Making a name for yourself, literally

I probably ought to put Jimmy Olsen under the “Legion of Substitute Heroes” clause of the “Bad super costumes” by-laws considering Jimmy Olsen is Elastic Ladthe number of insane things he got involved with during the Golden Age of Superman, but I just can’t pass this up.

Look, if you’re so pathetically unknown as a super-powered individual (and have no reasonable hope of ever becoming famous) that you feel forced to write your entire name across your chest … well, that’s just sad. If you find yourself in that situation, do us all a favor and just hang up the tights before you embarrass yourself with a scene like:

“Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s … ” (squints) “I can’t quite make out the name on the chest … Elephant something? Eloping Llama? Oh, there’s a sale at Macy’s on another plane’s banner, let’s go there instead!”

(Image and character©1985, DC Comics Inc., “Who’s Who” Volume III.)

2 Responses to Making a name for yourself, literally

  1. EnderX says:

    You yourself made reference to all the nonsense Jimmy got caught up in during those days. The name’s probably because after a while, even -he- couldn’t keep track of who he was that day without a reminder.

  2. Jeff Hebert says:

    That made me laugh out loud, EnderX, thanks for the comment!