Favourite DC Comics Character (and Why)

And there was the original look for Black Canary, back in the world of DC by Carmine Infantino:

What, no fishnets?

Lucy McGough wrote:What, no fishnets?

She's wearing fishnets! Those blue legs with the crosshatching are how her fishnets were depicted for decades.

It just makes her look like she's got blue legs. Maybe she's caught a chill.

Notice how in the third picture Johnny Thunder's just basically staring at her bum?

Lucy McGough wrote:It just makes her look like she's got blue legs. Maybe she's caught a chill.

Notice how in the third picture Johnny Thunder's just basically staring at her bum?

That seems like a logical course of action, to me.

Yeah, he's checking to see how the hypothermia in her lower regions is progressing.

Lucy McGough wrote:What, no fishnets?

At least it wasn't this look:

MajorHoy wrote:

Lucy McGough wrote:What, no fishnets?

At least it wasn't this look:

I actually didn't mind that look. But then, I have a bit of a soft spot for the eighties. I also liked Guy Gardner's moon boots. And I never could resist a woman in leg warmers...

Yeah, there's nothing worse than a woman with cold feet

Lucy McGough wrote:Yeah, there's nothing worse than a woman with cold feet

So, you approved of Marvel's Valkyrie with her Ugg boots?

I know I didn't. To me, they were "ugh" boots. Val's original costume was a classic, I don't understand why Marvel are obsessed with changing their characters looks every five minutes these days.

To sell action figures?

Those boots don't look very practical for a warrior, although they'd be very trendy on a student.

Lucy McGough wrote:To sell action figures?

Those boots don't look very practical for a warrior, although they'd be very trendy on a student.

I think the only Valkyrie figure they've ever released had the classic costume.

But they could've released a figure with boots made from real fur.

Lucy McGough wrote:But they could've released a figure with boots made from real fur.

It would be rather an expensive figure. And PETA would probably attack Toys R Us.

Okay, fake fur.

Please . . . faux-fur is the more expen$ive term to use.

And her new costume made her look like she belonged in Elfquest.

Cutter and Skywise would have been in real trouble, then.   

So even with the U.K., people seem to like Batman?

(He is the character with the most votes so far, though all the other votes added together would beat him up and leave him crying for his Mommy . . . who happens to be dead, but, whatever.)

Grant Morrison certainly likes him, and he's from the UK.

Well, from Scotland. But it's not his fault.

Scotland: the country that brought you the telephone, penicillin and the Scotch egg.

Lucy McGough wrote:Scotland: the country that brought you the telephone, penicillin and the Scotch egg.

Actually, the Scotch egg was apparently invented by London department store Fortnum & Mason in 1738. And who invented the first telephone is a matter of some debate, with an Italian named Antonio Meucci being a strong contender.

Do you know everything, or just most things?

Lucy McGough wrote:Do you know everything, or just most things?

I only know things that aren't important.

So the invention of the Scotch egg wasn't important? It was a major culinary innovation!

Lucy McGough wrote:So the invention of the Scotch egg wasn't important? It was a major culinary innovation!

Must be important only in certain areas, though according to Wikipedia, they can even be served on a stick!

By the way, did the Scotch invent Scotch tape?  

No — Richard Gurley Drew was one of yours.

MajorHoy wrote:

Lucy McGough wrote:So the invention of the Scotch egg wasn't important? It was a major culinary innovation!

Must be important only in certain areas, though according to Wikipedia, they can even be served on a stick!

By the way, did the Scotch invent Scotch tape?  

Shouldn't that be a Scots Egg and Scots Tape?

BTW Major, the Scots aren't Scotch. As an uncle of mine used to say, "Scotch is a drink."

Did the Scots invent Scotch?

Lucy McGough wrote:Did the Scots invent Scotch?

Yes. Real Scotch has to be produced in Scotland, by law.

Does all whisky spelled with an E, i.e. whiskey, have to be produced in Ireland?

Lucy McGough wrote:Does all whisky spelled with an E, i.e. whiskey, have to be produced in Ireland?

I don't think so...

tony ingram wrote:

Lucy McGough wrote:Does all whisky spelled with an E, i.e. whiskey, have to be produced in Ireland?

I don't think so...

"Whisky" would look like a cutesy brand of cat food or something.

MajorHoy wrote:

tony ingram wrote:

Lucy McGough wrote:Does all whisky spelled with an E, i.e. whiskey, have to be produced in Ireland?

I don't think so...

"Whisky" would look like a cutesy brand of cat food or something.

Whisky is the Scottish spelling. There is nothing cute about it. Watch yersel', pal.   

Whisky is the normal spelling.

Nine out of ten cool cats prefer whisky

Lucy McGough wrote:Whisky is the normal spelling.

Nine out of ten cool cats prefer whisky

seems risky
or is that riskey?

This is puzzling. Silo's post showed up as though the quote function wasn't working for him, until I refreshed it. Then, it looked fine. Silo, what have you done to piss off the forum software?

tony ingram wrote:This is puzzling. Silo's post showed up as though the quote function wasn't working for him, until I refreshed it. Then, it looked fine. Silo, what have you done to piss off the forum software?

What hasn't he done?   

We've all annoyed the forum software. It keeps randomly deciding not to work.

tony ingram wrote:This is puzzling. Silo's post showed up as though the quote function wasn't working for him, until I refreshed it. Then, it looked fine. Silo, what have you done to piss off the forum software?

it's clearly not used to the correct spelling of words like "Spelt" and "color".  

Let's try this:  

" />if it is working, I'm not seeing it at all right now

Curious. You made a post, but the image did not show up. I clicked "edit post", changed nothing, then clicked "save", and lo and behold, it's there. This has me baffled.

Silogramsam wrote:" />if it is working, I'm not seeing it at all right now

Now, this url address makes no f#@&!n' sense whatsoever . . .

I think that may have been a typo...

let's try this (another favorite of mine)

and now I can see the Magnus picture

Hey, Vig is here! You seem to no longer have a problem.

tony ingram wrote:Hey, Vig is here! You seem to no longer have a problem.

au contraire, mon ami

look elsewhere such as the JSA thread

Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold...

Lucy McGough wrote:Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold...

. . . especially when people can't agree if it's "centre" or "center" . . . is there a middle-ground?