Polite Dissent

6 Responses to “ Alliterative Appellations ”

1. Mikester
   March 1st, 2005 at 10:50 pm
   

   If you promise not to tell anybody, I used to privately refer to Blue Devil as the “Azure Acrobat,” even though he was a stuntman, not an acrobat, and he was more of a light blue than a purplish-blue. Hmmm…in retrospect, not really a good nickname, I suppose.

2. The Comics Shrew
   March 2nd, 2005 at 10:11 am
   

   Pinioned Paladin is good, but having Sandman (Wes Dodd, not Morpheus) being referred to as the Grainy Gladiator is better… It was 1970’s, too. The fun didn’t end with the Golden Age. Although I do miss the days when Hawkman taught the JSA to speak to birds….

3. Johnny bacardi
   March 2nd, 2005 at 7:33 pm
   

   I always liked how they referred to the Spectre as the “Discarnate Detective” and Batgirl as the “Dominoed Daredoll”.
   “Dominoed”? What the..

4. The Eyeball Kid
   March 3rd, 2005 at 6:21 pm
   

   As in “Domino Mask”, maybe?

5. Johnny bacardi
   March 3rd, 2005 at 6:44 pm
   

   Well, sure, but Batgirl doesn’t wear one! I was under the impression that masks like Robin, The Spirit, Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), and Green Arrow wear were “domino” masks…

6. The Eyeball Kid
   March 3rd, 2005 at 8:55 pm
   

   So I checked with a dictionary and came up with the following definition for “domino”…
   1 a (1) : a long loose hooded cloak usually worn with a half mask as a masquerade costume (2) : a half mask worn over the eyes with a masquerade costume b : a person wearing a domino

   You’re right, it doesn’t really seem to apply to Batgirl.

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