
	I get a warm happy feeling,always reading this. :) (Reply to this)

	masterofmidgets 2009-08-16 11:08 pm UTC (link)
	Aw, it's so nice to see two young men find love. (Reply to this) (Thread)

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	sistermagpie 2009-08-16 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	This is like...it is exactly what it is. Unbelievable. Especially when the tentacles show up. (Reply to this)

	zordboy 2009-08-16 11:40 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, it was touch-and-go until the tentacle monsters showed up. But the fact the story ends with them embracing each other in the warmth of the fortress, you can't believe this take on their relationship wasn't meant any other way. It's only subtext if it's subtle, right? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	batgirl11 2009-08-16 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, Bruce/Clark. I love this issue. <3 (Reply to this)

	Hmm, DC-Where the action is indeed.. steverodgers5 2009-08-17 12:06 am UTC (link)
	Man I haven't seen such blatent sub-text, (that was so obvious that it shouldn't even call itself that) since I read The Portrait of Dorian Grey. And Oscar Wilde was really laying it on thick in that novel.. But this..Jeez I was always thought people around here were reading too much into Supes/Bats, but after this..Can't say I have any doubts there anymore.. (Reply to this)

	magnetic_regina 2009-08-17 12:37 am UTC (link)
	YUCK! The tentacle aliens are freaking me out so bad. Just keep staring at Duck and Fakir until I feel better. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jlroberson 2009-08-17 03:20 am UTC (link)
	Who needs subtext? All I need is that image of Batman screaming "NOOOOOOO!" By the way, in real life, have you ever, EVER heard someone exclaim "No" that way? (Reply to this) (Thread)