"the prettiest pigeon ever to parade into Paris... ." It's the alliteration that would make aeven a Frenchman blush.
6/22/2010
My initial analysis: She is prone to dancing at inappropriate times. That's why love walked out. This is no time for the swim or the monkey or whatever she's doing!
Maybe victory leaves Atomic Man empty? Maybe he realizes that his attire makes him more ridiculous than the underworld figures forced to dance in his gamma rays? Such an enigma, this Atomic Man.
Subtle, but I think Batman is hinting at something that seems to be frightening that clean cut young man. Some form of intimidation.
Typical story. Green Arrow was so busy with his career he couldn't find time for his ward. He probably just needed someone to "hang out" and "rap" about life. Would that have been so hard?
Looks like the Catholic Church wasn't the only cherished institution to lose its way during the turbulent times of the '60s and '70s.
With parts of us appearing not unlike Zorg himself.
Well give her a minute to pull up her blouse!
I want to see the farmerette photos most of all. Worth an extra dollar. And, in the bottom ad, what could be more zen? And could they make their illustration any creepier or less attractive.
6/11/2010
A classic of this genre, no? On a scholarly note, the topic of super hero sexuality is, of course, nothing new. For one example, check out this wikipedia article to read actual denials from real-live comic book artists.
If you're a long-time fan, you may be wondering what happened to the awkward sexual references? These ads and albums are funny, but you want to see Batman talking about boners, right? Well worry not. We're working on it. As I write this, a team of researchers is exploring new avenues, mining new veins of sexy pre-irony comic book humor. Check back soon and I'm sure you'll once again feel shocked, dumbfounded and amused, all at the same time.