Saturday, December 02, 2017

365 Days of Defiance, Day 336: Batman Explains It All for You


"Batman and Robin Stand Up for Sportsmanship!" from Batman (1940 series) #57 (February-March 1950), script by Jack Schiff, pencils and inks by Win Mortimer, letters by Ira Schnapp

Especially pay attention to this part! It was true in 1950, and it's true in 2018!:


So who ya gonna believe...racists?...or Batman?!?

Friday, December 01, 2017

365 Days of Defiance, Day 335: You tell 'em, Wonder Woman

"The Conscience of Man" — in the form of a beautiful transparent fairy, as good a form as any — has spent the last 50 pages sending the Justice Society of America throughout time striving to put right what once went wrong to battle the violent fear and prejudice of mankind throughout the ages. "I promised you a reward," girl with wings but sometimes not says, "Perhaps you already know what it is. You have earned it, and by earning it, you have attained the solution to your problem — it is understanding!" Which, in addition to being a pretty good albeit oft-forgotten Bob Seger song, is also the lesson du jour for fighting against bigotry and prejudice.



Panels from "The Test of Time!: Conclusion" in All-Star Comics (1940 series) #22 (Fall 1944), script by Gardner Fox, pencils and inks by Joe Gallagher

So say we all!

Thursday, November 30, 2017

365 Days of Defiance, Day 334: Whoa, Aquaman is ticked.


Panels from Secret Empire #8 (October 2017), script by Nick Spencer, pencils by Andrea Sorrentino and Daniel Acuña, inks by Andrea Sorrentino and Rod Reis, colors by Sean Izaakse and Java Tartaglia, letters by Travis Lanham

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

365 Days of Defiance, Day 333: Still, they resisted

Miss America has been captured by the Ubermädchen! How will the pageant survive? Oh, wait, this is Miss America the superhero, not Miss America the beauty queen. I've made another one of my silly mistakes. Carry on!




Panels from "Shipyard Sabotage!!" in Miss America Comics 70th Anniversary Special one-shot (August 2009), script by Jan Van Meter, pencils and inks by Andy MacDonald, colors by Nick Filardi, letters by Dave Lanphear

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

365 Days of Defiance, Day 332: Say hello to my little friend



Panels from Poe Dameron Annual #1 (August 2017), script by Robbie Thompson, pencils and inks by Nik Virella, colors by Jordan Boyd, letters by Joe Caramagna

Monday, November 27, 2017

365 Days of Defiance, Day 331: A thinly-disguised parable




Panels from "The Oxnalian Revolution" in Superman (1940 series) #15 (March-April 1942), script by Jerry Siegel, pencils and inks by John Sikela

Sunday, November 26, 2017

365 Days of Defiance, Day 330: There's a skyman waiting in the stars



Panels from the Skyman story "The Rescue of Slaviski" in Big Shot Comics #29 (Columbia, November 1942), script by Gardner Fox, pencils and inks by Ogden Whitney