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Subject: CRISIS (#4) Comments
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Date: Fri, 29-Mar-85 05:51:25 EST
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This contains some comments on CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #4. There may be
some spoilers, so if you haven't read COIE #4 and don't want it spoiled for
you, pass on by.

Well, this is the big one. Wolfman did it. Everything's gone --- Earth-X,
Earth-S, Earth-1, Earth-2, the whole she-bang.

Comments:

(1) Due to Gorge Perez's magnificent art, this is the first time I can recall
	that Kara hasn't looked utterly stupid in her newest costume. Plus,
	the characterization of both Supergirl and Batgirl were really nice.
	Wolfman gave them the same sense of close friendship as Superman/Batman
	and Power Girl/Huntress have had. Anotehr first, as far as I know.

(2) Rats! When I got to the end of page 3 and caught the mention of "John
	Constantine", I thought that I was very cleverly noticing an obscure
	reference to the impending storyline in SWAMP THING (it helped that I
	read the latest ST just before this). I wondered how many people would
	catch this. Then, at the top of the next page, Swamp Thing is mentioned
	for all to notice. I wonder if what is being expected in SWAMP THING is
	a manifestation of what's happening in CRISIS (is "he" Pariah? The
	Monitor? The Adversary that's behind the Crisis?).

(3) Earth-6, eh? I wonder if Wolfman came up with this Earth and its heroes
	only to wipe it out. Will Lord Volt or Lady Quark be around after the
	Crisis is over? Of course, it just occurred to me that maybe some of
	the characters from Earth-3 *aren't* gone forever!

(4) The new Dr. Light appears. Not too shabby. Will she end up being a hero?
	A villain? I don't suppose it really matters. Anything is bound to be
	an improvement over the old Dr. Light.

(5) The shot of Superman floating in the sky on page 16 really strikes my
	fancy.

(6) Last but not least, a speculation. It didn't occur to me until I saw one
	of the letters in the lettercol, but could there be more significance
	than one might at first think to the fact that the "origin" of the
	Luthor child from Earth-3 parallels that of Superman? Nah, can't be.
	Wolfman couldn't. Wolfman wouldn't. Could DC *really* have the guts to
	make *that* much of change in Superman? Aaaaarrrrggghhhhhh!!!!! The
	suspense is going to kill me!

--- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC, Maynard, MA)

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