March 2015 Question #1

[kybearfuzz]

Asked by fellow comic book fan maxauburn:

"Who are your favorite super heroes- and why?"

My all-time favorite hero is probably Wonder Woman. My first comic book ever was Wonder Woman #250, bought for me by my older cousins Stephanie and Debbie in 1978. It cost a quarter. With Wonder Woman being on live TV and in cartoon form on "Super Friends," I was immediately drawn to her. It was fun to watch and fun to read. The transformation spin would run me dizzy. Her strength, speed, ability to deflect bullets, and have a cool lasso made her easy to mimic.

I always enjoyed the link to Greek mythology. When George Perez revamped her in the 1980s, I fell in love with her all over again. The current version in the DC's New 52 is a travesty of the character, in my opinion.

I have other favorite heroes, usually finding one on every team, like Star Boy in the Legion of Super-Heroes, Angel in the X-Men, The Scarlet Witch in the Avengers, Mirage in the New Mutants, The Flash in the JSA, etc. Each one for different reasons. If I kept on, the entry would be too long to read. :)

So which ones are yours?

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Comments

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

And I'll bet that "The Flash" you're thinking of is not the same one I referenced. The one I referenced is "The Flash" from the 1940s with the metal Mercury-god helmet with wings.

And having a big comic book reference is not a standard prerequisite for calling yourself gay. I think the loving and sleeping with men part has way more to do with it :)