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Copied from my DC Board thread, I wondered what Legion World has to say...

I mean, let's face it: "The showdown with the Time Trapper EVERYONE'S been waiting for!" from ADVENTURE 338 is pretty hysterical. The facts:

It is a super-babies story.

The Trapper uses the exclamation "Bah!" which everyone knows is the most hilarious of villainous exclamations.

He takes delight in kicking baby Invisible Kid's ass (",,,his partial shadow reveals where he is standing! Ha, Ha!") literally.

"Yipes! The Legionnaires have been transformed into criminal babies!"

"Now I'll launch the next 'INFANT-ry' attack!"

SPLORP! "Ha, Ha! Instead of having sublime beauty, you are now revolting slime!" --Trapper to Glorith* after turning her into protoplasmic jelly.

"Oh, shut up! Hurry up and change into slime, so I won't have to hear your infernal caterwauling!" --Trapper to the baby Legionnaires. What is it with his slime fetish?

I mean, this is HILARIOUS stuff here!!

DO yourself a favor and read ADVENTURE 338 (it's also in the LSH ARCHIVES # 4) today

They messed up when they changed him from bumbling protoplasm fetishist with some form of time-control powers into some kinda abstract cosmic (pun intended) entity.

*don't feel TOO bad for poor Glorith: She herself murders one of the Trapper's henchmen in this issue, AFTER he becomes a baby ("Me not want--" SPLURP!)

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Apart from the turn into babies or old people thing, you've got to figure there are some laughs in time manipulation or time hopping. It's always been played pretty straight in Legion stories.

Who should be the first Legionnaire in the new series to be turned into a baby? I nominate Cosmic Boy.

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I think it should be Gates. He would be a cute little larvae dude. [Big Grin]

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It's especially funny if you consider the fact that in his previous appearance disguised as Chief Wilson, he was actually pretty badass!

I mean... he attacked the Legion by hurtling black holes at them. How cool is that?

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This thread needs pictures! I'll get on that say... probably on Friday.

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That crazy Element Lad Baby ...

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Kids and the candyman.
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It IS one of my favorite early years stories!
Forte is at his strange best.

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I think it should be Gates. He would be a cute little larvae dude.

Absolutely!
He's already got the hood!

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I hope that Element Lad Tot dosn't change these large priceless SPACE jewels into cotton candy! Then the Time Trapper's plan would be foiled again!!

(btw how'd they get off that planet with a half eaten candy cane ship)

Time Trapper = Gargamel ?

Of course not ... One has the hood up, the other has the hood down!

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Star-Tot seems to have gotten a bit of a belly in between panels, probably from all the candy Element Tot made! No problem, as babies often thin out over night for growth spurts when that happens!

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I also find it absolutely hilarious that the other Legion kids are eating, are basically the equivalent of food stuck in little Tenzil's teeth that he's spit out...

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Hilarity, thy name is Time Trapper:

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I bet Marla could relate.

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I love to see a villain enjoy a gigglefit, but this is ridonkulous. The Trapper laughs longer than Dr. Mayavale!!

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