The Silver Age of Comic Books/Quotes: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|Apart from the soul-shattering claim of super-kisses, Silver Age Superman's other supposed powers he made up on the spot include:<br />

1. Super-weaving<br />

2. Super-ventriloquism<br />

3. Super-landscaping<br />

4. Super-motherfucking-mathematics<br />

It's at this point where any rational human being stands up and calls horseshit, but in the pages of Action Comics, rationality is nothing more than a cheap hooker Superman picked up outside a Costco, raped, beat, and left for dead by the side of the road.<br />

While wearing clown makeup.<br />

And singing "Goodbye Horses."|'''[[Cracked (Website)|Cracked]] on Silver Age [[Superman]]'''}}

{{quote|'''Linkara''': "Sage, WE DO NOT TALK ABOUT THE SILVER AGE! WE PUT ALL THAT BEHIND US! WE PUT OUR FINGERS IN OUR EARS, AND WE PRETEND IT NEVER HAPPENED! THAT IS THE AGREEMENT!"<br />

'''Bennet the Sage''': "Oh come on, it's hilarious! There's this scene in like Superman 235 where he gets spanked..."<br />

'''Linkara''': "YES I KNOW! SUPERMAN WAS SPANKED! SUPERBOY WAS SPANKED! BATMAN WAS SPANKED! EVERYBODY WAS SPANKED IN THE SILVER AGE!"|''[[That Guy With the Glasses (Website)|Comic Conventions]]''}}

{{quote|"[[Catch Phrase|Great Scott!]] Why is [[Intrepid Reporter|Jimmy]] [[Mr. Exposition|stuffing that volcano crater with a battleship?]] [[Narm Charm|What on Earth is his]] '''[[Narm Charm|huge, twisted turtle-mind]]''' [[Narm Charm|up to?]]"|'''Superman''', in a moment that perfectly encapsulates the Silver Age: [[Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever|giant monsters]], [[Ass Pull|incomprehensible plots]], and [[Super Dickery|dickery]].}}