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thebitterguyLadies and Gentiles: Today, in the squared circle... Actually, considering the two contestants, it's more a dance-off.
Both of these characters are refugees from the early '80s; one is a Disco Queen who came out while Disco's corpse was beginning to moulder, the other a breakdancing Latino mutant gang leader, which was just a bad idea in the first place.
Dazzler has a particularly interesting heritage. Apparently she'd been developed as a 'crossover media commodity' by Casablanca Records (you can't spell "Casablanca Records" without "coke and whores". Okay, you can, but it's much less fun) and Marvel. The writers at Marvel, not being dummies, decided they didn't want to do anything with it, until Shooter put his big shoe down. So was born Dazzler (and not her original name, "The Disco Queen"). She launched in the X-Men and, after nearly having her book cancelled before it was even released, she went on to be an existing part of the Marvel Universe, and has probably slept with Tony Stark, because that's how he rolls.
Still, she at least had more dignity than Vibe. Vibe was a member of Justice League Detroit, a dark time indeed for these noble heroes. Vibe was joined by Steel, a Legacy Hero with a huge unit, Gypsy, an invisible thief (ohhh, classy) and Aquaman, who was rendered powerless because swimming in Lake Erie would kill him, just like any other carbon based lifeform. Lovingly known as SJL ("Shitty Justice League"), they fought ennui and revulsion, unsuccessfully. Eventually, DC editorial sobered up, and they were all killed.
Occasionally, a writer will write a story dealing with Vibe's rich internal monolugue, and be laughed at by everyone in the world.
So! Who will reign supreme beneath the disco ball?
[Poll #1042835]
Both of these characters are refugees from the early '80s; one is a Disco Queen who came out while Disco's corpse was beginning to moulder, the other a breakdancing Latino mutant gang leader, which was just a bad idea in the first place.
Dazzler has a particularly interesting heritage. Apparently she'd been developed as a 'crossover media commodity' by Casablanca Records (you can't spell "Casablanca Records" without "coke and whores". Okay, you can, but it's much less fun) and Marvel. The writers at Marvel, not being dummies, decided they didn't want to do anything with it, until Shooter put his big shoe down. So was born Dazzler (and not her original name, "The Disco Queen"). She launched in the X-Men and, after nearly having her book cancelled before it was even released, she went on to be an existing part of the Marvel Universe, and has probably slept with Tony Stark, because that's how he rolls.
Still, she at least had more dignity than Vibe. Vibe was a member of Justice League Detroit, a dark time indeed for these noble heroes. Vibe was joined by Steel, a Legacy Hero with a huge unit, Gypsy, an invisible thief (ohhh, classy) and Aquaman, who was rendered powerless because swimming in Lake Erie would kill him, just like any other carbon based lifeform. Lovingly known as SJL ("Shitty Justice League"), they fought ennui and revulsion, unsuccessfully. Eventually, DC editorial sobered up, and they were all killed.
Occasionally, a writer will write a story dealing with Vibe's rich internal monolugue, and be laughed at by everyone in the world.
So! Who will reign supreme beneath the disco ball?
[Poll #1042835]
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Eventually, DC editorial sobered up, and they were all killed.
Date: 2007-08-21 04:40 pm (UTC)Steel was kind of an odd case, because he is shown being killed twice: once after the Ivo attack, he is declared beyond saving and his life support is shut off. Then years later Despero finds him still on life support and tears him apart. For all we know, his head is still stuck in a box somewhere, awaiting the genius of a Professor Calder or Brainiac 5.
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Date: 2007-08-21 04:44 pm (UTC)Re: Eventually, DC editorial sobered up, and they were all killed.
Date: 2007-08-21 04:54 pm (UTC)And that's not a penis; it's where he keeps his old severed leg.
Re: Eventually, DC editorial sobered up, and they were all killed.
Date: 2007-08-21 04:56 pm (UTC)In his case, invulnerability came with reduced sensory feedback via touch, which makes using his super-strength interesting.
Frankly, I find the smooth crotches of most male superheroes somewhat disturbing, unless superpowers also include the ability to withdraw one's package up into the body.
Actually, that's probably a very useful power if you are going to be fighting Steel Toed Boot to the Crotch Man or Jets of Plasma Aimed at Your Groin Woman.
Re: Eventually, DC editorial sobered up, and they were all killed.
Date: 2007-08-21 04:58 pm (UTC)The original Steel got killed fighting Eclipso in the early 1990s. This Steel is yet another kid from the same extended family, who suffered an origin as a consequence of one of Vandal Savage's schemes.
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Date: 2007-08-21 04:59 pm (UTC)Re: Eventually, DC editorial sobered up, and they were all killed.
Date: 2007-08-21 05:04 pm (UTC)What is it with obscure WWII mystery men? They bred like rabbits!
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Date: 2007-08-21 05:07 pm (UTC)With the possible exception of last week's.
Re: Eventually, DC editorial sobered up, and they were all killed.
Date: 2007-08-21 05:12 pm (UTC)And you ever heard of a little thing called the Baby Boom?
Re: Eventually, DC editorial sobered up, and they were all killed.
Date: 2007-08-21 05:15 pm (UTC)Someone, I can't recall who, had the golden age and silver age Daredevils comparing abilities, somewhat like so:
Daredevil (GA): I have a neat costume!
Daredevil (SA): I know acrobatics!
D(GA): I have a gun!
D(SA): I have radar-senses!
D(GA): I can sell five million copies a month!
D(SA): ...
D(SA): Did I mention that I have radar senses?
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Date: 2007-08-21 06:55 pm (UTC)Re: Eventually, DC editorial sobered up, and they were all killed.
Date: 2007-08-21 06:59 pm (UTC)...I just went to a disturbing place. What if the idea of the Silver Age Flash, that the heroes of the Golden Age were comic book characters on Earth-1, was true but that their ENTIRE lives were depicted in comic books, and we only found the heroic parts?
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Date: 2007-08-21 07:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-21 07:46 pm (UTC)Yep, I'm the one. ;-)
*shrugs*
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Date: 2007-08-21 10:12 pm (UTC)I'm willing to bet the two who voted Spawn did so to keep it from being a shut-out.
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Date: 2007-08-21 10:12 pm (UTC)She was with Beast, too. And some overweight actor. And...
well, you get the idea.
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Date: 2007-08-22 04:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-22 10:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-23 12:50 am (UTC)And I thought he looked somewhat cool in JLU.
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Date: 2007-08-23 01:42 am (UTC)*chortles*