Loading ...I did this once before, so I decided to do it again. I thought I’d post the last two comics I bought. There is a theme if you look closely.
Here is the first one.
And here is the second one.
Now, the theme is very subtle, so you probably won’t realize what it is. You see, both covers feature Pa Kent sitting down. He’s usually such a go to action guy, whether he’s imprisoning his son in a Kyrptonite cage, or stealing his son’s eyesight to light his cigars, or dressing up like Clark’s dead birth parents to make Clark think he’s gone mad, or adopting a new super powered boy as soon as Clark’s back was turned, or tricking Clark into thinking he’d killed himself.
Hmm. I think I see why Clark turned into a Superdick when he grew up.
It wasn’t all bad, though. Pa Kent did try to be close to his son by doing things like dressing up like him, and dressing up like him, and dressing up like him .
And flying him like a kite.
Okay. So maybe Pa Kent wasn’t the world’s best dad, but he had to be better than Jor-El. Pa Kent would never show up at Clark’s school wearing wearing nothing but green kneesocks, a green puffy blouse, and red panties.
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Jor El: (wearing green knee-socks and panties) I’m your real father; come with me.
Clark: Quick! Someone call Child Protective Services!
Jor El: Wait son! Want some candy?
That is exactly the scenario I imagined.
Eeek! I think Homer Simpson is a better dad than Pa Kent!
My favorite is Johnathan hanging from the ceiling. The code said they couldn’t show anyone hanging from a noose or committing suicide, so if you notice, you don’t see the person, just a shadow, and you don’t see a noose, just a bump near his neck, and his feet aren’t even shown dangling, the head of Superbaby and the caption hide that fact. In spite of all that, you get the haunting image of Pa Kent hanging from the rafters.
Brilliant really, given the censorship in place at the time.
HA! Take THAT censors. Give me a rule, and I’ll find a way around it. I wonder if the censor guys were pissed that they were outmaneuvered.
Sometimes being forced around rules brings out the brilliance.
Sometimes it just brings oppression and ostracization.
You throw your dice and you take your chances.