So, what happened to them? Are they at limbo?
>>81542188
Too gay m8
>>81542188
They are...In my pants
>>81542302
>>81542188
what even were El Dorado's powers?
also, Apache Chief was neither Apache nor a chief, that's like calling Batman "vermont Mayor"
>>81542188
they became teens in young justice
They are in our hearts
>>81542188
They used them in JLU and it amazing.
>>81542188
They became the Ultimen from JLU.Except for El Dorado. Don't know what happened to him.
>>81542376
>Samurai is a grill
>>81542417
>at least for the time he has left
>>81542376
which one's El Dorado?
>>81542386
Whats this from?
>>81542386
Does anyone else think the Black Racer is both stupid and cool at same time?
>>81542376
>>81542417
I've always really dug this idea of making them their sort of sub-group. Actually this is my idea for Flash Season 3 just rehash that JLU Cadmus arc, Cadmus is making meta-humans, it's all the old super friends.
That could work out amazingly.
>>81542497
The last issues of JLA if I remember correctly...
>>81542504
>death
>on skies
Yes, yes I do.
>>81542497
Justice League Elite, I think
>>81542504
It's all in who draws him
>>81542188
They're not minorities anymore. They got replaced with Lady Lesbian, Autastic, Ice princess Burr-ka , and the Invisible Strawman.
>>81542188
>One of the major contributing factors to Isabella’s departure came when Hanna-Barbera requested to use Black Lightning in their “Challenge of the Super Friends” cartoon and were told a fee would have to be paid to Isabella. Rather than compensate Isabella, Hanna-Barbera created Black Vulcan, a character similar to Black Lightning in powers and appearance.
>“When the first episode aired, I was more than a bit surprised to see Black Vulcan instead of Black Lightning,” remembers Isabella.
In his final issue of Black Lightning, Isabella introduced a con artist named Barbara Hanna who tries to pass off an imposter Black Lightning as the real deal. “Subtlety was not one of my strong points back then,” muses the creator.
>>81542697
>Autastic
Thats a cool name
>>81542188
What you actually WANT those disasters back?
Except Black Vulcan. Black Vulcan can come back, on the condition he wears pants.
>>81542740
I thought Samurai was pretty cool.
Mostly because the decent season of Superfriends used him a bit and spotlighted his powers in cool ways.
Apache Cheif and El Dorado are really lame though. They can stay away.
>>81542740
In his pants
>implying Apache Chief is not GOAT
Also, Samurai has cool powers who can be used in pretty good ways, el Dorado sucks tho
>>81542723
I thought Burr-ka was cleaver.
>>81542188
Wasn't his name just "Vulcan"?
>>81542846
It was Aquaman's idea to add the Black
>>81542421
And one is Static
>>81542740
BV was a poor man's Black Lightning. He was far and away the worst of the bunch.
El Dorado's powers were never clearly defined so he sucked too. Not enough Latino heroes, though.
Samurai and Apache could be cool if they weren't hilariously stereotypical.
>>81542883
As in Virgil?
>>81542846
Alex Ross was going to canonize him as "Vulcan" in Captain Marvel but I don't think that ever went through.
He's not really like the other three though since he was just a redesign and rename for Black Lightning so they didn't have to pay Isabella rights.
I have to wonder if Black Lightning would have been spotlighted more in media if he was on Challenge of the Superfriends.
>>81542913
Yeah, he stood in for Black Vulcan since they got to use Black Lightning for real.
cultural appropriation isn't cool anymore.
You guys ever notice how black guys always have either zappy powers or mech related powers in all sorts of fiction?
It's they need to add a black guy but the only they can come up with it something with electricity or metal. I wonder if it's a color scheme thing?
>>81542740
All of them were cool, i loved them.
>>81543644
iirc it's because there was some real copyright fuzz with Black Lightning back in the day, so knockoffs upon knockoffs were created to take advantage of that until the big two just wound up with a pretty big surplus of electric black dudes in their roster, which they parade out every now and again when they want to make an effort at diversity.
>>81542386
didn't Ollie fuck his wife.
>>81543644
I noticed that too.
Ignoring the alternate black versions of existing heroes.
>>81543900
weird how it keeps happening though. Miles Morales is a recent creation but he's still basically electric black lad
>>81543900
>>81544006
Well I'm thinking of others too, like Mortal Kombat -- black dude with robot arms. FFVII -- black dude with robot gun arm... Cyborg -- black dude with zappy robot gun arms. I'm sure you can think of more examples too. Electro in the movie? Blue zappy black guy.
It's a meme. I think it's subconciously copying from creator to creator.
Damn, El Dorados power set is nuts.
>super strength
>can "conjure" objects out of thin air
>telepathy
>teleportation
>flight
>>81544209
>subconciously copying from creator to creator.
that's called the hypercrisis
>>81542444they just wanted to be heroes
>>81543644
I don't think Prodigy from X-men has electric powers. (I don't think he can mimic Storm - another electric type pokemon)
He does have that black & yellow color scheme but that's unfair because all the Xmen do.
>>81544333
I guess he's still something of a techno wizard though.
>>81544221
I think he had hypnosis abilities too alongside his telepathy?
He pretty much did whatever the writers wanted him to at any given moment.
>>81544657
>>81544221
He was a stand in for Martian Manhunter.
>>81542504
yes
>>81542488
The last on the right. He has teleportation skills that actually goes really well with a skateboard. They all had boards like they were some x-treme 90's kids (except static) He also had a little bit of family drama that could be explored if the show ever came back.
>>81544713
>>81544657
>>81544221
Guys, guys, guys... I have a theory..,
What if El Dorado WAS Martian Manhunter? He was just shape shifting to cover his real Martian identity?
>>81542188
It's like the superhero Village People.
>>81545206
>What if El Dorado WAS Martian Manhunter? He was just shape shifting to cover his real Martian identity?
I like your headcanon.
>>81542953
which doesnt work anyway, because vulcan is the roman version of hephaestus.. whom wonder woman knows. and his power is fire, not lightning. they gave him the wrong fucking name.
it is kinda sad that the guy who created black lightning was so niggardly with his rights. most other comic creators had to fight for CREDIT let alone creative control of the use of their characters. and it's not like he was that great anyway
>>81545337
what if ALL mexicans are martians?
they live in a dry-ass red desert, they're little, they talk funny, they're always invading..
>>81546029
They can't be.
Green Martians are peaceful and wise, and White martials are white.
>>81542302
thank you
>>81542188
remember when male heroes used to show tons of skin? we need to bring that shit the fuck back. shut those angry women up
>>81544209
It's probably just a question of skin color. A black guy contrasts better against bright flashes and shiny chrome.
>>81546255
This, fire looks like shit, especially when you think about the printing palletes back then
>>81546029
How do they feel about fire?
>>81546255
>>81546689
That's what I was getting at too, I didn't have the artistic terms to say it properly.
>>81546073
niggayougay.jpgmore beefcake skin is always welcome
>>81542188
I know Morrison's run of JLA had an Apache Chief type character named Manitou Raven as the teams magic user for awhile, I think he died and his wife took up his position for awhile too
>>81542188
>El Dorado
Reference to Hispanic mythology. Neat.
>Black Vulcan
Name indicates that he has Electric Powers and also denotes color of his skin. Okay.
>Apache Chief and Samurai
Th-those aren't super hero names, they're just the names of what they are.
>>81542386
I got the chills.
>>81542355
El Dorado can cast illusions.
>>81542777
I'd want Samurai back, if they actually made him a samurai this time around. Give him the typical powers and abilities of an exaggerated anime samurai, like leaping, running faster than the naked eye for brief moments, and cutting things from a distance.
>>81549783
>>81544221
Well, I did not know he had all those extras.
>>81542564
Y j did it as well
>>81545988
Vukcanizatiob
>>81544221
Does he has anything to do with Aztec?
