Analysis Notes
| General |
There are a number of Legion references throughout this
series, all apparently to the Silver Age versions of the characters.
For a time during the Silver Age, Legionnaires might pop up in any given
Superman family title almost at random — here is a 20th century
parade, there rescuing a ring Lois Lane dropped done the drain, and over
there in a display of status kept near open windows during lighting storms.
By extension, without knowing much about the individual Legionnaires,
their iconography as part of the superhero mythos may have made it into
the public consciousness, and hence the presence in this story. |
| 33:3 |
This guy’s shirt has Sun Boy’s emblem on it. |
| 44-46 |
The “Joker” is wearing the Silver Age Cosmic
Boy’s costume. As revealed in The Dark Knight Strikes
Again #3, this is really Dick Grayson using the powers granted to
him via radical gene therapy to transform his body, including his clothing.
The original Robin, of course, had a greater amount of familiarity with
Legionnaires than the average person, especially through adventures opposing
the Composite Superman. |
| 55:1 |
None of which explains the “Joker” searing
Spider-Man’s outfit while killing the Creeper. (Of course,
Spider-Man and the Creeper are both noted for the influence artist Steve
Ditko had on them.) |
62:6
|
This time, he is dressed as the Silver Age Element Lad. |
| Reprints |
This issue was collected as part of the Batman:
The Dark Knight Strikes Again hardcover volume. |
