"We don't call Aquaman Whitefish!" Justin
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 7:43 PM, B. Smith<daikaij...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > And he prefers to be called Supervolt. LOL! > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> wrote: >> >> wow, can't believe I did that! You're right: Black "Vulcan" was the >> character in the Super Friends cartoon, while Black Lightning is the >> original. I understand there was a copyright dispute with the character's >> creator, which is why Vulcan was created for the 'toon. Black Vulcan has >> shown up on those Harvey Birdman things, where he's some sort of superstud, >> I believe. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "B. Smith" <daikaij...@...> >> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 2:28:16 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >> Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Does Superman have a black friend? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *cough*Black Lighning*cough* >> >> An easy mistake to make. LOL >> >> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@> wrote: >> > >> > In addition to Steel, I can think of minor characters (at the time) that >> > have been in his books, such as Black Racer (the paralyzed man who's one of >> > the New Gods, the avatar of Death, but only mobile when this Aspect is upon >> > him), Black Vulcan (who seems to be more prominent in recent JL books, and >> > has a daughter with similar powers), and, as already mentioned, Vixen. >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Keith Johnson" <KeithBJohnson@> >> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >> > Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 2:16:23 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >> > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Does Superman have a black friend? >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Steel is probably his most enduring friend of color. He was introduced >> > during the "Reign of the Supermen" arc. This took place after Supes' >> > "death" >> > by doomsday. Several beings appeared bearing aspects of Superman's >> > appearance/powers, and there was speculation that one of them might have >> > been his reincarnation. This was aided by a storyline where a comatose >> > Johnathan Kent met Clark in the spirit world, and tried to shepherd his >> > soon >> > away from the light of eternal rest that was beckoning him. one assumed his >> > spirit came back into our world, but where? I was a bit disappointed that >> > alone among the stand in heroes--the Cyborg Superman, Superboy, the >> > Eradicator--Steel was the only one not considered to possibly be a >> > reincarnation of Superman. He was known from the start as a separate being. >> > >> > Anyway, over the years, Steel has been Superman's friend, partner, >> > fellow warrior, lieutenant, and confidant. With the possible exception of >> > Emil Hamilton, he knows more about Kryptonian tech than anyone, helping >> > superman upgrade the Fortress --once moving it to a "pocket" >> > universe--retool his robot servants, fix his Kryptonian battle armour, etc. >> > Steel has a young niece who's a genius, and who has likewise helped with >> > the >> > Kryptonian tech. A long running theme a few years back was how she upgraded >> > the main robot helper in the Fortress to speak hip-hop slang. Little >> > mechanized creature would say stuff like "yo, Supes, that bad guy is >> > fierce. >> > You better bring yo' A-game, dog!" Cute. >> > >> > >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Justin Mohareb" <justinmohareb@> >> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >> > Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 11:52:00 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >> > Subject: [scifinoir2] Does Superman have a black friend? >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Just out of curiosity, can anyone remember a significant POC that >> > Superman interacted with on a regular basis? >> > >> > Super or non. Seriously, is Metropolis just the least metrpolutan city >> > in the world? >> > >> > Justin >> > >> > > -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com
