Overly complicated solutions to simple problems #1

And how will two steel girders shaped like the letter L help these two love sick fools choose which one of them marries which girl with the initials LL?

That's easy...they'll just hold them high up in the air on a remote mountaintop and wait for lightning to strike either one. Whoever's L gets struck first gets to pick between either Lois or Lana.

I suppose a heart-to-heart would've just been too easy.

And I'm sure the girls will be fine with whoever the lightning tells them they should marry.

Script by Leo Dorfman
Pencils by Curt Swan
Inks by George Klein

Superman #162
The Amazing Story Of Superman-Red And Superman-Blue
July 1963
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The Best Worst of 90's Cover Gimmicks Week, Day #3

Cruising right along, today's entry in our week long celebration of 90's excess is a rather whimsical one.

Superman Red Superman Blue #1

It's kind of a clever play on the two different colored Supermen (one blue and one red) by having the cover be three dimensional with the classic red and blue triple images.

With that being said, it seems a bit of a wasted opportunity that the only thing in 3-D for this book is the cover. It's a 50+ page jam book, which would seem to lend itself quite naturally to this type of gimmick.

Although in hindsight, I suppose it shows a very commendable amount of restraint for the time period.

Pencils by Dan Jurgens
Inks by Brett Breeding
3-D Separations by Ray Zone

Superman Red Superman Blue
February 1998
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