Batman vs Eggman
April 15, 2013 7:20 PM Subscribe
Yesterday I went to a Beatles tribute concert that was great fun. But oh my god, how much more amazing it would've been for Batman and Robin to swoop from the balcony, declare them all VILE PHONIES, and engage in groovy fisticuffs!
posted by nicebookrack at 7:40 PM on April 15, 2013 [5 favorites]
posted by nicebookrack at 7:40 PM on April 15, 2013 [5 favorites]
That was smashing, thank you.
Next up: the Loch Ness monster is just a ruse to distract attention from that essay that I forgot to submit in 1986.
posted by arcticseal at 7:42 PM on April 15, 2013 [2 favorites]
Next up: the Loch Ness monster is just a ruse to distract attention from that essay that I forgot to submit in 1986.
posted by arcticseal at 7:42 PM on April 15, 2013 [2 favorites]
'Whacky'?
posted by shakespeherian at 7:50 PM on April 15, 2013
posted by shakespeherian at 7:50 PM on April 15, 2013
I own a copy of that comic book, thank you very much. Why, yes; because I am a fan of both Batman and the Beatles, that's why.
posted by Curious Artificer at 7:57 PM on April 15, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Curious Artificer at 7:57 PM on April 15, 2013 [1 favorite]
Batman solved the 'Paul Is Dead' Beatles' mystery
Don't you mean he "Saulved" it?
Also, reading that dialogue reminded me of the police inspector's Ringo impression from Help: "Hullo there, this is the famous Ringo as it were, gear fab. What is it that I can do for you as it were, gear fab?"
Still not as bad as the Beatles cartoon, though.
posted by George_Spiggott at 7:58 PM on April 15, 2013 [2 favorites]
Don't you mean he "Saulved" it?
Also, reading that dialogue reminded me of the police inspector's Ringo impression from Help: "Hullo there, this is the famous Ringo as it were, gear fab. What is it that I can do for you as it were, gear fab?"
Still not as bad as the Beatles cartoon, though.
posted by George_Spiggott at 7:58 PM on April 15, 2013 [2 favorites]
Plausible.
posted by padraigin at 8:04 PM on April 15, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by padraigin at 8:04 PM on April 15, 2013 [2 favorites]
DC went to crap when they raised the price from 12 cents.
posted by Ardiril at 8:22 PM on April 15, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by Ardiril at 8:22 PM on April 15, 2013 [3 favorites]
I got my copy of that comic when it came out. Those were prime comic buying years for me.
posted by DaddyNewt at 8:22 PM on April 15, 2013
posted by DaddyNewt at 8:22 PM on April 15, 2013
ACTUAL PHOTO OF JEFF LYNNE PROCURING 'FREE AS A BIRD' TAPE!
posted by mintcake! at 8:28 PM on April 15, 2013 [7 favorites]
posted by mintcake! at 8:28 PM on April 15, 2013 [7 favorites]
Paging Ken Levine, I have the plot of your next Bioshock game ready.Now just figure out some way to sneak in references to the fiscal cliff or the anti-immunization movement and you're set.
posted by deathpanels at 8:32 PM on April 15, 2013 [1 favorite]
Na na na nana na na, Baaaattmaaann
posted by BungaDunga at 10:27 PM on April 15, 2013 [9 favorites]
posted by BungaDunga at 10:27 PM on April 15, 2013 [9 favorites]
It turns out that Paul is the only real Beatle in the room.
That is hilarious. Thanks for the post. We loved pondering the clues back in the old days; my two favorites, rarely mentioned, come from the issue of Life magazine that claimed Paul was still alive.
1) supposedly people raise their hand over the head of anyone about to be buried, as a kind of blessing, and there were all sorts of photos of Paul — even on the cartoon cover of Yellow Submarine — with somebody holding a hand over his head. In the Life article, he holds a hand over his own head. 2) even more astoundingly (vis-a-vis the conspiracy/cover-up), if you hold that Life cover up to the light, there's a car ad on the other side that shows the vehicle driving right through Paul's body, and a dark box on the ad layout cuts off his head.
posted by LeLiLo at 10:55 PM on April 15, 2013 [2 favorites]
That is hilarious. Thanks for the post. We loved pondering the clues back in the old days; my two favorites, rarely mentioned, come from the issue of Life magazine that claimed Paul was still alive.
1) supposedly people raise their hand over the head of anyone about to be buried, as a kind of blessing, and there were all sorts of photos of Paul — even on the cartoon cover of Yellow Submarine — with somebody holding a hand over his head. In the Life article, he holds a hand over his own head. 2) even more astoundingly (vis-a-vis the conspiracy/cover-up), if you hold that Life cover up to the light, there's a car ad on the other side that shows the vehicle driving right through Paul's body, and a dark box on the ad layout cuts off his head.
posted by LeLiLo at 10:55 PM on April 15, 2013 [2 favorites]
All joking aside, this is one of the conspiracy theories I've really delved into, and I'm always on the lookout for the flimsiest of pretexts to trot out my theory.
Paul is not dead. However, the facial structure and most notably the nose of the human named Paul McCartney clearly changed after the car accident that is supposed to have killed him. Paul McCartney at least broke his nose badly in that car crash. It's 1967, they're still largely banking on being a group of cute boys, and the execs, etc. don't want it going around that he was undergoing plastic surgery, which also explains why there apparently are no public photographs of him for some time after the crash.
All of the Paul is Dead clues, though, are real. It was an inside joke that they ran with, but could never acknowledge because once Paul is Dead caught on, any acknowledgement would look like a coverup. Plus it was fun.
The first part is Occam's razor. The second I base mostly on the fact that some of the backward recording stuff is semi-convincing and an interview with Lennon that I'd have to spend some time finding again in which the interviewer springs a question on him. Something like, "So what about the yellow flowers on Sergent Pepper's?" It could have been something else but I'm pretty sure it was about Pepper's.
Anyway, Lennon blurts out, "Oh, you mean Paul's grave?"
There's a pause and the interviewer says, "So, it's Paul's grave then?" And Lennon launches into some serious and conspicuous backpedaling, stammering his way into another subject. What, exactly, the supposed symbolism was I don't think I remember correctly, but Lennon clearly realized he'd said something that he shouldn't have.
posted by cmoj at 11:08 PM on April 15, 2013 [5 favorites]
Paul is not dead. However, the facial structure and most notably the nose of the human named Paul McCartney clearly changed after the car accident that is supposed to have killed him. Paul McCartney at least broke his nose badly in that car crash. It's 1967, they're still largely banking on being a group of cute boys, and the execs, etc. don't want it going around that he was undergoing plastic surgery, which also explains why there apparently are no public photographs of him for some time after the crash.
All of the Paul is Dead clues, though, are real. It was an inside joke that they ran with, but could never acknowledge because once Paul is Dead caught on, any acknowledgement would look like a coverup. Plus it was fun.
The first part is Occam's razor. The second I base mostly on the fact that some of the backward recording stuff is semi-convincing and an interview with Lennon that I'd have to spend some time finding again in which the interviewer springs a question on him. Something like, "So what about the yellow flowers on Sergent Pepper's?" It could have been something else but I'm pretty sure it was about Pepper's.
Anyway, Lennon blurts out, "Oh, you mean Paul's grave?"
There's a pause and the interviewer says, "So, it's Paul's grave then?" And Lennon launches into some serious and conspicuous backpedaling, stammering his way into another subject. What, exactly, the supposed symbolism was I don't think I remember correctly, but Lennon clearly realized he'd said something that he shouldn't have.
posted by cmoj at 11:08 PM on April 15, 2013 [5 favorites]
This led me to a great spoof documentary called "Paul McCartney Really Is Dead", which is supposedly George's confession. A lot of people seem to believe it's real. As far as Paul actually being dead or there being a conspiracy to cover up something else, don't you think John would have talked? He didn't particularly give a shit about the Beatles and their people for the last decade of his life.
posted by DecemberBoy at 1:30 AM on April 16, 2013
posted by DecemberBoy at 1:30 AM on April 16, 2013
It's 1967, they're still largely banking on being a group of cute boys, and the execs, etc. don't want it going around that he was undergoing plastic surgery, which also explains why there apparently are no public photographs of him for some time after the crash.
Nope. That makes no sense. It was 1967 back in 1967, but now in 2013 it's 2013, and Paul McCartney, who has been interviewed a number of times since 1967, would surely have revealed the truth about that very silly story by now if it were true. If he had broken his nose and had it fixed but covered it up for the sake of keeping the girlies happy, it would have been a funny story that Paul and Linda chuckled about to interviewers.
posted by pracowity at 1:32 AM on April 16, 2013
Nope. That makes no sense. It was 1967 back in 1967, but now in 2013 it's 2013, and Paul McCartney, who has been interviewed a number of times since 1967, would surely have revealed the truth about that very silly story by now if it were true. If he had broken his nose and had it fixed but covered it up for the sake of keeping the girlies happy, it would have been a funny story that Paul and Linda chuckled about to interviewers.
posted by pracowity at 1:32 AM on April 16, 2013
However, the facial structure and most notably the nose of the human named Paul McCartney clearly changed after the car accident that is supposed to have killed him.
This sentence is useless without photos.
posted by DU at 4:21 AM on April 16, 2013
This sentence is useless without photos.
posted by DU at 4:21 AM on April 16, 2013
Oh, they have photos and are willing to go on and on about them. The faux-Paul ("Faul") is too tall, his ears don't wiggle the right way, etc.
posted by pracowity at 4:45 AM on April 16, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by pracowity at 4:45 AM on April 16, 2013 [2 favorites]
And which ones are the pre- and post- car accident in 1967 ones?
posted by DU at 5:13 AM on April 16, 2013
posted by DU at 5:13 AM on April 16, 2013
I wrote an adaptation of Dante's Inferno for a class. Paul was alive, but his soul had been sucked to hell for his horrible solo work and it was being eaten by beetles. A demon inhabited his earthly body. That all came from Dante.
posted by Charlemagne In Sweatpants at 5:37 AM on April 16, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by Charlemagne In Sweatpants at 5:37 AM on April 16, 2013 [3 favorites]
Weren't there any old recordings of interviews with Saul they could have compared his speaking voice to?
posted by The Underpants Monster at 5:59 AM on April 16, 2013
posted by The Underpants Monster at 5:59 AM on April 16, 2013
This should have been the basis for Dark Knight Rises.
posted by HostBryan at 6:17 AM on April 16, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by HostBryan at 6:17 AM on April 16, 2013 [1 favorite]
CRANBERRY SAUCE.
posted by entropicamericana at 7:30 AM on April 16, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by entropicamericana at 7:30 AM on April 16, 2013 [1 favorite]
I saw this title and assumed I'd find Batman fighting Dr. Robotnik.
This article was still pretty good though... I guess...
posted by Peevish at 7:57 AM on April 16, 2013 [1 favorite]
This article was still pretty good though... I guess...
posted by Peevish at 7:57 AM on April 16, 2013 [1 favorite]
pracowity, that link is amazing. I always dismissed "Paul Is Dead" out of hand but now I think it's my new favorite crackpot theory.
posted by padraigin at 8:22 AM on April 16, 2013
posted by padraigin at 8:22 AM on April 16, 2013
This sentence is useless without photos... Oh, they have photos... The faux-Paul ("Faul") is too tall, his ears don't wiggle the right way, etc."
Not to mention his pogonion, nasion, glabella, and his gnathion. As explained (in Italian) here.
There's also a lot of comparison photos, etc. here.
posted by LeLiLo at 10:14 AM on April 16, 2013 [1 favorite]
Not to mention his pogonion, nasion, glabella, and his gnathion. As explained (in Italian) here.
There's also a lot of comparison photos, etc. here.
posted by LeLiLo at 10:14 AM on April 16, 2013 [1 favorite]
I got sucked into this stuff so much as a teenager that pictures of Paul McCartney would creep me out.
posted by broken wheelchair at 11:39 AM on April 16, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by broken wheelchair at 11:39 AM on April 16, 2013 [1 favorite]
I just spent a very enjoyable half an hour reading about Paul's death ("death"?) and going through all the links and pictures. I love it. Thank you!
The earlobes ARE different!
I may absolutely adore this theory now.
posted by olya at 11:47 AM on April 16, 2013 [1 favorite]
The earlobes ARE different!
I may absolutely adore this theory now.
posted by olya at 11:47 AM on April 16, 2013 [1 favorite]
Nope. That makes no sense. It was 1967 back in 1967, but now in 2013 it's 2013, and Paul McCartney, who has been interviewed a number of times since 1967, would surely have revealed the truth about that very silly story by now if it were true.
He's been hearing about this thing for over 40 years now. He's smart enough not to stir a shit-pot. The reaction of the Paul is Dead contingency to him popping up and acknowledging it at all, much less claiming it was a joke and claiming a smaller conspiracy would not be simply, "Oh, well that settles it."
If my theory is true, I'm sure he regrets going with the joke.
posted by cmoj at 12:10 PM on April 16, 2013
He's been hearing about this thing for over 40 years now. He's smart enough not to stir a shit-pot. The reaction of the Paul is Dead contingency to him popping up and acknowledging it at all, much less claiming it was a joke and claiming a smaller conspiracy would not be simply, "Oh, well that settles it."
If my theory is true, I'm sure he regrets going with the joke.
posted by cmoj at 12:10 PM on April 16, 2013
To put this story in context:
There was a long period, after the demise of the Adam West/Burt Ward "Batman" series, that DC pulled back from having Batman fight goofy-looking villains and instead focused on mysteries and detective work. While not without its flaws, that was a good period that presented Batman as The World's Greatest Detective.
There was some commotion among fans, as I recall, when DC began to re-introduce villains like Two-Face and the Joker. "The Joker's Five-Way Revenge" brought the Clown Prince of Crime back with a vengeance (heh!). And, for the most part, it worked, paving the way, eventually, for The Long Halloween, which, along with Miller's The Dark Knight Returns and Batman: Year One and Moore's The Killing Joke, arguably the most influential of the stories that have informed the popular image of the Batman.
I'm of the opinion that a good adaptation of Morrison's Arkham Asylum would scare the bloody bejezuus out of everyone. (I think the "pencil" gag from the first Nolan movie had its origin here.)
posted by SPrintF at 6:26 PM on April 16, 2013 [1 favorite]
There was a long period, after the demise of the Adam West/Burt Ward "Batman" series, that DC pulled back from having Batman fight goofy-looking villains and instead focused on mysteries and detective work. While not without its flaws, that was a good period that presented Batman as The World's Greatest Detective.
There was some commotion among fans, as I recall, when DC began to re-introduce villains like Two-Face and the Joker. "The Joker's Five-Way Revenge" brought the Clown Prince of Crime back with a vengeance (heh!). And, for the most part, it worked, paving the way, eventually, for The Long Halloween, which, along with Miller's The Dark Knight Returns and Batman: Year One and Moore's The Killing Joke, arguably the most influential of the stories that have informed the popular image of the Batman.
I'm of the opinion that a good adaptation of Morrison's Arkham Asylum would scare the bloody bejezuus out of everyone. (I think the "pencil" gag from the first Nolan movie had its origin here.)
posted by SPrintF at 6:26 PM on April 16, 2013 [1 favorite]
Next issue from 1970... Batman fights super-villain Oregano Joe to ensure everybody in Gotham City has good weed.
posted by jonp72 at 8:53 PM on April 16, 2013
posted by jonp72 at 8:53 PM on April 16, 2013
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Paging Ken Levine, I have the plot of your next Bioshock game ready.
posted by The Whelk at 7:28 PM on April 15, 2013 [17 favorites]