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As we have explained elsewhere, our interest in M/M spanking is about nil; however, we'll gladly include an example every now and then if it will help show just how ridiculous DC could make itself look in the 60's. Above, we see that Jonathan Kent, otherwise a reasonably intelligent fellow, seemed to have trouble grasping the simple fact that it was impossible to spank his super-son Clark, as seen on not one but two Superboy covers. Was it so hard to understand that the bullet-proof Boy of Steel necessarily had to be spank-proof as well?
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Evidently it was, and it seems Clark Kent didn't learn anything from these experiences either, judging by this scene in which he makes the exact same bonehead mistake his father did years earlier. Well, they say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree! In this typical example of the Mort Weisinger silliness that generally reigned during the 60's in the "Superman Family" books, Clark has married Lois Lane, lost his super-powers, and fathered a super-powered brat. (Weisinger was the editor in charge of the Superman books during these years, and strangely enough was considered indispensible by the publisher). We should mention that this was an example of an "imaginary tale", which means the writer and editor couldn't think of anything more to do with the characters that month, so they resorted to the trick of presenting a story outside the regular continuity. This dodge allowed them to do stories that otherwise couldn't have been done, and in fact shouldn't have been done - like this one. Then next month, everything would be back to normal, although with DC, "normal" was a relative term at best. |
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From Superman #192 (Jan. 1967), cover art by Curt Swan and either Stan Kaye or Murphy Anderson. © DC Comics, INC. |
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