Superman And Lois Lane A Truly Toxic Love - Get Out Of My Life Superman!

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  • Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane takes a surprising turn when Lois tells the man of steel (or the man of might) to get out of her life! Lois has a new man and despite all of Clark's stalking he can't get her back...or can he? It's a silver age classic from DC Comics ft one of the iconic covers from the silver age. Come see Lois attempt to find love with someone other than Superman here on Casually Comics!
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  • @CasuallyComics
    @CasuallyComics  Рік тому +181

    Let's give Lois a better fake name go!

    • @Magicghost23
      @Magicghost23 Рік тому +52

      Lana Lang

    • @johnyshadow
      @johnyshadow Рік тому +37

      Lorna Love?

    • @tarmaque
      @tarmaque Рік тому +31

      Alexa Luthor

    • @sasstrash316
      @sasstrash316 Рік тому +41

      Alina Alley maybe? Lois means beautiful and so does Alina, also lane, alley same sort of thing. Keeps the alliteration but gets her out of the LL hell hole

    • @Polycomical
      @Polycomical Рік тому

      Licky Lamb

  • @user-ManofStyle1
    @user-ManofStyle1 Рік тому +494

    "In Space, No One Can Hear You Rejecting Superman"

  • @threadgold777
    @threadgold777 Рік тому +405

    Lois, Superman missed your party, but he did leave you a message! "You have 30 minutes to move your car... you have 10 minutes to move your car... your car has been impounded... your car has been crushed into a cube... you have 30 minutes to move your cube."

  • @Matheus-ql7mn
    @Matheus-ql7mn Рік тому +170

    Not when he tricked her to marry someone else
    Not when he disguised himself as other man just to test her
    Not when he let Wonder Woman slap her around
    The thing the broke Lois Lane love for Superman is he forgetting her birthday

    • @ExeErdna
      @ExeErdna Рік тому +31

      He was two blocks down and most likely watching and listening... Oh man supes in trouble

    • @d-manthecaptain1382
      @d-manthecaptain1382 Рік тому +8

      "Kakacarrot cake, hen i- when i was just a little boy he-.... He didnt invite me to his birthday party!!!!!!"

    • @Outlier999
      @Outlier999 5 місяців тому +1

      And she has used tricks to get him to marry her, or choose between her and Lana.

    • @Outlier999
      @Outlier999 4 місяці тому +1

      Consider this:
      1. She's always flipping for other men and often marries them - sort of.
      2. She's always trying to find out his secret identity.
      3. She's always recklessly putting herself in danger, assuming he'll always be there to save her.
      4. She treats his alter ego, Clark Kent, like dirt.
      5. She conspires with Lana Lang to trick him into choosing between them.
      If I were him, I would be glad to be rid of her. This way he could make time with Wonder Woman, who is ideal for him.

  • @anthonystrickland7049
    @anthonystrickland7049 Рік тому +213

    To be fair, Kirby got off lightly. It could have turned out much worse. He didn't die of cancer. He didn't get turned into a giant puddle of slime. He wasn't secretly a mind reading alien. He wasn't trying to use Lois to lead Superman into a trap. He was just a well-adjusted nice guy, falling for someone he was attracted to.

    • @harryschlitz4067
      @harryschlitz4067 Рік тому +9

      I am sure female viewers will agree with this comment. “He was not Quasimodo butt ugly, like some of Lois suitors have been, never mind there BIG hearts.”

    • @biffstrong1079
      @biffstrong1079 Рік тому +2

      That will teach him.

    • @GabePuratekuta
      @GabePuratekuta Рік тому +1

      Which obviously means he's doomed.

  • @justinedwards5047
    @justinedwards5047 Рік тому +68

    Poor Rand didn't stand a chance, he didn't even have a secret stalker room full of Lois manikins

  • @bensneb360
    @bensneb360 Рік тому +121

    I didn’t think Superman would take “we need some space” so literally lol

  • @KellyKMc
    @KellyKMc Рік тому +130

    I love how Silver Age Superman seems to concentrate his super-powers into super-stalking…

  • @aremel42
    @aremel42 Рік тому +26

    i half expected Superman to go to save a woman, realize she wasn't Lois, and drop her.

  • @kyleshultz5481
    @kyleshultz5481 Рік тому +201

    “Superman would never give me the same tacky gift twice in a row!”
    Have you met Superman, Lois?

    • @euansmith3699
      @euansmith3699 Рік тому +42

      Jimmy, "What did Superman give you for your birthday, Lois?"
      Lois, "An incredibly realistic, life-sized, fully poseable manikin of myself. It is tacky."
      Jimmy, "It might be in poor taste; buy "tacky" seems a bit harsh."
      Lois, "No, I mean it is sticky to the touch."
      Jimmy, "Ew..."

    • @lyndsaybrown8471
      @lyndsaybrown8471 Рік тому +1

      It seemed to me like maybe her friends dud this at Christmas also but forgot.

    • @concept5631
      @concept5631 11 місяців тому +1

      Clark Kent is all about being tacky dweeb, and since Clark Kent is Superman...

    • @theomega7699
      @theomega7699 6 місяців тому

      Lmfao ​@@euansmith3699

  • @Kingcj2001
    @Kingcj2001 Рік тому +107

    Rand is perhaps the most emotionally stable Silver Age Superman character I've ever seen. Part of me is sad that he's faded into obscurity but another part is happy at the thought that he just moved on and probably settled down with some nice woman.

    • @harry_ord
      @harry_ord Рік тому +29

      I'm just glad, the less he appears on screen the lower the chance of him losing it and becoming a villian or a less plesant person.

  • @matman329
    @matman329 Рік тому +99

    You know, it's stuff like this that makes you think, maybe Lex was right about Superman. Also, Lois didn't deserve Rand.

  • @justinedwards5047
    @justinedwards5047 Рік тому +30

    If she had just picked a different last initial, she could have escaped him forever

  • @nctpti2073
    @nctpti2073 Рік тому +64

    Since Clark acts like he made mistakes saving those other women, since they were not actually Lois, does that imply he simply lets anyone else die, even when he is conveniently there to save them?

  • @Vegadra
    @Vegadra Рік тому +49

    Man, modern day BatCat has nothing on Silver Age Superman and Lois in the toxic relationship department.

  • @fazbearfanatic4358
    @fazbearfanatic4358 Рік тому +133

    I honestly like how determined Lois was to separate herself from Superman and her obsession with him. Considering how she would sometimes switch on a whim between Superman and other guys, as well as the erratic and extreme nature of their relationship, it was really refreshing for them to acknowledge that their relationship was actually pretty messed up, and kind of exploring how it emotionally affected Lois.

  • @Victor-mc1sz
    @Victor-mc1sz Рік тому +52

    Just imagine if DC would publish a comic where they show all the phone calls /conversations that Clark had with Bruce regarding his relationship with Lois? Instant best seller.

    • @weathermangohanssj4
      @weathermangohanssj4 Рік тому +9

      Bat-man 100% has that saved on a bat-drive

    • @ProjektTaku
      @ProjektTaku 11 місяців тому

      @@weathermangohanssj4 batman's bat-blackmail

    • @phonybeautrain6520
      @phonybeautrain6520 5 місяців тому +2

      God imagine Batman being the confident of Superman's romantic woes and Bruce Wayne being the confident of Lois's Romantic Woes.
      That's comedy gold.

    • @plantainsame2049
      @plantainsame2049 Місяць тому +1

      Clark my main love interests are Catwoman, Talia and the joker
      I'm not the person to ask

  • @JKevinCarrier
    @JKevinCarrier Рік тому +86

    I'm fascinated by these sort of "transitional" comics, moving from the Silver Age to the Bronze Age. It's still got a lot of the contrivances of the Silver Age, but there's a little more...emotional nuance? Self-reflection? They come right out and say how messed up Superman and Lois' relationship is, and even though the status quo is restored by the end, they don't really address or refute any of those problems. Lois gradually becomes less wacky and marriage-obsessed through the '70s and '80s, and this feels like a significant (if halting) first step in that process.

  • @frogmouth2
    @frogmouth2 Рік тому +60

    I love how the first issue treats rand as this perfect guy that can do no wrong and is perfect for Lois but then the second issue starts rewriting history with her apparently not being into him really at all.

  • @willowbarrelmaker8269
    @willowbarrelmaker8269 Рік тому +65

    Interesting that "The first half is much better than the second" seems to be kind of a running theme with these silver age Lois Lane comics. Makes me wonder if time pressures forced them to write the first part before they had a clear idea of how it was going to resolve.

    • @BainesMkII
      @BainesMkII Рік тому +26

      Creating a catchy set-up is easier than creating a satisfying resolution for that set-up.

    • @andrefantin832
      @andrefantin832 Рік тому +11

      There is also the necessity of getting back to the status quo at the end. It may hinders the full potential of a premise. Tv shows as far as the 2010's faced this same narrative difficulties.

  • @jayfinch5430
    @jayfinch5430 Рік тому +12

    "If you leave Neal Adams alone, the crazy goes up by at least five points"
    The Neal Adams written & illustrated 'Batman: Odyssey' is proof of that!

  • @gabrielrussell5531
    @gabrielrussell5531 Рік тому +52

    This run is the most self-aware and arguably sane of all the Lois Lane comics I've ever seen you cover. Kirby actually seemed like a healthy relationship choice.

  • @davidmcmahon4633
    @davidmcmahon4633 Рік тому +5

    Rand, with his blonde crew cut, looks amazingly like Barry Allen. Was almost hoping it was Barry in disguised the whole time!

  • @Tiggeralt
    @Tiggeralt Рік тому +69

    You can really see how comic storytelling changed as the silver age went on. The "weird & wacky" impression mostly comes from the early silver age, with later comics becoming more melodramatic and character-driven. I think a lot of that is due to Marvel's influence on the industry. After all, Stan Lee wrote soap opera comics before he wrote superheroes.

    • @miguelbayonrivera2467
      @miguelbayonrivera2467 Рік тому +11

      To me, late silver age feels more like the transition into the bronze age, kinda like a hybrid era.

    • @nicholashodges201
      @nicholashodges201 Рік тому +10

      It's the same with early silver age transitioning out of the golden when the stories started being more science fiction based until "Seduction of the Innocents was published. There was no hard shift until that damned book came out, then things got weird out of necessity

    • @johnpjones182
      @johnpjones182 Рік тому +3

      That's why I prefer Silver&Bronze Age DC to Marvel. I like the far-fetched crazy plots. Also much more cheesecake in DC!

    • @antonakesson
      @antonakesson Рік тому

      @@johnpjones182 But has DC made a couple bikini comics? I thought not! XD

    • @mightyrobot42
      @mightyrobot42 Рік тому +1

      Technically Stan Lee's first comics writing work was on the original 1940s Captain America series, but he did write a lot of soap opera comics in the years between that and Fantastic Four.

  • @pr0t34n
    @pr0t34n Рік тому +32

    Say what you will about Superman Returns, but they did one thing right - they nailed the silver age super-stalker Superman vibes

  • @justanotherglorpsdaymornin5097
    @justanotherglorpsdaymornin5097 Рік тому +10

    Rand Kirby deserved an amazing life with every good thing possible, as far away from Lois & Superman as possible.

  • @russellharrell2747
    @russellharrell2747 Рік тому +7

    ‘If you leave Neal Adams alone, the madness goes up at least 5 points.’
    Yeah, no kidding. Mr Adams was a great artist but man he was a little wacky.

  • @benevolentremnant2949
    @benevolentremnant2949 Рік тому +160

    I think you nailed it in your riff about the Silver Age. The tone really is hard to duplicate: such a weird type of innocent, straightforward reportage about absurd, suggestive situations. And apparently choosing female characters' new hairstyles was a thing at Silver Age DC? They pulled the same reader vote stunt for Supergirl (in her Linda Lee identity). Anybody know of any others?

    • @richmcgee434
      @richmcgee434 Рік тому +13

      Pretty sure Wonder Woman went through the same hairstyle poll thing at one point.
      You're spot on about the whole feel of real Silver Age and modern attempts to recreate it feeling off even when the effort is sincere rather than parody or mockery. It's just not something you can reproduce perfectly, the world has changed too much over time. The closest I've seen to "getting it" have been a few homages to Kirby's work - Godland, for ex.

    • @aldinbaroza9640
      @aldinbaroza9640 Рік тому +14

      @@richmcgee434 Yeah. I think the big difference between actual Silver Age stories and modern attempts is a) the professional attitudes of the writers then as compared to now, and b) who the intended audience was. Silver Age writers did not consider their comics work professionally significant or fulfilling, as comic book writing was their day job as they tried to establish themselves in other, more lucrative areas. They saw their work in comics as completely disposable.
      Secondarily, the intended audience is different. The Silver Age guys were writing for kids; the modern writers of Silver Age pastiche are writing for adult readers who either remember reading the old stuff, or who have seen blog posts or videos about it. The nostalgia element is always there in the modern attempts, whereas the actual Silver Age stories were drawing on the feel and style of tall tales and fables that would have been familiar to kids of the era. A different set of expectations entirely.

    • @richmcgee434
      @richmcgee434 Рік тому +10

      @@aldinbaroza9640 Mostly agreed, although it's going much too far to say that all creators during the Silver Age looked at comics as beneath them or something they'd leave behind as soon as possible. While that's true of many of the lesser talents, it obviously doesn't apply to people like Kirby, Infantino, Ditko, etc. There were people who took true joy in what they were doing and were happy to make a career of it.
      Equally, it's undeniable that many modern creators are in it solely for the hope of making a name for themselves and getting a fortune from Hollywood. The majority of them get exactly what they deserve - nothing. Every generation has its share of hacks who just want a paycheck.
      Spot on about how faux nostalgia always rings false, though.

    • @aldinbaroza9640
      @aldinbaroza9640 Рік тому +2

      @@richmcgee434 Sure. It's hard to not generalize when I'm trying to not write a 20K-word post on it, lol. But even a guy like Kirby who loved the medium was trying to sell newspaper strip ideas like Sky Masters. And today you can be both a comic book writer AND a movie or TV screenwriter; comic books today aren't as ghettoized as it was during the Silver Age.

    • @aldinbaroza9640
      @aldinbaroza9640 Рік тому +3

      It's not as if all the Silver Age writers were hacks, although I did joke about that in another post. It's just that that generation looked at comics as a job. The first generation of comics fandom who ended up working in comics started in the Bronze Age (I know it's a fuzzy boundary since ppl like Roy Thomas and Shooter kind of straddled both eras), and they brought that love of nostalgia with them.

  • @JonPaulMaki
    @JonPaulMaki Рік тому +36

    The cover for 80 might not stand out? Excuse you? It's quite possibly my favorite comic book cover of all time.

  • @samslash9
    @samslash9 Рік тому +20

    I'm kinda for Lois and Rand. I want to see the universe where Lois stayed with him.

  • @vaegontargaryen9203
    @vaegontargaryen9203 Рік тому +10

    Silver age Superman is reaching Goku levels of thoughtless boyfriend material.

    • @mdo7
      @mdo7 6 місяців тому +3

      And now I know where Akira Toriyama may have gotten some “inspiration” for some Silver age-styled funniness for Goku.

  • @unigenius
    @unigenius Рік тому +23

    They need to bring Rand Kirby back! I dont know how or why, but he needs to just inexplicably show up!

  • @rasheedsanders1067
    @rasheedsanders1067 Рік тому +11

    Wait so women don't like it when you punch sharks? All that training was for nothing. Also I'm gonna need somebody to check in on Rand.

  • @markshulusky6680
    @markshulusky6680 Рік тому +14

    Uh, question. Wouldn't Lois notice Clark's physical build in that bathing suit? His non - prescription glasses don't cover his pecs or the rest of it.

  • @tarmaque
    @tarmaque Рік тому +22

    Sometimes Silver Age Superman comics feel like nothing more than a Dollar Store version of Archie comics plus super-powers.

    • @fabianknaudt2214
      @fabianknaudt2214 Рік тому +6

      I think that was the idea since they couldnt make violent comics

    • @mdo7
      @mdo7 6 місяців тому +3

      I blame both the Comic Code Authority & Mort Weisinger (who was Superman editor from 1958-1970) for why Superman’s Silver Age was so bizarre and why Lois Lane was so “out of character”.

  • @christopherreid9311
    @christopherreid9311 Рік тому +20

    I think if Lois ever found the right LL initials Clark would finally put a ring on it. Perhaps a surname with more syllables; Lori Lemaris certainly got him closer to a committed relationship than Lois ever has in this title.

  • @UJEvans
    @UJEvans Рік тому +5

    Gf: "I can be your Lois Lane."
    Me: "I think we should see other people, then."

  • @scarletshark6810
    @scarletshark6810 Рік тому +19

    Dammit Lois, you were almost home free... And yet this is somehow less insane than the frog eating clone story from the Lois and Clark TV show.

    • @phonybeautrain6520
      @phonybeautrain6520 Рік тому

      Frog Eating Clone? Did Lois try to romance it?

    • @scarletshark6810
      @scarletshark6810 Рік тому +4

      Nope, the clone was made to replace Lois, who was kidnapped by Lex at the time. Don't worry though. She escaped but hit her head, got amnesia, and thought she was a lounge singer named Wanda Detroit, all the while the clone of Lois falls for Supes... Yeah, typing about this doesn't do it justice. It needs to be seen to be believed.

    • @scarletshark6810
      @scarletshark6810 Рік тому +4

      Oh and the whole Wanda Detroit thing came from a memoir Lois wrote... I swear, that entire storyline feels like a fever dream, with a frog eating clone.

    • @phonybeautrain6520
      @phonybeautrain6520 Рік тому +2

      @@scarletshark6810 Wow. That's sound like a crackfic of a Silver Age story. I hope the episode was called "The croaking of Wanda Dayton" or something weird like that.

    • @scarletshark6810
      @scarletshark6810 Рік тому +1

      @@phonybeautrain6520 I wish. It was called Double Jeopardy... Though there is a scene in the show where someone sees Lois in the street and yells: It's Lois Lane! This causes everyone to run away screaming...

  • @samwill7259
    @samwill7259 Рік тому +11

    Lois Lane's old comics really are a good example of why I hate will they won't they in stories and all that jazz
    Because it's just killing time. People have known that Clark and Lois were meant to be together since the 1930s
    And yet never, until the late 90s could we have a story that was just ABOUT people IN a relationship
    Superman and Lois, CLARK and Lois trying to make it work, everything on the table, is so much more interesting.

  • @Darkcloudalpha
    @Darkcloudalpha Рік тому +8

    When...for a brief moment...Lois wakes up from the curse placed upon her mind and tries to have a real life.

  • @AussieDragoon
    @AussieDragoon Рік тому +50

    The most refreshing thing about Lois is that she always...WITHOUT FAIL...lists handsome first when describing her man. None of this "Loving your personality" BS.

    • @harryschlitz4067
      @harryschlitz4067 Рік тому +3

      Lmbo, Yeah I wish REAL Women had this type of honesty.

    • @Galvatronover
      @Galvatronover Рік тому +4

      almost everyone goes for looks first

  • @kingdomcomesuperman3669
    @kingdomcomesuperman3669 Рік тому +13

    13:15 That art and the caption has some horrendous imagery, Superman looks like a predator and with how good Rand was presented makes Kal-EL look like the ultimate menace in these issues. That and Lois leaving him, Rand was the true unsung hero.
    Also, love the Mandy clip.

  • @demonpniff
    @demonpniff Рік тому +8

    The Silver Age was indeed wacky but the weirdest thing about it was the way it treated and presented relationships. Presenting toxicity and dysfunctional as something desireaable.

  • @mooncaketin
    @mooncaketin Рік тому +11

    @9:50 "A kook... but the wrong one! Why couldn't it be Lois?" I guess he saw Batman's dynamic with the Joker and wants that in his life 😉

  • @Xehanort10
    @Xehanort10 Рік тому +6

    I'm glad Superman and Lois have an actual loving relationship in later comics, shows and the like because early comics before their characters and relationship were fleshed out sure were something.

  • @moonprincesst.s.h.4ever115
    @moonprincesst.s.h.4ever115 Рік тому +10

    I love the panel where Superman calls a woman falling to her doom, "A kook!" 🤣
    Look for it. Timestamp: 9:49

    • @mynardomacaraig2697
      @mynardomacaraig2697 Рік тому +2

      He said "a kook... but the wrong one" meaning even he considers Lois a kook.

  • @Dougeb7
    @Dougeb7 Рік тому +26

    I loved this! I knew Lois and Supes would get back together in the end. With the introduction of Rand, I became more invested. His red-shirt status was obvious from the beginning, but how hard would his heart get stomped? The writer was nice; it could’ve been worse. At least he got a last kiss. Fun story, thanks!

  • @HiTekRedNek
    @HiTekRedNek Рік тому +6

    Silver Age Lois, by itself, is what it is. But Silver Age Lois as told by Casually Comics is UA-cam GOLD!!

  • @trevorghalt1881
    @trevorghalt1881 Рік тому +7

    You know it's love when he gives you golden statues of his friends🤣

  • @comicfan1324
    @comicfan1324 Рік тому +15

    Imagine how awkward this would’ve been if Lois had moved to Gotham or Central City and dated one of Clark’s super friends. Now that sounds like something you were here in a superhero soap opera!
    Edit: It is noteworthy that in Superman the animated series, Bruce Wayne did date Lois Lane briefly. Just imagine the superhero shenanigans!

  • @ramblingRJ
    @ramblingRJ Рік тому +11

    Lois came so close to escaping the endless cycle. She's like the Moneypenny of comics, forever pining for an unattainable alpha male hero.
    But even Bond treats Moneypenny better than silver age Superman treats Lois.

    • @harryschlitz4067
      @harryschlitz4067 Рік тому +1

      Lol, Bond to Ms. M, Montypenny you are so much better than a computer.
      Ms. M to Bond ..In all sorts of ways. 😂😂😂

  • @russellharrell2747
    @russellharrell2747 Рік тому +5

    Can’t Superman tell when people are lying by monitoring their life signs and stuff? He’s got every other super power.

  • @r4z0rv1n3
    @r4z0rv1n3 Рік тому +5

    Rand needs to come back as an actual villain.. Do you remember?! Do you remember Lois! LOL

    • @harryschlitz4067
      @harryschlitz4067 Рік тому

      It was me Barry errr Lois, I, ur greatest foe from the 30th century, tried to get you to fall for ME Mr. Perfect but nooooo….

    • @pandorasangel2747
      @pandorasangel2747 Рік тому +1

      I think we could have an alternate universe were Cyborg Superman is Rand instead of Hank, they're both astronauts lol

  • @crunchyfrog1709
    @crunchyfrog1709 Рік тому +8

    I really want this to be Rand's super villain origin story

    • @jimgillespie6109
      @jimgillespie6109 Рік тому +2

      He can be DC's handsomest -- and really most likeable -- super-villain!

    • @harryschlitz4067
      @harryschlitz4067 Рік тому +1

      Rand Kirby aka the New Leader of the forlorn the Underground Union of jilted Super-Villains, now known as Shleprock, with the powers of steeling a Women’s internal vitals. Yikes

  • @dennismason3740
    @dennismason3740 Рік тому +11

    Lois Loon. Seriously the Lois Saga is infinite in its emotional depth and breadth.

  • @Wolvie181
    @Wolvie181 Рік тому +6

    I wonder if the writers did this to troll readers or teach readers a lesson 🤔

    • @TeruteruBozusama
      @TeruteruBozusama Рік тому +3

      But she still went back to the bad relationship though, not a good lesson, although kind of normal for the time...

  • @richmcgee434
    @richmcgee434 Рік тому +22

    Lois keeping the same initials with her new identity also fits in with a hokey trope in fiction from this era, particularly common in the crime/mystery genre, where people who use an alias supposedly can't resist using the same initials. It's often excused with "all my stuff is monogrammed" and not being able to, y'know, just buy a new suitcase or whatever, and of course it also shows how criminals are creatures of habit (as well as being cowardly and afraid of bats, of course). In real life it's utter bullshit, but you still see it bandied about as an urban myth even today. Cops wish people were that stupid when they try to conceal their identities...

    • @KristopherBel
      @KristopherBel Рік тому +4

      I recently watched a bunch if TV from the 50s and they did this a couple times where people were caught by their monograms being the same as their old name. And at least one case where they had changed their name to their victims initials so that they could keep and use their fancy stuff all monogrammed of course, and eventually that's how the detective catches the handsome but lazy/stupid criminal.
      I guess monogram culture was way more prevalent in the past, it's not something I ever think of.

    • @mray4784
      @mray4784 Рік тому +3

      I mean, there're many stupid criminals in real life.

    • @TeruteruBozusama
      @TeruteruBozusama Рік тому +8

      @@mray4784 my father once overheard two thugs on the train, talking about how annoying it was when the police waited for them at a place they were planning to rob, how could they have possibly known??

    • @richmcgee434
      @richmcgee434 Рік тому

      @@mray4784 There absolutely are, but how many of them have monogramed luggage and handkerchiefs these days? It's like finding tailors' labels in clothing as a clue. Might have made sense once upon a time, but pretty unlikely today, especially after over a century of media telling people they shouldn't use the same initials when incognito or leave identifying marks in the clothes of that body they're dumping.
      Thankfully modern CSI more than makes up for it, even if it isn't the outright magic Hollywood portrays it as. And crooks are still very, very stupid on average. That never changes.

    • @jenw980
      @jenw980 Рік тому

      The 'all my stuff is monogrammed' excuse is absolute gold XD

  • @yamilhiram9697
    @yamilhiram9697 Рік тому +4

    8:03 it's like the Cuphead show, everyone was saying it's like a 20-39's cartoon but if fact it's how we remember they were

  • @crystalclearcartoons
    @crystalclearcartoons Рік тому +7

    The Dawson’s Creek meme was so perfect for this video cuz these comics reflect an arc that actually happened in the show.

  • @EndoScorpion
    @EndoScorpion Рік тому +4

    Lois being "Superman's Girlfriend" seems to be just in her head, because in all these comics she's never actually in a relationship with him.
    I'd possibly even go as far as saying these stories are "revenge fiction" writtern by Lois, where she's getting one up on him for not caring about her by marrying someone else. And she's even wrote into the comic that Superman does secretly love her but can't tell her for reasons.

  • @SpektakOne
    @SpektakOne Рік тому +5

    Rand’s parents are never going to let him live this down.

  • @210SAi
    @210SAi Рік тому +6

    If only the astronaut was more handsome…..

  • @beetree223
    @beetree223 Рік тому +6

    I think my favorite part about this is that in the end Superman and Lois both show they are horrid and toxic so they really do fit as a couple

  • @jandrewworld
    @jandrewworld Рік тому +9

    Team Justice for Rand. He could have become Superman's hamest foe with the hashtag #RandWasRight

  • @gdp3rd
    @gdp3rd Рік тому +4

    In the 90s the Lois/Superman breakup would have been spun out for at least a year.

  • @steveadelson7535
    @steveadelson7535 Рік тому +12

    LOL, I just bought this comic. Love these crazy Lois Lane books.

  • @karenl6908
    @karenl6908 Рік тому +7

    This almost feels like a Golden Age comic in the way it presents a solid romance story at the very start, and finally descends into the Silver Age's, "We Can't Have Characters Move on With Their Lives" ideal! I would've liked doing a companion-piece to this, where Lois DOESN'T end up going back to Superman! But her relationship with Rand will probably go a little slower, since she's still trying to get over her last love.

  • @kemmdog4444
    @kemmdog4444 Рік тому +3

    Looking at Lois’ face you’d think that this was a Tales From the Crypt or Vault of Horror comic.

  • @alextownsend3808
    @alextownsend3808 Рік тому +3

    I'm a huge fan of ridiculous silver age comics (especially Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen's titles) so thank you for your in-depth, hilarious coverage! I recently read Superman #210 from 1968, and I beg you to cover it! It's the most messed up Superman story I've ever seen, featuring Clark faking his suicide and Superman giving his (own) eulogy ENTIRELY TO MAKE LOIS FEEL BAD FOR NOT DATING CLARK. There's no valuable lesson, no convoluted plan to actually help Lois or catch some bad guys, just straight up meant to leave Lois overcome with guilt for not wanting to date such a Nice Guy as Clark Kent. I bet you would tear the story to shreds and I would love to see it!

  • @geoffreykandolo973
    @geoffreykandolo973 Рік тому +5

    Good lord that second part confrontations did not need to be that intense I felt uncomfortable by the end of the story lol

  • @Emptybee
    @Emptybee Рік тому +4

    You might say Lois was...love Lorne.

  • @quantafreeze
    @quantafreeze Рік тому +6

    I love Lois's fashion in this issue.

  • @briteskin
    @briteskin Рік тому +8

    After the coverage of all these Lois Lane stories I think finally have set in my mind why she is always so quickly moving into these marriage's. Probably hard to find a guy interested in her because if I read her news stories everyday, though exciting, I wouldn't want to be constantly caught up in danger. I would think more guys than Superman would possibly block her advances and when that fishing hook actually catches something even if it is a blue gill of a man wanting to marry her I don't think she would pass up on it in the Silver Age.

  • @thetux459
    @thetux459 Рік тому +3

    You know, Neil Gaiman's Sandman really makes Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane make a lot more sense. We already know Despair is responsible for life Superman, so it only makes sense that Desire, Despair, and Delirium are betting on Lois the way the bet on Emperor Norton I.

  • @ravenwilder4099
    @ravenwilder4099 Рік тому +11

    What a wonderful video! Your passion for the seriously messed up Silver Age Lois/Superman relationship is the most delightful thing ever.
    If I may recommend a future Lois-getting-married story, one that really IS wacky shenanigans from beginning to end: from Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #28, "Lois Lane, Gun Moll!"

  • @samuelmiddleton7876
    @samuelmiddleton7876 Рік тому +2

    this video SENT ME!!! I laughed so hard at 'Lois Lorne' that my neighbors came to check on me. they thought I was dying!

  • @TheMorlun
    @TheMorlun Рік тому +8

    4:00 Honestly, Lucy does say it to him. Multiple times. But then they get together because Lucy enjoys Jimmy's suffering...Honestly, maybe she should get with Superman.

    • @CasuallyComics
      @CasuallyComics  Рік тому +12

      Lucy and Jimmy deserve their own Playlist lol they're a mess.

    • @TheMorlun
      @TheMorlun Рік тому +4

      @@CasuallyComics Lucy's wild ride as a character in general would be amazing.

  • @kingofthebis1068
    @kingofthebis1068 Рік тому +5

    The green lantern corps had their eyes closed huh?

  • @freddiemartin699
    @freddiemartin699 Рік тому +5

    I really love these old Lois Lane stories. Something that's missing since Superman married Lois and had a son. Bronze age and silver age stories were such fun. You didn't have to read multiple books or several issues to get an entire story. Still waiting for you to do a review of The New Teen Titans issues 1-5 by Marve Wolfman and George Perez and Tales of the New Teen Titans #42-44 and Annual #3 "The Judas Contract".

  • @rebeccafisher6334
    @rebeccafisher6334 Рік тому +5

    I thought this break up lasted longer (like to issue 100). I love the cover for issue 80. Even apart from her throwing the girlfriend off the title, I just really like her dress

  • @themeanhornet1070
    @themeanhornet1070 Рік тому +2

    Your Superman voice is killing me!! LOL!!!

  • @wolfekupo5651
    @wolfekupo5651 Рік тому +5

    wait what was this about Jimmy eating statues and using them to turn into a wolfman?

    • @chriswest6988
      @chriswest6988 Рік тому

      Both covered in other ones of her videos iirc. The short version is: Superman keeps giving Jimmy souvenirs from his adventures, and he really shouldn't, because Jimmy is incredibly irresponsible with them every time. He is less trustworthy around cursed treasure than Boromir carrying Abu the monkey.

  • @graduator14
    @graduator14 Рік тому +3

    Reminds me of the Futurama scene: "You take my breath away"!

  • @jimgillespie6109
    @jimgillespie6109 Рік тому +3

    Silver Age + Lois + Sasha (Great wig, by the way!) = Greatness! Bonus Points for "Rand Inside"!

  • @ernestposey7427
    @ernestposey7427 8 днів тому

    "the inside track." I live it!

  • @pengwin_
    @pengwin_ Рік тому +3

    IM SO GLAD YOU TALKED ABOUT THIS ONE!

  • @rodneylindsey849
    @rodneylindsey849 Рік тому +2

    Ah the SGLL the Gift that just keeps on Giving 🙏🏾 …Rand seems stable , but like You I’m still waiting for the other shoe to drop…💡Maybe starting His Lois trophy room with some bust & statues made of that Kryptonite 🤔 …Keep Up The Outstanding Work Sasha 🖖🏾

  • @doujinloverXD
    @doujinloverXD 4 місяці тому +2

    I think the twist with Rand is that he is just a perfect prince charming guy who genuinely loves her, because there have been so many crazy twists and gimmicks with her other love interests that Rand us the ultimate twist: The subversion!🎉😂

  • @Okamikurainya
    @Okamikurainya Рік тому +2

    Kirby, eh?
    I wonder if there was some weight to choosing that name...

  • @TheGr8fuljoe
    @TheGr8fuljoe Рік тому +3

    Once I ran to you (I ran)
    Now I'll run from you
    This toxic love you've given
    I give you all a girl could give you
    Take my tears and that's not nearly all
    Toxic love (oh)
    Toxic love

  • @kemboi69
    @kemboi69 Рік тому +4

    I’d say that I’m surprised she didn’t use the opportunity of Superman missing her party to get an amazing date or given it’s Lois marriage as some kind of reconciliation for that but this is also the women who jumped off a cliff in the hopes that Superman would save her like he always does and give her a lift to work instead of waiting for her car to be fixed like someone who isn’t reliant on Superman to save them whenever and then dumped him for a reformed Lex because she didn’t think that Superman might not be able to save her because he’s in space or something so this actually tracks with her silver age character. It’s just kind of sad how hard she tried to move on only for Superman to make her fall “in love” with him all over again. Poor Rand Kirby never stood a chance

    • @harryschlitz4067
      @harryschlitz4067 Рік тому

      Lol, I just thought of this…Rand Kirby and I should compare notes.

  • @timmckee6340
    @timmckee6340 Рік тому +1

    you know somehow I just KNEW that her initials would still be LL
    6:31 wooo aim high sister!

  • @euansmith3699
    @euansmith3699 Рік тому +2

    "Lois Lorne" 😄 as in lovelorn?
    The Lois Lane, Superman's Girlfriend episodes are fantastic. Sasha's take on the characters is nuanced.

  • @andrewnewsome4277
    @andrewnewsome4277 Рік тому +2

    I think this might be one of my new favorite Lois Lane stories.

  • @themeanhornet1070
    @themeanhornet1070 Рік тому +2

    She can always go find Strong Bear!!!

  • @justicierodelaliga
    @justicierodelaliga Рік тому +16

    Love how Sasha always makes my day. And, as usual, reinforces my love for comics.
    Sasha, please do a review of the Grant Morrison 's run on Green Lantern.
    PS
    How come old comics has so much content?

  • @twinone9121
    @twinone9121 Рік тому +1

    Holy crap Rand was the perfect man!! 😭😂
    Poor Rand

  • @MuffinHunterX
    @MuffinHunterX Рік тому +3

    The absurdity is darkly funny but the underlying toxicity is a little to _oof_ for me personally.
    I know it wasn't written to be viewed from that perspective but I can't even watch reruns of King of Queens anymore because Doug and Carrie are _awful_ people and that's fairly recent.

    • @ShadowPhoenix82
      @ShadowPhoenix82 Рік тому +1

      My mother and I loved that show and yet we always criticized the toxic behavior of Arthur, Carrie, and Doug. So yeah I hear you.

  • @JohnQ5
    @JohnQ5 Рік тому

    Justice for Rand!
    I think you nailed his internal thoughts.

  • @mthibodeau7026
    @mthibodeau7026 Рік тому +1

    So, Superman jumped the shark! :-D