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perletwo ([info]perletwo) wrote in [info]scans_daily,
@ 2009-02-28 23:38:00

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Current music:John Barry, "Diamonds Are Forever" OST
Entry tags:char: batman/bruce wayne, char: captain marvel/billy batson, char: glorious godfrey, char: robin/red hood/jason todd, creator: john byrne, creator: john ostrander, creator: karl kesel, creator: len wein, publisher: dc comics, title: legends

When Jason Todd believed in heroes -
- helped turn the tide on the umpty-millionth Apokolips invasion, and Bruce acted like a real father to Jay. Six scans (not my scans!) from the Legends miniseries, circa 1987, writing by John Ostrander and Len Wein, art by John Byrne and Karl Kesel.


The setup: Darkseid's minion Glorious Godfrey, in the guise of wingnut talk-show host G. Gordon Godfrey, has inflamed public sentiment against costumed vigilantes. In Legends #2, a Godfrey-influenced mob forms around a random Batman & Robin thug-apprehension and beats Robin bloody:



In Legends #3, Bruce hovers like a nervous mother hen by Jay's bedside:





In Legends #4 Bruce heads off to help put out fires as the world spirals into chaos, and where there's chaos, naturally there's the Joker. Bats puts him and his mob down, then is grabbed by Dr. Fate, who's gathering heroes for a final showdown.

Robin isn't on Dr. Fate's shopping list, but that's not going to stop Jason from manning up in Legends #5:



At last in Legends #6 we have the big showdown on Capitol Hill. Under the sway of Godfrey's powers, the ginormous rioting mob is completely unfazed by the appearance of boom tubes, parademons and robotic hunger dogs. The heroes scatter to put out still more fires, until the unexpected occurs - an army of children, armed only with Earth Logic, shows up to talk the mob down:





Lisa's Billy Batson's little friend and helpmeet who's had a running presence throughout the mini. By slapping her, Godfrey loses his hold on the mob, and tries putting on the helmet he stole from Dr. Fate, only to have it magically whammy him catatonic. And BANG go Darkseid's plans for yet another day!

Gosh, remember when stopping Apokoliptic invasions was actually fun?

ETA: Can I get a "Jason Todd" tag, Your Modlinesses? Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson and Cass Cain already have them, so, equal time for black sheep Robins plz?



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[info]aegof.livejournal.com
2009-03-01 12:57 am UTC (link)
Yeah, smacking children around is a great time.

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[info]civilbloodshed
2009-03-01 01:15 am UTC (link)
Taking on an angry mob in two casts and a pair of panties is kind of hardcore.

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[info]longhairedlady
2009-03-01 01:48 am UTC (link)
Totally. Even managing to get dressed up in that thig is probably worth a medal of some sort.

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[info]parsimonia
2009-03-01 09:44 am UTC (link)
Well, pulling on man-panties over a cast has got to be easier than putting on tights over a cast.

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[info]longhairedlady
2009-03-01 05:35 pm UTC (link)
Ah, so they're practical!

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[info]parsimonia
2009-03-01 08:29 pm UTC (link)
YES! The one time man-panties are practical when crime fighting.

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[info]perletwo
2009-03-01 01:53 pm UTC (link)
Well, Bats *did* turn Jason into a gymnast...

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[info]longhairedlady
2009-03-01 05:33 pm UTC (link)
"Now, Robin, practice getting into and out of these shorts while your limbs are immobilised. Why? BECAUSE I'M BATMAN, that's why."

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[info]perletwo
2009-03-01 06:10 pm UTC (link)
"Well yes I DO have to watch, dammit! Now DO IT!"

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[info]tsuki_the_geek
2009-03-01 01:33 pm UTC (link)
Motto. :)

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[info]galateus
2009-03-01 05:25 am UTC (link)
The Todd's taking a page out of Tiny Tim's book on being inspirational.

First/last time I saw an Apokolips invasion, a Jack Kirby analogue died. Now that was something else.

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[info]ladypyro
2009-03-01 10:46 am UTC (link)
I don't see a single part of this post that wasn't fun!
But then again, I literally laughed out loud when he smacked that kid, so I think my definition of 'fun' might need some work.

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[info]oldmanrain
2009-03-01 12:22 pm UTC (link)
Love Batman's face during the "dancing through the minefields" comment

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[info]lurkslikefox
2009-03-04 11:02 am UTC (link)
'Dancing through minefields' is probably a Robin training excersise.

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[info]tsuki_the_geek
2009-03-01 01:31 pm UTC (link)
Wow, a Jason Todd comic that I don't own. *sniff* It's beautiful...

But, yeah, as much as I want to think the cast + panties = badass, that look on his face kind of ruins it for me. O__o

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[info]noahbrand
2009-03-01 01:52 pm UTC (link)
"I was almost killed by the very people I'm supposed to be protecting! What the fuck is this, the Marvel universe all of a sudden?"

Seriously, I imagine Marvel heroes watching this whole thing unfold, with the DC guys going "Oh no! The public fears and mistrusts us now and it's a huge giant crisis for us!" and wishing they had the Atom in their universe, because only he can play a violin tiny enough.

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[info]galateus
2009-03-01 02:43 pm UTC (link)
This! This comment is clever and witty and I second the motion. [/sleep-deprived]

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[info]perletwo
2009-03-01 02:44 pm UTC (link)
Hee, it could be the company's new motto. "DC: We not only did your big event plot first, we did it cuter!"

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[info]parsimonia
2009-03-01 08:30 pm UTC (link)
wishing they had the Atom in their universe, because only he can play a violin tiny enough.

XD

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