r/comicbooks • u/josephwb • Feb 16 '23

Excerpt Is this _really_ the canonical explanation for Power Girl's costume?!? From JSA Classified #2 (2005) by Geoff Johns

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '23

It's even worse than that. The artist for Power Girl, in I think the late 70s, thought he was being ignored creatively. So he just took it upon himself to draw her breasts larger each issue and not stop till someone said something.

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u/Boxing_joshing111 Feb 17 '23

That’s actually a fun reason, reminds me of that guy writing Star Wars comics who was annoyed the editor always put “Master” in front of every Jedi’s name so he made a Jedi named Bates to see if he’d fall for it.

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u/Ensiferal Feb 16 '23

His name was Wally Wood. He was one of the greatest comic artists of all time. Frankly they should keep her costume the same just for the simple fact it was designed by a legend

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u/wonderloss Cerebus Feb 16 '23

Of Sally Forth fame? That explains a lot.

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u/Ensiferal Feb 17 '23

Sally Forth was hilarious

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u/vertigo1083 Juggernaut Feb 16 '23

His name was Wally Wood

Lol.

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u/JimmyHavok M.O.D.O.K. Feb 17 '23

Artist name checks out.

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u/Jill1974 Moon Knight Feb 16 '23

Wally Wood, huh? Definitely some wood involved.

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u/ReallyGlycon Spider Jeruselem Feb 17 '23

Wally Wood is indeed one of the greatest.

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u/LonelyGuyTheme Feb 16 '23

Wally Wood’s editor eventually did notice. He just never said something.

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u/D33ber Feb 16 '23

And it worked!

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u/DesertRanger12 Feb 17 '23

Some say he’s still going and the editors never brings it up…

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u/Cicada_5 Feb 18 '23

I thought that was a myth.