I've done it. I've discovered the ulitimate Litmus Test...

[Desdichado]

But you can't spend a whole page rambling about stupid stuff and expect us to twitter with amusement.

I didn't twitter in amusement. I about choked on my own tongue to keep from wailing out in not-work-safe laughter.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

I'm going to be billowy disco Jesus for Halloween this year.

 

[Rel]

I'm going to be billowy disco Jesus for Halloween this year.

Don't forget the big "Grizzly Adams" beard!

I work from my home and nobody was here but me anyway so I just howled. I was weeping with laughter at some of these things. "Whoopie Goldberg: Mexican Samurai!!" marked the point where I completely lost it.

 

[kenobi65]

Mostly that link serves to illustrate two points:

1) Fashions in the 70s and 80s were often bad, and comics simply reflected their times.

2) Particularly when it comes to throw-away villains, some comic writers artists can, indeed, be dang lazy.

 

[Henry]

Dr. Thorpe: He looks like a billowy disco Jesus.

...And I'm betting that's how George Perez pitched the idea to the Marvel Editors back in the 70's, too:

Marvel Editor:"what do you envision for this retro-character we've got in mind, George? We want something to hearken back to the 60's but with that new hip 70's style!"
Perez: "Well, my idea for the Aquarian is... well, he's... he's like this Billowy Disco Jesus!"
Marvel Editor: "Hey, I LIKE IT!"

 

[Rel]

Marvel Editor: "Hey, FAR OUT!"

Fixed that for you.

 

[BSF]

OK, the commentary is funny. While I agree that brevity is generally good, the running conversation is just so reminiscent of my and my friends when I was younger.

 

[Altamont Ravenard]

I love that site. Read it religiously every day. But the fashion SWAT articles do tend to be quite tedious.

AR

 

[Psionicist]

Although I never really looked at Robin Hood as a metaphor for the unknown progression of time.

Hilarious

 

[Blue_Kryptonite]

Sorry, not laughing. Many of these were my heroes. Now, they're forgotten and berated. Like me.

-BlueK