Superman says, "Bananas!"

[mysteryfan.insanejournal.com]

I promised superfan1 I'd post this.
The cover, which did catch my eye:

Aaaaand, here's the context. Or the setup, anyway. The plot could pretty much be any characters, and it's... well it's Bob Haney. Really long, all over the place story. Ghost of John and Martha, Superman stands in as newsman for Clark, Batman visits a geek show, etc., etc.
Lots of it revolving around 'New Metropolis'. Anybody know if it ever showed up in another story?

Clark's 'freed the slaves' comment/joke about salary what? Bruce's: 'siphon off excess population' what?
Also: Ever hear of urban sprawl, 1976 World's Finest Comic?

Clothes. In a pool. Look like 'a guy struggling to swim'. Okay.

From World's Finest #235, Art by Dick Dillin and John Calnan, Story by Bob Haney

A whole bunch of other stuff happens, but I think Bruce and Clark on a date

And this panel are enough.

Comments

He ain't no hollaback girl!

[parsimonia.insanejournal.com]

The shit is bananas! B-A-N-A-N-A-S!




...on that note, I need sleep.

Re: He ain't no hollaback girl!

[magnetic_regina.insanejournal.com]

Damn! Beat me to it.

[sandoz_iscariot.insanejournal.com]

I love how they're dressed identical on their date.

[mysteryfan.insanejournal.com]

I love that too!

[perletwo.insanejournal.com]

Ed Dawes? Is that where they got the idea for Rachel Dawes from, you think?

Also: Why are they holding a business meeting in a gym? (I know, I know, Earth Logic, booooo, etc., but really now.)

Ahhh, another chance to use my Bromance icon...

[mysteryfan.insanejournal.com]

It's never explained. I think it must just be for the water gag.

Ahhh. I *love* your Bromance icon.

[kusonaga.insanejournal.com]

I love Bruce's look when Mr. Edge runs to the water.

[sistermagpie.insanejournal.com]

Even the crazy bananas line is overshadowed by Clark's slavery joke in the same panel as Bruce planning to skim off "excess population" and ghetttos like so much foam off a glass of beer.

[mysteryfan.insanejournal.com]

I know!

It really, really threw me.

Just offhand, here you have it, let's listen in on the 'real' thoughts of Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent. And be afraid.

[psychop_rex.insanejournal.com]

I think what he means is that the current city is overcrowded, and they need an addendum to it in order to contain all the extra people. They're having a real estate crisis, basically - so Wayne's solution is to simply add more real estate to the city, thereby allowing people to spread out more, rent prices to drop, etc.

[mysteryfan.insanejournal.com]

For me, it's at least partly the language choices used. It seems a little dismissive to talk about people say, in certain sections of the city like that. I'm pretty sure the writer of this story wouldn't mean people of Wayne's stature.

To me it smacks of a certain amount of elitism.

[psychop_rex.insanejournal.com]

An unfortunate aspect of Batman's history is that for many years, his unofficial title seemed to be 'protector of the rich people and their easily burgled mansions'. Sure, crooks robbed payrolls and museums and so forth, but it seemed like two thirds of the booty that the Joker and Co. went after was located in Mr. Vanderwhatzis's private safe in his fifteen-story manor house, or his yacht, or in the purses and round the necks of the guests attending his cleverly themed parties. Poor people seemed to be entirely ignored in the Batman books for many years, except as picturesque background detail or as a cheap bit of pathos. So it's hardly surprising that the ghettoes of Metropolis are far from Bruce's first concern - no mansions to be robbed there, after all.

[superfan1.insanejournal.com]

I know couples usually do things to spice up their relationship, but this is beyond cute and weird.

[mysteryfan.insanejournal.com]

Well, they've been together a long time. Guess they ran out of the other stuff.

[dreadedlurker.insanejournal.com]

Wait, TV newsman Clark Kent? Hmm? When did this happen?

Other than that, Clark and Bruce look ADORABLE.

[mysteryfan.insanejournal.com]

It happened in the 70s for a while.

Aren't they, though?

[superfan1.insanejournal.com]

Yes very......

[mysteryfan.insanejournal.com]

Really, really, really.

[dreadedlurker.insanejournal.com]

Also, I would love to see someone say "that clumsy klutz Kent" five times fast.