{"id":13156,"date":"2008-07-08T08:53:14","date_gmt":"2008-07-08T15:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2008\/07\/08\/comic-book-battles.html"},"modified":"2008-07-08T08:53:14","modified_gmt":"2008-07-08T15:53:14","slug":"comic_book_battles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/07\/08\/comic_book_battles.html","title":{"rendered":"Comic Book Battles"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chicago Tribune is doing a goofy superhero-vs-superhero competition<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Imagine if the best superheroes of all-time got together for one giant showdown. It’d be a gut-wrenching, no-mercy melee.<\/p>\n

You can stop dreaming. Welcome to RedEye’s “Best Superhero” tourney, which will run over the next few weeks and determine the best superhero ever.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Well, no, of course it won’t.  But it may provide some entertainment. Readers get to vote, which will make it particularly goofy. <\/p>\n

Note that the poll isn’t consistent about whether we’re talking about an arena match, remote assignments, or even just a subjective “who’s the best superhero?” popularity contest (which makes the inclusion of Catwoman problematic). I’m treating this as the first — two go in, one comes out.<\/p>\n

So let’s see how I rate the first round, just for giggles.<\/p>\n

STAN LEE REGION<\/p>\n