Superman vs. the Teen Titans, and a Wonder Woman question

[espanolbot.insanejournal.com]

Vic is wandering through town one day, when suddenly he notices Superman is acting oddly.




Superman then tears off one of Vic's legs and throws him off a building.

Badly injured, Cyborg calls on his fellow Titans for help. Can they stop Superman? :O



Somehow offpanel Superman gets Donna in a throatgrabbing hold,



Then pre-eyegouging Jericho saves the day.

The End! ...sort of.

I do like Superman's oddly Doctor Doom-ish dialogue there. 'Cept the "scorned by all the beautiful women in the world" comment, Doom just wins them over with his... er... personallity I guess.


Anyway, the question, possibly for Bluefall or one of the other Wonder Scholars out there. :)

In some trades I read, they explained Wonder Woman being on the 40's JSA team by saying she got there by time-travel or something. She even had a relationship with Ted Grant in some stories, and they have joked about how she ended up in the "secretary" position on the team etc.

Presumably people knew that a Wonder Woman was out and about during the War, but if that's the case, how come people didn't say "Hey, it's Wonder Woman, that superheroine from the 1940s!" or something similar when Diana appeared on the scene in the 80's or whenever Diana appeared in the modern canon?

I mean, someone must have recognised the costume, at least, surely?

Comments

[mysteryfan.insanejournal.com]

I just had to go read a review, because I was like: Whaaaaa? Superman is NOT threatening Donna like that.

I was so glad to find out that *that* isn't Superman at all. http://www.supermanhomepage.com/comics/post-crisis-classic-reviews/c-review-classicpostcrisis.php?topic=act584

Still is obnoxious to include, still hardly a proud 'first example of post-crisis Superman in Action Comics' moment, but at least... you know, it's not him.

[galateus.insanejournal.com]

Ah, I figured as much, but I kinda assumed it was a pre-existing supervillain, not some guy we'll never hear of again. The misogyny made me think Dr. Psycho (especially considering it's Wonder Girl here). Wasted opportunity!

[thebat_man.insanejournal.com]

Exactly. That's not Superman. That's scientist David Gundersen possessing Superman's body by his invention - a mind-transfer device. I'm surprised the thread starter didn't explain that.

[espanolbot.insanejournal.com]

I didn't provide the context on purpose, because Superman acting like a supervillain for no reason is funnier.