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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsShe is Captain America, not Miss America.
Making a difference: Raena Lamont, 3, wears a Captain America costume at a polling center doubling as a donation site in the Staten Island borough of New York City
http://peopleus.blogspot.com/2012/11/election-day.html
No Stereotypes, No Boundaries, No Restrictions. This little girl can be whoever she wishes to be. It is her right to dream, her right to fulfill those dreams. In doing so she can soar!
Sweet dreams, Raena. For now be Captain America, a superhero.
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She is Captain America, not Miss America. (Original Post)
sheshe2
Feb 2014
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Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)1. Goddammit
Now I need to hug stuff!
sheshe2
(83,835 posts)2. Hey Scoot!
Thanks!
loudsue
(14,087 posts)19. Hahaha! That's exactly how she makes me feel!
Way too adorable not to be getting all the hugs waiting for her on DU! I hope my future is in her hands.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)3. lol, girls taking over the super heroes, too????? what has this world come to. good for her. nt
sheshe2
(83,835 posts)6. Yikes! They are Sheroes!
The Goddess is playing a joke on the menz~
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)10. oh... i love. i have just adopted a new word. thank you. nt
sheshe2
(83,835 posts)14. Last week, a wee one came into where I work.
She had on a black tutu with a Batman logo. Not Catwoman, Batman. She was so proud of it, sea.
So, as for the newest saviors of our Universe, yup, it's the Sheroes!
They will do a fine job!
eppur_se_muova
(36,275 posts)21. You didn't know there was a Batgirl (confusingly, several)?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batgirl
I was about 7 yo when Yvonne Craig was added to the cast of "Batman". Still remember falling in love.
I was about 7 yo when Yvonne Craig was added to the cast of "Batman". Still remember falling in love.
one_voice
(20,043 posts)4. yes she is!
She's also adorable.
sheshe2
(83,835 posts)20. Adorable indeed.
Yet on her way to a very bright future. I believe that. She is our hope and dreams for a better future for all of us!
Thanks one_voice
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)5. She is Captain America, not Miss America.
PERFECT!
sheshe2
(83,835 posts)8. A heart for your 10K post!
And for your comment, etherealtruth!
Thanks!
struggle4progress
(118,320 posts)7. !
LostOne4Ever
(9,290 posts)9. I love that!
And if anyone tries to squelch her dreams I hope someone bashes them over the head with a shield
arthritisR_US
(7,291 posts)11. A hero to hang my hat on :) nt
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)12. Beautiful! nt
Cha
(297,449 posts)13. Kick for Raena Lamont!
she
sheshe2
(83,835 posts)17. Sweet Raena!
Awesome!
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)15. Gotta love Adorable with Attitude.
May she grow into a woman as awesome as this picture.
sheshe2
(83,835 posts)16. I love that!
Adorable with Attitude
Thanks Marie!
Thanks Marie!
JI7
(89,260 posts)18. superhero protecting our right to vote
reddread
(6,896 posts)22. Miss America is cooler
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_America_(Marvel_Comics)
The modern parable that Captain America represents is one so ugly, it is hard to tell, and even harder to see people gloss over the shockingly ugly historical facts. Facts that lead us right up to today's despicable abandonment of creative intellectual rights.
When Joe Simon and Jack Kirby designed a knockoff of the future Archie Comics publisher MLJ's Shield character to Martin Goodman's request, they became the co-creators of Timely Comics breakout success, Captain America.
With Goodman's shoestring relative by marriage hired on and birddogging these creative giants of 1940's comic books, Stan Lee/Stanley Lieber begged to accompany the pair after hours to their hotel room sidework efforts on other companies characters, possibly Fawcett's Captain Marvel or Harvey Comics, a longtime associate of Simon who married the sister of the publisher or some such.
Right after Stan Lee's tagalong, Simon and Kirby were confronted by the Goodman family members and informed of their termination, AFTER they finished issue #10 of Captain America, a significant percentage of the profits to this million selling title having been promised by Goodman to the two titans of comic books early years.
Never again would Joe Simon work for Timely or Marvel. the team of Simon and Kirby went to DC were they were well received and compensated for their numerous characters, boys teams like the Boy Commando's, the Newsboy Legion and the Guardian, and a reworking of the Sandman, who ultimately was retooled into a very popular title by Neil Gaiman much more recently.
As the years went by and comics fell into very hard times during the 50's, Simon and Kirby broke up their partnership and Kirby sought work on his own, always trying only to support a family and working as much as he could.
Eventually, difficulties at DC pushed Kirby back into Timely/Atlas/Marvel Comics doorway, and he began what was the greatest phase of comic book superhero creativity ever seen, with the help of Stan Lee.
Within ten years Marvel Comics had not only recovered the good name and popularity of comic books, they were the top dog by far,
due to many extremely popular characters, almost all of whom had their start on the drawing board of Jack Kirby.
Again, promises of renumeration were verbalized by Martin Goodman, but not to materialize, costing the company the talent of Steve Ditko and eventually Jack Kirby.
Before that earth shaking change occurred, one more massive treachery played out-
Joe Simon came looking for his rights to the character Captain America after the 27 year copyright period lapsed (feel free to correct any errors copyright lawyers, Disneyanaphiles, etc) and Marvel put Jack Kirby in the suckers seat. Telling him that Simon was only looking out for himself, and no doubt making other whispered promises, Marvel persuaded Kirby to testify in their favor, and managed to convince Simon to take a payoff of perhaps 10,000 dollars (no references on hand, I believe this is correct) securing also a gag order, forcing Simon not to tell Kirby of the terms of the agreement. Somehow Kirby was uninformed of his automatic status as a co-creator of Captain America, and instead of being privy to his half of the settlement, received much much less as his share of the purported settlement amount. In the end, Joe Simon ended up owning those first 10 issues of Captain America, and upon his next attempt 27 years later presumably made another deal for the rights to those.
Kirby died in 1994. Left Marvel in 1970. Returned for a couple of years in the mid 70's and ended up in animation for a while being treated as a professional, with health care benefits and NOT as a golden goose fit for slaughter.
What Marvel did to Kirby over Captain America should make every American ashamed.
The modern parable that Captain America represents is one so ugly, it is hard to tell, and even harder to see people gloss over the shockingly ugly historical facts. Facts that lead us right up to today's despicable abandonment of creative intellectual rights.
When Joe Simon and Jack Kirby designed a knockoff of the future Archie Comics publisher MLJ's Shield character to Martin Goodman's request, they became the co-creators of Timely Comics breakout success, Captain America.
With Goodman's shoestring relative by marriage hired on and birddogging these creative giants of 1940's comic books, Stan Lee/Stanley Lieber begged to accompany the pair after hours to their hotel room sidework efforts on other companies characters, possibly Fawcett's Captain Marvel or Harvey Comics, a longtime associate of Simon who married the sister of the publisher or some such.
Right after Stan Lee's tagalong, Simon and Kirby were confronted by the Goodman family members and informed of their termination, AFTER they finished issue #10 of Captain America, a significant percentage of the profits to this million selling title having been promised by Goodman to the two titans of comic books early years.
Never again would Joe Simon work for Timely or Marvel. the team of Simon and Kirby went to DC were they were well received and compensated for their numerous characters, boys teams like the Boy Commando's, the Newsboy Legion and the Guardian, and a reworking of the Sandman, who ultimately was retooled into a very popular title by Neil Gaiman much more recently.
As the years went by and comics fell into very hard times during the 50's, Simon and Kirby broke up their partnership and Kirby sought work on his own, always trying only to support a family and working as much as he could.
Eventually, difficulties at DC pushed Kirby back into Timely/Atlas/Marvel Comics doorway, and he began what was the greatest phase of comic book superhero creativity ever seen, with the help of Stan Lee.
Within ten years Marvel Comics had not only recovered the good name and popularity of comic books, they were the top dog by far,
due to many extremely popular characters, almost all of whom had their start on the drawing board of Jack Kirby.
Again, promises of renumeration were verbalized by Martin Goodman, but not to materialize, costing the company the talent of Steve Ditko and eventually Jack Kirby.
Before that earth shaking change occurred, one more massive treachery played out-
Joe Simon came looking for his rights to the character Captain America after the 27 year copyright period lapsed (feel free to correct any errors copyright lawyers, Disneyanaphiles, etc) and Marvel put Jack Kirby in the suckers seat. Telling him that Simon was only looking out for himself, and no doubt making other whispered promises, Marvel persuaded Kirby to testify in their favor, and managed to convince Simon to take a payoff of perhaps 10,000 dollars (no references on hand, I believe this is correct) securing also a gag order, forcing Simon not to tell Kirby of the terms of the agreement. Somehow Kirby was uninformed of his automatic status as a co-creator of Captain America, and instead of being privy to his half of the settlement, received much much less as his share of the purported settlement amount. In the end, Joe Simon ended up owning those first 10 issues of Captain America, and upon his next attempt 27 years later presumably made another deal for the rights to those.
Kirby died in 1994. Left Marvel in 1970. Returned for a couple of years in the mid 70's and ended up in animation for a while being treated as a professional, with health care benefits and NOT as a golden goose fit for slaughter.
What Marvel did to Kirby over Captain America should make every American ashamed.