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| From MYSTERY IN SPACE #91. Image copyright DC COMICS |
So here's the scoop! ADAM STRANGE and ALANNA
arrive on Earth (having hitched a ride with HAWKMAN and
HAWKGIRL), unaware that MORTAN (the baddie) intends to
prematurely return Alanna to RANN. Having secretly bathed her
in negative ZETA-BEAMS before she left, Mortan's plan is that
Adam will then return to Rann at the earliest opportunity, the two
lovers will run into one another's arms and - KA-BLOOIE! -
the end of both of them as positive and negative Zeta-
beams just don't mix.
Sounds simple, right? However, look at the pic. There's
Mortan aiming his gun at the pair. He's got a clear shot and
nobody even suspects he's there. So why not simply aim a disin-
tegrator gun at the duo and blow them off the face of the planet?
Well, then we wouldn't have a story is the obvious answer, but it
makes one realize just how artificially convoluted (not to men-
tion redundant) some of the plots were in a lot of those old
stories. Full marks for ingenuity, but none for logic.
Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for further 'Loopy
Lapses in Logic Dept.' instalments in future posts.
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