Dude in Distress Week - Jimmy Olsen (Action Comics 712)

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Well, as my introductory post for DiD Week (Which I don't think we have room left for a tag for I'm afraid), I thought I'd NOT start with the obvious choice, but an example that highlights just about everything I'm looking for in such a scene.

So rather than Batman's chum, I'm opting for Superman's Pal, and from 1995 we find Superman investigating....

( The Jimmy Cage )

Daddy Issues

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( 4 pages from Angel & Faith 6 )

Distressed Dude Week: Slugger, Daredevil #105

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The Golden Age Daredevil, as discussed in other posts, was a very different character from Matt Murdock. One of the big differences is that he rapidly acquired not just one, but an entire gang of kid sidekicks, known as the Little Wise Guys. More remarkably, the series made a nod to realism by actually having one of the Little Wise Guys die, and be replaced by a new kid.

As the superhero fad died out, the Little Wise Guys became more prominent in the stories, and Daredevil eventually left to deal with events elsewhere while the kids became the headline feature. Their stories were pretty gritty, dealing with juvenile delinquency, drug addiction, parental abuse and other realistic issues.

Today's story, however, comes from the tail end of the run, when the Comics Code had come in and the harder themes were disallowed, so the stories became more "meddling kids".



All of the Lev Gleason titles are in the public domain (and the Little Wise Guys have been appearing in Savage Dragon recently), so this story is brought to you in its entirety.

( The cover is slightly misleading. )

Your thoughts and comments?
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Bootleg Deadpool hearts Death #1

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Deadpool is going to die (?). In Deadpool's 'Dead' arc, kicking off in February, Wade Wilson a.k.a. Deadpool: The Merc with a Mouth has finally found a way to beat his supercharged healing feeling factor and be with the love of his life, the female embodiment of Death.

Wanting to have a little fun in the build-up to that, I've taken an existing Deadpool/Death fantasy scene and broken it up into short funnies with all-new dialogue... You can check out the first Bootleg Deadpool hearts Death here: http://samjohnsoncomics.dreamwidth.org/
where you'll find the link to more - and the Deadpool/Death Caption Contest - at my Blog. :)

BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #5

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Dudes in Distress Week - The Dynamic Duo get metatexual about deathtraps

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From Batman Adventures #9 may I present...

( Deathtrap-A-Go-Go! )