Because no one EVER got shot in the face or leg!

(From "Target Comics" number 11, 1940.)

13 Responses to Because no one EVER got shot in the face or leg!

  1. Gabe Puratekuta says:

    Now he won’t be able to move his arms and head while running

  2. Frevoli says:

    there was an etiquete in the 40s – not in the face

  3. Patriot_Missile says:

    Always on target, putting the comic back in the book. Because supervillains would NEVER be so dastardly as to shoot him in the kneecaps then bury a blade into his face… It just wouldn’t do nowadays, Niles ol’ boy. At least Bruce Lee would approve of his costume colors.

  4. ams says:

    That all change when he face the knife weidling midget! Back to the drawing board!

  5. NGpm says:

    Once again style wins out over practicality.

    Let’s not forget that even the golden era Supes only ever got shot in the S. He always seemed to dodge the gun when it was thrown though ….

  6. Woody says:

    As a superhero it is his duty to prevent crime, and the real crime would be hiding those perfectly tanned thighs!

  7. Myro says:

    It’s weird how a “sheet of his metal” turns into a suit that looks distinctly like chainmail. I don’t know the particular details of this metal that Niles has made, but that seems to be dividing by zero.

  8. Frankie says:

    And now we know the origin of Aquaman’s costume. He took it off of this guy’s corpse, and added his own personal touches.

  9. Gabe Puratekuta says:

    Patriot_Missile:
    Always on target, putting the comic back in the book. Because supervillains would NEVER be so dastardly as to shoot him in the kneecaps then bury a blade into his face… It just wouldn’t do nowadays, Niles ol’ boy. At least Bruce Lee would approve of his costume colors.

    Unless he’s targeted by Deathstroke

  10. Patriot_Missile says:

    Hmmn, I dunno… he ain’t packin’ much crockery there.

  11. Reader Kate says:

    Okay. Why exactly did he not cover his legs with this miracle metal? Did he just run out of the stuff?

  12. fuzztone says:

    Wow. Did I miss this episode of “Frasier”?

  13. Herr D says:

    WAAAAIIIT! [snap] I’ve GOT it! He already had the mask, kneepads, and shinguards because he’s about to debut as SuperUmp, right?!