God I love early comics, they just go against everything that modern comics are trying to do in the best ways
I work at a comic shop sorting back issues…you have no idea
There’s a lot to unpack here, but I think my favorite detail from each image is:
- The use of the phrase “(slurp slurp)” within dialogue, with bonus points for it being inserted into the sentence in the most awkward place possible
- The way Batman is riding on Superman’s shoulders like a little kid being carried around by his dad
- The fucking phrase “The Bat-Witch Must Die”
- The dead-eyed expression Lois has as she runs toward Superman. She sees this shit all the time. Forget the scream in the dialogue box, she knows everything is gonna be just fine and she just wants this over with.
- The fact that a comic about Lois Lane whipping a Supermannequin is the “SHOCK STORY OF THE YEAR !” (space between text and exclamation point theirs)
- The use of quotes around “weapon” and “General Grant”
Hey, it’s not like Golden Age America has the monopoly on awkward sound effect positioning. You can’t go five seconds in the JoJo fandom without running into this one:
And I haven’t read or watched DIU yet so I have no idea what it’s talking about!
Also, quotes around things for no reason are very much 「A Thing」. Especially when talking about 「STANDS」.












