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Time for the next installment of ALL-SMILEY THEATRE: Jimmy Olsen # 76, ELASTIC LAD JIMMY AND HIS LEGION ROMANCES.
Now, back then, Jimmy was dating Lucy Lane, Lois' sister, and Lucy was hardly your typical Silver-Age femme. While most silver-age women were presented as scheming, well-meaning and man-hungry, Lucy was more aloof and... well, cunty.
The scene opens in Jimmy's bachelor pad...
I hope Lucy shows up for dinner soon! Wait 'til she sees this latest style dressing robe I'm wearing! I've gone broke buying all these expensive eats, but it'll be worth it if it makes her like me more. Ah! Someone's knocking on the door!
May I say you look ravishing tonight, Lucy my dear?
Ha, Ha! What a silly-looking robe! Some idiot with no taste must've given it to you for Christmas!
I hope you're enjoying your pheasant!
It's only... so-so. I'll never forget the delicious hummingbird the Sultan of Ramnipur had served to me when I visited his palace. It was... scrumptious!
Let's watch this TIME-MONITOR the Legion of the distant future gave me! See, I'm tuning in to their clubhouse!
A transparent globular craft materialized suddenly!
Isn't that ALWAYS the way? Suddenly materializing globular crafts sure are annoying!
Jimmy, come with us to the 30th century! It's very important!
Bye, Lucy! I guess you'll be stuck here in my apartment because of this snowstorm, but you can amuse yourself by watching the Monitor!
Gosh! May I come along, too?
Sorry... only Jimmy can come because HE is an honory member of the Legion!
So the Legion boys drop Jimmy off at HQ and quickly amscray to handle a "special emergency". I'm willing to bet it involved Silverale and space-strippers. But I digress.
There were, however, 3 Legionnaires waiting to greet Jimmy...
We learn that Jimmy, as an honoarary Legionnaire, must take part in Legion activities at least twice a year or lose his membership.
So the gals gussy him up in his tacky Elastic Lad outfit, and he pairs up with Luornu to deliver a Venusian Idol to the Astro-Museum, a task that frequently happened in Legion stories.
Why is that grotesque figurine worth so much?
It's made of one of the rarest metals in the universe.
So of course, some dimbulb thief tries to take it FROM THE TWO LEGIONNAIRES (he wasn't very intelligent apparently).
Jimmy captures the dude by stretching his hands into a giant maze. The criminal runs around trying to escape until "he's collapsed, exhausted and dazed!" Just like me on the dancefloor!
Oh, Jimmy! You're so cute and clever! May I kiss you?
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Next, Jimmy teams up with Ayla for a monorail ride and these two flame-haired friends quickly enter the trouble zone!
Lately, there's been a rash of monorail sabatoge cases, and... oh oh! I see TROUBLE ahead! A big section of the rail is missing! Quick, substitute YOURSELF for the rail, Elastic Lad, and leave the rest to me!
Then came the line Jimmy uttered that made my boyfriend 12 years ago make fun of the book:
Okey-doke, Light Lass!
Seriously, he made fun of this line for DAYS. Well, he had no taste... he did date ME for 5 years, you know.
Anyhoo, the day is saved by the carrot-topped twosome, and before you know it...
You were marvelous, Jimmy! I adore you!!
Then she proceeded to try to tie Jimmy's elastic tongue into a pretzel with her own tongue.
WOW! First, Triplicate Girl kissed me and now I'm being smooched by Light Lass! These Legion girls are total sluts!!
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Next, Jimmy teams up with Saturn Girl, so you just KNOW there's gonna be fireworks.
That spaceship is bringing space-creatures from various worlds to the Earth Zoo.
The creatures are running amok! People may get injured!
I've ordered them all to halt-- except for that winged beast with the large phallic nose! My thought-control can't get through-- Do something, Jimmy!
I'll make my elastic nose expand a few feet and become phallic like the beasts!
But what will THAT accomplish? Great Galaxies! You're rubbing noses with the creature, causing it to calm down and become friendly! You're just like a couple of super-Eskimos of space!
By the way Lash, when you have the free time you should try your hand at an LMB tale with all the graemlins we have of posters already. I know it would indie rock.
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