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Friday Fun Link: Superheroes Make History

Brian Doherty | 12.18.2009 3:07 PM

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An interestingly understated set of historical photos with superheroes inserted, from photographer Agan Harahap.

[Link hat tip to the January issue of Wired magazine]

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  1. G Mc   16 years ago

    Can Spidey dodge bullets?

    1. Episiarch   16 years ago

      When you're ready, you won't have to.

      1. The Art-P.O.G.   16 years ago

        Dammit, Mr. Anderson. That's like your 5th Matrix reference this week.

        1. Pro Libertate   16 years ago

          Yes, can't we have a citation to, I dunno, The Republic and the Allegory of the Cave? Just to refresh our credentials for other than our total collective mastery of pop culture?

  2. Pro Libertate   16 years ago

    Darth Vader is a superhero?

    1. dfd   16 years ago

      Don't tell me you actually believe that anti-Empire propaganda that was the Star Wars saga. Clearly those utterly one-sided films were made by someone with an agenda.

      1. Emperor Palpatine   16 years ago

        Something... something... dark side... something... something... complete.

    2. Episiarch   16 years ago

      I have a "VADER WAS FRAMED" t-shirt for a reason, dude.

      1. Pro Libertate   16 years ago

        You can't have it both ways. Either he was a good guy while serving the Empire--which means he turned to evil when he killed the Emperor--or vice versa. Either way, evil.

        1. Emperor Palpatine   16 years ago

          Something something dark side. Something something complete.

        2. Emperor Palpatine   16 years ago

          Something something dark side. Something something complete.

        3. Emperor Palpatine   16 years ago

          Something something dark side. Something something complete.

        4. Emperor Palpatine   16 years ago

          Something something dark side... something something complete.

        5. Emperor Palpatine   16 years ago

          Something... something... dark side... something... something... comPLETE.

        6. Emperor Palpitine   16 years ago

          Something... something... dark side... something... something... comPLETE.

        7. Family Guy Star Wars reference   16 years ago

          Something, something, dark side... something, something, comPLETE.

  3. Brian Doherty   16 years ago

    He is if you were a loyal subject of the Empire.

  4. Pro Libertate   16 years ago

    I just don't see him fighting in the side of the Allies.

    1. zoidberg   16 years ago

      He's behind Stalin, so maybe he's with him.

      1. Pro Libertate   16 years ago

        Oh, good point.

  5. ?   16 years ago

    Spiderman saves Nazi France
    with his fat-guy punchy dance.

  6. guy in the back row   16 years ago

    Yalta is the best one.

  7. Hulk   16 years ago

    HULK MUJAHIDEEN!

  8. Sandy Smith   16 years ago

    Looks like he had his submissions for one of SomethingAwful's Photoshop Phridays.

  9. Death Panelist   16 years ago

    Is that Clooney Batman? If it is, then we know why they missed the drop site in France.

  10. Brandybuck   16 years ago

    You don't want to see me when I'm angry

  11. G Mc   16 years ago

    Why is Spiderman about to box a GI?

  12. Pro Libertate   16 years ago

    Parker is a known Nazi.

  13. joshua Corning   16 years ago

    Racist!!

  14. Super-Friends Announcer   16 years ago

    Meanwhile, at the Hall of Justice...

  15. Emperor Palpatine   16 years ago

    Something, something, dark side... something, something, complete.

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