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Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · May 6

Robin stands with a chalkboard behind him, pointing with a piece of chalk what he’s written on the board. He’s written the name Wendy, and he has drawn a rectangle around a word within the name. As he looks forward, he says to anyone off panel, “See? WENDY is an unusual name because the END comes in the MIDDLE!“

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Golden Age Explosions 💥 @comicexplosions.bsky.social · Aug 31

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Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 5h

Mr. Small Wonder apparently was the player who may have seen the film. Or the last clue was revealed and thought, “Oh yeah, that.”

Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 6h

#ComicsOutOfContextAfterDark

The Flash, Wally West, peers around what looks like a tree and says, “Want more?” And as he peers around, he silently speaks in a giant “?” dialogue bubble.

Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 7h

1970s era Shazam panel as our hero is talking to an elderly man in the blue suit and a fedora.
“Mr. Morris, have you had lunch yet?”
“Why, no, I was just….”
“Then come with me!“

Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 9h

Outside, in a courtyard in the dark, Bruce Wayne is in a tuxedo. His face is hidden in shadow as he says, “Normally it only happens to people who have had a BAD TRIP on LSD….“
Wonder Woman with her left hand at the back of her head replies, “But not THIS time!“

Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 11h

Iron Man thinks, “We’ve got to get out of here!” He turns to a chained up Spider-Man and whispers, “Spidey! Can you break your chains?”
Spider-Man replies, “Uhhhh…what?”

Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 13h

Doctor Strange is in a dark old house with only a candle to light his way. He says, “From deep within me – – from somewhere outside – – I shall find the WILL to do what must be done. This BLACK CANDLE shall light my way!“

Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 15h

10 fists are raised in the air, most of which can be recognized as being that of Avengers as everyone shouts at once, “VENGEANCE!“

Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 17h

Image of the exterior of a restaurant called Backwoods Steakhouse. And unknown person says, “I understand your people enjoy MEAT very much. May I buy you a slice of MEAT?“

Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 19h

Indoors, Namor has his arms raised as he rants, “If I had any doubts that this is some man hallucination, they have been dispelled by this ludicrous tale! And, even if this WERE some twisted reality – – you would find Namor deaf your puerile pleas! Deaf, do you hear?!?“

Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 21h

A man sits in a chair inside his home next to a large window while outside it is clearly winter with snow everywhere. He’s kind of slumped in the chair wearing a collared shirt and a V-neck sweater and what appears to be a remote control in one hand as he resignedly replies , “Because I refuse to become a cat person.”

Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 1d

#ComicsOutOfContextAfterDark

A smiling Mr. Fantastic looks at his wife, the Invisible Woman, and says, “Sue, can you BELIEVE it! We WON! Forgive me, I was so excited – – overwhelmed – – I couldn’t help myself!“ Susan looks at Reed and says, “I don’t mind.“

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Bronze Age Babies @bronzeagebabies.bsky.social · 1d

Bashful Benjamin, by Jack Kirby and Chic Stone

Thing pinup - “It’s Clobberin’ Time!”

Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 1d

Image of Superman from ab level to just below the knee. He’s either in the rain or there is sand or dirt falling around him. Superman thinks, “He’s MAD as a hatter. But during our earlier conflict, I learned he’s relatively indestructible! Time to END this farce!“

Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 1d

From the 1944 Batman newspaper comic strip. Bruce Wayne is wearing his robe and ascot and thinking, “But that’s water under the bridge! There will be no more Joker trophies! Our private war is finished because his cunning brain… Is finished!“
And if this thought wasn’t stupid enough, in the middle right hand side over Bruce’s shoulder is the signature of Bob Kane.

Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 1d

A talking lizard says, “His will is STRONG, stronger than any creature I’ve ever encountered. He shrugs off each test as though it doesn’t EXIST. Frankly, master… I think it’s time for OPERATION SMEAR. It seems the only ALTERNATIVE, don’t you agree?“

Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 1d

#HalJordanRuinsEverything

A silver age panel. Narration: “At that moment….”
Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, is in space and with a CLICK sound effect starts to turn translucent and disappear
“S-something happening – –!?“ he says.

Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 1d

Royal Roy stands at the edge of a stage, taking the bow while holding up a gold medal, and the crowd goes wild. Roy says, “And how’s this for making a CEREMONIAL bow, Ascott?”
The bald man wearing a yellow ascot and a black suit who has no pupils in his fucking eyes raises his evil eyebrows and smiles. “It’s a PERFECT 10 sir!! A perfect 10!”

Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 1d

Hex – you know, Jonah Hex, although living now in some dystopian future hurls himself over something, and thinks, “‘Course, the only halfway sensible course of action is to mind my own business!“

Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 1d

Narration: “And INSIDE the city – – shaken and APPALLED – – Medusa gives VOICE to that which is felt by each of her fellow in humans….” Wide eyed and upset, she says to person or persons off panel, “So MANY of your CITIZENS – – DESTROYED – – SEALED… LOCKED OUT FOREVER! How COULD you?“

Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 1d

#MondayMorning

Close-up of She-Hulk in a turtleneck sweater as she looks off panel not excited to acknowledge “Oh… You’re BACK…”

Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 2d

Cross “Good Fellas” with “Practical Magic” and you get this image.

Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 2d

#ComicsOutOfContextAfterDark

The Beast, Hank McCoy, in his Avengers era blue fur stage is seen head and shoulders. The fingers of his right hand in the air, just by his neck. His eyes are closed, and his head is leaned back, and his mouth is wide open as he says, “ I…I can feel it…ah…ah…my HEAD!“

Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 2d

A overweight man in a blue suit carrying a briefcase walks out of what looks like a advanced high security headquarters looking over his shoulder and offering the Martian Manhunter some advice: “Your soul will eat you alive if you let it. Except that it’s not a perfect world. You’ll live longer!“

Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 2d

Sorrow floats.

But seriously, I just reread The World According to Garp. Team Garp.