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« on: December 16, 2004, 04:41:03 AM »

Merry Christmas!

From Action Comics 306, November 1963: "The Great Superman Impersonation."

This classic 1-page Christmas vignette is the first page of a totally unrelated story about Superman foiling a foreign assassination.  
Shortly after the kiss, Clark is abducted and feigns amnesia.  
Later on his knowledge of Lois' lipstick (Peach flavour!) comes in handy.  Enjoy!


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« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2004, 04:54:28 PM »

Thanks Telle!

And in that vein, here are some more holiday tales!

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« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2004, 12:23:45 AM »

Wow, that Clark Kent and the orphans tale is a real tear-jerker!

Thanks for posting them.  Today is also another comics-related holiday:
Beethoven's Birthday

http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/happy_beethovens_birthday/
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« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2004, 02:59:39 PM »

Beethoven?  What's the big deal about Beethoven?  He never got his picture on a bubblegum card, did he?  :wink:

Love the stories, especially the orphan tale, which I remember from my childhood but haven't read since.  

This "office party" page is a hoot!  Thank goodness you posted the whole page...if you'd left it at just the first panel, I wouldn't have known what to think!!!  :shock:
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« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2004, 01:02:13 AM »

Yeah, Perry is coming in kinda low in that panel. These older Superman stories have so many weird or awkward figural compositions!  It's what makes them in part a joy to read and wonder over.  The entire run of Lois Lane is a Phd thesis in gender theory/women's studies waiting to happen.  

Although the concept of career-oriented, investigative Lois and many of her stories are quite feminist, at least for the time.  Quite positive!
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