Polt's Palace

Sunday, April 19, 2026

I would not sell my collection, for if I did, I would cry (Part 125)....

Today In The History Of Polt's Comic Book Collection

Today we travel back 20 years to April 2006 and DC Comics' (released on their Wildstorm imprint) The American Way Vol 1, #3.

This was an 8 issue miniseries with an interesting take on Superheros. It depicts an alternate history US in the 1960s/70s. Superheroes have been around a bit and the main team is funded and run by the US government. It also has several VERY racist members of that team. The mini-series mainly deals with the government putting a new hero on the team: the New American. His costume is a full body suit like an astronauts. And he never takes it off. And after a few missions with the team, the helmet is ripped off by a villain and it's revealed, at the end of this issue, that he's an African-American.

Oh the HATE and vitriol than ensues in subsequent issue, both from the public, other government official AND several of the teammates.

It's quite a commentary on race relations in the US through the spectrum of superheroes. The entire series is very well written and drawn.

POLT

Price of gas at my local gas station:

Tuesday Mar 3 @730am: $3.09 a gallon

Wednesday Mar 4 @730am: $3.25 a gallon

Thursday Mar 5 @730am: $3.49 a gallon

Friday Mar 6 @730am: $3.49 a gallon

Saturday Mar 7 @730am: $3.29 a gallon

Sunday Mar 8 @730am: $3.29 a gallon

Monday Mar 9: $3.26 a gallon

Wednesday Mar 11: $3.38 a gallon (+21 cents since this shit started)

Thursday Mar 12: $3.39 a gallon

Friday Mar 13: $3.39 a gallon

Saturday Mar 14: $3.39 a gallon

Sunday Mar 15: $3.39 a gallon

Monday Mar 16: $3.51 a gallon

Tuesday Mar 17: $3.51 a gallon (+42 cents since this shit started)

Wednesday Mar 18: $3.51 a gallon

Thursday Mar 19: $3.59 a gallon

Friday Mar 20: $3.59 a gallon

Saturday Mar 21: $3.69 a gallon

Sunday Mar 22: $3.69 a gallon

Monday Mar 23: $3.69 a gallon

Tuesday Mar 24; $3.79 a gallon (+70 cents since this shit started)

Wednesday Mar 25: $3.79 a gallon

Thursday Mar 26: $3.79 a gallon

Friday Mar 27: $3.79 a gallon

Saturday Mar 28: $3.79 a gallon

Sunday Mar 29: $3.79 a gallon

Monday Mar 30: $3.79 a gallon

Tuesday Mar 31: $3.79 a gallon (+70 cents since this shit started)

Wednesday Apr 1: $3.99 a gallon

Thursday Apr 2: $3.99 a gallon

Friday Apr 3: $3.99 a gallon

Saturday Apr 4: $3.99 a gallon

Sunday Apr 5: $3.99 a gallon

Monday Apr 6: $3.99 a gallon

Tuesday Apr 7: $4.09 a gallon (+$1.00 since this shit started)

Wednesday Apr 8: $4.09 a gallon

Thursday Apr 9: $4.09 a gallon

Friday Apr 10: $4.09 a gallon

Saturday Apr 11: $4.09 a gallon

Sunday Apr 12; $4.09 a gallon

Monday Apr 13: $4.09 a gallon

Tuesday Apr 14: $4.09 a gallon (+$1.00 since this shit started)

Wednesday Apr 15: $4.09 a gallon

Thursday Apr 16: $4.09 a gallon

Friday Apr 17: $4.09 a gallon

Saturday Apr 18: $4.09 a gallon

Sunday Apr 19: $4.09 a gallon

POLT

SO...

In the next couple days, I have two doctor appointments. I also have accrued a lot of vacation time (I think I get a total of 4 weeks a year, broken up in bi weekly increments) so I just decided to take a bunch of days off and have a stay-cation.

I worked yesterday, Saturday the 18th.

Sunday 19th: regular day off

Monday 20th: regular day off

Tuesday 21st: taking vacation time

Wednesday 22nd: sick leave (dentist appointment)

Thursday 23rd: charity leave

Friday 24th: charity leave

Saturday 25th: Working

Sunday 26th: regular day off

Monday 27th: regular day off

Tuesday 28th: sick leave (doctor appointment)

Wednesday 29th: back to work regular schedule

Through my company, we can donate money to the United Way and if we do, depending on how much we donate, we get charity leave. I get the maximum, 18 hours. I'm using 16 this time. I'll use the remaining 2 sometime before the end of the year.

I'm going in Saturday because I'm the only one who works Saturdays and I feel responsible for it. I've been working Saturdays since February 1997, so I do feel it's kinda "my' day, by responsibility. Also with no one working Sundays anymore, that would leave two days without anyone there, and that's just a bit too long I think. Too much work could accrue. So I'm going in one day.

But still, a nice little stay-cation.

POLT

Check this out, real quick, don't know if everybody know (Part 5340)....

Check This Out!

His response, and all the other "Catholics" who had the same response, hate peace more than they hate child abusing priests. But these are the same people protecting as sexual assualter of children in the Oval Office, so we shouldn't be surprised.

POLT

I took the road less traveled by (Part 4033)....

MAPS!

POLT

If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4527)...

Superhero Anydays

Today we have by an unknown artist, but it looks like Jerry Ordway, which is appropriate since Jerry Ordway was the original artist on the series, a bunch of the members of Earth-2's World War II era All-Star Squadron. The Squadron encompassed all the heroes in the USA at that time, which included all the JSA members too. Some of these depicted heroes appeared with The Squadron regularly, others only appeared in cameos.

In the air: Wonder Woman, Johnny Quick, Robin, Superman, Firebrand, Spectre, Dr. Fate, Hawkman, Starman, Green Lantern

On the ground: Uncle Sam, Liberty Belle, Robotman, Amazing Man, Batman, Sandman, The Flash, Dr. Mid-Nite, Hourman, The Atom

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And today we also have a gender bent Rogue cosplayer.

POLT

Check this out, real quick, don't know if everybody know (Part 5339)...

Check This Out!

Several different Iranian embassy have been trolled tRump and his idiot associates and they have been glorious things to see.

"Prime Sinister"...hahaha, what a great name for Netanyahu. There have been others I didn't post here, but they've all made me laugh. It's a genius level bit of mockery.

POLT

Put your love to the test (Part 1652).....

Where To Put It?

So this hottie, where should he go? Fetching Faces? Wifebeater Wednesdays? Shirtless Mondays? Check This Out!?

POLT

A people, a tongue and a nation (Part 996).....

Luscious Licks

This is internet celeb JustJovie, his bicep, and his tongue.

POLT

Say your notes, but do you feel them (Part 44).........

Quintessential Quotes

POLT

Check this out, real quick, don't know if everybody know (Part 5338).....

Check This Out!

The cast of the TV Show The Diplomat.

It's beautifully shot. Well written (although, honestly, the more it goes on, the less plausible it gets. But still the look of it is amazing, and the dialogue just great. I really enjoy it, despite the somewhat implausibility of it at times.

Great, fun show overall.

POLT

Gonna dress you up in my love (Part 306).....

Dudes In Dresses

POLT

Get up an move it to the music (Part 597).....

MOTIVATION

POLT

Check this out, real quick, don't know if everybody know (Part 5337)....

Check This Out!

This is Whaadle, a cute lil twink in college who's a guitar player and singer. I don't know where I stumbled upon him but I checked out his youtube channel and heard this song. The original is by Magnetic Fields, who I've never heard of (hence why I probably haven't heard the song before). But I really enjoy this version of it. His voice is just...innocent? Soothing? Comforting? I don't know, I like it. Give it a listen, see what you think.

As it says on the screen, the actual singing begins about 1:05 minutes in.

POLT

My birthday song, my happy world (Part 259).....

Badass Birthday

On this day, in 1946, in Cheshire England, Tim Curry was born.

I'll just list some of his badass acting roles:

Dr. Frank N. Furter, in The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Darkness, in Legend

Wadsworth, in Clue

Dr. Petrov, in The Hunt For Red October

Cardinal Richelieu, in The Three Musketeers

Long John Silver, in Muppet Treasure Island

Pennywise, in It

Roger, in Roseanne

He's also had numerous roles on Stage.

But honestly the role in Clue alone is enough to make him a badass!

POLT

Let's get unconscious honey (Part 898)...

UNCONSCIOUS MUTTERINGS

Here are 10 Random Words. I'm listing the first word or words that come to mind when I hear them.

1. Week :: Month

2. Mother :: Father

3. Hover :: Helicopter

4. Coach :: Horses

5. Ride :: Carnival

6. Attic :: Basement

7. Secular :: Non-religious

8. Development :: Housing

9. Few :: Couple

10. Decisive :: Opinionated

Total props to Lunanina who ran this from her blog for years.

POLT

I drive my mini-Cooper, I'm feeling super dooper (Part 867).........

Superman Sundays

This week, we have Superman Stuff And Asians!

POLT

Saturday, April 18, 2026

If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4526)....

Superhero Anydays

Today, by the original artist of the Justice League Of America (all the way back in the early 60s) Mike Sekowsky, we have the original seven founding members and the next three members to join.

Hakwman, Atom, Green Lantern

Aquaman, The Flash< Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow

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A cute, sexy Spider-Man cosplayer with the hairthing.

POLT

Check this out, real quick, don't know if everybody know (Part 5336)....

Check This Out!

POLT

I took the road less traveled by (Part 4032)......

MAPS!

Well, I mean....it's not a lie, now is it?

POLT

Put your love to the test (Part 1651)......

Where To Put It?

So, there's not too many men I would consider beautiful. This twink is one that I would. Wow. Where should be go? Fetching Faces? Wifebeater Wednesdays? Shirtless Mondays? Real Men Wear Pink? Check This Out!?

POLT

I'm a sex pistol, my love should be illegal (Part 356).....

Second Amendment Sanity

POLT

Rita Hayworth, gave good face (Part 1126)........

Fetching Faces

Oh, those eyes, those lips, that facial scruff....woof!

POLT

Just wish I knew the color of my hair (Part 3)....

Hairthing Happenings

POLT

Appreciate, then you can, ring my bell (Part 96)....

Perez Appreciation Post

This amazing piece of art is the cover of JLA #200 from the early 80s. It's a wraparound cover, both front and back. This particular piece is the cover of a Treasury Edition re-issue of that issue. The Treasury Editions are larger, like the size of manila envelopes. It's being released later this year and the larger size will show off all that gorgeous Perez detail (and also the things on the cover the like price box in one corner and the box with the bar code in, will be gone)!

I put it on it's side so the gloriousness of it is easier to be seen!

But we've got the seven founding members vs eight subsequent members who joined later.

Firestorm vs Martian Manhunter

Red Tornado vs Aquamand

Green Arrow & Black Canary vs Batman

Hawkman vs Superman

Zatanna vs Wonder Woman

Elongated Man vs The Flash

The Atom vs Green Lantern

POLT

Check this out, real quick, don't know if everybody know (Part 5335).....

Check This Out!

POLT

My birthday song, my happy world (Part 258)....

Badass Birthday

On this date, in 1971, in Scotland, David Tennant was born.

He is, in my opinion, the best Doctor Who (or actually, Doctors Who, as he portrayed both the 10th and the 14th Doctors) and that alone makes him a badass. However, he's also played many other amazing roles!

DI Alec Hardy in "Broadchurch"
Killgrave in "Jessica Jones"

Crowly in "Good Omens"

Barty Crouch Jr in "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire"

Phileas Fogg in "Around The World In 80 Days"

And he's done voices in shows like "How To Train Your Dragon", "Chip And Dale Rescue Rangers", "Duck Patrol", "Star Wars: The Clone Wars", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "Duck Tales",

And on top that, he's done many and varied roles on the stage.

But really none that matters when you take into account the Doctor Who performances. Total TARDIS Badassedness!

POLT

My baby's got a secret (Part 989).....

Secret Saturdays

These come each week from www.postsecret.com

This week, we have Secrets And Glasses!

POLT

Friday, April 17, 2026

I took the road less traveled by (Part 4031).....

MAPS!

Europe divided into 5 regions containing similar types of people, background, etc.

Slavic Europe in yellow

Greek Europe in purple

Latin Europe in green

Celtic Europe in blue

Germanic Europe in red.

POLT

If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4525)....

Superhero Anydays

Today we have, by Marc Bright and Geoff Isherwood, a lineup of the West Coast Avengers that I've never seen before. In fact I never knew two of these people were even members.

Counter clockwise from upper left: Mordred the Mystic (who I thought was always a villain), Iron Man, Tigra, American Eagle (never a member in my recollection, Wonder Man, Dr. Pym, and Wasp.

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And today we also have a cute lil Asian Green Lantern cosplayer.

POLT

Check this out, real quick, don't know if everybody know (Part 5334).....

Check This Out!

And sadly it appears they happy and content being dumb, poor and hating their neighbors.

POLT

Put your love to the test (Part 1650)....

Where To Put It?

So this sexy chocolatey man, where does he belong? Fetching Faces? Shirtless Mondays? Pride Prisms? Thursday Thighs? Check This Out!?

POLT

That night in Toronto, with it's checkerboard floors (Part 127)....

Toronto Time!

Casa Loma! A beautiful huge castle north of downtown in Toronto! Also, it served as Xavier's mansion in he first X-Men movie. Been there twice, I love the place, so much to see, so many places to go!

POLT

Check this out, real quick, don't know if everybody know (Part 5333).....

Check This Out!

Is anyone surprised? She lies just like her husband. Course, then again, I suppose a whore doesn't have to be friends with her pimp, so maybe she wasn't technically lying.