Polt's Palace

Monday, May 18, 2026

Night arrives with her purple legion (Part 10)....

Legion Lore

Supergirl

Kara Zor-El was as survivor of Krypton and the cousin to Superman. The Legion went back in time, brought her to the 30th Century and offered her membership (after a stupid story when her FIRST attempt to join was thwarted by a dose of Red Kryptonite which aged her more than the limit allowed to join the Legion). She was an occasional participant in the Legion, usually as a Reserve Member. But she joined at the same time as Brainiac 5 and the two, despite the distance (in time) they spent apart, fell in love.

With her dying in the Crisis On Infinite Earths and the Crisis wiping out all Kryptonians (making Superman the true last survivor of Krypton) including Supergirl, she had no other contact with the Legion during it's original run, because, well, she didn't exist. And yes, it is complicated and nutty for all of us Legion fans as well, you're not alone.

POLT

Price of gas at my local gas station:

$3.09 a gallon: Tuesday Mar 3 (before tRump started his idiotic war of choice on Iran)

$3.25 a gallon: Wednesday, Mar 4

$3.49 a gallon: Thursday, Mar 5-Friday Mar 6

$3.29 a gallon: Saturday, Mar 7 - Sunday, Mar 8

$3.26 a gallon: Monday, Mar 9

$3.38 a gallon: Wednesday, Mar 11

$3.39 a gallon: Thursday, Mar 12-Sunday, Mar 15

$3.51 a gallon: Monday, Mar 16-Wednesday, Mar 18

$3.59 a gallon: Thursday, Mar 19-Friday Mar 20

$3.69 a gallon: Saturday Mar 21-Monday, Mar 23

$3.79 a gallon: Tuesday, Mar 24-Tuesday, Mar 31

$3.99 a gallon: Wednesday, Apr 1-Monday, Apr 6

$4.09 a gallon: Tuesday, Apr 7-Thursday Apr 23

$4.03 a gallon: Friday, Apr 24-Monday, Apr 27

$4.29 a gallon: Tuesday, Apr 28-Wednesday, Apr 29

$4.24 a gallon: Thursday, Apr 20 - Friday, May 1

$4.39 a gallon: Saturday May 3-

POLT

My birthday song, my happy world (Part 280).....

Badass Birthday

On this date in 1946 in Pennsylvania, Reggie Jackson was born.

"Mr. October" played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball. He was inducted in the Hall Of Fame on the year he was eligible: 1993.

He helped the Oakland A's win five consecutive American League West divisional titles, three straight American League pennants and three successive World Series wins (72, 73, 73).

He then helped the New York Yankees win four American League East divisional titles, three American League pennants and back to back World Series wins (77 & 78).

He hit 563 career home runs.

He was an American League All-Star in 14 seasons.

He won 2 World Series MVPs.

His teams got to first place in 11 of his 21 seasons, and he only had two losing seasons.

The Yankees retired his number in 1993, the Oakland A's in 2004.

I know football, I don't know much about baseball at all, but even *I* can tell these are badass stastistics!

POLT

Check this out, real quick, don't know if everybody know (Part 5452)....

Check This Out!

POLT

If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4556)....

Superhero Anydays

Today by someone named Rick Taylor, we have the Legion Of Super-Heroes ladies from circa 1980 or so.

Standing: Phantom Girl, Dream Girl, Princess Projectra, Light Lass

Kneeling: Duo Damsel, Shrinking Violet

(not shown: Saturn Girl, Shadow Lass, Dawnstar)

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And today we also have cosplayers doing the superpowered mutants twins from the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Wanda (Scarlet Witch) and Pietro (Quicksilver).

POLT

I took the road less traveled by (Part 4962)....

MAPS!

Today we have a floorplan of this uniquely designed house.

Even though there's a third story shown in the photo and clearly the main staircase goes up to that floor, they didn't include the third floor plan. That happens a lot and it's irritating to me.

POLT

Check this out, real quick, don't know if everybody know (Part 5451)....

Check This Out!

They've proven it again and again and again...and yet the uneducated, idiotic America public continually re-elects them. *SIGH*

POLT

Put your love to the test (Part 1680)....

Where To Put It?

So, this cute, muscley-ish twink in a purple speedo, where does he belong? Fetching Faces? Shirtless Mondays? Tooshie Tuesdays? Check This Out!?

POLT

Now we're living separate lives (Part 63)......

Separated At Birth?

So tell me, slovenly, dressed like a street bum, alcoholic, former tRump insider and convicted felon Steve Bannon and blue-collar Megalosaurus, husband and father Earl Sinclair from the TV show Dinosaurs, tell me, were they....

Separated At Birth?

POLT

Say your lines, but do you feel them (Part 49).....

Quintessential Quotes

POLT

Check this out, real quick, don't know if everybody know (Part 5450).....

Check This Out!

I'm sure the MAGAmorons would totally agree with this assessment.

POLT

Out of control, cause this dog ain't net (Part 671).....

Heavenly Hounds

The bestest of friends at doggie daycare!

POLT

The truth is I never left you (Part 1732)....

TRUTH In Spite Of Convicted Felon Mar-A-Taco tRump

Yes, yes he is.

POLT

Rita Hayworth, gave good face (Part 1138).....

Fetching Faces

POLT

Check this out, real quick, don't know if everybody know (Part 5449).....

Check This Out!

Why is it the most unattractive men are always like this? Not only like this but: "I don't care if you're gay, just don't hit on me!" says Quasimodo's brother. *eye roll*

POLT

You're wantin' my body, I don't mind (Part 1050)......

MONDAY'S HOT SHIRTLESS GUY PHOTOS

This week, we have Hot Shirtless Guys And Restroom Stalls!

POLT

Sunday, May 17, 2026

I would not sell my collection, if I did, I would cry (Part 126)......

Today In The History Of Polt's Comic Book Collection

Today we travel back to May of 1978 and The Avengers #171.

When I was a little pre-teen Polt, sometimes I'd walk a couple blocks to downtown, cross the busy Main Street (all by myself) and go to the Waynesboro News Agency. They had not only a soda counter and grill where they made food, but they had several shelves of magazines (held back by tiny coiled metal strings) and among these were a bunch of comic books. And I vividly remember seeing this particular cover and having to buy it! At 35 cents and issue, that meant that, with my $1.00 a week allowance, I could buy two comics, and save the leftover cents to bring with me next week to buy three comics!

Anyway, back to this issue. It's drawn by the Maestro George Perez (might even be my first exposure to his art). The storyline goes that Avengers enemy Ultron built a 'wife' for him and named her Jocasta. He captured the Wasp and used her brainwaves to put into the robot. The Avengers tracked them down to his hideout (inside a nunnery of all places, with a robotic Mother Superior!) and they fought.

Ultron activated Jocasta expecting her to join him in the battle against the hero. But, since the Wasp brainwaves were in her head and influencing her attitudes, thoughts and opinions, she joined the team in fighting Ultron!

Ultimately, he was blown up by the Scarlet Witch's hex spheres, and Jocasta went with the team. She hung out with the Avengers for a couple years, never actually officially joining the team, which irritated me, as I like the character. What pissed me off even more is when the team when through a reorganization, cutting members and adding two members, they never thought to even ask Jocasta, and she just left the mansion, upset and frankly, unmissed. No one even went looking for her.

I know this so well because I read and re-read and re-re-read the issue so many times ! I love this whole stretch of the Avengers and I think it's the best run on their line.

POLT

Let's get unconscious honey (Part 902).....

UNCONSCIOUS MUTTERINGS

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

1. Waiter :: Restaurant

2. Dentist :: Teeth

3. Peak :: Mountaintop

4. Pattern :: Plaid

5. Offense :: Defense

6. Casualty :: Injured

7. Descent :: Lowering

8. Straw :: Sip

9. Coalition :: Alliance

10. Pool :: Water

Total props to LunaNina who ran this for years on her blog.

POLT

I drive my mini-Cooper and I'm feeling super-dooper (Part 871)....

Superman Sundays

This week, we have Just Random Superman Stuff!

POLT

Check this out, real quick, don't know if everybody know (Part 5448).....

Check This Out!

POLT

I took the road less traveled by (Part 4961)....

MAPS!

Today's map shows that the road from Perth to Sydney in Australia is longer than the road trip from Paris to Moscow!

POLT

If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4555)....

Superhero Anydays

Today we have a compilation of Golden Age, WWII era, Earth-2, JSA members showing their "headshots" and title lettering that was shown on the covers of their comics.