Why We're Lucky Batman Vs Superman Didn't Take Place On Earth-2!!

It's easy to forget some of the subtle differences between the Superman of Earth-1 and the Superman of Earth-2. One easy example: Earth-2's is named Kal-L, not Kal-El.

Here's another one most people have forgotten, as Clark Kent-2 has his first meeting with Lana Lang-2:

Wait, wait wait--what was that editor's note again, Julie?

Flash forward a few years, as Batman stands over a prone Kal-L with a kryptonite spear.

BATMAN: You were never a god. You were never even a man.

SUPERMAN: You're letting them kill Mary!!

BATMAN: Sorry, I don't know anyone by that name.

He plunges the spear into Superman's chest, killing him. 

THE END.

See? The ridiculous coincidence of their mothers having the same first name was a great plot point, and the only thing that stopped Batman from straight up murdering Superman (not to mention the brilliant screenwriting that set it up so that coincidence works if and only if Superman says "Save Martha" instead "Save my mom" or such...).

Too bad about Earth-2 getting wiped out by Doomsday, though...

From Superman Family #203 (1980)

Best Cover You've Never Seen--Superman Family #187 (1978)

Here's a question you don't get every day:

The answer is, "No, the world will NOT be destroyed when TWO SUPERMEN merge into a GIANT SUPERMAN." In fact, there were "miliseconds [sic] to spare" before two universes blew up!

Bonus: The Jimmy Olsen of Earth-2 got an organ transplant from the Jimmy Olsen of Earth-1. Considering Jimmy-1 had just been using the Elastic Man formula, that probably had some interesting results...

That is, by the way, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez drawing (and inking) the living hell out of that cover.

Bold Fashion Choices--Flying Tiger And Kitty!!

There's trouble afoot in Metropolis...well, in a Metropolis:

So you're a power couple who can't go on a mission as yourselves--what do you do?

Kitty? Cub?!?

And so, pretending to have invented an anti-gravity device, Flying Tiger soars into action, ingratiating himself some of the criminal elemnent:

No, he really doesn't resemble a WWII airplane. Must be an Earth-2 thing...

Regardless, the plan works, and Clark & Lois get taken to Mr. Big:

Whatever you may think of Flying Tiger, Slay Monstrobot heartily approves of Lois Lane in jodhpurs. Very heartily...

From Superman Family #218 (1982)

Friday Night Fights--Big Green Cheese Style!!

In this week's Friday Night Fights, we find out that cheese can come in many colors:

WTF?!?

It turns out that Dr. Sivana managed to "split" Captain Marvel's lightning bolt into "two forks," with the result that Sivana received all of the "good qualities" and powers from the Elders. And what did Billy Batson get?

Ouch. And please, no jokes about how that sounds a lot like the nu52's Billy Batson--the wounds are still raw.

So "Captain Sivana" kicks Captain Marvel's ass. He then decides that there's only one being in all the universes who could potentially stop him--Superman. So he takes off for Earth-1 to preemptively squash the Man Of Steel.

Unforunately, Sivana isn't too good on navigating with the Rock Of Eternity yet, and he ends up on Earth-2, where he has to tangle with a different Superman...

OUCH!!!

Don't worry, the Earth-1 Superman shows up, and Marvel gets his powers back, and the Wizard wakes up and depowers Sivana. All is good in the end!!

Spacebooger believes this would have been a much better story had they just called Captain Marvel "Shazam" through the whole tale...

Sivana gets to brag to his fellow prisoners that he whupped Superman in DC Comics Presents Annual #3 (1984), by Roy Thomas (story, "with an assist from Julius Schwartz and Gil Kane"), Joey Cavalieri (script), and Gil Kane (art)

Now is the time for you to go and vote for my fight. Because, dang it!! Just go vote!!!