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How did they get away with it? A barely clothed Lois Lane, reclining in a dreamy, satisfied way while tiny characters seek to enslave her by tying her down. (So what's not to like?) I think the Comics Code Authority must've been looking the other way when this cover was prepared - and thank goodness they were. So what's the story about? Are you kidding - who the hell cares? It's a fit burd in a swimming costume pressing all the right buttons. And that's why Lois is today's Babe of the Day.
This is one of my all-time favorite comic book covers. What a great scene, so excellently rendered by Dick Giordano. The story for the record is that the mini-JLA is the spawn of Darkseid's henchmen Mokkari and Simyan, at the Evil Factory. Here's a link with more details:
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That's interesting, RJ. Wasn't Superman's DNA sent into space on the back of an android/robot/thingy doo-da to prevent just such a thing happening? I'll check out that link.
ReplyDeleteFor years fans have joked about covers that placed women in peril-- or in refrigerators-- but that one doesn't seem to have attracted much attention, as far as I know. Maybe it's the "Gulliver's Travels" visual trope that distracts some people from the basic image.
ReplyDeleteThat could well be it, GP, and well-observed on your part. Women in refrigerators, eh? Maybe that's why they're always giving me the cold shoulder?
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