tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894516466954796030.post6279284496974588791..comments2024-02-23T03:50:15.853-05:00Comments on The Superman Fan Podcast: Episode 371 Part III: Superman Comic Book Cover Dated July 1964: Action Comics #314!Billy Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947341415379828897noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894516466954796030.post-41162066234254687202017-10-05T15:38:35.756-04:002017-10-05T15:38:35.756-04:00As I mentioned in a Facebook comment, I LOVE this ...As I mentioned in a Facebook comment, I LOVE this comic! I have vivid boyhood memories of the cover, with the Superman costume accented by Flash's yellow boot, sleeve cuffs similar to the Flash's costume, and a mask, red like the Flash's, but open at the top like Kid Flash's. Wonderful design! I also have very fond memories of the story, "The Day Superman Became the Flash", showing alternative "origins" that would have led Superman to become the Atom, Aquaman, Green Arrow, Batman, and the Flash. I recall that some of the planets were under red suns, and some, yellow suns, allowing Kal-El's fate to match more closely the "real" counterparts'. Even as a boy, I thought that, when he was on the planet of the giants, it made little sense for him to wear a mask, or hide his identity. He was the only person his size on that planet! It was also interesting how, on the water world, he somehow developed telepathy, which otherwise was not one of the many super-powers he displayed throughout his career. The tragic ending of Flash Kal-El really upset me as a boy, too. As an adult, one of the things I like best about this story is that it follows the classic Silver Age narrative that Jor-El sent his son to Earth, not, as modern versions have it, to be a savior/Christ figure, but to <b>be</b> saved, more like Moses as a baby.<br />As for the Supergirl story, it was "off", even by Silver Age standards, I think, and, like you, I'd give this one a lower rating, even though I always enjoyed seeing Zor-El and Allura with super powers.Halk-Karhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086839075464653445noreply@blogger.com