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Comic panels taken out of comics so we can make fun of them!! We love the golden age stuff!
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Comics must come from actual comic books. No AI or Photoshops.
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Single panels are preferred.
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Comics should be unintentionally funny. Spider-man cracking wise is not what this is about.
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Don't be a dick.
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I can't believe I've had to add this... NO RACISM.
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Wait, why does Superman have income? Has he been charging the people for his services this whole time?
He keeps sending bills to Lois and she just keeps paying them like an idiot.
Well he did that one time he wanted to catch that gang leader, million dollar joe or something like that
Wait, is that real?
Yeah, from back when they did the click bait comics.
He was saving up a million dollars to put in a safe he made of stone that was a trap.
He then returned all the money back.
Clark Kent probably draws a salary, but I'm guessing he keeps that legal identity totally separate, with separate ownership of stuff.
But there are ways to make income without another person agreeing to payment:
And you don't need an agreement to receive property as gifts after the fact. He might not charge people for his services, but if he's willing to accept their thanks in the form of something valuable, maybe that's something he can make money off of.
Alternatively, he's just been stealing from Lex Luthor.
Maybe there's a shell company that Clark Kent makes payments to, and then Superman bills it for nonexistent super-services so that he can have some spending money while in costume.
But the minimum taxable income is $13K, so the only reason to run this scam would be if Superman was spending more than thirteen grand in costume, and that would raise so many more questions!
Like where does he put the money when in costume? He clearly doesn't have pockets and I've never seen Superman carrying a bag of any sort.
He has a pocket in his cape. It's where he keeps his Clark clothes, shoes, and glasses when he's Superman - super-compressed first, of course.
I mean, he could put some in his boot or belt or something, but not 13 grand.
He gets a lot of tips.