Happy Wholloween

Previously:

2011 Green Lantern   - -   2012 The Avengers

It's that time of year again and our costume tradition continues!  Since this is the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who, Katie insisted on being all eleven Doctors.  Check her out:

 

Cape Fair

While taking my yearly pilgrimage to the State Fair of Texas, I turned a corner at the Auto Show and was surprised to find enough Superman suits to fill a Fortress of Solitude:

Apparently the Superman 75th Anniversary Costume Tour made a stop at the fair.  Highlights include Christopher Reeve's costume from Superman III:

Dean Cain's costume from Lois & Clark:

Brandon Routh's costume from Superman Returns:

And a few costumes from the recent Man of Steel movie including Superman:

Jor-El:

And Faora:

Maybe the exhibit will fly to your town soon!

A Walk in the Park

It was recently the 63th anniversary of the Peanuts comic strip.  We celebrated in our own way on a recent trip to St. Paul, MN.  The city is the birthplace of Charles Schulz and to honor him and his memory Rice Park in downtown is populated with several of his beloved characters.  Here are some pictures we took when we were there:

Easter Egg Basket #3 - Green Arrow

EEB # 1 (Avengers: EMH/Green Lantern) -- EEB #2 (Classics in DKR)

It's been kind of slow lately so let's do another Easter Egg Basket.  This time we'll look at the DC Showcase animated short Green Arrow.

At the beginning of the short, Ollie is perusing the contact list on his phone:

You'll see that his contact list includes:

• Dinah (Black Canary)
• Bruce (Batman)
• Clark (Superman)
• Wally (Flash)
• Diana (Wonder Woman)

and, of course, "Mort"

I believe that this is meant as a nod to Mort Weisinger who is credited as one of the original creators of Green Arrow.  (Look for a mention of "Weisinger Street" on an upcoming episode of the CW's Arrow...probably.)

Once Ollie arrives at the airport you can see the arriving and departing flights:

 

You can see several mentions of Gotham City and Metropolis as well as:

• Keystone City/Central City/Blue Valley (the Flash)
• Civic City (Justice Society)
• Empire City (Manhunter)
• Dos Rios (El Diablo)
• Gateway City (Wonder Woman)
• Happy Harbor (Justice League/Young Justice)
• Ivy Town (the Atom)
• Opal City (Starman)
• Park City (Black Canary)
• St. Roch (Hawkman)

and several more that I can't quite make out. That's a pretty good list for a 10 minute short.