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... nces we chose not to review. The Man of Steel, newly embarked upon his quest to protect all the Earth, drops in for the last seven pages of _Aquaman_ #53. And Superman, Superboy, Steel, and Supergirl all have small roles or cameo appearances in _JLA/Titans_ #3. Actually, in retrospect, January might have been one of the lightest months for the Superman family in some time... Ratings Panelists: ----------------- AW: Anatole Wilson EM: Edward Mathews MS: Mike Smith CoS: Cory Strode GN: G.M. Nelson RG: Rene' Gobeyn DJ: Derek Jackson GR: Gary Robinson SDM: Simon DelMonte DWk: Douglas Wolk JE: Josh Elder TD: Thomas Deja EJ: Enola Jones JSy: Jeff S ...

... ling of Superboy's origin. This version is virtually identical to the original newspaper strip account and to the oft-reprinted account from SUPERMAN #53. The main difference is that on the last page Kal-el is only 9 years old when he vows to use his super powers to help friends in need as Superboy. The short five-page length and statements editor Jack Schiff has made over the years (See in particular, Overstreet's Price Guide #13) have given rise to speculation that the story was originally intended to be the opening of a Superboy comic book, but at the last minute business manager Jack Liebowitz got cold feet and pulled it from the schedule. Th ...

... ush-back on my concerns about what I call the "IF as casual game" aesthetic, as expressed in my SPAG #52 editorial and in my review of Violet in SPAG #53. Naturally your irrepressible editor had something to say in return, and the exchange developed into an interesting conversation that we thought might interest SPAG's readers. Said conversation follows, formatted for flow. Stephen: One note about your "IF as casual game" comment in your review of Violet. I'm intrigued that that's become something of a theme here recently. I know Jota wrote Lost Pig mostly in 2006, which is also when I came up with Child's Play; both were independ ...