Comic Book Flashback

[kybearfuzz]

I've posted about this before, I think. As a kid, one of my favorite comic characters was "Dial 'H' for Hero" where two kids found magical dials that would transform them into a variety of superheroes for one hour. Kids (and grown ups) would submit their heroes for consideration in the hopes of seeing their hero in print and to win a tee-shirt. In my pre-teen years, I sent several heroes in and never won a thing. I wish I could remember some of the heroes I sent in, but I'm sure I'd cringe in horror at how bad they were.

Or maybe I wouldn't. One of the fun things about it was that the heroes were basically quick, throw-away characters you'd never see again. Most had a singular power and an easy-to-draw costume. Some had lengthy, tongue-twisting names that no sane hero would pick for the long haul.

So last night, while watching a Norweigan horror movie from Netflix, I was doodling and came up with these two heroes that would have fit the Dial "H" motif pretty well. Now if I could only get that tee-shirt.

Comments

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

I have to agree, I think he was a character that had (pardon the pun) run it's course.

Still, I'm sure a lot of fans love it.

[dendren.livejournal.com]

Barry Allen will always have a very special place in my heart. The Flash was the first super hero book I picked up in the 70s and was the first series I filled in the whole run of the book. But... I'm just not sure he's truly more interesting than Wally West. When I really thought about it I realized I had read Barry's adventure's for only 10-15 years, but Wally I read for over 20. I have yet to be disappointed in Johns tho, hopefully he'll really bring Barry into his own again.

I hate that they retro-killed off his Mom tho... it was nice to have a hero with normal two parent life. Poor Nora Allen LOL