tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post2022299948164241272..comments2024-03-09T13:14:56.299-08:00Comments on Silver Age Comics: The Flash's Final Fling--TwiceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post-67433018588741984002011-12-09T13:05:03.468-08:002011-12-09T13:05:03.468-08:00The time paradox is one that crops up a lot in com...The time paradox is one that crops up a lot in comics and movies: If you send a bomb back 500 years and it explodes 24 hours later, the effects won't be felt in the future until 24 hours after you launch the bomb. Which makes no sense, but it serves dramatically ("In six seconds, our future will be no more!").Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post-8611793876862506392011-12-08T17:27:23.997-08:002011-12-08T17:27:23.997-08:00Martin, I noticed the hat as kind of an anachronis...Martin, I noticed the hat as kind of an anachronism; men supposedly stopped wearing hats when JFK didn't wear one to his inauguration in 1961.<br /><br />Mike, good point (about Schwartz knowing his audience). Kids do tend to anthropomorphize inanimate objects with some sentimentality. I didn't think about it that way, partially because this is another one of those stories that I hadn't read in many years.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05060349239296193385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post-88859474733595977882011-12-08T13:25:08.005-08:002011-12-08T13:25:08.005-08:00I was just 9 when the Kanigher story came out. At ...I was just 9 when the Kanigher story came out. At the time I thought it was good. Just goes to show that either Julius Schwartz knew his audience or I was already brain damaged at that early age.Mike Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post-53845042729839074292011-12-08T06:06:52.024-08:002011-12-08T06:06:52.024-08:00That Kanigher story is so very creepy - it likely ...That Kanigher story is so very creepy - it likely gave future Marvel creators nightmares and inspired Venom. Yeah, that's it ...<br /><br /><br />The first story is worthwhile for Barry's hat, he looks so cool. But fancy having to go all the way to Earth 2 in order to find a shrink.Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.com