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Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Invisible Brainiac #1020775 11/29/22 06:35 AM Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,877 Ann Hebistand Independent Scholar Ann Hebistand Independent Scholar Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,877 It wasn't entirely Levitz's invention, but he certainly refined it to a science. Still "Fickles" to my friends.

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Invisible Brainiac #1020776 11/29/22 08:00 AM Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,941 Maryland G Gaseous Lad Leader Gaseous Lad Leader G Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,941 Maryland That's fascinating. O'Neil certainly used that (or rather made sure that the method was used by his writers) when he ran the Batman titles (case in point w/Azrael) Interested in the Post-Zero Hour Reboot Legion? Check out: The Reboot Legion Timeline Fan Fiction: The Legion of Super-Heroes v4.1 (continuing the reboot from issue 126!) on LW or here (external)

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Invisible Brainiac #1020778 11/29/22 08:03 AM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 40,347 Liberty City Eryk Davis Ester Trap Timer Eryk Davis Ester Trap Timer Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 40,347 Liberty City I seem to recall it actually being mentioned in the lettercols in the Baxter era.

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Invisible Brainiac #1020779 11/29/22 08:32 AM Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,877 Ann Hebistand Independent Scholar Ann Hebistand Independent Scholar Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,877 I'll have to have a look at the Baxter letter columns. Thanks, EDE. (Good to see you here, by the way) Still "Fickles" to my friends.

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Invisible Brainiac #1020781 11/29/22 01:09 PM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 83,573 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac OP Unseen, not unheard OP Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 83,573 Wouldn't you like to know? Always good to see more posters posting The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Ann Hebistand #1020782 11/29/22 02:30 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 40,347 Liberty City Eryk Davis Ester Trap Timer Eryk Davis Ester Trap Timer Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 40,347 Liberty City Originally Posted by Ann Hebistand I'll have to have a look at the Baxter letter columns. Thanks, EDE. (Good to see you here, by the way) I wish I could recall the context, but right now it's just a vague recollection that that's where I first encountered the idea. It's always good to be here.

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Invisible Brainiac #1020784 11/29/22 04:18 PM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 83,573 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac OP Unseen, not unheard OP Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 83,573 Wouldn't you like to know? always good having you here The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Invisible Brainiac #1020804 11/30/22 08:22 AM Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,941 Maryland G Gaseous Lad Leader Gaseous Lad Leader G Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,941 Maryland Its a good place to be! Interested in the Post-Zero Hour Reboot Legion? Check out: The Reboot Legion Timeline Fan Fiction: The Legion of Super-Heroes v4.1 (continuing the reboot from issue 126!) on LW or here (external)

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Gaseous Lad #1020805 11/30/22 08:31 AM Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,877 Ann Hebistand Independent Scholar Ann Hebistand Independent Scholar Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,877 Originally Posted by Gaseous Lad Its a good place to be! (Ann does her best Belinda Carlisle voice) "Ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth? Ooh, heaven is a place at Legion World" Still "Fickles" to my friends.

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Invisible Brainiac #1020806 11/30/22 09:59 AM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 83,573 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac OP Unseen, not unheard OP Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 83,573 Wouldn't you like to know? I remember when Romy and Michelle danced to that song! The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Invisible Brainiac #1020807 11/30/22 10:19 AM Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,877 Ann Hebistand Independent Scholar Ann Hebistand Independent Scholar Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,877 Originally Posted by Invisible Brainiac I remember when Romy and Michelle danced to that song! Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion is a favorite movie of transgender icon Kate Bornstein. And Doom Patrol writer Rachel Pollack, who is also trans, named Kate Godwin (Coagula) after her. Still "Fickles" to my friends.

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Invisible Brainiac #1020811 11/30/22 04:49 PM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 83,573 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac OP Unseen, not unheard OP Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 83,573 Wouldn't you like to know? how lovely that all these are connected! The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Invisible Brainiac #1020826 12/01/22 07:11 AM Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,877 Ann Hebistand Independent Scholar Ann Hebistand Independent Scholar Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,877 I believe everything is connected. Still "Fickles" to my friends.

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Invisible Brainiac #1020827 12/01/22 10:33 AM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 83,573 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac OP Unseen, not unheard OP Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 83,573 Wouldn't you like to know? in this world, for sure. butterfly effects everywhere, he says as he drops an egg, and next second the whole building shakes The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Invisible Brainiac #1020828 12/01/22 10:39 AM Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,877 Ann Hebistand Independent Scholar Ann Hebistand Independent Scholar Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,877 Originally Posted by Invisible Brainiac in this world, for sure. butterfly effects everywhere, he says as he drops an egg, and next second the whole building shakes Butterfly was the codename of Layla Miller, a key character from Peter David's aforementioned X-Factor run, which brings this thread full circle. Still "Fickles" to my friends.

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Ann Hebistand #1020830 12/01/22 01:57 PM Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 31,477 Touring Bgtzl and Bgztl with M... thoth lad Tempus Fugitive thoth lad Tempus Fugitive Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 31,477 Touring Bgtzl and Bgztl with M... Originally Posted by Ann Hebistand I believe everything is connected. Synchronicity is not just an album by The Police. "...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life thoth lad #1020833 12/01/22 02:10 PM Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,877 Ann Hebistand Independent Scholar Ann Hebistand Independent Scholar Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,877 Originally Posted by thoth lad Originally Posted by Ann Hebistand I believe everything is connected. Synchronicity is not just an album by The Police. "Revry reth roo rake..." Andy Summers hates that song, don't you know. Still "Fickles" to my friends.

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Invisible Brainiac #1020834 12/01/22 03:00 PM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 83,573 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac OP Unseen, not unheard OP Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 83,573 Wouldn't you like to know? I hate summer, or more appropriately I hate the heat and humidity! The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Invisible Brainiac #1020836 12/01/22 03:11 PM Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,941 Maryland G Gaseous Lad Leader Gaseous Lad Leader G Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,941 Maryland You've never truly experienced summer unless its been in the US Mid-Atlantic. The heat and humidity is an oppressive hive of scum and villainy. Interested in the Post-Zero Hour Reboot Legion? Check out: The Reboot Legion Timeline Fan Fiction: The Legion of Super-Heroes v4.1 (continuing the reboot from issue 126!) on LW or here (external)

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Gaseous Lad #1020837 12/01/22 04:26 PM Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 31,477 Touring Bgtzl and Bgztl with M... thoth lad Tempus Fugitive thoth lad Tempus Fugitive Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 31,477 Touring Bgtzl and Bgztl with M... Originally Posted by Gaseous Lad You've never truly experienced summer unless its been in the US Mid-Atlantic. The heat and humidity is an oppressive hive of scum and villainy. It's not widely known that Jabba the Hutt hails from there. "...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Invisible Brainiac #1020839 12/01/22 04:29 PM Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,941 Maryland G Gaseous Lad Leader Gaseous Lad Leader G Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,941 Maryland It was surely much better for his skin, but he definitely needed to make sure he headed towards Florida for... well, for reasons... Interested in the Post-Zero Hour Reboot Legion? Check out: The Reboot Legion Timeline Fan Fiction: The Legion of Super-Heroes v4.1 (continuing the reboot from issue 126!) on LW or here (external)

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Invisible Brainiac #1020840 12/01/22 04:38 PM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 83,573 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac OP Unseen, not unheard OP Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 83,573 Wouldn't you like to know? Political reasons, maybe The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Invisible Brainiac #1020843 12/01/22 05:06 PM Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 31,477 Touring Bgtzl and Bgztl with M... thoth lad Tempus Fugitive thoth lad Tempus Fugitive Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 31,477 Touring Bgtzl and Bgztl with M... I remember a Cthulhu For President sticker. "Why vote for a lesser evil," it said. "...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Invisible Brainiac #1020855 12/02/22 03:28 AM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 83,573 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac OP Unseen, not unheard OP Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 83,573 Wouldn't you like to know? just go alllll the way! The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XL - Ultra Larger Than Life Invisible Brainiac #1020871 12/02/22 02:35 PM Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,941 Maryland G Gaseous Lad Leader Gaseous Lad Leader G Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,941 Maryland If we're going with fictional characters for president, and we've already brought up C'thulu, why not just make Reep president? He has the pedigree AND the tentacles... It's simple logic, people... Interested in the Post-Zero Hour Reboot Legion? Check out: The Reboot Legion Timeline Fan Fiction: The Legion of Super-Heroes v4.1 (continuing the reboot from issue 126!) on LW or here (external)