Superskrull Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Originally posted by Law Dog I can attest to that. I have issues 1 and 3. Some of his cheesy rogues gallery included Tinyman, Elasticman, the Bat (who became The Ray later) and Atom Jaw. I thought Tinyman was, like, his buddy the DA or something? Not that I'm happy to remember anything about that stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Originally posted by SuperPheemy Some of the silliest supers come from the Legion. Specifically the Legion of Substitue Heroes. You forgot Porcupine Pete and Infectious Lass! I need to find that Ambush Bug where he goes to the future. Good memories! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superskrull Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Take a bite out of crime Well, I wanted to try and think of superheroes who were cannibals, I can only thnk of one, though. Crime Cannibal from the Man-Eating Cow comics set in the Tick's world is actually funny so I don't wanna bash him. Then I thought about nonhumans who eat criminals. There's a couple of those. The aformentioned Man-Eating Cow is entertaining though not as funny as Bessie the Hellcow. Then I remembered Morlock, though I wish I hadn't. He was a plant creature who turned into this human looking guy who sometimes ate people on accident. -shakes his head- Maybe he wasn't a superhero/villain but he wore spandex for no good reason and so I'm gonna count him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Originally posted by Superskrull I thought Tinyman was, like, his buddy the DA or something? Not that I'm happy to remember anything about that stuff. That is correct, Tinyman was his partner and was District Attorney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superskrull Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Originally posted by lemming You forgot Porcupine Pete and Infectious Lass! I need to find that Ambush Bug where he goes to the future. Good memories! I also forgot Double Header, Antenae Lad and Spaceopoly Lad, to name a few. Didn't Pete get his quills by being cursed by a 5th dimensional imp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superskrull Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Are you ready for some football! There are sports-related injuries and sports-related heroes. Marvel had a few characters that felt like both combined. First, though most definitely not foremost, there was Kickers Inc. they were a bunch of football players who went adventuring. Admittedly, the quarterback had superstrength and speed, but his wife and teammates sure didn't. Although, one of them was drawn looking like he was 7 ft tall and 4 feet wide and made of solid muscle. Then, 'cause some people never learn, we got a zero for the nineties, NFL Superpro. He was a former football player turned sports reporter. During his career of investigative sports reporting, he had an accident involving chemicals and took to wearing 'an advanced football uniform' as the thankfully now forgotten NFL Superpro. He had enhanced athletic abilties , superstrength and fought for Truth, Justice and the American Football Way. Why do I have to remember these things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiva13 Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 NFL SuperPro Yes, Marvel produced this horror. It still dives me nightmares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawangaKid Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Dream Girl She was sexy as hell, but her premonitions were ALWAYS right. That meant that even if she told you what was gonna happen, you couldn't change it. "You're going to die horribly." "Any chance of avoiding that future?" "No." "Gee, thanks for sharing." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilkmanDan Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Originally posted by Mightybec Does anyone remember Styx? Him and and a guy called Stone faught Spidey one time. This guy basically got off when he touched things and killed them. Anyways, a bag of grain fell on him somehow, and because he killed millions of grain seeds, he basically messed his pants and just sat there in extasy while Spidey captured him. If your main power incapacitates you when it works, you need to find a new job. Mightybec I thought that was a group of villains. Had sonic powers, caused some form of horrific nausea. Had a flirtation with robotics at one point. Summoned a gathering of angels, once threatened Miss America, terrible stuff like that. They were EVIL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Law Dog Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Originally posted by MisterVimes That is correct, Tinyman was his partner and was District Attorney He became a buddy and a D.A. only after reforming. Gotta love that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcholmes Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Re: Dorkiest Hero/Villian Originally posted by Mightybec Ok guys, in your opinion, who is the dorkiest hero or villian in comic history, and why? Vibe, from the JLA's embarassing period. He's a super-powered breakdancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armitage Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Originally posted by Superskrull The Generic Hero -star of the Generic Comic Book, this moron actually got superpowers from his collection of glow-in-the-dark junk... To be fair, the items glowed because they contained radium paint, like old glow-in-the-dark watch faces. Workers painting the watches kept developing cancer because nobody told them not to wet the brushes in their mouths while working... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Law Dog Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Re: Re: Dorkiest Hero/Villian Originally posted by bcholmes Vibe, from the JLA's embarassing period. He's a super-powered breakdancer. And that is somehow worse than Dazzler? A superpowered Disco singer, created in a time when disco was just about dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Steve Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Aw Hell, I forgot all about Dazzler's early carrer. Real shame 'cause I own most of that series. I bought it for one issue, when Rogue tries to kill her. Anyone wanna guess which issue I don't have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Anomaly Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Originally posted by SuperPheemy Ferro-Lad = Could turn his body to Iron, but once he did that he was unable to move. Polar Boy = Typical cold-based powers, just looked stupid in his fur-trimmed outfit. Spectra-Lad = Could generate rainbow beams of light. Non-damaging, altogether not disablingly bright, rainbow beams of light. Black costume with white trim and a rainbow on his chest. As has already been pointed out, the first one on this list is actually Stone Boy. Later on he (gradually) developed greater control of his power, and learned to (1) selectively turn just certain parts of his body to stone -- like, say, his fist (just before he punched you) and (2) move even while turned to stone (sort of a sleepwalking state, but he WAS able to fight). Polar Boy didn't exactly have 'typical' cold-based powers. Rather like Killer Frost (from Firestorm's hit list) his powers worked by *absorbing* heat. He was, in effect, immune to just about any heat effect, including the temperatures at the core of the Earth. Most people would expect "Hey, a cold-based guy! Let's see how he like a little fire-blast!" In the case of Polar Boy, those making this assumption were in for an upleasant surprise. The last one you mentioned is actually Color Kid, and was a tad bit more effective than you'd think. Among other things, his exploits included saving Superboy & Supergirl (turning a cloud of green kryptonite particles surrounding the Earth to blue, which didn't affect them) and blinding opponents by turning the color of the air to black. He also helped put paid to a number of Khund warships during the Earthwar, by swapping the colors of the sky & ground. The confused pilots believed their eyes instead of their instruments and...crunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaeto Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Champion's character How about a character that sombody in my gaming group tried to create? In 3rd edition Champions, a 400 point character with 200 points in growth, and 200 points in density increase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thirdbase Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Mr. Fantastic Elastic Plasticman. Stretch Armstrong by any other name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superskrull Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Originally posted by Law Dog He became a buddy and a D.A. only after reforming. Gotta love that. Well, that figures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superskrull Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Originally posted by Evil Steve Aw Hell, I forgot all about Dazzler's early carrer. Real shame 'cause I own most of that series. I bought it for one issue, when Rogue tries to kill her. Anyone wanna guess which issue I don't have? The one with the bounty hunter and his dog? No, wait, the Secret Wars II crossover? The one where she fights Dr Doom? The one where she beats Terrax the Tamer? The one where, distraught over the flagging popularity of Disco, she is cryogenically preserved to be restored in the late 90's to ride a nostalgia train straight to the top of the charts with her stunning post-ice debut single "Disco Duck" with guest vocals by Howard the Duck? Y'know, I never could figure out who booked a disco singer in a punk club when she first appeared back in Uncanny X-men along with Kitty Pryde. Of course, I've heard that no one at Marvel then or now will take responsibility for the creation of Dazzler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superskrull Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Originally posted by Armitage To be fair, the items glowed because they contained radium paint, like old glow-in-the-dark watch faces. Workers painting the watches kept developing cancer because nobody told them not to wet the brushes in their mouths while working... Wow. To swipe a quote from Supreme ( the poster, not the superhero), "Raging Roentgen!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superskrull Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Originally posted by Dr. Anomaly As has already been pointed out, the first one on this list is actually Stone Boy. Later on he (gradually) developed greater control of his power, and learned to (1) selectively turn just certain parts of his body to stone -- like, say, his fist (just before he punched you) and (2) move even while turned to stone (sort of a sleepwalking state, but he WAS able to fight). Ah yes, the Biernbaum era. I loved some of their stuff, hated some of it and was indifferent to much. I liked that they made the Subs as effective as they could have been. Even if they had to fudge a power or two. Much as I liked seeing Stone Boy kickin' ass, surely the power of movement while stone would have been mentioned before,somewhere. Polar Boy didn't exactly have 'typical' cold-based powers. Rather like Killer Frost (from Firestorm's hit list) his powers worked by *absorbing* heat. He was, in effect, immune to just about any heat effect, including the temperatures at the core of the Earth. Most people would expect "Hey, a cold-based guy! Let's see how he like a little fire-blast!" In the case of Polar Boy, those making this assumption were in for an upleasant surprise. Yeah, remember why he didn't make the cut before? Thjey were afraid his powers might get out of control and damage things. Something you apparently wouldn't have happen with people like Element Lad, Sun Boy or Lightning Lad, of course. The last one you mentioned is actually Color Kid, and was a tad bit more effective than you'd think. Among other things, his exploits included saving Superboy & Supergirl (turning a cloud of green kryptonite particles surrounding the Earth to blue, which didn't affect them) and blinding opponents by turning the color of the air to black. He also helped put paid to a number of Khund warships during the Earthwar, by swapping the colors of the sky & ground. The confused pilots believed their eyes instead of their instruments and...crunch. Considering his power to control coloration, there's a whole host of things he could do to mess with people. Naturally, my favorite scene with him is from the old DC Presents with Superman and Ambush Bug. The Bug is trying to pull off Antennae Lad's ears 'cause he thinks they're fake and Color Kid shoots this rainbow of harmless light at him. Ambush Bug responds with "Oh no! Technicolor!" or something to that effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 The last one you mentioned is actually Color Kid, and was a tad bit more effective than you'd think. And he can take on the entire Green Lantern Corps by himself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Originally posted by mattingly And he can take on the entire Green Lantern Corps by himself! Yeah, but ALan Scott would have kicked his butt! ... um... provided Cloriphyll Kid wasn't backing him up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcholmes Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Originally posted by Dr. Anomaly The last one you mentioned is actually Color Kid, and was a tad bit more effective than you'd think. [...] He also helped put paid to a number of Khund warships during the Earthwar, by swapping the colors of the sky & ground. The confused pilots believed their eyes instead of their instruments and...crunch. I recall being in a V & V adventure at Gen Con many years ago in which we played the Legion of Super-Heroes. Color Kid came with us on a mission, and was very useful when we suddenly found ourselves facing off against the 30th-century Green Lantern of Khund. "Quick! Make us all yellow!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperPheemy Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Thanks for putting the Legion of Substitute Heroes in order. It's been many moons (obviously) since I've witnessed the awesome power of Color Kid or Stone Boy. It sounds like Color Kid's powers were more of a Deux ex Machina than something intended to be very effective. Like Aquaman's telepathic command of fish suddenly being able to give Zum a brain seizure because the Basil Ganglia is a holdover from marine evolution. Though being able to hold off the Green Lantern Corps by turning things yellow makes for a very amusing mental image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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