Original 1970's Ragman Art for Sale! [UPDATED!]

Today I received an email from a fan of the Suit of Souls blog. He's going through a tough time (I don't want to divulge his personal information) and he's selling some of his personal art. One of the pages is the original art from page 8 of Ragman #4! That's right! Original art from the 1970's Ragman series by the Redondo studio is up for sale! This never happens! So head on over to ebay, make a bid and help out a fellow Ragman fan! (click here)

If that link doesn't work, search for Ragman art on ebay. Remember, issue four page 8!

[UPDATE] The bidding has ended and, from a starting bid of $70, the page eventually went for $301.50! Congrats man! And hey, congrats to us Ragman fans! Original 70's Redondo studio artwork NOT picturing Ragman STILL commands that kinda price point?! That's AWESOME!

Oh, and congrats to the winner of the listing! You've GOT to be a true Ragman fan!

Looking Back on the 1970's Ragman Series!

Well folks that's that.

Oh, fear not. The blog isn't done. Just the reviews on the 1970's material. I'd like to tell you that there is some long lost pages of the fabled Ragman #6 out there, but if Kubert or the Rednondo studio completed any, they're lost by now. Ragman was cancelled after issue five as a casualty of the DC implosion. If you were to look it up on Wikipedia or something, Ragman isn't listed among the series cancelled due to the implosion, but the timing fits far too perfectly for it not to have been. Besides, who relies on Wikipedia? The biggest giveaway is that the cover to Ragman #6 appears in one of the two issues of "Cancelled Comics Cavalcade". "Cancelled Comics Cavalcade" was a compilation of all of the available material for the titles that were cancelled as a result of the DC implosion and, unfortunately, there were VERY few copies of each issue. It's hard to get ahold of ANY of that material.

Lucky for you, I have something called "Google" at my disposal as well as FAR too much free time. So I sniffed around and dug up a bone. In the interest of completeness, here is the cover for what would have been Ragman #6 entitled "3 minus 3 = 1!".

Now before you get your panties in a twist and start thinking I got my hands on a sub-par copy, I have to tell you something. "Cancelled Comics Cavalcade" was indeed a collection of almost all available post-implosion material, but a large portion of it (if not all) was strictly photocopied material. If memory serves, it was put together by someone at DC for DC employees (which is why there are so few copies).

Regardless, that was to be yet another beautiful Ragman cover by Joe Kubert. My favorite is the cape. Look at the way it swirls, look at the holes in it. Such a simple thing to become enamored of, but art appreciation is subjective.

Anyways. All in all the 1970's Ragman series that IS available to the public was a great series that died far too early. The Ragman never fought super-humans or the supernatural, he was merely a crusader for justice, especially for those who couldn't help themselves. In a lot of ways, Rory Regan was the public face selflessly serving everyone around him while his identity as Ragman allowed him to distribute justice more personally to those who took advantage of the people that Rory saw every day. It's one of the things about this incarnation of Rory that I'm sure I'll miss when I review later incarnations of Ragman. At some point Rory becomes like Bette, thinking his father is throwing his life away at the shop and wasting his time helping others. That selfishness is obviously eventually overcome, but something is lost in a Rory who doesn't grasp that concept from the get-go.

But regardless, this series had a huge impact on fans. Something different from DC at a time where fans were slowly becoming sick of the everyday superhero. The letters pages I posted from the last few issues definitely speak to that. What's more, if you Google Ragman, you'll eventually run across various threads in various forums where people are discussing Ragman. Be it reaction to an issue out just a few years ago (or Shadowpact) invariably you'll find someone saying, "The only Ragman I ever liked was the pre-crisis Ragman." That says a lot about the ability of the Kanigher/Kubert/Redondo team.

In my online searches, I found a few other things as well. First and foremost I found this amazing post done awhile back where someone took the Ragman logo and broke down the creative process it took to come up with it. So much detail went into simply CREATING the logo/title image that of COURSE I want you folks to be able to check it out!

As luck would have it, the whole post was created by Todd Klein! Todd is writer of "The Omega Men" and letterer extraordinaire (among PLENTY of other things). You should DEFINITELY hit him up. He's got a lot to say and the DEFINITE know how to say it right. Visit his website by CLICKING HERE!

There was also a post I found of some Ragman fan pleading for a pre-crisis Ragman trade (collecting some works I've as yet not reviewed). For a look at his impassioned plea, CLICK HERE and for a peak at future reviews coming on this blog, check out the image collection for his choices for a pre-crisis Ragman trade below.

Lastly I found a website entry where the creator known as Ragnaroker put up a pretty interesting post. After a spot on recap of the 70's Ragman series, Ragnaroker challenges his readers to come up with various Ragman sketches in 30 minutes. Here's what they came up with!

 

 

 
Some great stuff in there! For the original post in all it's AWESOMENESS, CLICK HERE! Special thanks go out to the Ragman fans who created these amazing images: aeryk, 2headfrog, Eyz, danny2069, Ragnaroker and RachaelWells. I found out a few of their real names but they're posting in a forum. If they choose not to use their real names, I'm not going to out them if they don't want to be. Besides, I have no way to contact them to check.

So that's it friends. That's all of the excess pre-crisis Ragman stuff I could find at the moment. Frankly, I kinda hope I missed something so I can eventually come back to this material in some regard!

Hopefully you've enjoyed my reviews on the 1970's Ragman series. I know I'm not the most entertaining guy to read, nor the most thorough. But hopefully it's enough to pay proper tribute to one of the best characters in the DCU!

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Ragman #5 - The End of an Era!

How goes it fans of the Ragman? I'm back (if only slightly late) for the review of Ragman #5 from 1977, the final issue of the original DC Ragman series by Robert Kanigher, Joe Kubert and the Redondo Studio. One interesting note however, is that Joe Kubert himself did the art for this entire issue and NOT the Redondo Studio. I'm not quite sure why, but hey, I credit them anyways because of their involvement with the series up until this point.

One would think that, with a final issue for a character this dear to me, I would have a lot to say on the end of the 1970's pre-crisis Ragman series. It's true, I do. But considering the content in this issue, it's only fair that I devote the proper amount of time necessary to the story and content itself. The next post will be a Ragman retrospective looking back on the original series and the reasons for it's cancellation as well as a few other things. So, on with the show!

First and foremost we have to take a look at the gorgeous Kubert cover. Take a moment to appreciate that cover ladies and gentlemen. Ragman, champion of the poor and downtrodden (in both his civilian identity and his super-heroic one) beating the living snot out of some thugs while millions of dollars goes up in flames all around him. Does Rory stop to save a pile of cash for himself? No. His eyes are focused on the task at hand, delivering justice to those who would harm innocents. So much said in such a simple cover. Beautiful.

Our story opens as it usually does, with a recap of Ragman's origins. The first page leads us right up to the moment where Rory's father and his friends get electrocuted and the page turn double spread dramatically lays out the remainder of Ragman's origins...

The story following the recap opens with Ragman attacking a group of thugs on a boat who have been responsible for creating "letter bombs" (they are what the name implys) and distributing them through the city. Ragman's lethal fists plunge into the thugs and one of them goes flying into the letters, setting them off as the boat explodes and sinks to the bottom of the river.

And so the beloved cat, the only character in this series privy to Rory's secret double life, makes another appearance. A silent narrator, watching from the shadows and telling the story with it's eyes.

But I'll stop channeling my inner Kanigher and get back to the review. The next day we open along with the Rags N' Tatters shop where we, for one final time, see Rory's kindness towards his fellow man by way of this little shop.

I have to say this is one of my favorite things about this series. They're always reiterating what a good man Rory is, but they're not beating you over the head with it.

As Rory tends to those inside his shop, a homeless man makes his way into the back lot of the junk store on this freezing winter day. He dislodges a few mattresses and covers up under them in a desperate attempt to stay warm.

Meanwhile, the crime boss is still attempting to retrieve the million dollars he just KNOWS is hidden withing the Rags N' Tatters back lot. Now here I have to stop and mention something. Back in the very first issue, and in the issues following, the monetary value of the "loot" stashed in the Rags N' Tatters back lot was always just over two million dollars. Suddenly, in this story, it's been reduced to just a million. It really has no bearing on the story, but it IS an interesting tidbit.

So, as the crime boss hires a man to retrieve his million (with the promise of 10%) the newly hired thug sends his own men out with a new plan: dispatch Ragman BEFORE making the attempt to nab the million. How? By kidnapping Opal and using her as bait.

Over at Rags N' Tatters, Rory finds the old man sleeping in the lot and hands him some cash to get a meal as Bette and Teddy show up. The old man randomly gives Teddy a good luck charm as Bette berates Rory for not marrying her. Although this time Bette isn't completely unlikeable as she also suggests that this would mean they could adopt Teddy as their own. Damn decent of her.

Later that night, the thugs snatch up Opal (that DELICIOUSLY gorgeous singer) and make for Rags N' Tatters. Suddenly Ragman appears in the street to confront the thugs and, being the dumb thugs they are, the decide to push the pedal to the floor and run him over...cause it's that easy. As they swerve to a stop to see if they missed him, they discover Ragman merely hopped onto the top of the car.

In all the chaos, Opal takes a bullet and as Ragman tends to her, the thugs try and make their getaway. In a feat of pure precision, Rory grabs the nearby gun of one of the thugs and hurls it through the air. It strikes the driver square on the temple and the car careens into a wall and bursts into flame. Rory takes Opal to the hospital as the sun rises.

Back over at Rags N' Tatters, Bette and Teddy have arrived to check in on Rory...

Teddy, being blind and unable to determine the difference between cash and paper, tosses the money into the flames to keep the old man warm. The original hired thug has given up on his crew and gone to search for the money himself when he discovers Teddy throwing the money into the flames. Desperately he reaches into the fire to make a grab for the cash and Ragman grabs him and escorts him off to the police station. Bette returns to a roaring fire and the camera cuts away to the only witness to the entire affair...

BAM!

You know, DC had no idea that Ragman would be cancelled at this point. (or, more accurately, the creative team didn't) But it's fitting that the first outing of Ragman ended very tidily in a 5 issue mini-series style format...before the mini-series format was really even a "thing". It's even more fitting that the final issue was drawn entirely by the visual creator of the character! It's just a shame that it hasn't been collected in a trade paperback version.

Like I said, I'll save my thoughts on the series as a whole for the next blog post, but for now, enjoy the final letters page of the series!

That last one was a fitting little retort from DC for the end of this series, "No matter what happens, you were present at the birth of a star. If the rest of the world was asleep, it's their loss, not ours."

Here also are a few amusing ads from Ragman #5 you might enjoy. I found the Batman and Robin Hostess ad particularly entertaining. (click on the images to enlarge them!)

Lastly I want to share this letter from a section called "DC Publishorial" in the back of the issue. The letter details the release of a "tabloid-size book" collecting a four issue story arc by Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams introducing and spotlighting the characters of Ra's Al Ghul, his daughter Talia and the dark detective that unites them all, Batman. The letter was written by Jenette Kahn, publisher of DC comics and perhaps the best thing that had happened to DC in years.

Through a bit of digging, I found that the book Jenette mentions in her letter was actually "Limited Collectors Edition #C-51" (or at least that's how you'll discover it if you look for it online). It's title was never really mentioned in the letter, but hopefully you can find it cheap on ebay and read some amazing stuff from an even more impressive creative team that I DEEPLY respect.

See you all next time for my final thoughts on the Ragman series from the 1970's! In the meantime; like, comment, share and follow/join the blog and it's posts! I love feedback and hearing that SOMEONE SOMEWHERE is reading these things!

Ragman #4.5 - Wonder Woman and the Maltese Cup Cakes!

In 1941, one of the best movies ever made came out, "The Maltese Falcon". It starred Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor in a story about a priceless falcon and the hunt to possess it's riches. The legendary Bogart played the part of Samuel Spade, a freelance private detective originally hired under the guise of finding the missing sister of Mary Astor's character, Bridget O'Shaughnessy. Unfortunately for Samuel's partner Miles Archer, the whole gig was a ruse to flush out Ms. O'Shaughnessy's partner in crime Floyd Thursby. Apparently Floyd made off with the Falcon without Bridget and she was intent on getting it back before another interested party headed up by a man named Kasper Gutman "the Fat Man". The whole thing screams of 40's detective noir and it's one of my top favorite movies of all time. I've seen it probably hundreds of times, but I'll leave you to determine if you'd like to see it, here's the trailer:

So why on EARTH am I raving about an AMAZING Humphrey Bogart movie from 1941 on a blog all about Ragman? Is it to impress Robert Kelly with my knowledge on this particular old movie? Nah, I've got nothing to prove, but I do like name dropping from time to time. Actually, this ad from Ragman #4 published in 1977 brought the whole tale of my favorite movie to light.

Ah Hostess, you never cease to amaze me...even though you're out of business. Wonder Woman stars in a Hostess riff on 'The Maltese Falcon' minus the Falcon, plus the cupcakes. EPIC.

So allow the mega-fan of the Maltese to break it down character by character (and show off my fanboy knowledge).

It seems that, in this seven panel ad, Wonder Woman stars as Humphrey Bogart/Samuel Spade. I've already focused in on Samuel, so let me move on.

The instigator of this entire charade plays, oddly enough, the parts of both Bridget O'Shaughnessy and Joel Cairo. Bridget we know, but Joel? Joel is the main partner of "the Fat Man". A well spoken fellow intent on taking possession of the Falcon at all costs, including two failed attempts to hold up Samuel Spade (both freakin HILARIOUS).

Whomever this redheaded player is in the Maltese cupcake game, it's obvious shes a counterpart for Wilmer, "the Fat Mans" expendable lackey with the serious anger management issues. There are no character correlations, but just look at the coat. Yeah, definitely Wilmer. Wilma?

And last but not least we have the "Fat Lady" playing the role of the "Fat Man". Do I really need to explain this one more? "Fat Man" is the grand architect of the whole plot thus, so is the "Fat Lady".

The point? I'm just glad that a classic Hostess ad (notorious for being entertaining) was a rip off of one of my favorite movies of all time...and appeared in the penultimate issue of the ORIGINAL series of one of my favorite characters from the DC Universe. I just HAD to talk about it. Besides, it gave me the chance to take a moment to put the spotlight on one of the best movies ever.

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Ragman #4 - Amusement Park Acid Trip!

Alright kiddos, tis time for another excursion into the tattered world of DC's tatterdemalion of justice, the Ragman! This time around we're jumping headlong into the surprisingly short 'Ragman' issue #4 by the wonder team of Kanigher, Kubert and the Redondo Studio. Just look at that cover! You know, for a man not well known for his superhero drawings, Kubert really paints an epic picture when he puts his pen to Ragman.

This issue is entitled, "The Dream Killers". Why is that? Well, issue four is where Kanigher decides to tackle an issue highly publicized in the 1970's...drugs. This issue, published in February/March of 1977, came out scant six years after the comics history changing story "Snowbirds Don't Fly" in issue #85 of the legendary "Green Lantern/Green Arrow" run by Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams. (an issue I'm all too proud to say I own)

The story opens with a young woman, Jeanne Wilson by name, tripping insanely on the contents of a little white envelope. Soon enough, the young woman has died of her overdose as the three individuals who sold her the drug look upon her lifeless body, contemplating how to get rid of it.

As they reach the bridge they intend to dump her body off of, they quickly take notice that Ragman is watching them closely. He dives in to throw a few punches and drives the crooks away, leaving the body of Jeanne behind as Ragman discovers he's too late to save yet another victim of this new, potent drug.

Later, as Ragman has brought the body of the young woman to the morgue, he stands amidst as a doctor berates the city Lieutenant for not stopping the rapid distribution of the "dream killer" drug. In addition we learn that, not only is this influx of narcotics flummoxing the police, but that the death count is rising...and spreading to the younger members of the city as the doctor explains he just yesterday performed an autopsy on a twelve year old. During their discussion, the Ragman slips silently away and back to Rags N' Tatters.

That's a nice bit of continuity. Both Teddy and his little white kitten have become recurring characters from the last issue (see: "Attack of the Rocket Powered Wheelchair!"). But any-who, Rory, Bette and Teddy (along with all of the orphans) are off to the amusement park. Now, normally I don't post two pages back to back but, in this case, I wanted you to see how much fun these kids have and how much happiness is experienced at this park.

...and then Bette throws a wrench into the works with her ill advised statement. Seriously Bette?! It's been established that this young mans other senses are heightened and you're going to DARE say, "He doesn't know he's not supposed to be happy" right in front of him? And who are you to say that? The kid was born this way and he chooses not to let it rule his life. Yet you're so close minded you think him naive rather than headstrong and courageous? Whatever Bette. You're wholly irredeemable in my eyes.

After the day o' fun at the amusement park, the kids load up onto the ferry to go back to the mainland when suddenly, from the top of the ferry, one of the boys jumps into the water...heavily under the influence of the "dream killer". Rory (as Rory) dives into the water to save him, but the currents will not allow it as the child is ripped out of his hands and pulled down to his death.

Somehow Rory has grown suspicious of the amusement park and shows up later to confirm his suspicions when suddenly...

Yup, electrified silver coins AND the loveable and kind Mr. Seriph is actually a drug kingpin. Oh how far the world has fallen. So, Rory is rocketed into the icy waters below and, upon contact with them, awakens and (while ALREADY under water mind you and WITHOUT coming up for air first) dives and discovers one of the mini subs serves as the transport vessel for getting the drugs into the city. Resolve and will redoubled, Rory leaves the dark cold abyss to single-handedly dispatch all of the henchmen on the spot. Apparently Mr. Seriph ran out of electric coins.

And the end. You know, the drug story-lines ran heavy in the 1970's after the success of O'Neil and Adams' "Snowbirds Don't Fly" storyline. Most of the stories came across as preachy and forced, but this one had almost the same glint to it that the "GL/GA" issue did. It merely SHOWED what a danger drugs are without some long grandiose speech proclaiming such to the reader. I commend Kanigher and CO. for their subtlety and talent.

So why was this issue so short? Well, unless there were reasons I'm not aware of, it seems Kubert was sick of playing backseat in one of his own creations. Thus he drew five pages of a silent short story "written" by Kanigher. There are absolutely NO speech or thought bubbles. Nothing but sweet tatterdemalion justice beautifully illustrated by Joe Kubert himself. They're widely available elsewhere, so I'll just re-post them here:

 Beautiful no? And don't forget about the letters page! Nothing quite so epic as last time, but DEFINATELY a fun read to be sure!

The first letter is particularly sad considering the next issue, issue #5, would become Ragman's last appearance for a good little while. The second and third letters really speak to the idea that Rory's powers as Ragman stem from the electric current that passed between him, his father and his fathers friends as they died. And the third ALSO makes a connection to "Green Lantern/Green Arrow" series that I myself didn't make and its a point well made! And what would a Suit of Souls blog entry be without a ridiculous 70's advertisement? Well, here you go kiddies! Own a piece of Florida!

"Wait Chad," you say. "Just ONE small tiny advertisement? Did they get better or something? Are you holding out on us?" Why no dear reader! This blog is just awfully long already and the best ad, actually requires it's own blog post! So hurry up and comment, like and share THIS blog entry and hurry on over to the next post for some AMAZINGNESS!

Ragman #3 - Attack of the Rocket Powered Wheelchair!

Annnnnd we're back! What? Another blog so soon? Don't be so shocked, I told you I'd start posting more when I had the time! Just don't expect it to be quite so regularly. But hey, here we are again with another issue of Ragman brought to you by Robert Kanigher, Joe Kubert and the Redondo Studio. Issue three has got to be one of my favorites of the entire first five issue run of the character. But I'll get to that.

We open with a young blind child following the putter patter of his kittens feet through the various alleyways and tenements, only to halt together at the sound of something suspicious. That sound, it turns our is the sound of three thugs hanging two individuals for telling the neighborhood to NOT pay them for protection. This execution is meant to put the neighborhood in it's place. Suddenly the child's little white kitten meows (as kittens are want to do) and the sound alerts the thugs to the boys presence. As boy and kitten go racing into the shadows with the thugs hot on their heels, Ragman suddenly appears.

Eagle eyed readers of the Suit of Souls will recognize that double page spread as the completed colored version of this blogs very own background! Anywho, as the thugs approach the boy (thinking they have him cornered and still not knowing the child is blind) the notice Ragman standing in the shadows with him. Ragman leaps out of the shadows and quickly dispatches all three thugs, walking off into the shadows with the child in tow. Later, the thugs wake up and their brief monologue reveals their connection to a "boss". But the story quickly reverts back to following Ragman and the child. Ragman discovers the child is not only blind but mute as well. Regardless, Ragman questions the boy for the reason he was being chased and through the questioning discovers the severity of the situation.

Ummm yeah, Rory would freakin KILL IT on some party charades...just saying.

Recognizing the danger the boy is in, Ragman takes the child back to Rags N' Tatters to hide out and assures him that his friend Rory Regan will look after him.

As Rory looks over the sleeping boy and his kitten, his mind wanders into a recap page of the story/origin thus far.

I like that particular page because it seemed more seamless than many other recap pages in comics of the times. Remember, most comics had a sort of "origin recap" panel or page in their comic issues JUST IN CASE a new reader were to pop in. Now, at this time in comics, that practice was on its way out, but it's still a mark of an older comic. That, and I liked the page because it confirms my theory from the first issue that Rory's abilities were transferred into him when he touched his father and his friends (in the process of them being electrocuted).

The scene cuts back to the thugs reporting in to their boss "Mr. Big". Mr. Big is displeased, as all crook bosses are who discover they hire incompetents, and vows to solve the problem himself.

Cut back to Rory and...sigh...Bette, as she makes her customary appearance to remind Rory of their "date"
to celebrate Chinese new year as Bette covers the event. Later that night, as the kid is sleeping, Rory dons the Ragman outfit again and sneaks out back to the sound of the thugs canvasing the neighborhood (and the back lot of Rags N' Tatters) to find the kid. Once more he expertly takes them out and walks back inside, right past a pile of mattresses as the comic once more reminds us of the presence of two million dollars in Rorys back lot.

Next morning, after breakfast, Rory goes to work once more at Rags N' Tatters.

I've always loved those scenes, as you probably can tell by now.

After work Rory and the kid walk out to meet Bette when, coincidentally, a woman in charge of an orphanage recognizes the child and thanks Rory for looking after "Teddy". Bette then pulls and uncharacteristically UN-bitchy move and suggests that herself and Rory take Teddy along with them to the Chinese new year festival and the head of the orphanage agrees.

Well it's there that Teddy smells the pomade and hears the knuckle cracking of one of the thugs and FREAKS out trying to identify him to Bette. No matter however as Ragman leaps out of the shadows to take him down. Mr. Big, not to be deterred by a child and a grown man in a suit of rags, takes this moment to begin ROCKETING TOWARDS TEDDY IN HIS WHEELCHAIR SHOOTING A MACHINE GUN.

Yeah. That bit of epicness JUST happened. An old fat mobster in a speeding wheelchair haphazardly firing off machine gun rounds at a child. Just wait, it gets better. The loyal little white kitten then leaps into the lap of Mr. Big and begins scratching him, throwing Mr. Big off course and speeding toward a shop window.

Kitten, boy, Bette and Ragman fine (and the enemy dispatched) the story ends there.

Now I said this was my favorite issue. Here's why.

1) The cover is nice and DARK. Thus far they've all had alot of color but Ragman is like Batman; he works best in shadows. Plus Kuberts name is on the cover in a completely unmistakable way.

2) There we unintentional(?) bits of humor in there with rocketing wheelchairs and Ragman charades.

3) Bette wasn't a completely unlikable character this time around.

4) A hero helped a child.

5) A theory was confirmed.

6) The letters page.

AH the letters page. I told you last time that I couldn't wait to get to this one for you guys. The letters page is constantly something fans of old comics talk about as a great resource. I never understood that love until now. Here is the COMPLETE letters page of "Junk Mail" featuring fan feedback from issue #1.

Allow me to point out three letters in this page.

The first...

Just a little foreshadowing of the DC implosion that would take Ragman (and Firestorm) off the stands in a scant few issues.

The second...

Confirmation from OTHER fans reading the series when it came out (and the powers that be) that the theory of Rorys abilities is correct.

and FINALLY...

Loyal fans of Ragman will know that later on, Rorys suit of Rags would take on a more supernatural origin. Rory himself would become a Jew. His whole background retconned and the character of Ragman would become a champion for the Jewish community. And Rorys suit would become the namesake for this blog; a suit of souls. A patchwork able to capture and imprison the souls of evildoers, allowing the wearer of the rags to call on the abilities of those trapped within the patchwork suit whenever he needed them. The suit would act as a purgatory until the souls paid their penance.

As of right now, Rory is apparently IRISH...but, knowing what we know about the future of the character, it's VERY interesting to read this letter in the pages of Ragmans third appearance.

Awesome huh?

Now to leave you, once more, with some humorous ads for Hostess, other DC titles (featuring gorillas), Spalding basketballs and a PSA from Supes about domestic child abuse.

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