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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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  1. Comics must come from actual comic books. No AI or Photoshops.

  2. Single panels are preferred.

  3. Comics should be unintentionally funny. Spider-man cracking wise is not what this is about.

  4. Don't be a dick.

  5. I can't believe I've had to add this... NO RACISM.

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Context is Superman (1939) #300, page 7

Transcript:

Scientist #1: Great Scott! The hatch is opening--

Scientist #1: --and a baby is coming out!

Scientist #2: Look! He's as invulnerable to the laser as is his rocket!

Kal-El: I am hungry!

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

I’m curious about the use of the word “laser” here. The description says the comic is from 1939 but the laser wouldn’t be invented until the 1960s. And the word “laser” is a really specific acronym (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) that doesn’t seem be appear in sci fi before then (There were heat rays and blasters but no lasers from what I can tell).

[–] gears 16 points 1 week ago

This comic was released in June '79

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