Comic Book Nation: A Contest
March 8th, 2005




I won’t put the eye-candy on our site, but click here to see an ad for Victoria Secret’s new swimsuit line.

Why is this interesting? A pile of Galley Slaves’ merchandise for the reader who can tell me from which obscure superheroine’s costume this swimsuit is nearly exactly cribbed.

Update, 12:17 p.m.: Wow. It took less than two hours and we have a winner. Carole Lee Sussman has correctly identified the Victoria’s Secret swimsuit as a knock-off of Phantom Lady. Now I just have to come up with some GS merchandise . . .

  1. That Dude March 8, 2005 at 4:05 pm

    I’m gonna go with Ark Angel.

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  2. M.E. Russell March 8, 2005 at 4:36 pm

    It’s Vampirella. I am so embarrassed for knowing this.Talisa Soto played Vampirella in a movie, actually. Apparently, it’s Ed Wood awful.

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  3. Kallis March 8, 2005 at 4:51 pm

    It’s Marvel comics Moondragon. She’s clearly more obscure than Vapirella and the Moondraon’s costume was also green.

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  4. Anonymous March 8, 2005 at 5:00 pm

    Wow. That’s all I’m going to say.So, what’s the Galley Slaves merchandise?: )SL

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  5. Carole Sussman March 8, 2005 at 5:04 pm

    … Would that be DC’s Phantom Lady?

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  6. Anonymous March 8, 2005 at 5:43 pm

    It’s phantom lady:http://www.heroes4sale.co.nz/upload_images/CLASSIC%20HEROES%20PHANTOM%20LADY%20Action%20Figure.jpg

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  7. Carole Sussman March 8, 2005 at 6:20 pm

    *does the slightly uncoordinated victory dance of the fangirl who is not afraid to publicly proclaim dorkhood*…. oooh, swag.

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