tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894516466954796030.post4930063092687780905..comments2024-02-23T03:50:15.853-05:00Comments on The Superman Fan Podcast: Episode #270 Part II: Superman Family Comic Book Cover Dated June 1964: World's Finest Comics #142!Billy Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947341415379828897noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894516466954796030.post-55289423910440301072017-09-05T20:23:34.509-04:002017-09-05T20:23:34.509-04:00I looked at the story again, and in the first pane...I looked at the story again, and in the first panel of page 2, when Composite Superman first appears, Superman refers to him as "a one man Legion", after mentioning his use of Lightning Lad's, Invisible Kid's and Chameleon Boy's powers. That's why I found it odd that the Man of Steel and Batman didn't consider the possibility that maybe he had more, if not all, of the Legionnaires' powers. As to your final question, Superman being vulnerable to Kryptonian fire might be the same as the Man of Steel being hit by another Kryptonian's heat vision.Billy Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947341415379828897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894516466954796030.post-46929480829457043352017-08-31T13:50:50.778-04:002017-08-31T13:50:50.778-04:00I have vivid memories of reading this issue when I...I have vivid memories of reading this issue when I was a boy, and I love the story of the Composite Superman, even to this day. With all his powers, he was more than a match for the World's Finest team, and would probably have defeated them if those powers hadn't faded away. He seemed, sadly, to be very under-used in the Silver Age, and I wish he'd made more appearances back then. <br />There are some odd things in the story, though. Fore example, why did Superman try to use his X-Ray vision to see through the villain's Batman cowl? Even with green skin, his face is three-quarters exposed, and the likelihood would seem to be that it would be a green Bruce Wayne under there. Also, why would the cowl be lead-lined? I assume that it was part of his Chameleon Boy power, not an actual mask. This also brings me to a long-standing question I've had about this story. I don't recall that Composite Superman ever reveals to the heroes that his powers come from the Legion of Super-Heroes, so how do they know this? (At one point, Superman suggests that Composite Superman has used Element Lad's powers to make his diamond throne.) Despite these questions, I think I'd give this story a higher grade than you did, if only for the enormous threat of the villain.<br />I also have a question from "The Flame-Dragon From Krypton!" story. When the dragon's flames burned off Clark Kent's clothes, why didn't the (presumably) SUPER dragon's flames burn Superman. If a dragon breathed flames on an ordinary human, the human would likely be severely burned, at the very least, so why wouldn't Superman be similarly burned by a Kryptonian dragon?<br />I'm glad you're now "caught up" to the Superman and Action titles, so you can get back to the regular cycle through all the Superman family of titles.Halk-Karhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086839075464653445noreply@blogger.com