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Unless I missed something, the news is that a story in June will reveal an iconic character to be gay, not that his first appearance in this 'continuity' will be in June.
Even so, Atom seems like a safe bet, as nothing particularly revolutionary/interesting has been done with him since the 80s.
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Didio's quote from the panel as covered by Bleeding Cool was 'about to reintroduce' or 'about to be reintroduced'. Which could be taken a couple of ways, I guess.
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quote:Originally posted by Quislet, Esq: I'm still thinking Alan Scott.
I'm with you. I thought it might be Al Pratt, but the word "iconic" really seems to apply more to Green Lantern than to the Atom.
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When you mention Vibe, I am reminded of Xtrano. But I doubt it is Xtrano because he was never previously heterosexual.
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Perhaps putting a different spin on 'icon', the Order of Van Helsings in I, VAMPIRE, the Totems in ANIMAL MAN and King Arthur in DEMON KNIGHTS are also listed as debuting in June.
I vote for King Arthur
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Alfred or Jimmy Olsen could be consider iconic in their way, but that would be to us, not the denizens of the DCU, so it depends if they're playing wordgames.
But I don't see how any amount of wordgaming would make Steve Lombard qualify as iconic, so I think we're safe there.
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quote:Originally posted by Lard Lad: Can we all agree at least that we hope it's not Vibe?
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Hmm... you can't get much more "iconic" than Uncle Sam!
Sorry, Brittania, but John Bull's more his type!
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There's not a word yet, for old friends who've just met.
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From those suggested upthread, Booster Gold is halfway there, since he's always reserved his true love for a man, himself!
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EDE, Uncle Sam actually sounds like a good bet. First of all, they're re-introducing at least some of the Freedom Fighters soon (new Ray mini-series, and a Phantom Lady series with Doll Man as her partner), and it would fit in with the current political trends to portray a gay man as embodiment of the American spirit.
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