(From "Amazing Man" number 12, 1940.)
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Really? I was kind of thinking that the worst super power ever would be “minor radiation vision that you can’t turn off.” You’d give cancer to people just by looking at them!
I’m with Jeff. When one of the Wonder Twins had a better version of your power, it sucks.
That being said, I’d like to nominate Cassandra of Troy.
Interesting point brought up, Bael. That power from the Wonder Twins (is it basic HTML code to italicize?) was, from what I understand, designed solely to be comical through its complete impracticality. And, the water being not contained by any apparent means would make transformations into anything solid that much harder, and thus, even more impractical… I suppose you’re right.
I have to agree with Jadebrain_Prime. The power shown in the panel is so impractial it deserves a comical kudos. Being able to transform in a puddle of water without any apparent means of containment makes it even harder to take on a solid form. Sorry , Mr.Shark, but you’re better off using a bucket of water.
If I recall correctly, Water-twin could also turn into ice constructs…animated ice constructs. That kind of ups the usability factor a bit.
“Worst Superpower Ever” would make an excellent character contest.
@Fishpants: I was thinking that, but then I thought it wouldn’t work in the long run. Although, do you mean a contest for an actual character with bad super powers, or just the power itself? I don’t think I noticed your use of the word “character” in front of “contest” at first. If the former, that would effectively negate my reasoning that it would be a bad idea, because my idea was just the power, and that would just lead to more varieties of contests due to more people suggesting their own ideas, at which point things would just get irritating.
Sounds like a great idea to me Fishpants.
See, I saw this differently–I thought that the Shark became both invisible *and* immaterial, in which case the water that was on his body would slip through him to the floor.
I took it as he wet himself and ran away.
To be (briefly) fair, I figure the Shark actually probably vanished, or went invisible, or even just hopped overboard, leaving the water as a memento, but the panel is just too good to pass up. Let the mocking continue.
@Jadebrain_Prime: I don’t really know html, but someone showed me i and slash i inside the less than and greater than symbols once, and it seems to work here.
It’s actually the last panel of the last issue and the writing hung himself right after mailing it in so no one knows the truth. Worse? It’s a complete non-sequitar. The Shark was just getting ready for a date in the previous panels.
Hey, was he anywhere near Innsmouth? That would explain strange disappearances leaving puddles behind and the writer’s suicide.
Lovecraft reference for the win!