tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post6383167589203826127..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Who's Starfire I?Siskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-17126622858807040322014-09-04T14:46:52.087-03:002014-09-04T14:46:52.087-03:00True 'nuff.True 'nuff.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-22377065374109320162014-09-04T14:42:17.433-03:002014-09-04T14:42:17.433-03:00Angel (of And The Ape) was the solo headliner when...Angel (of And The Ape) was the solo headliner when book became Meet Angel, one issue before it got cancelled.<br /><br />There's also Debbi and Judy (of Date with), as well as Dobie Gillis and Misses Beverly Hills and Melody Lane since you didn't specify 'hero' or any other genre broad enough to count Lois and Starfire but narrow enough to exclude these two. Jeff R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-20431192700780991382014-09-03T23:08:34.263-03:002014-09-03T23:08:34.263-03:00What is WRONG with me today?
I was obviously trap...What is WRONG with me today?<br /><br />I was obviously trapped in the Bronze Age.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-13670342641209558272014-09-03T22:59:23.218-03:002014-09-03T22:59:23.218-03:00Well, there's also the Golden Lasso packing el...Well, there's also the Golden Lasso packing elephant in the room... :)American Hawkmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-18918961133309647882014-09-03T22:54:05.397-03:002014-09-03T22:54:05.397-03:00I mentioned Supergirl, but you're right, Lois ...I mentioned Supergirl, but you're right, Lois Lane should be counted too!Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-44842854820670135582014-09-03T22:48:58.251-03:002014-09-03T22:48:58.251-03:00So her solo title predated Supergirl and Lois Lane...So her solo title predated Supergirl and Lois Lane both?<br /><br /><br />American Hawkmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-52666116804495902462014-09-03T21:50:14.198-03:002014-09-03T21:50:14.198-03:00I believe she's the first Asian Heroine with h...I believe she's the first Asian Heroine with her own book PERIOD, which makes her an interesting footnote. American Hawkmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-64445535086924102522014-09-03T20:21:09.674-03:002014-09-03T20:21:09.674-03:00More or less at the same time as Karate Kid did, a...More or less at the same time as Karate Kid did, another Asian(ish) character.<br /><br />If she's the first Asian WOMAN, let's not forget she's also only DC's SECOND female-led book.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-59553071846559519932014-09-03T20:08:08.025-03:002014-09-03T20:08:08.025-03:00I'll note that Starfire here is the first Asia...I'll note that Starfire here is the first Asian heroine to have her own title at DC.American Hawkmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-50477679518377123692014-09-03T19:32:31.925-03:002014-09-03T19:32:31.925-03:00Good point!Good point!Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-69834902564439509552014-09-03T19:24:54.129-03:002014-09-03T19:24:54.129-03:00They did it right for Robin (Earth-2 Dick was I, J...They did it right for Robin (Earth-2 Dick was I, Jason Todd was III)Jeff R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-82532265207026851212014-09-03T15:12:42.740-03:002014-09-03T15:12:42.740-03:00I think there are instances of this elsewhere in W...I think there are instances of this elsewhere in Who's Who, actually, but I don't have my stack here at work for productivity reasons.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-70242345761812707142014-09-03T14:59:25.609-03:002014-09-03T14:59:25.609-03:00Wait, he did get a full entry under the new name. ...Wait, he did get a full entry under the new name. Still don't like the numbering slight here though. If Alan Scott had been going by 'Sentinel' in 1985 they surely wouldn't call Hal Green Lantern I, would they?Jeff R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-81015136107382429942014-09-03T14:57:51.117-03:002014-09-03T14:57:51.117-03:00He does get an entry, as Red Star, but even Starfi...He does get an entry, as Red Star, but even Starfire II isn't this one, but a Supergirl villain from 1971. So this is Starfire III and Koriand'r is IV.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-63938486599755511192014-09-03T14:50:42.893-03:002014-09-03T14:50:42.893-03:00You know, it's one thing to not give the origi...You know, it's one thing to not give the original Starfire a full entry (He did get a write-up as part of the Teen Titans entry), but leaving him out of the character numbering seems like piling insult on top of injury here.<br /><br />(I'd forgotten about this one and assumed the real Starfire I was the entry of that name when I did by EOotM for the next WW podcast. I guess I have at least two more weeks to edit another Honorable Mention in now though...)Jeff R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-32414046897338283172014-09-03T12:22:53.116-03:002014-09-03T12:22:53.116-03:00Same here. That odd few years where DC had STARFIR...Same here. That odd few years where DC had STARFIRE, CLAW, and STALKER. That issue of STARMAN is insane, with SPACE CABBY being told three different versions of a different Starfire in a fight and at the end of the ride you find out the passengers were Ulttra the Multi-Alien and two others, maybe Tommy Tomorrow.<br /><br />Fun fact: in STAR HUNTERS, there is the first modern reference to the multiverse.Wayne Allen Salleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199261942617339556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-60956685954070543992014-09-03T11:03:27.392-03:002014-09-03T11:03:27.392-03:00Yes! I love this character/series. wish there were...Yes! I love this character/series. wish there were more.Jeffrywith1ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657915338624925974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-37827637869948484292014-09-03T08:06:09.855-03:002014-09-03T08:06:09.855-03:00I have a fondness for this character which defies ...I have a fondness for this character which defies logic. I am a sucker for all the sword/sorcery/scifi titles by DC in the early 70s.<br /><br />Here is my review of the first issue of the title: http://dcbloodlines.blogspot.com/2012/05/review-starfire-1.html<br /><br />Thanks for giving her some publicity!Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.com