It was 1970, and Adventure Comics was celebrating a double anniversary...
...it's 400th issue and the 35th Anniversary of #1!
But more about that tomorrow.
Let's jump into the action...
But more about that tomorrow.
Let's jump into the action...
As will you, dear reader...
THURSDAY!
One of the problems with being your own editor is that nobody double-checks your own work!
THURSDAY!
One of the problems with being your own editor is that nobody double-checks your own work!
This never-reprinted tale by writer/penciler/editor Mike Sekowsky from DC's Adventure Comics #400 (1970) is a classic case in point!
1) Kandor is a Kryptonian city sealed in a bottle...inside Superman's Fortress of Solitude!
It's not an installation on a distant planet!
How did Black Flame enlarge herself and get out?
Why didn't the Fortress intruder alarms go off?
2) The Phantom Zone is another dimension.
There's no "dome" around it, nor are guards required!
How did she gain access without a Phantom Zone Projector?
3) Who are the villains?
Obviously they're not Kryptonians!
Yet, at the time, there were no non-Kryptonian prisoners in the Phantom Zone!
(Mon-El was there, but that was to keep him from dying from lead poisoning...and he wasn't a prisoner!)
4) Why would a Kryptonian like Black Flame create such a human...and American...death-trap?
I could think of numerous easily-adapted games from other countries which would be more effective in disposing of an enemy!
BTW, though she's handling Green Kryptonite bowling balls, Black Flame is immune to the radiation, since she lost her powers after being exposed to Gold Kryptonite in her previous appearance (DC's Action Comics #304 [1963})!
At least he got that right!
It's not an installation on a distant planet!
How did Black Flame enlarge herself and get out?
Why didn't the Fortress intruder alarms go off?
2) The Phantom Zone is another dimension.
There's no "dome" around it, nor are guards required!
How did she gain access without a Phantom Zone Projector?
3) Who are the villains?
Obviously they're not Kryptonians!
Yet, at the time, there were no non-Kryptonian prisoners in the Phantom Zone!
(Mon-El was there, but that was to keep him from dying from lead poisoning...and he wasn't a prisoner!)
4) Why would a Kryptonian like Black Flame create such a human...and American...death-trap?
I could think of numerous easily-adapted games from other countries which would be more effective in disposing of an enemy!
BTW, though she's handling Green Kryptonite bowling balls, Black Flame is immune to the radiation, since she lost her powers after being exposed to Gold Kryptonite in her previous appearance (DC's Action Comics #304 [1963})!
At least he got that right!
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