As you've no doubt noticed, I've
been stumbling across lots of
DC stories lately that are
set in "the ghetto."
Well, that synchronicity continues, as I pick up the very first
Red Tornado solo story ever (
!), and he ends up...
...visiting the slums of Gotham City!
Why?!? Just
because, I guess!!
Well,
Reddy escorts the old woman home, and protects her from 7 different muggings (I exaggerate), while writer
JM Dematteis and artists
Jose Delbo and
Joe Giella emphasize to us just how
squalid this particular neighborhood is:
Well, while trying to understand the concept of poor people, RT goes with the old woman to church:
Uh-oh...
O.M.G.
Jim Lee, Dan DiDio, Geoff Johns--you
MUST revive this guy for the
nu52. Please?
So, what's
Mr. Kool's problem with a poor church?
Of course, Red Tornado puts a kibosh on this, and then we get a scene ripped off from
Superman Grounded:
I kid...if this
were Grounded, Tornado would at this point send a 10 year old to deliver a threatening message to our violent villain. Fortunately, Red Tornado is not
that heroic.
But the old woman? Don't mess with her!
Wait--Mr. Kool is firing his thugs...
because they couldn't take out a member of the Justice League? That's a pretty
high bar for a numbers operator. "You couldn't take out
The Flash?
Fired!!" Dude,
Luthor's not that strict!
But all's well that ends well:
Yeah, he's a
GOOD thug who steals churches and beats up parishioners!! And he had a hard life!!
And we conclude:
Hey!! That's the
Vision's shtick!!
He's the android that gets to cry,
not you!!
From Detective Comics #493 (1980)
2 comments:
Sure, they couldn't defeat a Justice League member, but not just ANY member - the freakin' Red TornEmo!
That's a firing offense as there's no one worse. Yes, I'm counting Vibe and Gypsy.
Hell, Gunn could have taken that guy. Red Tornado is probably one of my least favorite heroes...but he's still better than Geo-Force.
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