Superman:Sunday Classics 1939-1943

[ Mood: Happy ]
[ Currently: Reveling in being missed by the 12 inch snowstorm ]
Just a few passing thoughts upon finishing Superman:Sunday Classics 1939-1943

–The Golden Age was so innocent
–There is something to the terseness of the Sunday serials.

Victim Hurry! Before the burning fuse harms him.
Superman That’s why I’m here!

You don’t need a lot of dialog…it’s all right there.

–I actually start to see why DC had a problem with Fawcett & Capt. Marvel. Superman was doing the whole "moving so fast that no one can see him in plain sight" thing that I remember so well about Cap and his magic lightning

–The whole "going to extremes to keep Lois from learning my secret identity" that was rather ridiculous in the 60s and early 70s really worked in the 40s. You can tell it was fresh, and a concern a new superhero would have, as opposed to the convention it became later.

–It was very interesting to watch the evolution of Superman’s ability to fly. The early strips had him bounding around like a bunny, while toward end of the book(sometime in 1943) he was doing stunts with airplanes. He was still supposedly jumping around, but the feats he was performing were pretty gravity-defying without flight capability.

–It was also interesting to see Superman gradually morph artistically toward the
"Curt Swan-ish" superhero I grew up with.

–I giggled when I saw Perry White identified by name for the first time.

–I got a rush of pride when the stories turned more toward the WW II efforts.

–I couldn’t help but hear Bud Colliers’ voice in my head everytime Superman spoke. Bud Collier was the voice of Superman on radio and in the Filmation Superman cartoons

–I was surprised at the lack of romantic interest, and how refreshing THAT was, between Lois and Superman.

–It’s also kind of amazing how many different shapes and color schemes Superman’s chest shield when thru.

All in all, I felt like I was in a time machine, at the same time going back to the Great Depression, AND back to when I was just a kid when Johnson and Nixon were presidents. A hell of a ride.

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