tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post8079114829621756087..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: "This Man... This Monster!"Comicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-66974872494566106072021-04-15T19:03:44.216-04:002021-04-15T19:03:44.216-04:00Come to think of it, "kooky street person&quo...Come to think of it, "kooky street person" also had to have the FF's private elevator key to get up to see Reed, Sue, and "the Thing" unannounced, Murray. (Or else he took the stairs, which unauthorized visitors <a href="https://peerlesspower.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-fugitives.html" rel="nofollow">have been known to do</a>.)<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-33166620332354348432021-04-15T11:08:15.888-04:002021-04-15T11:08:15.888-04:00That's not The Thing crushing that bar, Murr, ...That's not The Thing crushing that bar, Murr, it's the imposter. I should have said the flaming thumb was the only example of one of the original four using their superpower.dangermash aka The Artistic Actuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669793446608643884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-63887929538982152732021-04-15T09:35:10.093-04:002021-04-15T09:35:10.093-04:00This story also appeared in the second FF Treasury...This story also appeared in the second FF Treasury Edition which is where I first read it. Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-70313855071330585062021-04-15T08:37:40.107-04:002021-04-15T08:37:40.107-04:00The identity debate is where my suspension of disb...The identity debate is where my suspension of disbelief snapped. As you say, CF, a dead ringer for Ben Grimm is cause for all kinds of consternation, not "just some kooky street person". Super Skrull, androids, etc, etc all could "easily imitate" the Thing. After that scene, my interest in the story is at arm's length. It's one of <i>those</i> stories where pesky details are swept aside wholesale for a Deep and Meaningful Moment.<br /><br />A lesser frown came with the mystery man and his all too compressed back story. He "spent a lifetime creating my duplication apparatus"...to do what? It therefore would be a project that started long before the appearance of the Fantastic Four. What was mystery man intending to duplicate? He was an odd-looking fellow...perhaps he originally had big plans to lure Rock Hudson or John Wayne into his apartment and steal their appearance?<br /><br />Dangermash and Darren - I would challenge this "no powers" assertion. I would count the Thing crushing a titanium bar like a pop can a demonstration of superpower, not to mention lifting a massive piece of machinery with one hand. Less spectacular, the Thing hurling Reed out of the Negative Zone like a fastball is beyond human levels.<br />Big Murrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311467081145732439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-79878226751966166272021-04-15T07:45:58.245-04:002021-04-15T07:45:58.245-04:00No, you are correct - the wall smashing was from t...No, you are correct - the wall smashing was from the previous issue. The Torch’s thumb flame is indeed the only time one of the FF uses their powers in this issue.Darren Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701283163563050966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-85658949288336760862021-04-15T03:57:40.484-04:002021-04-15T03:57:40.484-04:00I thought that if you take a look through the who...I thought that if you take a look through the whole of this issue, there's only a single panel where superpowers are used, Johnny setting his thumb in fire in a Uni coffee shop just to illustrate his powers to other students without creating a scene. But looking at this post, there's Ben trashing a wall at the beginning. Oh well.dangermash aka The Artistic Actuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669793446608643884noreply@blogger.com