And Now...
...the ISB proudly presents the most Silver-Agey word balloon in the entire Silver Age:
Spoken, of course, by Superman in Jerry Siegel's classic "Superman's Mermaid Sweetheart" from Superman #135.
posted by Chris Sims at 9/12/2006 10:36:00 PM
12 Comments:
Your Silver-Ageyness reigns supreme!
9/13/2006 12:57 AM
Of all the silver-agey balloons in the world, that's the silver-ageyest!
9/13/2006 2:31 AM
It would be more silver-agey if the thing standing in their path had no connection to the sea and therefore the context of the story, an atomically powered robot ape for instance.
9/13/2006 4:04 AM
"Aquaman, please put your pants back on..."
SILVER AGE!!!
9/13/2006 9:17 AM
Call me crazy, but I loved this story as a kid. Maybe I just liked the image of Supes kissing a mermaid, as they hovered on the waves-beaten surf.
9/13/2006 9:50 AM
LOL! Great stuff, Chris! You nailed it.
Of course, when talking Silver Age, we can't forget the super-condensed mini histories composed entirely of run-on sentence word balloons.
Stuff like "That mailbox is made of Kryptonite, the radioactive substance from my destroyed homeworld of Krypton, from which I was sent to Earth by my father Jor-El and raised by Ma and Pa Kent, who died of Virus X shortly before I arrived in Metropolis as Superman!"
9/13/2006 10:19 AM
Screw the Silver Age!
That is the best thought balloon in all of comicdom!
9/13/2006 12:22 PM
Funny thing is, I'm having a day just like that. Damn atomic sea monsters.
9/13/2006 2:26 PM
I think it's something we can all relate to, you know?
It's still the Silver Age in our hearts.
9/13/2006 3:10 PM
I'm sorry, but I don't think that it could beat a Gorilla Poison-Dart Blowgun Death Squad!!!!
9/13/2006 4:00 PM
Say it really fast and throw in a 'Ha ha' and that could be a parody woord bubble from Speed Racer.
9/13/2006 11:23 PM
Just going through my own archives, I would like to suggest:
"While the satellite circles Krypton, powerful cosmic rays will change him back to human... if my theory's right! Otherwise, he'll remain a gorilla for life!"
9/14/2006 3:37 AM
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