tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post1829121331362908877..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: Panic In The Prisons!Comicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-89573097096624516812021-06-24T16:08:53.888-04:002021-06-24T16:08:53.888-04:00Of course, I mean "chucklehead" in the b...Of course, I mean "chucklehead" in the best possible way...<br /><br />During this time period of comics, the use of robots, the help of allies, and general lucky shenanigans had many instances of Superman and Clark Kent standing side by side in public and private view. While secret identity speculation must come up all the time, there had to be an dense cloud of "reasonable doubt" in any such discussion.<br /><br />I think Stan Lee's, and your, interpretation of the newspaper biz a little too "Newsboy Legion" mixed with <i>His Girl Friday</i>...ie: a bit too 1940's brought into the late 1960's. Certainly JJJ's attitudes would have been forged in that era of newspapers, but Robbie seems like a reasonable adult. They're encouraging a HIGH SCHOOL KID to, judging by the angle of his shots, hang off 30 storey buildings to get close-up snaps of a raging war between Spidey and the Goblin.<br /><br />That aspect is definitely too foggy for a clear answer, only merry opinions and jolly speculation. <br /><br />My point for today is much sharper, I think. In this particular instance, Peter Parker somehow got into a locked down prison (known for their security) in the middle of a riot! Past police barricades and desperate convicts watching for police assaults, a teen-ager snuck in for some exclusive photos. Even if Robbie and JJJ chortled at their scoop, once these photos hit the front page, I'm sure the authorities would be very interested in what kind of security hole they had in their protocols that let a newsie slip thru undetected. "Our photographer, Peter Parker took them. A crackerjack with a camera!" "Some sort of veteran combat photographer back from Vietnam? Someone used to tight action and danger?" "Uh...no. He's just graduated from Midtown High School"<br /><br />I'm just saying that Peter would have some <b>serious</b> 'splaining to do!Big Murrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-74041186202542415512021-06-24T11:21:02.231-04:002021-06-24T11:21:02.231-04:00I'm afraid I'm one of those chuckleheads w...I'm afraid I'm one of those chuckleheads where Clark Kent and his "disguise" are concerned, Murray. :D Peter, I think, has the advantage in that, unlike Kent, his secret to getting photos isn't obvious to anyone with a pair of eyes; and while seasoned pro photogs often depend on their credentials to get and be where the action is, Peter isn't so encumbered. In addition, Jameson and Robbie have seen for themselves how motivated Peter is to cement this new job with results, while they also know how resourceful he is from his past work--and seeing as how that work often lets them scoop every other paper in the city (with today's assignment being no exception), they're not likely to spend time giving serious thought to <i>how</i> he got them their shots. Heck, young people have a <i>habit</i> of surprising those who doubt their abilities. In such instances, as was the case here, they're likely to get a slap on the back for their good work--and as we've seen with Jameson and Robbie, questions are going to be the <i>last</i> thing on the minds of those doing the slapping.<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-62346582788199651682021-06-24T08:23:25.372-04:002021-06-24T08:23:25.372-04:00In the first tale, your comment is dead on, CF; do...In the first tale, your comment is dead on, CF; does "right to be masked" apply to some goons with panty hose over their head knocking over a bank? I think not. The whole story was pretty weak sauce in portraying how the authorities handled Spider-Man and...well, what you said. The second story had a much better flow of plausibility and interest.<br /><br />Peter bargaining hard with JJJ over his payment was nifty, but the follow-up with JJJ and Robbie being amazed at how (once again) Peter scooped over two dozen professional news photographers...yeesh. People have a chuckleheaded laugh at a pair of glasses keeping Clark Kent's secret safe, but nobody at the <i>Daily Bugle</i> can connect the two dots on how an 18 or 19 year old kid can get literally into the mix of a violent confrontation and take some photos. I'll swallow the pretext of a pair of glasses over that any day.Big Murrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.com