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border · Nov 7, 2004

Exactly how many of these are "imaginary stories"?

ShadowRed · Nov 7, 2004

border said:
Exactly how many of these are "imaginary stories"?

Huhh...Dude they are comi books, they are all imaginary.

Ninja Scooter · Nov 7, 2004

ShadowRed said:
Huhh...Dude they are comi books, they are all imaginary.

:lol :lol

shoplifter · Nov 7, 2004

border said:
Exactly how many of these are "imaginary stories"?

a LOT of the Lois/Jimmy and Superboy/Actions are. I'm fairly positive that there are no LSH imaginary stories, though a few may have slipped my mind.

DC was on a really big imaginary story kick in the 60's, though I suppose it's not really any different than doing 'elseworlds' or 'hypertime' stories now. There were just a lot more of them, and they were in the regular books.

Papi · Nov 7, 2004

Hahahahahahaha i'm on dial up.

border · Nov 7, 2004

How do they let readers know that a story is meant to be imaginary? Or are they just supposed to assume that it's imaginary because of the absurd premise?

Are the Lois/Satan and Lois "murder trial" stories intended as imaginary?

shoplifter · Nov 8, 2004

Typically on the splash page it says something about:

"what would happen if superman's balls never dropped and he liked watersports? Find out in this imaginary story!"

I believe the Lois/Satan and murder trial were imaginary though I may be wrong.

Rlan · Nov 8, 2004

Speaking of Batman, just how was he originally written back when Bob Kane created him?

Was he actually quite dark? When was he created? What did he actually do?

Were there multiple different Batmans at the time? Goofy, Nanananananana Batman and dark Batman? Or was Batman stuck in the 60's for a while?

Matlock · Nov 8, 2004

Batman killed quite a few people in his early days, even used a gun.

ShadowRed · Nov 8, 2004

Matlock said:
Batman killed quite a few people in his early days, even used a gun.

Yeah he and Superman was really ruthless. Contrary to what people think comics back in the day much like loonie toons and Disney films were made with adults in mind not kids. It wasn't until the after the 50s and the big comic crack down by the religious nuts that they became more cartoonish so as to take the bit out of the religious opponents claiming kids were being influenced by them.

shoplifter · Nov 8, 2004

Yeah, comics were actually quite violent (for the times) until EC got screwed and the Comics Code came into being.

Matlock · Nov 8, 2004

EC made the best covers ever, or at least the most shocking.

DeEJaYMiND · Nov 8, 2004

LOL. This is not SFW for sure.... people are looking at me

Witch on Wheels?

LOOOOOOOOL

Ignatz Mouse · Nov 8, 2004

The idea behind these covers is that they get you to want to find out how the cover come about. THey still work-- look at all the inquiries here about how Lois got her head stuck in a box, etc.

I have that Don Rickles/Jimmy Olsen comic. The amusing thing is this is the storyline that Darkseid first appeared in (he's still a shadowy figure in this issue). No wonder they aren't big on reprinting his first appearance!

Doth Togo · Nov 8, 2004

:lol

ZombieSupaStar · Nov 8, 2004

superboy my ass he looks 40!

Father_Brain · Nov 21, 2004

A few more bizarre covers:
http://www.dailyraider.com/comics/fuckedupcomics/fuckedupcomics.php

tenchir · Nov 21, 2004

:lol :lol :lol
This is so wrong. :lol :lol

Mama Smurf · Nov 21, 2004

:lol :lol :lol :lol

hahaha

Guzim · Nov 21, 2004

Bahahahahahahahahahaha

belgurdo · Nov 21, 2004

tenchir said:
:lol :lol :lol
This is so wrong. :lol :lol

And people wonder why Wertham had such a strong case back in the 50s

firex · Nov 21, 2004

hahaha, batman's fucking grinning on that no swimming cover!

Litigation Manuel · Nov 21, 2004

Wow, beyond looking very homosexual, it also looks like the most boring comic ever.
"Hey Batman, these kids aren't supposed to be swimming here, what do we do?"

"I don't know Robin, I guess we could tell them to stop swimming here, maybe swim elsewhere."

"No no no, you two. What we should do is... well, yeah, actually, we should just tell them to stop. There's nothing else."

Seriously, how can that be a full comic book?

belgurdo · Nov 21, 2004

Litigation Manuel said:
Wow, beyond looking very homosexual, it also looks like the most boring comic ever.
"Hey Batman, these kids aren't supposed to be swimming here, what do we do?"

"I don't know Robin, I guess we could tell them to stop swimming here, maybe swim elsewhere."

"No no no, you two. What we should do is... well, yeah, actually, we should just tell them to stop. There's nothing else."

Seriously, how can that be a full comic book?

Comics up until the late 60s used to have multiple stories in one issue. They also tended not to have story arc like today

FoneBone · Nov 21, 2004

From the same article:

Guzim · Nov 21, 2004

:lol :lol :lol

Azih · Nov 21, 2004

The UFO that stole the USA?

What... What?

Hitman · Nov 21, 2004

Woah.. Why is SUperman such an asshole to people in these covers?

FoneBone · Nov 21, 2004

Hitman said:
Woah.. Why is SUperman such an asshole to people in these covers?

Basically because it makes people wonder "Why is Superman being such an asshole?" In other words, it sells.

Well, sold, back in the day.

nomoment · Nov 21, 2004

Father_Brain said:
A few more bizarre covers:

:lol :lol :lol

belgurdo · Nov 21, 2004

tenchir said:
:lol :lol :lol
This is so wrong. :lol :lol

"The Case of the Rebellious Swimmers!"

Robin: "Golly, all these people are swimming in a no swimming area! What do we do, dads?"

Superman: "I'll use my anti-rebellious swimmer breath to whisk them away!"

[beige kryptonite hits Superman]

Superman: "No! No, not beige kryptonite! [starts dancing] Can't...stop...doing...THE MONKEY!"

Batman: "I've got anti-rebellious swimmer spray in my belt. Why don't you GRAB it for me, Robin, old chum..."

Robin: "My aunt told me those are 'no' areas."

Batman: "DO IT, GODDAMNIT!"

.

Guzim · Nov 21, 2004

Prospero · Nov 21, 2004

This is a pretty obscure joke for a comic book cover, unless comic readers were keeping up with Swedish cinema or something.

Criterion Collection website said:
Seized by customs upon entry to the United States, subject of a heated court battle, and banned in numerous cities, Vilgot Sjöman's I Am Curious-Yellow is one of the most controversial films of all time. This landmark document of Swedish society during the sexual revolution has been declared both obscene and revolutionary. It tells the story of Lena (Lena Nyman), a searching and rebellious young woman, and her personal quest to understand the social and political conditions in 1960s Sweden, as well as her bold exploration of her own sexual identity. I Am Curious-Yellow is a subversive mix of dramatic and documentary techniques, attacking capitalist injustices and frankly addressing the politics of sexuality. Criterion is proud to present Vilgot Sjöman's infamous I Am Curious-Yellow.