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odditycollector ([personal profile] odditycollector) wrote2006-08-18 09:21 pm
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That damn urge to confess.

 
A while ago, When Fangirls Attack linked to an article summarizing Adventure #368. It's an old Legion comic about the perils of girls having too much power, and after being reminded of the story my inner feminist immediately... kind of squirmed nervously and then suffered a happy bout of nostalgia.

This was one of my favourite comics as a little bitty Karen (along with another story which was pretty much exactly the same. If nothing else, Silver Age stories taught me the value of finding a theme one enjoys and *sticking to it*). I read it a disproportionate number of times, always giggling madly.

Of course, back then I was pretty good at reading stories that were awesome, instead of, say, the ones actually in front of me. Here is what little bitty Karen took away from Adventure Comics #368:

The girls take over the world and turn all the boys into slaves! This is the Best Idea Ever!

And then, inspired, I grew up to be a dominatrix  politician  fangirl, so I'm not sure what moral to draw here.

[identity profile] randomsign.livejournal.com 2006-08-19 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
too bad you didn't grow to be a dominatrix. *wink*

[identity profile] odditycollector.livejournal.com 2006-08-19 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
I know. *sigh* All that practice tying people up never to be funnelled into a useful profession.

[identity profile] randomsign.livejournal.com 2006-08-19 02:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, it's never too late to put that skill to good use, you know. Just have some fun with it.

[identity profile] odditycollector.livejournal.com 2006-08-22 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
Yes! I could become a kidnapper! ;p
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[personal profile] brownbetty 2006-08-19 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Reading the awesome story and not the one printed is a very important skill. Of course, it makes re-reading difficult.

[identity profile] odditycollector.livejournal.com 2006-08-19 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
As long as I only reread it when I'm eight years old, it should be okay. *nods*