Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Does Superman have a black friend?
"Supervolt"? - Original Message - From: "B. Smith" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 7:43:28 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Does Superman have a black friend? And he prefers to be called Supervolt. LOL! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson 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" > 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 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" > > 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" > > 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 > > >
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Does Superman have a black friend?
"We don't call Aquaman Whitefish!" Justin On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 7:43 PM, B. Smith wrote: > > > And he prefers to be called Supervolt. LOL! > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson 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" >> 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 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" >> > 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" >> > 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
[scifinoir2] Re: Does Superman have a black friend?
And he prefers to be called Supervolt. LOL! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson 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" > 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 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" > > 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" > > 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 > > >
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Does Superman have a black friend?
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" 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 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" > 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" > 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 >
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Does Superman have a black friend?
Plus, Batman was even on a team with Black Lightning. Justin On 2009-07-29, at 3:22 PM, Augustus Augustus wrote: at least Batman was kool with Static. even revealed his secret identity 2 him. Fate. --- On Wed, 7/29/09, B. Smith wrote: From: B. Smith Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Does Superman have a black friend? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 2:28 PM *cough*Black Lighning*cough* An easy mistake to make. LOL --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Keith Johnson 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" > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.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" > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.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 >
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at least Batman was kool with Static. even revealed his secret identity 2 him. Fate. --- On Wed, 7/29/09, B. Smith wrote: From: B. Smith Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Does Superman have a black friend? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 2:28 PM *cough*Black Lighning*cough* An easy mistake to make. LOL --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Keith Johnson 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" > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.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" > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.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 >
[scifinoir2] Re: Does Superman have a black friend?
*cough*Black Lighning*cough* An easy mistake to make. LOL --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson 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" > 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" > 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 >
