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RETRO REVIEW: Supergirl #10 (September/October 1974)

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Or – “The Realities Of A Shared Universe Are That It Is Seldom Really Shared.”

Back in 1973 or so, the legendary Joe Simon (creator of Captain America and the other half of the much-admired Simon/Kirby team) returned to DC Comics after a long absence, and proceeded to just go nuts.  One of his most memorable creations was ‘Prez,’ the story of an alternate world where the age for the presidency was lowered to 18, and the first teenager to successfully be elected to the post, a riff on the then-somewhat recent movie ‘Wild In The Streets.’  It was pretty wacky stuff, but clearly not in the continuity of the main DC Universe.

Problem is, nobody told Cary Bates.  Your Major Spoilers (Retro) Review awaits!

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RETRO REVIEW: Prez #1 (Aug./Sept. 1973)

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Or – “The Seventies Really WERE A Different Time…”

It’s sometimes difficult to remember that most of the things that we complain about (the economy, foreign conflicts, gas prices, government policices) are the same things people have been complaining about for decades.  40 years ago, a legendary creator returned to DC Comics after decades away and captured the zeitgeist of those tumultuous times and channeled it into his creative devices to create a lasting, viable, and affecting piece of work, which tragically was unfinished.  That book was called..

…The New Gods.

This book was written by that legend’s ex-partner the same year, and it kinda has to be seen to be believed.

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