Comic Strip Tuesdays :: Big Chief Wahoo #1

Comic Strip Tuesdays is the new feature on my site where each Tuesday I’ll post a scan of a ‘classic’ comic strip. Our inaugural strip, which ran under multiple names and with different lead characters, is Big Chief Wahoo. Wahoo’s run lasted from November 1936 until December 26, 2004. The strips I obtained are from September and October 1937. As you can tell from the title Big Chief Wahoo is a product of its times, expect ample ethnic stereotypes. For more information click here or here.

Just for kicks: the backside to the strip.

Where I stand with the current Legion comics.

Today’s news that Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen are teaming up on this December’s Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1 got me thinking about the current Legion comic offerings. I’m sad to say that neither current title excites me and a few issues (especially Adventure Comics #516) were downright bad. I don’t outright dislike the ‘retro-boot’ Legion; I enjoyed The Lightning Saga , LOVED the Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes story arc and I got a kick out of the fan-wank Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds. Adventure Comic‘s current ‘forgotten stories of the Legion’ is boring me, I don’t want to read R.J. Brande’s origin story! The Legion of Super-Heroes title is slightly more interesting but already relying too much on Legion nostalgia (Levitz!, Giffen!, The Great Darkness Saga!).

Look, for me it’s all about the limited comic book budget I work with. No matter how big of a Legion fan I am I’m not going to buy a title which leaves me bored twice a month. I’m going to stick with the two titles until at least the Annual, if the story telling doesn’t improve then I’ll have to drop at least one (if not both) title.