Article #28
Krazy
Kissin’ Super-Kousins?
First
up, by way of introduction, I present the cover to Superman’s Girlfriend #97
below. See if you can figure out, based
on the cover and my rather obvious article title, what character will figure
most promently in today’s topic…
Ah yes,
most gripping drama indeed! I can truly
sympathize with Superman’s predicament.
I mean, if you had a choice between a mermaid, a super powered girl with
a green cape, or one with a see-through skirt, or Lois Lane in a very short
one-piece, who would you pick? Truly a
debate for the ages… or for the next time you and your buddies are totally
hammered. It ranks right up there with
the Ginger or Mary-Anne, or Wilma or Betty questions – questions that just
don’t have clear cut answers... <cough> Betty <cough>… sorry,
something caught in my throat there.
Ahem. Let’s move on.
Among
Superman fans, and a great many other comic book fans, one aspect well known is
the occasionally… odd way in which Superman’s relationship comes across with
his cousin Supergirl. Okay, forget
occasionally, they’re all over the place.
There are moments when the reader just has to wonder what, exactly, was
going through the writer’s mind. Case in
point are the following few panels from Superman’s Girlfriend Lois Lane #97…
If you
guessed the girl in the green cape, give yourself a pat on the back! My goodness, Supes has to beat them back with
a stick he’s so popular! Regarding the
story in this issue, the 3 gals pictured on the cover come back one-by-one to
tempt Superman away from Lois. Is it all
a fiendish plot? Or has Superman been
affected by some strange space effect?
Honestly, I can’t remember, but let’s see how Superman’s encounter with
Luma plays out… and what this has to do with the article title…
So,
figured it out yet? Because I can’t make
it any plainer than what Superman and Supergirl have made it. Honestly, think about it for a second, why
does Supergirl have to find a DOUBLE OF HERSELF? Wouldn’t any Supergirl do? And then there’s the payoff…
Uhm,
yeah. Okay then. You know, it’s too bad Supes didn’t settle
down in Shelbyville – after all, it’s alright to marry your cousin there if you
wanted to. I believe that’s what caused
the great Springfield-Shelbyville feud (yes, this is another Simpson’s
reference). Plus, then the Man of Steel
wouldn’t have gone through the following problem…
Bummer. It’s funny how Supergirl – I mean Luma was
ready to leave Staryl, the planet she was protecting, at the drop of a
hat. Yet when Superman offers to stay,
she just shoos him away. Does that make
any sense to you? Come to think of it, I
don’t know how Superman is able to do so well with a red sun so close to him in
the background.
One curious
aspect is the costume for Luma Lynai.
It’s almost like an opposite color scheme to Supergirl’s, which makes me
think that maybe Luma is like a backwards, or reverse version, or Bizarro of
Supergirl. Of course, then her name,
when said backwards, should have some significance to Supergirl. Luma Lynai would be equal to, phonetically,
I-Anyl, Am U? -L Dang, I wonder who L
is?
Yes,
truly pointless, yet freaky stuff.
Still, not as bad as when you deal with Supergirl and Comet the
Superhorse… or the first Back to the Future movie where Marty’s mom had the
hots for him… ewww
Until
next time