This is too funny but I question if Damian would even care. He'd probably retorted with a comment such as "Not like you were World's Finest Father to begin with!"
it would have to be some super gritty evil orphanage like a mix between Oliver Twist and high-security prison but for children because comics. Knowing Damian he would rule that Orphanage in a week and make some kind of kid gang out of the other kids' xD
@@OofMr.Chattino To which all the other Robins and non-mute Batfamily members would say in unison "We can vouch for that."and Alfred would say "For the sake of my paycheck,I would rather remain silent on this matter if I may,sir."(And then whisper into Bruce`s ear,"Although actually sir,they do have something of a point.")
Gee, Superboy, and Bruce Wayne are teenage. Dick Grayson.? .when is this happening?.Bruce hypnotises Dick into forgetting he's Robin, then returns him to the Orphanage ( this kid didn't turn out right, where's my refund?.) Remember it's an " imaginary story".
@@johnbockelie3899 "So, Dick, what did you do all this time in that playboy millionaire's mansion?" "Well, I don't remember all that well. I kept on having those blank spells that would last hours, and then I'd wake up wearing different clothes, sometimes beaten up, as if I'd been fighting street gangs or something. Weird, huh?" "................ I see."
@@fragile4408 Nah. Zack Snyder has gone on record a few times saying he's a big fan of Frank Miller's Batman. Heck, in Justice League, Bruce always seems one annoying Flash comment away from saying, "I'm the goddamn Batman," and banging Black Canary (cameoed just for this moment) on a rooftop.
Yeah, you've got me curious now. What was your take on this movie? I felt the the majority of the story was an awkward mishmash on the Dark Knight Returns mixed with scenes from Superman: Red Son with some other comicbook influences as well.
@@pipebhart4272 It certainly draws inspiration from a variety of sources (including Superman: Peace on Earth and Superman: Birthright), but the tension between Batman and Superman is most akin to the comic book discussed in this video. Alfred identifies the theme of the film early on: "the feeling of powerlessness that turns good men cruel." Of course, the film retains hope that former "good men" can redeem themselves and return to the path of heroism if they can be shaken out of the dread that consumes them.
"... no matter where you are. Lex knows who everyone is. Fight me." In the animated series, Lex once took over the Flash's body and while in a bathroom figures he can, "at least learn the Flash's secret identity." He takes off his mask, stares for a moment, and says, "I have no idea who this is."
When I read DC comic back in the 70's I had no idea what their true identities where, except for "Superman" and "Batman"from TV. The few comics I had only discussed them as "Flash", "Green Lantern", or "Green Arrow." At the time I never read about a "Wally West." Sorry for my mistake, and thanks for the correction.
My favorite imaginary story had baby Kal-El exposed to gold kryptonite on the way to Earth, so he loses his powers. Lex Luthor never turns evil, and develops a serum that gives himself super-powers, and becomes Superboy. But he's not able to prevent a robber from murdering Jonathan and Martha Kent, and Clark the orphan dedicates his life to fighting crime . . . as Batman.
Actually one of my favorites is from the 80's...it tells the tale of what would have happened if Thomas and Martha Wayne had found baby Kal-El. Pretty entertaining and the look on Joe Chills face when the bullets bounce of young Bruce is priceless.
I get that the people there were important to him and I thought the fact that he had one of Clark was pretty clever but that doesn't really answer the question of why does it?
@@302Diane At least it's not as creepy as keeping the clothes of your dead kid sidekick, side by side with a giant playing card with the face of the man who killed him.
One of my fave alternate stories was in Batman Black And White- It was called Citizen Wayne and was a short adaptation of Batman's story but in the style of Citizen Kane. Loved it.
Robin should've ducked. One of my favorite "imaginary" stories is the Man of Steel Elseworlds Annual where the entire population of Krypton moved to Earth and took it over: Superman eventually turned on his people and joined Batman and Lois Lane in the resistance movement.
I have often wondered where that image came from, never would have imagined the story behind it is such a belter! I would enjoy more stuff on famous memes taken from comics as I really don't understand how these things ever become popular in the first place. And why the ones that make it big do so while what must be countless others just don't. Great video- informative and hilarious at the same time.
Glad you mentioned the "imaginary story" label they slapped on anything that obviously didn't fit the standard continuity. I think the reason they dropped it was the whole "it's fiction-- they're ALL imaginary" argument. It got so bad that I recall stories that looked like they would buck established continuity labeled as "NOT an imaginary story", only to have it either be a dream or a deliberate deception to catch the bad guy. Thanks for the true origin of that panel. If I had to guess where it came from, I would have placed it in the Jason Todd/Robin era. Odd to find out it actually came from before I started reading comics (late '59/early '60). That does explain why I didn't run across it in my reading as a kid.
I thought that learning about the context of this panel would ruin the magic of the meme. Somehow, it actually makes it better! Imaginary man, what an experience.
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"World's Finest." I remember those from when I was a kid. One "click bait" cover had the title that Lex Luthor finally kills Superman! I begged my parents to buy it for me. I might have been 8 years old. (Circa 1957.) Summary of story: Lex Luthor announces he is no longer Supeman's enemy! He wants to be Superman's friend. Superman, being the super dope he is buys this hook, line & sinker (as fisherman say.) Lex Luthor builds a space station, high above the Earth. He invites Superman to visit him, at the space station, on Superman's birthday! Superman goes to space to visit Lex Luthor. Lex has a surprise birthday present for Superman, wrapped in lead. Superman thinks this is thoughtful, since it would keep the surprise a secret! Superman opens the lead wrapped package and OMG! It's Kryptonite! WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED? Because Lex has trapped Superman in space there is no way for anyone to save him. Superman dies! The whole world is in shock & mourning! And then Superman wakes up from a bad, dream, with some lame comment like, "I shouldn't eat pineapple & pepperoni pizza before bed time!" (I am sure this was years before anybody invented pineapple pizza.) I was so disappointed! Heart strings pulled by a cheating ending! I still think waking up from a bad dream is one of the all time worst plot tropes EVER! (Years later, Marvel used the same plot trope in Thor comics. Circa 1972, Marvel had this long story over maybe two years, where for some reason, Odin was asleep and could not be awakened. Meanwhile his great sword was sliding out of it's scabbard. Ragnarök would occur when the great sword was out of it's scabbard. Neither Thor nor the other heroes of Asgard could stop it! Most of the plotting of this series was fantastic! The action was fantastic! Every page of the artwork was a beautiful collector's item! And then the ending . . . Odin wakes up. Says, "Oh my, I had a bad such a bad dream!" He pushes the great sword back in the scabbard. Then says, " I guess I shouldn't drink beer and eat pineapple & pepperoni pizza before bedtime!" WHAT?!?!? Two years of my life and money WASTED on that CHEAT ENDING? NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! I stopped following Thor comics shortly afterward. I was surprised to see that they lifted this story sequence out of the comics and included it in one of the Thor movies. In the movie, Odin actually dies and Thor becomes king of what's left of Asgard. (I don't remember Thanos. He must have come long after I stopped following Thor comics.)
They could make it all pay off if Marvel and DC agreed on the "pineapple & pepperoni pizza before bed time-verse" the darkest timeline that they're temporarily teleported to after eating pineapple & pepperoni pizza before bed time.
That sounds like a rehash of the original death of Superman story in the Silver Age. The setup's pretty much the same; Lex feigns reforming, shares a cure for cancer and other mankind-helping inventions with the world. Even the gangland buys that and tries to kill Luthor for turning good on them, and several times Superman saves him. Then the space station thing plays out, and just like in your story, Luthor kills Superman with kryptonite, making Lois, Jimmy and Perry watch before returning them to Earth. News of Superman's death go across the world and, again, everyone but the criminals mourn. Luthor, redeemed before the underworld, brags about his success before Supergirl breaks through a wall, kicks his ass and takes him to Kandor. Granted, Luthor had an excuse on not knowing Supergirl would come for him since by the time Superman still forced her to keep her existence a secret, the jerk, but even so, Luthor should have expected Batman, Wonder Woman, Hawkman, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Atom, Flash, Martian Manhunter and Aquaman would come after him regardless. Idiot. Kandor sentences Luthor to the Phantom Zone and Supergirl and Krypto take over Superman's patrol. The main difference with the story you read is here Superman doesn't wake up; this wasn't a dream but an 'imaginary story', so he stayed dead... sort of...
As usual Sasha I love the unique comics subject matter you pick. My love of comics began with the Silver Age when I inherited my father's collection of silver age comics at age 12. I'm now 53 and that love has lasted a lifetime. Hope you do more Silver Age stuff in the future 😁. THANKS!
I don't remember what issue it was, but when I was in my teens (decades ago) I remember a silver age Superman comic where Clarke and Bruce swap bodies bristly and while swapped Superman's body is exposed to red kryptonite, after switching back Superman has a series of nightmares all themed with Batman's Rogues gallery. I'm not sure what year it was published but I want to say early 70's like 72-ish because there as an ad in the back for a new Ford Mustang retaining $5000 at local dealerships. It's a short one off story but kinda fun and the art style was a nice held of both Superman's and Batman's typical look. Sadly my auntie threw it away while I was a summer camp and I have never found another copy so it might be hard to find. But if you ever find a copy, do check it out. It's super campy and light on plot but fun anyway.
Oddly, I don't think I've seen this meme more than maybe once. Fun backstory, though, and of course well presented! It's right up there with the Red Superman-Blue Superman story as being prime examples of what the Elseworlds series would later become. And hey, have you done the Red Superman-Blue Superman story yet? Not a lot too it, ultimately, but still kinda fun and they even revisited it when they made Superman electric. And there's another idea that has even better legs: Electric Supes! Of course they did it to kick up sales without killing him (again), but I missed the in-canon whys and wherefores of this really big change, and how/why it went away.
A meme sooooo famous, it was even recreated (in animation) in "The Return of the Caped Crusader" which saw the return of Adam West to voice Batman...sadly, it would be Mr. West's penultimate turn as the White Knight, as he passed away during production of the sequel "Batman Meets Two-Face" which was the official premiere of the two-faced villain/lawyer within the Adam West series and featured William Shatner as a very period-appropriate Harvey Dent/Two-Face... Let's be thankful that they did, at least, manage to complete that film...☺ R.I.P. Adam West
Probably because I just read it but the zaniness and stupidity of The Three Generations of Superman (Action Comics vol 1 # 327) makes for a memorable "Imaginary Tale"
that slap is FAR better with the original context. that Christmas gif (despite sound like very silver age), did not see to be a reason for the slap anyway.
I always thought, "Martha" was the name of the Publisher's family member being honored. When I asked my Dad, who never read a comic book, he said the writers probably used place holders like [Mother's Name] that where changed by a continuity editor. That satisfied eight year old me at the time.
I think DC Comics used this panel for another Batman comic. I remember when the Tim Burton Batman movie came out, there was a lot of merchandise for the movie. One being Batman cereal. There was this comic book you could get if you sent in so many box tops and paid for the shipping and handling. The comic book that came told how Batman became the World's Greatest Detective in flashbacks. I can't remember the whole story but it had that Batman was working himself so much that his subconscious started to try to trick him into thinking his father was still alive. Alfred is so worried that he contacts Dick because he was away for school, I think. Anyway when Dick tries to convince him that he needs to rest and get some sleep, the slap happens when Dick offers to help Bruce figure out who could be impersonating his father. Turns out Bruce's subconscious was doing it to get him to take a break and get some sleep.
"Lex knows who everyone is, fight me" 'kay. When he was stuck in the Flash's body in Justice League animated, he takes off the mask and says something to the effect of "I have no idea who this is"
0:54 - I'm sorry what? O _ O 2:51 - And just like that I'm imagining a few stoners lying on the couches discussing the existential nature of comics XD 10:54 - Honestly I don't know what to think, that was the weirdest Batman VS Superman story I've ever heard XDXDXDXDXDXD
Not only informative, but so witty! What's a pretty young woman like you doing looking at the comics I was reading back in the 60's??? Great times, at least in the comic book world! Thanks for bringing memories!
I pride myself on my dry stoicism, never offering more than a quiet chuckle to the funniest lines. I'm very ashamed of myself, because of my bellowing laughter at "He painted it just to knife it."
I received a 60's "Batman" comic, that my Dad threw out. "Batman" and "Flash" were battling Tuxedo wearing, white masked and white high top fast running gang of thieves. "The Flash" fell dead possibly in the issue. Any clue as to the name and issue of the book?
Great show! I highly recommend the 1980's DC digest series. They were great and made me realize that the Silver Age of DC was the best. Keep up the good work!
My favorite story arc was actually canon, but off the wall nonetheless. It was the story in which Loki, using the power of Surtur's sword, transforms Thor into a frog. Thor the frog manages to uncover and stymie an attempt by the rats of New York to poison the city. His worthiness thereby proven, Thor the frog picks up Mjolnir and becomes Frog the Thor. Then he goes to Asgard and beats the snot out of Loki as a 6' tall frog. A little deus ex machina at the end to put everything right, but at least there was some setup for it.
The biggest surprise here is that the image was flopped left to right! In the original story, Robin is talking back to Batman after being slapped. But reversing the image (if you read comic bubbles left to right, as we do in English-speaking countries) makes it possible for Batman to be interrupting Robin with a slap mid-sentence, and that's what makes the meme possible. (Come to think of it, though, Bruce Wayne is usually depicted as right-handed, and in the meme he's using his left. That should have been a tip-off.)
I'm heavy comic book, clueless to memes (but getting my education here!!) Had you been around in the 60's we'd be undercovers with flashlights reading these! Thanks for teaching an old dawg new trix.
Not going to lie that's what I thought was the case in the movie Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Just when I miss heard Jack as Dad. Dug it Martha Wayne's death created Batman and Thomas Wayne's Death motivated Batman to use his skills for evil.
Some people post pics on Instagram of Batman smacking Robin in the face on Saturdays, calling it "Slappin Saturday." I have a friend who posts it every week.
"My parents take me to the movies all the time without dying". Hahaha
Hahahahahaha
That line killed *me*
I can see Silver Age Superman saying that
“Back to the orphanage with you brat!”
“But I’m Damien you are my da-“
*SLAPS*
“To the orphanage I said”
This is too funny but I question if Damian would even care. He'd probably retorted with a comment such as "Not like you were World's Finest Father to begin with!"
it would have to be some super gritty evil orphanage like a mix between
Oliver Twist and high-security prison but for children because comics. Knowing Damian he would rule that Orphanage in a week and make some kind of kid gang out of the other kids' xD
Damian would be outta there before the computer could print out his file.
@@OofMr.Chattino To which all the other Robins and non-mute Batfamily members would say in unison "We can vouch for that."and Alfred would say "For the sake of my paycheck,I would rather remain silent on this matter if I may,sir."(And then whisper into Bruce`s ear,"Although actually sir,they do have something of a point.")
@@Brilchan maybe Granny Goodness opened a branch in Gotham.
That panel is actually better in context.
Gee, Superboy, and Bruce Wayne are teenage. Dick Grayson.? .when is this happening?.Bruce hypnotises Dick into forgetting he's Robin, then returns him to the Orphanage ( this kid didn't turn out right, where's my refund?.) Remember it's an " imaginary story".
Plus it is not mirror-image, so the action makes sense when parsed left to right.
@@johnbockelie3899 "So, Dick, what did you do all this time in that playboy millionaire's mansion?"
"Well, I don't remember all that well. I kept on having those blank spells that would last hours, and then I'd wake up wearing different clothes, sometimes beaten up, as if I'd been fighting street gangs or something. Weird, huh?"
"................ I see."
I can like this comment. It is already a 420.
Lex knows who everyone is; except Wally West; always.
lol justice league cartoon reference
Barry Allen actually
@@eastsidepeezy7514 Wasn't Justice League's Flash Wally West?
@@redforest9269 yes, he was.
@@redforest9269 besides the fact they literally said it was Wally in the show, Barry Allen isn’t a redhead like Justice League’s flash was.
*The Silver age summarized in 6 words:*
Cocaine's a hell of a drug.
Well it was the winner of the war on drugs
Most People: "Batman v Superman is just a loose adaptation of The Dark Knight Returns."
Silver Age Fans: "Aaaaaaaactually....."
2001four maybe the topic of the video
@@fragile4408 Are you saying it's based on Batman slapping Robin ? 😹
@@fragile4408 Nah. Zack Snyder has gone on record a few times saying he's a big fan of Frank Miller's Batman. Heck, in Justice League, Bruce always seems one annoying Flash comment away from saying, "I'm the goddamn Batman," and banging Black Canary (cameoed just for this moment) on a rooftop.
Yeah, you've got me curious now. What was your take on this movie? I felt the the majority of the story was an awkward mishmash on the Dark Knight Returns mixed with scenes from Superman: Red Son with some other comicbook influences as well.
@@pipebhart4272 It certainly draws inspiration from a variety of sources (including Superman: Peace on Earth and Superman: Birthright), but the tension between Batman and Superman is most akin to the comic book discussed in this video. Alfred identifies the theme of the film early on: "the feeling of powerlessness that turns good men cruel." Of course, the film retains hope that former "good men" can redeem themselves and return to the path of heroism if they can be shaken out of the dread that consumes them.
Brainwashing Robin and sending him back to the orphanage is both the most horrific and the most hilarious thing I've heard 😮😂😂😂
Reminds me of Crazy Steve from All-Star Batman and Robin.
This had me dying lmao. I’d definitely love to see more comic meme analysis in the future.
Ditto
Tritto
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"Batman's kayaking me again!"
Is that what we're calling it...
"My parents take me to the movies all the time without dying."
You put a smile on my face. Thanks! 😄
Sorry Sasha we have documented proof that Lex doesn't know who Wally West 'Flash' is (DCAU FTW 😂)
Lmao that episode is great "I have no idea who this is..."
When the Doom Patrol found out Lex Luthor was evil (vol. 2 Annual #1)...
This was the first thing I thought when she said that
"You gonna wash your hands ?"
"No! Cause I'm evil"
And in the DCAU Wally was voiced by Michael Rosenbaum who played Lex in Smallville.
"... no matter where you are. Lex knows who everyone is. Fight me."
In the animated series, Lex once took over the Flash's body and while in a bathroom figures he can, "at least learn the Flash's secret identity." He takes off his mask, stares for a moment, and says, "I have no idea who this is."
The guantlet has been thrown... the die cast... the serving served.
That's just how irrelevant Barry Allen is.
Hah, that's hilarious.
@@KonFess That was actually Wally West.
When I read DC comic back in the 70's I had no idea what their true identities where, except for "Superman" and "Batman"from TV. The few comics I had only discussed them as "Flash", "Green Lantern", or "Green Arrow." At the time I never read about a "Wally West." Sorry for my mistake, and thanks for the correction.
The second you said "Lex is really smart" my brain went straight to Justice League when Lex and The Flash switch bodies. Oh the Lolz
My favorite imaginary story had baby Kal-El exposed to gold kryptonite on the way to Earth, so he loses his powers. Lex Luthor never turns evil, and develops a serum that gives himself super-powers, and becomes Superboy. But he's not able to prevent a robber from murdering Jonathan and Martha Kent, and Clark the orphan dedicates his life to fighting crime . . . as Batman.
Robin probably said "G.I. Jane 2. Can't wait to see it!"
exactly
LOL 🤣
Grade A Batman voice
Actually one of my favorites is from the 80's...it tells the tale of what would have happened if Thomas and Martha Wayne had found baby Kal-El. Pretty entertaining and the look on Joe Chills face when the bullets bounce of young Bruce is priceless.
“Youthful criminal scientist” 😂😂
Late to this one. “He painted it to knife it.” Classic.
I've read some silver age Superman and he seems to just have wax statues of himself, Lois and Jimmy in the fortress for some reason
I get that the people there were important to him and I thought the fact that he had one of Clark was pretty clever but that doesn't really answer the question of why does it?
@@302Diane At least it's not as creepy as keeping the clothes of your dead kid sidekick, side by side with a giant playing card with the face of the man who killed him.
One of my fave alternate stories was in Batman Black And White- It was called Citizen Wayne and was a short adaptation of Batman's story but in the style of Citizen Kane. Loved it.
Robin should've ducked. One of my favorite "imaginary" stories is the Man of Steel Elseworlds Annual where the entire population of Krypton moved to Earth and took it over: Superman eventually turned on his people and joined Batman and Lois Lane in the resistance movement.
As a non-comic reader, these videos are just so fun. Thanks for creating them.
When Will slapped Chris
"My parents take me to the movies all the time without dying" lol!
There was a term for the Imaginary stories in the Silver Age...Imaginary Stories.
My favorite version of the slap meme is the one with Zubatman.
"MY PARENTS FAINTEEEEED!"
"What are your parents getting you for christm-"
*SLAP*
"MY PARENTS ARE DEAD!"
"Aw Bruce, my parents take me to the movies all the time without dying..."
-Sasha Wood as "Superboy"...😂
"I like to imagine Batman is just as petty as Superman and that's why they're such good friends."
I mean that's literally their canon relationship
The fact that the origins of this panel are basically "Don't you talk back to me, BOY!" Is just... so fantastic hahahaha
I have often wondered where that image came from, never would have imagined the story behind it is such a belter! I would enjoy more stuff on famous memes taken from comics as I really don't understand how these things ever become popular in the first place. And why the ones that make it big do so while what must be countless others just don't.
Great video- informative and hilarious at the same time.
I think I was 9 or 10 when I read that story. I remember my dad saying, "Aren't they all imaginary stories?" , to me.
Glad you mentioned the "imaginary story" label they slapped on anything that obviously didn't fit the standard continuity. I think the reason they dropped it was the whole "it's fiction-- they're ALL imaginary" argument. It got so bad that I recall stories that looked like they would buck established continuity labeled as "NOT an imaginary story", only to have it either be a dream or a deliberate deception to catch the bad guy.
Thanks for the true origin of that panel. If I had to guess where it came from, I would have placed it in the Jason Todd/Robin era.
Odd to find out it actually came from before I started reading comics (late '59/early '60). That does explain why I didn't run across it in my reading as a kid.
Batman: "KEEP MY FU*KING PARANT'S NAME OUT OF YOUR FU*KING MOUTH JOKER!!!!"
Move over Kevin Conroy, Sasha is coming for your job
Blasphemy
1:53 Ain't no party like a DC party 'case a DC party don't stop... it just reboots itself over and over again
It is hillarious how 'Batman V Superman' is an unintential edgy adaptation of this cheesy story.
If this had been the inspiration for Batman v Superman the movie would have been better
Robin : 'Holy slap, Batman ! Why did you slap me ?'
Batman : 'Because I'm Batman.'
I thought that learning about the context of this panel would ruin the magic of the meme. Somehow, it actually makes it better!
Imaginary man, what an experience.
Will Smith learned from the Master 🤣🤣
I’ve become more and more addicted to your videos. That you are the kind of person who can just casually drop “Halcyon” in a conversation effortlessly makes me admire you greatly. 😆❤️☮️
Spent their whole childhood stalking each other... Basis for 'Smallville' eh?
"World's Finest." I remember those from when I was a kid. One "click bait" cover had the title that Lex Luthor finally kills Superman! I begged my parents to buy it for me. I might have been 8 years old. (Circa 1957.)
Summary of story: Lex Luthor announces he is no longer Supeman's enemy! He wants to be Superman's friend. Superman, being the super dope he is buys this hook, line & sinker (as fisherman say.) Lex Luthor builds a space station, high above the Earth. He invites Superman to visit him, at the space station, on Superman's birthday! Superman goes to space to visit Lex Luthor. Lex has a surprise birthday present for Superman, wrapped in lead. Superman thinks this is thoughtful, since it would keep the surprise a secret!
Superman opens the lead wrapped package and OMG! It's Kryptonite!
WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED?
Because Lex has trapped Superman in space there is no way for anyone to save him.
Superman dies!
The whole world is in shock & mourning!
And then Superman wakes up from a bad, dream, with some lame comment like, "I shouldn't eat pineapple & pepperoni pizza before bed time!" (I am sure this was years before anybody invented pineapple pizza.)
I was so disappointed! Heart strings pulled by a cheating ending! I still think waking up from a bad dream is one of the all time worst plot tropes EVER!
(Years later, Marvel used the same plot trope in Thor comics. Circa 1972, Marvel had this long story over maybe two years, where for some reason, Odin was asleep and could not be awakened. Meanwhile his great sword was sliding out of it's scabbard. Ragnarök would occur when the great sword was out of it's scabbard. Neither Thor nor the other heroes of Asgard could stop it!
Most of the plotting of this series was fantastic! The action was fantastic! Every page of the artwork was a beautiful collector's item! And then the ending . . .
Odin wakes up. Says, "Oh my, I had a bad such a bad dream!"
He pushes the great sword back in the scabbard.
Then says, " I guess I shouldn't drink beer and eat pineapple & pepperoni pizza before bedtime!"
WHAT?!?!?
Two years of my life and money WASTED on that CHEAT ENDING? NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!
I stopped following Thor comics shortly afterward.
I was surprised to see that they lifted this story sequence out of the comics and included it in one of the Thor movies. In the movie, Odin actually dies and Thor becomes king of what's left of Asgard. (I don't remember Thanos. He must have come long after I stopped following Thor comics.)
They could make it all pay off if Marvel and DC agreed on the "pineapple & pepperoni pizza before bed time-verse" the darkest timeline that they're temporarily teleported to after eating pineapple & pepperoni pizza before bed time.
I think not eating pineapple and pepperoni pizza before bed is the real take away here
That sounds like a rehash of the original death of Superman story in the Silver Age. The setup's pretty much the same; Lex feigns reforming, shares a cure for cancer and other mankind-helping inventions with the world. Even the gangland buys that and tries to kill Luthor for turning good on them, and several times Superman saves him. Then the space station thing plays out, and just like in your story, Luthor kills Superman with kryptonite, making Lois, Jimmy and Perry watch before returning them to Earth.
News of Superman's death go across the world and, again, everyone but the criminals mourn. Luthor, redeemed before the underworld, brags about his success before Supergirl breaks through a wall, kicks his ass and takes him to Kandor. Granted, Luthor had an excuse on not knowing Supergirl would come for him since by the time Superman still forced her to keep her existence a secret, the jerk, but even so, Luthor should have expected Batman, Wonder Woman, Hawkman, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Atom, Flash, Martian Manhunter and Aquaman would come after him regardless. Idiot.
Kandor sentences Luthor to the Phantom Zone and Supergirl and Krypto take over Superman's patrol. The main difference with the story you read is here Superman doesn't wake up; this wasn't a dream but an 'imaginary story', so he stayed dead... sort of...
Oh, that's just a dick move. 2 years, seriously?
Thanks for sharing your experience. I had no idea.
At least you didn't watch a season of Dallas, only to find out Pam was having a bad dream, so it didn't count.
As usual Sasha I love the unique comics subject matter you pick. My love of comics began with the Silver Age when I inherited my father's collection of silver age comics at age 12. I'm now 53 and that love has lasted a lifetime. Hope you do more Silver Age stuff in the future 😁. THANKS!
Thank you so much for doing this. As a blind comic book reader this is amazing and I thank you from the bottom of my heart
I don't remember what issue it was, but when I was in my teens (decades ago) I remember a silver age Superman comic where Clarke and Bruce swap bodies bristly and while swapped Superman's body is exposed to red kryptonite, after switching back Superman has a series of nightmares all themed with Batman's Rogues gallery. I'm not sure what year it was published but I want to say early 70's like 72-ish because there as an ad in the back for a new Ford Mustang retaining $5000 at local dealerships.
It's a short one off story but kinda fun and the art style was a nice held of both Superman's and Batman's typical look.
Sadly my auntie threw it away while I was a summer camp and I have never found another copy so it might be hard to find.
But if you ever find a copy, do check it out. It's super campy and light on plot but fun anyway.
"Oh Bruce, my parents take me to the movies all the time without dying"
If they made a movie out of this, I would watch it.
"A tale as old as time..."
Oddly, I don't think I've seen this meme more than maybe once. Fun backstory, though, and of course well presented! It's right up there with the Red Superman-Blue Superman story as being prime examples of what the Elseworlds series would later become. And hey, have you done the Red Superman-Blue Superman story yet? Not a lot too it, ultimately, but still kinda fun and they even revisited it when they made Superman electric. And there's another idea that has even better legs: Electric Supes! Of course they did it to kick up sales without killing him (again), but I missed the in-canon whys and wherefores of this really big change, and how/why it went away.
“THEY ARE ALL IMAGINARY!” - John Byrne, San Diego Comic Con
Young Lex Luthor very much resembles Charlie Brown as he wondered down an abandoned street, alone(save for his super stalker).
Batman slapping Robin meme is the original Think Mark meme
This is one of those rare occasions when I thank the YT algorithm for recommending me something I didn't know I needed. 😄
I have to laugh at the phrase "Imaginary novel", as if EVERYTHING in these comics isn't imaginary.
To be fair, when Robin was with Batman, who didn't want Batman to slap Robin at one point or another?
"That's rough buddy."
A meme sooooo famous, it was even recreated (in animation) in "The Return of the Caped Crusader" which saw the return of Adam West to voice Batman...sadly, it would be Mr. West's penultimate turn as the White Knight, as he passed away during production of the sequel "Batman Meets Two-Face" which was the official premiere of the two-faced villain/lawyer within the Adam West series and featured William Shatner as a very period-appropriate Harvey Dent/Two-Face...
Let's be thankful that they did, at least, manage to complete that film...☺
R.I.P. Adam West
Probably because I just read it but the zaniness and stupidity of The Three Generations of Superman (Action Comics vol 1 # 327) makes for a memorable "Imaginary Tale"
So, Superman is able to create a red belt that allows you to fly....and we never speak of it again.
Later on Oscar's.
Chris Rock: **mocks WS wife illness(baldness)**
Batm- Will Smith: **slaps**
that slap is FAR better with the original context. that Christmas gif (despite sound like very silver age), did not see to be a reason for the slap anyway.
Am I the only one who never noticed their mothers had the same name until the BvS movie?
Same
I always thought, "Martha" was the name of the Publisher's family member being honored. When I asked my Dad, who never read a comic book, he said the writers probably used place holders like [Mother's Name] that where changed by a continuity editor. That satisfied eight year old me at the time.
They need to do a modern line of comics with the silver age art, as well as the goofy humor.
Who knew BvS took more inspiration from a meme-worthy DC spinoff than Dark Knight Returns and The Death of Superman.
Batman was drunk when he found out Robin knew the truth about his plans for Superman. Batman must've drank too much Bat-cardi that evening...
I'm surprised Morrison didn't base one of the 52 earths on this reality. It would literally be the best one.
9:21 he doesn't know who Barry Allen is in the JLA:Unlimited show
Will Smith slapping Chris Rock across the face meme.
I think DC Comics used this panel for another Batman comic. I remember when the Tim Burton Batman movie came out, there was a lot of merchandise for the movie. One being Batman cereal. There was this comic book you could get if you sent in so many box tops and paid for the shipping and handling. The comic book that came told how Batman became the World's Greatest Detective in flashbacks. I can't remember the whole story but it had that Batman was working himself so much that his subconscious started to try to trick him into thinking his father was still alive. Alfred is so worried that he contacts Dick because he was away for school, I think. Anyway when Dick tries to convince him that he needs to rest and get some sleep, the slap happens when Dick offers to help Bruce figure out who could be impersonating his father. Turns out Bruce's subconscious was doing it to get him to take a break and get some sleep.
100% win. the comic, the meme, the interpetation, this vid: all win
"Lex knows who everyone is, fight me"
'kay. When he was stuck in the Flash's body in Justice League animated, he takes off the mask and says something to the effect of "I have no idea who this is"
0:54 - I'm sorry what? O _ O
2:51 - And just like that I'm imagining a few stoners lying on the couches discussing the existential nature of comics XD
10:54 - Honestly I don't know what to think, that was the weirdest Batman VS Superman story I've ever heard XDXDXDXDXDXD
Not only informative, but so witty! What's a pretty young woman like you doing looking at the comics I was reading back in the 60's??? Great times, at least in the comic book world! Thanks for bringing memories!
I pride myself on my dry stoicism, never offering more than a quiet chuckle to the funniest lines. I'm very ashamed of myself, because of my bellowing laughter at "He painted it just to knife it."
WOW! I always wondered where panel came from! It's crazy how much the story parallels BatsvSupes...
he has the cardboard cutout to appear as Superman while Clark can be seen cowering through a window. This way Clark could NEVER be Superman!
I received a 60's "Batman" comic, that my Dad threw out. "Batman" and "Flash" were battling Tuxedo wearing, white masked and white high top fast running gang of thieves. "The Flash" fell dead possibly in the issue. Any clue as to the name and issue of the book?
Why...why did the sound effect of the slap make me laugh so hard???
Batman's death scene remorse reveals where George Lucus got the inspiration for Darth Vader's redemption in Return of the Jedi.
Great show! I highly recommend the 1980's DC digest series. They were great and made me realize that the Silver Age of DC was the best. Keep up the good work!
Because Batman needs to show Robin his pimp hand every so often
5:42 Whats up slappers
It under stand the Batman vs superman movie . Both bruce and clark have the same mothers name Martha.
That time Spider-Man went up against Megatron.
Thumbs up for Sasha’s Batman AND Robin voices!
LOVE when Cool Hard Logic uses the picture, with the word balloon "THE EARTH ISN'T FLAT SKIDMARK!" 60s DC was hokey AF!
6:33 Too soon, Sasha. 😢
My favorite story arc was actually canon, but off the wall nonetheless. It was the story in which Loki, using the power of Surtur's sword, transforms Thor into a frog. Thor the frog manages to uncover and stymie an attempt by the rats of New York to poison the city. His worthiness thereby proven, Thor the frog picks up Mjolnir and becomes Frog the Thor. Then he goes to Asgard and beats the snot out of Loki as a 6' tall frog. A little deus ex machina at the end to put everything right, but at least there was some setup for it.
Jimmy Olson would hopefully warn Dick off accepting an offer to let Superman adopt him. It did not go well for him.
"Martha! Why did you say that name? Why did you SAY THAT NAME?!?!?!"
The biggest surprise here is that the image was flopped left to right! In the original story, Robin is talking back to Batman after being slapped. But reversing the image (if you read comic bubbles left to right, as we do in English-speaking countries) makes it possible for Batman to be interrupting Robin with a slap mid-sentence, and that's what makes the meme possible.
(Come to think of it, though, Bruce Wayne is usually depicted as right-handed, and in the meme he's using his left. That should have been a tip-off.)
It's likely Batman acts like Bruce Wayne is righthanded but is in fact ambidextrous.
I'm heavy comic book, clueless to memes (but getting my education here!!) Had you been around in the 60's we'd be undercovers with flashlights reading these! Thanks for teaching an old dawg new trix.
Not going to lie that's what I thought was the case in the movie Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Just when I miss heard Jack as Dad. Dug it Martha Wayne's death created Batman and Thomas Wayne's Death motivated Batman to use his skills for evil.
Ahhhh, tragic bromances from a simpler time.
That shift from Batman's voice to Robin's just turned Mike Judge and Justin Roiland a nice shade of envy green
Some people post pics on Instagram of Batman smacking Robin in the face on Saturdays, calling it "Slappin Saturday." I have a friend who posts it every week.
My favorite imaginary story is "Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow"
It was also referenced in Batman vs two face
Cute movie btw I recommend watching it if anyone is a fan of the 1960s batman show