Insanely frenetic 1944 comic book cover

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That’s from the first Republiucan debate, right?

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OK. Without doubt. One of the funniest comments I have ever seen on Boing Boing.

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You gotta admire the stones on a kid that brings a slingshot to a machinegun-and-vat-of-acid fight

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I look at it and all I can hear is Bob Dylan.

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I dunno. To me it feels downright sedate compared to some of the classic Captain America Comics covers from the same period.

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What’s up with the blonde girl breaking her gold plated rifle on the gear in the bottom right corner?

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Maybe she’s trying to stop the gears from dropping Black Cat into the vat of acid and her soft metal gun can’t take the strain?

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Still though, look at all those kids with guns saving the day!

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This is why more kids need guns, not less.

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And, apparently, slingshots.

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That shoot… Knives? I think?

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Oh hell, I hadn’t even seen that! I’m going with radioactive knives at that, what else explains why that kid’s bald?

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Instead of ACID, wouldn’t the vat say 酸

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Another example of rationing during the war. All the good gun and glove colors were apparently needed for the boys overseas.

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Well, they weren’t allowed to see the puppies.

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Such as this one?
http://www.comics.org/issue/3617/cover/4/

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MISSUS GORIGHTRY!!!

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Uh, what about Capt. Freedom’s Freedom ShortsTM? That’s some full-frontal patriotism there…