#80s dc

[bludhavenangel444]

why was 80s beast boy such a pervert…

[ghostriderslade]

What would you give for a live-action tv show like this??

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

"COMING SOON FROM DC COMICS..." -- A WESTERN GUNFIGHTER TRAPPED IN A SCI-FI FUTURE.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on a full page house ad for the American sci-fi/Western comic book series "HEX" Vol. 1, a then ongoing series published by DC Comics, starring Jonah Hex. It ran from 1985 until 1987. Artwork by Mark Texeira.

Source: www.dcinthe80s.com/2016/03.

[tzigone]

Raven and Arella

Which relationship dynamic do you like with Raven and Arella? I'm kind of fond of how I perceived the earliest one. They aren't close, really. Arella wasn't really her day-to-day parent and Arella then threw herself into the community in Azarath (arguably leaving one cult for another). But ultimately she chose her daughter over that life and fought Trigon and sacrificed herself to that end.

I'd like to have seen a different follow up when she was released, though - I thought her attitude towards Raven way too harsh and I don't find it consistent with her first representation (where Raven had to urge Arellato fight, and Raven was the more proactive). It also really bugged me that she wanted to see her parents when her not having a family was a significant part of her original origin.

However, the idea that after leaving Azarath and escaping when Trigon did that Arella would jump into "ordinary" life instead of getting to know Raven and spending time with her does kind ring true to me. Sort of because she did that before when Raven was an infant. And sort of from once when I read an article from a child raised in a cult but leaving in adolescence - her mother had an "ordinary" to come back, to a framework to live in, and could more easily feel like she belonged in the outside than the child could.

[cicadacellar]

I like that Raven’s eyeliner connects with her eyebrows. It’s cool and people should do it more in real life.

[ghostriderslade]

What would you give for a live-action tv shows like this??

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

1.) Superman by the legendary Jean "Moebius" Giraud, pin-up from "Superman" Vol. 1 #400. October, 1984. DC Comics.

2.) Superman pin-up by Jack "King" Kirby & Terry Austin, from "Superman" Vol. 1 #400 (Oct. 1984). DC Comics.

3.) Superman pin-up by the late, great Steve Ditko, from "Superman" Vol. 1 #400 c. October 1984. DC Comics.

4.) Superman by the mighty Frank Miller, back cover art to "Superman" Vol. 1 #400. October, 1984. DC Comics.

EXTRA INFO: Resolution from largest to smallest: 2030x3061, 1023x1418, 999x1414, & 600x900.

Sources: www.threads.net/@oblivionbarpod/post/C8ml3GIxXr7, Reddit, various, etc...

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

"THIS SUPERHERO, AN ANDROID, A ROBOT BODY POSSESSED OF THE ELEMENTAL FORCE OF A TORNADO..."

PIC INFO: Resolution at 1280x1853 -- Spotlight on a 1985 DC house ad for "Red Tornado" Vol. 1, continuity-heavy four-part story arc (July-October, 1985); Kurt Busiek was drawn to the copious history and cross-connections with other series.

"This superhero, an android, a robot body possessed of the elemental force of a tornado, feels alienated from the human race but protective of it."

-- DC COMICS, c. summer 1985

SERIES OVERVIEW: "In 1983, Kurt Busiek was still relatively new to writing for the comic book industry when Dick Giordano (editor in chief at DC comics) offered him a chance to write the "Red Tornado" mini-series. Prior to this, Busiek had written an issue of "Green Lantern," a few issues of "Marvel’s Power Man/Iron Fist" and a few "Green Lantern Corps" back-up tales. Giordano’s big plan was to have lesser-know JLA characters featured in their own distinct mini-series (most likely with the hopes of raising reader interest in the JLA). When Giordano asked Busiek if he had any ideas on how to handle the Red Tornado, Busiek jumped at the opportunity (once citing Red Tornado as one of his favorite DC characters). Busiek sought to alter Red Tornado for the better -- attempting to make the character more in touch with his human side -- hence adding to the Red Tornado mythos and giving future writers something more to explore. Thus, the creation of this four issue mini-series.

PART II: One of the biggest challenges for Busiek was making the Red Tornado interesting. Popular opinion in DC fandom (at the time) was that the Red Tornado was one of the more boring characters out there. As a matter of fact, since being introduced by Gardner Fox and Dick Dillin in 1968, the Red Tornado had already been killed off and resurrected twice in JLA history before appearing in this mini-series. The problem with the Red Tornado was that he’s always been a passive character in a comic series (JLA) that focused on big drama - Red Tornado was either the first character quickly destroyed/disabled by the villain to demonstrate how powerful the villain was or Red Tornado hung out in the back and did some busy work while all the other more popular characters had all of the action. This isn’t really surprising considering the Red Tornado was originally created as a revamp of a Golden Age DC character (Ma Hunkel) and was never intended to be more than an annual guest-star.

PART III: The plans for this mini-series were hatched in 1983 and it took about 2 years before they finally saw completion. Something else was happening during 1983 and 1985, and that something else was the plotting of the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" storyline by Marv Wolfman and other DC editors. It was decided by the powers that be at DC comics that Red Tornado would be destroyed once again in "Crisis on Infinite Earths" #8 (2 months after the mini-series came out!). Busiek wrote this mini-series with the intention of it leading into a regular series, but by the time it had been launched Busiek was made aware of DC’s plans for the Red Tornado -- thus rendering his story somewhat useless -- an exercise in futility."

-- DC IN THE '80s (webzine for DC Comics fans from the '80s)

Source: https://forum.sanctuary.fr/t/page-s-de-pub/185608/225?page=9, DC Wikia, various, etc...