The secret life of super-heroes

Posted on November 18, 2011 by | 10 Comments

(From "Airboy" number 11, 1945.)

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10 Responses to The secret life of super-heroes

  1. Trekkie | November 18, 2011 at 9:15 am |

    Wait, was he wearing the suit of armour under the suit? How do you disguise the fact that you’re wearing a (probably not very light) suit of metal armour and a helmet?!

  2. X-stacy | November 18, 2011 at 9:47 am |

    By wearing a rubber mask over it, of course.

  3. Jeff Hebert | November 18, 2011 at 9:48 am |

    Yes, he was wearing a full suit of medieval knight armor — including a full helm! — under a rubber mask and Uncle Sam suit. The mask was so convincing, despite being distorted beyond belief by — again — a full face plate helmet, that he was able to make everyone think he was a goofy overweight Japanese guy in makeup. Apparently no one noticed the clanking.

    Why?

    Because COMICS! That’s why.

  4. Frankie | November 18, 2011 at 9:54 am |

    So, Crazy Uncle Samuri was actually Captain Knight? Or something?

  5. Jeff Hebert | November 18, 2011 at 9:59 am |

    Frankie, no, he’s the Iron Ace, who followed the pamphlet-dropping plane back to its base, landed without anyone noticing (!), tracked down the oafish Uncle Samurai, knocked him out, stole his clothes, then put them on OVER his Iron Ace armor to disguise himself AS Uncle Samurai in order to get into the main HQ.

    As simple and foolproof a plan as I can imagine!

  6. Gero | November 18, 2011 at 10:57 am |

    Anyone else reminded of the “it was cold out so I dressed in layers” joke from the superhero episode of Futurama?

  7. Rich Willett | November 18, 2011 at 3:11 pm |

    Would that be some of the parties down by the lake at the Pennsic wars?
    or
    OK Im gonna go on Kinghts Of Mayham!

  8. Frankie | November 18, 2011 at 5:22 pm |

    So, he’s this dude, who dresses up as this other dude, disguised as another dude, who’s disguised as some other dude.

  9. Gero | November 19, 2011 at 6:26 am |

    @Frankie 8: So…he’s Robert Downey Jr.?

  10. Joe | November 19, 2011 at 7:21 am |

    @Frankie and Gero: Well, you two have explained comics forever.