tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post2588512073530570059..comments2024-03-09T13:14:56.299-08:00Comments on Silver Age Comics: Adventure #280Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post-75044987049602862132010-02-24T06:01:36.286-08:002010-02-24T06:01:36.286-08:00One correction - this story was finally reprinted ...One correction - this story was finally reprinted just last month, in the Superboy - Greatest Team-ups Ever Told softcover!Osgood Peabodynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post-10011421877031650552010-02-23T21:15:38.437-08:002010-02-23T21:15:38.437-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.オテモヤンhttp://e-nixi.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post-2027812219304417352010-02-23T14:32:26.651-08:002010-02-23T14:32:26.651-08:00This is such a weird mix. The whole idea of young...This is such a weird mix. The whole idea of young Lori Lemaris having an ordinary teenager personality trait like making up tall tales, as well as Lana Lang being sympathetic and helping someone she considered a rival…both of these are pure Jerry Siegel at his best. Out of all the Superman writers, he always put the female characters in the most sympathetic light. But the plot mechanics are just so contrived, and that "brainwashing you to be good because fibbing is by definition evil" thing is beyond disturbing. (Siegel also tried it out in a Legion story, as I recall.) If only that plot had been tossed out and something new done with the same general premise and characterization, it could have been a real gem.<br /><br />Also, the Atlantis continuity reference doesn't feel like Siegel, does it? I wouldn't be surprised if it was dictated by Weisinger, anticipating that if proper acknowledgement wasn't paid to both versions of Atlantis seen in the pages of <i>Adventure</i>, questions would be raised in the letters page. (The fact that Mort created Aquaman may also have been a factor.)Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714171897239398438noreply@blogger.com