By: Paul from down the street

Paul from down the street — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:47:13 +0000

Electo Superman wins in the fight, because he can dance his way out of Cro-Magverine’s clutches and then hip thrust Wolvie to death.
I can’t stop thinking about costumes now. Great: Nightcrawler, original Ghost Rider, Iron Fist’s new streamlined duds (that high collar/dog cone of the ’70s was terrible and I’m glad John Byrne had the sense to rip it off when he became the artist), Iron Man’s Bob Layton high-gloss red and gold of the mid-80s, Gladiator (of the Shi’ar Imperial Guard), Black Bolt, Gladiator (small-time thug dressed like an actual gladiator but with buzzsaws on his forearms), Frank Miller’s Bullseye, John Buscema’s Conan (fur shorts, blue chainmail, horned helm AND HE MADE IT WORK), Duffman (a hip thrust to rival Electro Superman) and Howard the Duck (he looked like a hungover sports writer).
Terrible: Nighthawk (he’s Harvey Birdman with that stupid beak), Valkyrie’s white and gold stretch jumpsuit, every Wonderman costume, Vanth Dreadstar’s wrestling singlet with cowl, Xtreme Daredevil’s armored ’90s get-up, anything Rob Liefeld drew, everyone in the JSA (nice hourglass, Flava Hourman) except Hawkman and especially Superboy’s bike shorts/leather jacket/sunglasses look. Oh, and the Whizzer, who went for a unified theme with his pee-yellow suit.

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By: Paul from down the street