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onlylonelylatino · 9 months

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Crimson Avenger and Golden Age heroes by Andy Kubert

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nerds-yearbook · 5 months

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After 31 issues the first run of The Young All-Stars came to an end. The final issue had a cover date of November, 1989. ("Sons of Dawn pt IV... Men and Supermen", The Young All-Stars 31#, DC Comic Event)

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evilhorse · 1 year

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If you follow this blog, you know I absolutely love everything Earth Two written by Roy Thomas at DC in the 1980s, from All-Star Squadron to Infinity Inc to Young All-Stars and beyond. So when this issue of Alter Ego magazine arrived in the mail yesterday, I was pumped and read it from cover-to-cover in one afternoon. Such fantastic stories about an amazing series that didn't survive very long. I particularly have always been taken with Thomas's theory about the Crisis erasing the big Golden Age heroes but not their energies. I thought replacing the DC trinity with brand new heroes and adding in a few other young guns was an ingenious solution. That's something I miss in today's comics; a commitment to continuity and the clever retcon to solve a continuity problem.

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splooosh · 1 year

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“Dan the…”

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#Brian Murray #Dan the Dyna Mite #Dyna Mite #Young All Stars #Earth 2 #All Star Squadron

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superherobriefings · 6 months

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Dan The Dyna-Mite

dc.fandom.com/wiki/Daniel_Dunbar_(New_Earth)

Creator(s): Paul Norris

Alias(es): Daniel Dunbar

1st Issue w/Uniform: Star-Spangled Comics #16

Year/Month of Publication: 1943/01

#superheroes #comics #dan #dynamite #dyna-mite #dan the dynamite #dan the dyna-mite #daniel dunbar #classic #golden age #green trunks #green underwear

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ufonaut · 1 year

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Promotional art for The Golden Age (1993) four issue miniseries. Art by Paul Smith with colours by Richard Ory.

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chernobog13 · 1 year

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Rescued from obscurity when he became on of the Young All-Stars (1987), Dan the Dynamite (former sidekick to the deceased hero TNT) found greater fame (infamy?) as Dynaman in the Elseworlds mini-series The Golden Age (1993). Dynaman is fills the void in a world that has no Superman.

Despite being an Elseworlds story, several elements actually made their way into mainstream DC continuity (until the New 52 screwed up everything royally). This was also the story that jumpstarted writer James Robinson’s career at DC, leading to him help re-launch the Justice Society of America and Starman in their own books.

#The Golden Age #Dan Dunbar #Dan the Dyna-Mite #Dynaman #DC Comics #James Robinson #Paul Smith #Richard Ory

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panels-of-interest · 2 years

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First appearance of Iron Munro.

[from Young All-Stars (1987) #1]

#Justice Society of America #All-Star Squadron #Young All-Stars #Iron Munro #Dyna-Mite #Dan the Dyna-Mite #Dynaman #T.N.T.#Axis Amerika #Gudra #Dottie Johnson #First appearance #comic book death

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donnatroyprincessofthemyscira · 1 year

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#Young All Stars #Fury #Flying Fox #Tsunami #Neptune Perkins #Dan Dyna-Mite #Arno Munro #Tigress #Helena Kosmatos #donna troy

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dccomicsnews · 1 year

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Review: Stargirl: The Lost Children #1

Review: Stargirl: The Lost Children #1[Editor’s Note: This review may contain spoilers] Writer: Geoff JohnsArt: Todd NauckColors: Matt HermsLetters: Rob Leigh Reviewed by: Matthew B. Lloyd Summary Stargirl (Courtney Whitmore) and Red Arrow (Emiko Queen) are on the search for Wing, the supposedly deceased “eight” Soldier of Victory. Their trail leads to the very-much alive Daniel Dunbar,…

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isfjmel-phleg · 5 months

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Oh, and another thing. The kid Grant is currently working with is Dan Dunbar (Dyna-Mite), a former child sidekick from the Golden Age, who's actually in his eighties but got de-aged due to shenanigans. Dan was associated with various teams of that era and would have known and worked with a lot of other Golden Age heroes, including Grant's father and many of his genetic "parents."

Yet another person who can tie Grant back to a past he's connected to but never got to be part of. There's a lot of potential in this dynamic, and I hope it gets developed more.

#comicsposting again #GE: what I do is who I am #an elderly Dan was also a member of Old Justice in YJ98 #so it's an interesting choice to have him have to start over again as a teenager now #I don't really keep up with recent comics but the new JSA stuff involving the lost children is the one thing that has my attention

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onlylonelylatino · 3 years

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First appearance of T.N.T. and Dan the Dyna-Mite by Paul Norris

#tnt #dan the dyna mite #paul norris #DC comics #golden age

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docgold13 · 3 years

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365 DC Comics Paper Cut-Out SuperHeroes - One Hero, Every Day, All Year… 

April 11th - TNT & Dan The Dyna-Mite

Chemistry teacher Thomas N. Thomas gained explosive powers while conducting an experiment with his star pupil, Daniel Dunbar. Somehow the concoction of chemicals they were working on created a radiation that bestowed them both super human abilities. These powers included super strength and durability as well as the capacity to create a large explosion by touching their hands together. The pair chose to use these abilities to become costumed heroes, naming themselves ‘T.N.T. and Dan the Dyna-Mite.’ Both were recruited into the All-Star Squadron to aide the Allied Forces during the Second World War. T.N.T. Perished in action shortly after the war. Dan continued on, becoming simply The Dyna-Mite and joining the hero team known as The Young All-Stars. The two heroes first appeared in the pages of Star Spangled Comics #7 (1942).

#365 DC Comics Heroes #DC Comics #TNT #TNT and Dan The Dyna-mite #All Star Squadron #cut-out #paper art

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evilhorse · 5 years

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Young All-Stars #31

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knights-past · 3 years

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Stargirl Spring Break Special: Reaction

This will not be a full review of the Stargirl Spring Break Special, but more a quick capture of my immediate thoughts after reading it. Keep in mind, there will be spoilers.

I’ll be honest, it’s kinda weird that the Seven Soldiers of Victory are this idea that keep getting revisited in the context of this character. I get why, and it worked when they were revisited in the original Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E., but how much mileage can we really get out of a team who, while all being interesting characters on their own, don’t really have much of a *thing* when they gel together. Still, this brings back some characters who had been lost to limbo like Greg Saunders/Vigilante, Sir Justin/Shining Knight, and the second Crimson Avenger, the latter of whom made me more interested than anything else as she was a character that never really caught on when introduced and was sadly left to flounder.

One thing that I though was interesting is the way the presence of Green Arrow and Speedy is addressed. While the post-Crisis takes opted to simply retcon them away (replaced by the Spider and Stuff the Chinatown Kid respectively), in the spirit of the post-Death Metal, “everything counts/it all matters” stance, it’s established that the contemporary Oliver Queen and Roy Harper were sent back in time early on in their careers. In fact, it’s even posited that the events of that time travel are what eventually lead to their growing apart as seen in the events of Green Lantern/Green Arrow by O’Neil and Adams. Admittedly, I’m not entirely sure that works, timeline or meta wise, but hey.

Beyond all that, it’s a fairly simple story featuring the Seven Soldiers reuniting in an effort to save Lee Travis the original Crimson Avenger from a time-travel plot involving Clock King and Per Degaton’s time machine. It’s worth noting that Emiko Queen/Red Arrow fills in for Roy Harper much like how Courtney fills in for Sylvester. And honestly, that’s one element that I really like and will probably appeal to some fans who are in this for the young heroes of DC - Courtney and Emiko’s meeting and forming of a relationship. The pair bond over their shared experiences as younger heroes, particularly after the Crimson Avenger bars them from participating in the mission for fear of their safety. I admit, I’ve not read much with Emiko Queen, so I can’t say how much it resonates with her character in other books, but it works here. It retreads some ground we’ve already seen with Courtney, but as this is supposed to somewhat serve as an introduction to the character for new readers, it makes sense to revisit.

In fact, that aspect of “the dangers of superheroics for young people” is kind of at the forefront of this issue, with the topic of the original Crimson Avenger’s sidekick/Eight Soldier Wing (who for some reason is drawn with a question mark on his chest) and his sacrifice being a key plot point and the revelation that Wing, Secret from Young Justice, and Dan the Dyna-Mite all being trapped by something called the “Childminder” along with other lost children. Obviously this is set up for a future plot point that will be continued in the teased Stargirl #1. Now when will we see that? Only *time* will tell.

Speaking of teases, the book ends with Per Degaton appearing before Clock King and revealing that he has a plan that will hurt the JSA - in not one, not two, but THREE iterations!

And of course we see a fancy group shot of our new JSA, featuring several of the members that returned during Doomsday Clock (though not all of them; Ted Grant/Wildcat I, Sandy Hawkins/Sandman, and Jesse Chambers/Jesse Quick/Liberty Belle are all absent). And several members also have updated designs, most likely designed to reflect upcoming media appearances. I’m a bit mixed on them, but easily the worst are Mister Terrific and Hourman.

Overall, while I enjoyed this issue as a fun superhero one-shot, it felt more like a “Seven Soldiers of Victory Spring Break Special” than a Stargirl Spring Break Special. While it makes sense to use Courtney as a viewpoint character to learn about these older characters, it places far more import on those characters than Courtney herself. And frankly, when it *is* placing the focus on Courtney, she comes off rather flat, more akin to how she was in the early bits of Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. than as the more rounded, take-charge character she became throughout that series and her later appearances. It’s emblematic of Geoff Johns (*sigh*) and his tendency to focus on past stuff rather than building new things going forward, a tendency that only got worse with Rebirth. And with the tease for Stargirl #1 hinting that it’s gonna be all about Courtney looking for Wing and the others, it looks like that streak will continue. Even the teaser for the new JSA story focuses more on the JSA’s past than on building a new future. Don’t get me wrong, I love my continuity bs, but after a while it becomes old hat.

Oh, also of note: this issue sees a number of elements from the Stargirl TV show have made their way into the DC comics canon, the biggest of which being the semi-sentience of the Cosmic Staff. Now they also continue to reference Sylvester Pemberton as “the Star-Spangled Kid” and never address him as Starman or as the previous owner of the Staff like the show (and the New 52) presented. Given that they also make references to stuff from the original Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. run, this implies Jack Knight was still the one to give her the Staff and the mantle. Will this be followed up on? Probably not, but it’s at least interesting to think about.

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superherobriefings · 8 months

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Dan The Dyna-Mite

dc.fandom.com/wiki/Daniel_Dunbar_(New_Earth)

Creator(s): Paul Norris

Alias(es): Daniel “Dan” Dunbar

1st Issue w/Uniform: Star Spangled Comics #10

Year/Month of Publication: 1942/07

#superheroes #comics #dan #dyna-mite #dynamite #daniel dunbar #dan dunbar #classic #golden age #green trunks #green underwear

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