Legion of Super Heroes often utilized fan voting for Legion Leader, with the Legionnaire receiving the most votes taking the mantel. This tradition made for some interesting character development when unlikely candidates won.
That was actually one of my favorite parts of the Legion of Superheroes Comics. They did it all the way untill they Cancelled the First Series. They got some rather interesting heroes to Chair it(my favorite actually being Triplicate Girl's brief stint as Leader)...
@@Solitaire001 that was the great thing about the Legion Election's, you Legit had NO idea who was gonna win and it was hilarious watching the writer's come up with the reasons they were selected and why ...
This reminds me of that 60's Teen Titans comic in which Beast Boy meets the group and the issue ends with Robin telling the readers to vote if they want to see the green kid as a permanent member of the team. The fact Beast Boy didn't join the Titans until the Wolfman/Perez Rebirth in the 80's should say enough about that contest 😅
You've teased us with it, now you've GOT to cover "The Devil and Lois Lane"! It'd be interesting if they did a contest like this now while keeping the rule that you have to send a PHYSICAL letter in order to vote - though that might result in comically/depressingly small turnout.
I'm nearly 70 and I've been reading comics since the '60's. During the 1960's there were often suggestions in the letter columns for new members for the Legion of Superheroes, sometimes with artwork. One example is Jim Shooter's 1966 "One of Us is a Traitor" in which 4 new characters were introduced written by the 14 year old Shooter. I remember as late as the 1980's editors would ask for suggestions for costumes and characters from the readers, particularly in Legion of Superheroes and Dial H for Hero. One of the reasons that the members of the Legion had such outrageous costumes in the 1970's.
Hair is important. Matter of fact, hats are important. I remember reading "The Walking Dead" and the art was so rough in that comic that sometimes literally the only way I could figure out which character was talking was to say to myself "Well... Carl was wearing the hat earlier so I *think* this is him talking..."
Schaffenberger was so right about Wayne Boring's art, especially his Lois. Curt Swan will always be my favorite Superman artist, but Schaffenberger is high on my list as well, especially for his "Mr. and Mrs. Superman" stories in Superman Family.
I figured out that write in contests don't mean anything from an issue of Gen 13. It was a "you write the next issue" with a bunch of crazy options but I was old enough to realise that it would take more than a week to correlate the letters, write then draw the book and get it shipped out.
holy shi.... a signed original cover??? WOW. That is amazing. Do they even have letters sections anymore? Speaking of letters I actually won a No-Prize prize for an Excalibur letter...
@@cheshirecat1207 oh my goodness... It was for a letter I wrote into Excalibur (one of my favorites) The reason I don't remember, it was a good thirty (!) years ago :) I have the issue of course stowed away in a storage box
A fun one Sasha, but will admit you can't tease Leopard Girl and Lois selling her soul to the devil and not do those as videos! :D Hope we get to see those added to the Lois Lane playist/vids in the future. Also, I'm with you, of the presented options C was the best there. Great work CC!
Personally I liked the Pearl hair the best. Though I am curious, considering the Leopard Girl long hair got brought up in both hair letters/responses, why did they not include long hair as an option in the poll? Was Schaffenberger afraid it would win and didn't like long hair Lois so he didn't add it? It makes sense since the example you showed for the Bronze age had that after he left the book.
i meaj jimmy being poplar not shocked as an Irish American of the time he would been as the cast minority which i know is super weird to think about in this day and age
Agreed. Redheads were the "diversity" of the early 20th century. It's notable that actors like Kristin Kreuk and Mehcad Brooks play Superman's supporting cast more recently.
I personally have the pet theory that the reason Lois was never permanently Married was cause, ounce the Guy in Question found out how much High Maintenance she was(let's be honest here; She was constantly trying to get herself killed. I mean, how many times did Superman have to actually Save her in ONE ISSUE?!), they ditched faster than the Crew of a Paper Boat out on the Water ....
Off topic but I remember a vote for the Trix rabbit vote. The one where THEY SAID he would be able to eat the cereal. EVERYONE I knew voted for the rabbit to finally be able to taste the sweet, sweet victory. But nope! To this day I think that "contest" was rigged.
Many comments on this video from veteran comic entusiasts seem to fondly recall a yearly contest to vote in for the leader of the Legion. I think it would be a good idea (if you're into it of course) many of then would appreciate a video with you covering it, and as a super casual comic reader just getting into comics I know I would for you to give us a look at what that level of fan engagement must have been like.
Totally thought you were going to talk about those hideous pointed bangs Lois wore in the 80's/early 90's. UGH! I learned a lot from those letter columns, too bad they're gone.
Loved the video! The fan voting thing was always exciting my favorite was the Legion of Superheroes when you voted for who would be the leader over the next year. I loved the Silver Age and wish more elements of that time were integrated into today's industry. Thank you for reminding of the hair styles as well and revisiting the older great artists and writers!
Have you seen the different food variant contests? It would go something like that where a big group of people would submit clearly stupid options for others to vote on if done via social media.
For me, Lois Lane's best hairstyle is the long curly red hair that she wore in the first years of the post 1985 crisis era. Said Lois was, is and will always be the most beautiful of all 😍😍
I used to know Kurt Shaffenberger back in the ‘90s and always complimented him on his precise drawings of … well, everything. His line work was impeccable and his version of Supergirl is still my favorite to this day. I always blame the “grandma look” of 1960s Lois to the popularity of Marilyn Monroe and her signature shorter hairdo. Wasn’t just in comics, look at movies and tv from that era versus the Veronica Lakes and Rita Hayworths long hairstyles of the 1940s, before Marilyn. Kurt was a super-great and incredibly humble guy and set the bar for the rest of us.
Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane is just the comic that keeps on giving. I really wanna hear about that issue where Lois sells her soul to the Devil to marry Superman.
I like the C cut. In fact, it looks like Lois from John Byrne's style when he rebooted the Man of Steel. You can see it in the splash first panel entitled Enemy Mine on a Google search.
Closest thing to a fan vote I ever participated in was for the 2003 Clone Wars cartoon. It was on the Star Wars website and you didn't have to register fortunately, so a at the time 11-year-old like me could participate. All it was for fans was to pick which Jedi from a multiple choice selection would be used in the season finale in a very brief scene. I can't remember the name, but I know it was the Wolfman looking Jedi with a green lightsaber, which was the one I voted for. Fortunately the other two choices were used in the second season for the scenes where the Jedi try to protect Chancellor Palpatine from General Grievous. They might be insignificant votes, but it's pretty cool for younger fans
I remember learning that when young justice 1998 was looking for a new leader, they let the fans vote! Wonder girl won by a hair, but impulse came in i think third or fourth place despite not being an option lmao. He was written in by fans enough times that he actually placed in the competition, i think above Superboy? But don't quote me on that
I'm invested in Lana Lang! SHE should have had the third best selling comic instead of that harpy Lois! *angry spit*....oh, and I guess I would go with the pageboy cut... I guess. Just no mohawk please.
The longest running fan contest in comic history was the annual vote for Legion Leader; It'd be fun to do an episode on that. I did the Robin vote (I voted for Jason's death)
The Robin costume contest in Batman Family which had an entry from the late great Norm Breyfogle stands out as a concept of fan participation that went nowhere. Mr. Grayson needed to lose the shorts as Robin during his actual 44 year run as The Boy Wonder not retroactively.
The more I learn about Silver-Age Superman, the more I wish we got some kind of TV adaptation of 50s and 60s Superman comics. Batman got the 1966 live-action series and TBATB, but Supes got jack.
Of those options, ponytail gets my vote. As others have said, it feels much more "active." The others give off vibes ranging from "secretary" to "Jackie O wannabe." The ponytail also looks like it would have the most options for variations: whipping around in the wind, being untied at the end of the day, etc.
I’m crying Lois look SOOOO good in the C one, that’s the one I would have voted for. But I do agree it doesn’t super fit her characterization at the time. Although I think it does kind retroactively suit the characterization of modern Lois.
Agree that not all the hairstyles scream Lois, but maybe that's because I am too used to modern Lois, who's hair is usually long and unbraided. That's why I would vote pony tail Lois. (About Mohawk Sue, Jesus Christ, Mohawk Storm was a bet and it is arguably one of the best character designs ever, but it surely doesn't work with any character)
I always thought the fix was in with that Lois Lane hairstyle contest. Weisinger didn't want to change it and that was that. More people wanted it changed than wanted to keep it the same, but there were so many options none of them could gather enough votes. Years later, they even changed her hair color. It went from the long-established black to brown in one issue without any explanation or fanfare. I liked it black. It made her stand out more. In fact, in the animated series, they made it black again.
Whether by audience vote or just editorial decision, by 1967 they did change Lois’ hair and clothes to more fashionable styles of the time, though not always what might have seemed business appropriate for a reporter.
Schaffenberger is maybe my favorite silver age DC artist. Boring, Plastino, Sprang and Swan felt like they were doing variations on the same house style but Schaffenberger was just different enough to stand-out.
That's amusing that the editor wanted to just keep her hairstyle the same, but the book's readers wanted Lois to change to address the times. I too picked "C" as my first choice. The others all would have worked I think, especially if Lois just had them for several months at a time. I remember the Sue Richards contest from the FF letter column. Crazy design that mohawk! Storm pulled it off, though, when she adopted her punk look in Japan when Logan was supposed to marry Mariko. I would really like to see some contests trying to bring the fans into it more. I think there is a much bigger disconnect sometimes in today's comics world between the readers and the creators.
I would've picked "E" for hair, assuming she didn't have to have the pearls to go with it. Also, the pearls would've just triggered Batman every time he saw them. (I know the pearls were retconned in later, but I still find delight in the premise)
Sasha, I loved the video, but I do miss your arms in the frame. You use motion so effectively to visually enhance your verbal communication; it really adds panache to your presentation. Even armless (lol), however, you're always my favorite RUclipsr. You do you, and I'll keep watching and enjoying your content. :)
I often get thrown off when a character or person changes their hairstyle or color. I might have a minor degree of face blindness or prosopagnosia. If somebody does change their hair a lot, it helps if they have other features or style of dress that makes them stand out.
I did the math and about ~2.36 times as many people voted to change Lois' hair vs keeping it the same. The only reason the keeping it the same option won was because the people who wanted to change it couldn't agree on what it should be changed to.
I think the contests could work well now days if they were like this. Small fun changes like hair styles that could generate engagement and some fun cosume/visual change but not enough to make people go super feral like Round Robin since it's not that significant. It would be just a bit of fun (and if it cmme with prizes cool).
Artistically, Lois has always been one of my Barbies! Since L&CTNAOS when Terri Hatcher sported that gorgeous bob in season 1, I’d draw her in all different outfits and hair lengths! Love her!!
I've had opinions on comic books and comic book characters, but they've never led me to write a letter/email or vote in any fan contests. That said, I kind of liked haircut C.
In regards to the letter about how Lois has so many suitors. I have to assume it was written as some sort of 50s/60s female wish fulfilment. Readers putting themselves in Lois's shoes. One month it's a test pilot, next month some guy from the future, after that a millionaire. Then having to come up with a convoluted reason on why it doesn't work.
I just realized, the title for the comic separates Girl and Friend so it isn't one word, like she isn't actually Superman's girlfriend, but rather his girl friend, his friend who is a girl. In other words, he thinks of her the same as Jimmy Olsen.❤️🔥💔
I think contests like this are okay as they do not change that much, other things can be not a good idea to place in the hands of fans, especially if they can vote in multiple times. This is my opinion though. As for hairstyles, I agree with you, it's practical and easy to run out with in case of a scoop.
As a huge Fawcett fan, I love the artwork of C.C. Beck and Shaffenberger. Shaffenberger's work on Lois and the other Superman family characters is great, but I have to stick with Boring for my favorite Superman era of art and stories. Just a preference, I guess.
I'm a lurker. I never wrote a letter back in the day. Thinking back, I kinda wished I had. I really, really loved comics as a kid in the '70s and '80s. And I would often read the letters section. It just never occurred to me, I guess, to write one. Also, I never understood Lois' appeal either, until Teri Hatcher took on the role. I remember a Superman/Superboy crossover trilogy in the '80s, where they bumped into each other in the time stream, or something, and switched bodies. Superboy, who was in love with Lana in his time, didn't find Lois very attractive (while he was inhabiting Superman's body in Superman's present), and tried hitting on Lana. I agree with Superboy. :)
I was reading X-Men in the 1980s when Storm changed her hair to a mohawk. The thing I remember the most about it is when she showed it to her teammates and Kitty Pryde was so upset - she cried and ran off like she was having a tantrum. Even as a younger reader I was like "Wait, is Kitty supposed to be 5 years old here? Why is she freaking out about this? Why does she care if Storm changes her hairstyle? And it's *Storm's* hair - Kitty has no right to say that Storm did something wrong here." I know that Kitty was meant to be the youngest member of the team during this era, but at times they really leaned into her being young and immature.
I would 100% have gone with the Mary Tyler Mooresque ruffle hair. No question. As for me, I'd really like to see at least one instance where fans vote for Legion leader like they used to do.
Which Hair Was Your Favourite?
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Johnny's during the Danny Ketch era 👀
I thought "C" might have updated Lois for the sixties.
All of the different hairstyles Terri Hatcher had each season of Lois & Clark : The New Adventures Of Superman 😝 🖖🏾
I also would've voted for C, the Pinwheel Bang. I also like the expression on her face in that one more than the others too
Legion of Super Heroes often utilized fan voting for Legion Leader, with the Legionnaire receiving the most votes taking the mantel. This tradition made for some interesting character development when unlikely candidates won.
That was actually one of my favorite parts of the Legion of Superheroes Comics. They did it all the way untill they Cancelled the First Series. They got some rather interesting heroes to Chair it(my favorite actually being Triplicate Girl's brief stint as Leader)...
That was my first thought as well. Glad someone else brought it up!
My favorite was when Element Lad won...when he wasn't running.
@@Solitaire001 that was the great thing about the Legion Election's, you Legit had NO idea who was gonna win and it was hilarious watching the writer's come up with the reasons they were selected and why ...
Wildfire?! smh...
I love the letter where the guy complains that Superman's romance with Lois should be more realistic, like the one where he dates a mermaid.
Well they had a point since it was less about shenanigans, I imagine that's what it was about
This reminds me of that 60's Teen Titans comic in which Beast Boy meets the group and the issue ends with Robin telling the readers to vote if they want to see the green kid as a permanent member of the team. The fact Beast Boy didn't join the Titans until the Wolfman/Perez Rebirth in the 80's should say enough about that contest 😅
And they changed his codename too. I guess they had doubts about "Beast Boy". I don't know why, though.
@@senojor It was his way to grow up. Like Dick Grayson outgrew Robin.
@@YakuKikyo I guess so. Thanks for the reply!
You've teased us with it, now you've GOT to cover "The Devil and Lois Lane"!
It'd be interesting if they did a contest like this now while keeping the rule that you have to send a PHYSICAL letter in order to vote - though that might result in comically/depressingly small turnout.
she did tease us with this video in Wonder Woman Family Video
I'm nearly 70 and I've been reading comics since the '60's. During the 1960's there were often suggestions in the letter columns for new members for the Legion of Superheroes, sometimes with artwork. One example is Jim Shooter's 1966 "One of Us is a Traitor" in which 4 new characters were introduced written by the 14 year old Shooter. I remember as late as the 1980's editors would ask for suggestions for costumes and characters from the readers, particularly in Legion of Superheroes and Dial H for Hero. One of the reasons that the members of the Legion had such outrageous costumes in the 1970's.
Hair is important. Matter of fact, hats are important. I remember reading "The Walking Dead" and the art was so rough in that comic that sometimes literally the only way I could figure out which character was talking was to say to myself "Well... Carl was wearing the hat earlier so I *think* this is him talking..."
Schaffenberger was so right about Wayne Boring's art, especially his Lois. Curt Swan will always be my favorite Superman artist, but Schaffenberger is high on my list as well, especially for his "Mr. and Mrs. Superman" stories in Superman Family.
I'm surprised he didn't make a crack about it being...boring art. Because it really kind of was.
I like Margot Kidder and Superman TAS hairstyles for Lois. Straight long hair and bangs.
90s Triangle era Lois. Long brown hair with modest body.
Me too. When I think of Lois Lane, I always think of Margot Kidder first!
same I like that Hairstyle as well Curious what Rachel Broshnan Lois Lane Hairsytle will rock in Superman Legacy
@@JBTriple8 I think something similar to those 2 versions i mentioned. As she appeared in the ladt picture Gunn posted with the cast
STAS Lois is great. Probably my favorite incarnation.
I figured out that write in contests don't mean anything from an issue of Gen 13. It was a "you write the next issue" with a bunch of crazy options but I was old enough to realise that it would take more than a week to correlate the letters, write then draw the book and get it shipped out.
holy shi.... a signed original cover??? WOW. That is amazing. Do they even have letters sections anymore? Speaking of letters I actually won a No-Prize prize for an Excalibur letter...
Cool, what did you win it for (also in which issue)?
@@cheshirecat1207 oh my goodness... It was for a letter I wrote into Excalibur (one of my favorites) The reason I don't remember, it was a good thirty (!) years ago :) I have the issue of course stowed away in a storage box
Nice! I love Excalibur.
@@joestacey6185 one of my favorite comics back then and I love Alan Davis
A fun one Sasha, but will admit you can't tease Leopard Girl and Lois selling her soul to the devil and not do those as videos! :D Hope we get to see those added to the Lois Lane playist/vids in the future. Also, I'm with you, of the presented options C was the best there. Great work CC!
Lois should just embrace “ WIG LIFE” 😎 Keep Up The Outstanding Work Sasha 🖖🏾
Personally I liked the Pearl hair the best. Though I am curious, considering the Leopard Girl long hair got brought up in both hair letters/responses, why did they not include long hair as an option in the poll? Was Schaffenberger afraid it would win and didn't like long hair Lois so he didn't add it? It makes sense since the example you showed for the Bronze age had that after he left the book.
Yeah, the leopard hair should have been one of the options!
The best fan engagement was the yearly vote for Legion Leader back in the Silver/Bronze Age.
5:23 this panel of Lois using the elastic powers for lipstick is pure gold
It’s great
i meaj jimmy being poplar not shocked
as an Irish American of the time he would been as the cast minority which i know is super weird to think about in this day and age
Agreed. Redheads were the "diversity" of the early 20th century. It's notable that actors like Kristin Kreuk and Mehcad Brooks play Superman's supporting cast more recently.
it why people say stuff like supergirl casting a black man as jimmy is agiesnt the spirt of the char makes me laught so much@@Konel333
I always appreciate the synergy of your wigs and your makeup, I aspire to that
I kinda want a Lois Lane who changes her hair every issue now. Until then, we have Sasha!
The problem is you might not recognize her.
I personally have the pet theory that the reason Lois was never permanently Married was cause, ounce the Guy in Question found out how much High Maintenance she was(let's be honest here; She was constantly trying to get herself killed. I mean, how many times did Superman have to actually Save her in ONE ISSUE?!), they ditched faster than the Crew of a Paper Boat out on the Water ....
Seriously, who other than Superman *could* actually handle Silver Age Lois?
Shasha really has increased my appreciation of the silver age; especially the Superman supporting cast.
Off topic but I remember a vote for the Trix rabbit vote. The one where THEY SAID he would be able to eat the cereal. EVERYONE I knew voted for the rabbit to finally be able to taste the sweet, sweet victory.
But nope!
To this day I think that "contest" was rigged.
When you going to talk about the leopard girl story
yeah Spill
I love kurt schaffenberger's Lois so much that I find it hard to read the later ones when she looks so different
Many comments on this video from veteran comic entusiasts seem to fondly recall a yearly contest to vote in for the leader of the Legion. I think it would be a good idea (if you're into it of course) many of then would appreciate a video with you covering it, and as a super casual comic reader just getting into comics I know I would for you to give us a look at what that level of fan engagement must have been like.
Ah for a moment I thought it was going to be the infamous Harley Quinn #1 contest(that I participcated in) boy that was a mess!
I liked that ponytail, but not for the Lois of that time
Totally thought you were going to talk about those hideous pointed bangs Lois wore in the 80's/early 90's. UGH!
I learned a lot from those letter columns, too bad they're gone.
Loved the video! The fan voting thing was always exciting my favorite was the Legion of Superheroes when you voted for who would be the leader over the next year. I loved the Silver Age and wish more elements of that time were integrated into today's industry. Thank you for reminding of the hair styles as well and revisiting the older great artists and writers!
Have you seen the different food variant contests? It would go something like that where a big group of people would submit clearly stupid options for others to vote on if done via social media.
We should have a contest to decide on which wigs Sasha wears for the videos! :D
For me, Lois Lane's best hairstyle is the long curly red hair that she wore in the first years of the post 1985 crisis era. Said Lois was, is and will always be the most beautiful of all 😍😍
They did do nice curls and waves in hair back then.
Have to agree. That was her best look to date.
I used to know Kurt Shaffenberger back in the ‘90s and always complimented him on his precise drawings of … well, everything. His line work was impeccable and his version of Supergirl is still my favorite to this day.
I always blame the “grandma look” of 1960s Lois to the popularity of Marilyn Monroe and her signature shorter hairdo. Wasn’t just in comics, look at movies and tv from that era versus the Veronica Lakes and Rita Hayworths long hairstyles of the 1940s, before Marilyn.
Kurt was a super-great and incredibly humble guy and set the bar for the rest of us.
Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane is just the comic that keeps on giving. I really wanna hear about that issue where Lois sells her soul to the Devil to marry Superman.
I like the C cut. In fact, it looks like Lois from John Byrne's style when he rebooted the Man of Steel. You can see it in the splash first panel entitled Enemy Mine on a Google search.
Closest thing to a fan vote I ever participated in was for the 2003 Clone Wars cartoon. It was on the Star Wars website and you didn't have to register fortunately, so a at the time 11-year-old like me could participate. All it was for fans was to pick which Jedi from a multiple choice selection would be used in the season finale in a very brief scene. I can't remember the name, but I know it was the Wolfman looking Jedi with a green lightsaber, which was the one I voted for. Fortunately the other two choices were used in the second season for the scenes where the Jedi try to protect Chancellor Palpatine from General Grievous. They might be insignificant votes, but it's pretty cool for younger fans
I'm just glad Sasha managed to gat a copy of Kurt Schaffenberger's book, it was super expensive last time I tried to buy myself one.
I remember learning that when young justice 1998 was looking for a new leader, they let the fans vote! Wonder girl won by a hair, but impulse came in i think third or fourth place despite not being an option lmao. He was written in by fans enough times that he actually placed in the competition, i think above Superboy? But don't quote me on that
I'm invested in Lana Lang! SHE should have had the third best selling comic instead of that harpy Lois! *angry spit*....oh, and I guess I would go with the pageboy cut... I guess. Just no mohawk please.
I remember a video where not-quite Superman game a not-quite Lois a 'pearl necklace'.
Is this you asking us if we want to vote for best of your hair-styles, Chameleon-Lady?
I'd love for fun, low-stakes contests like this to make a comeback. Fan engagement is so negative now.
Great video! Will you bring back the Lois Lane's Ex T-shirt? I missed it and would definitely get 1. Maybe an extra for...I dunno. Somebody!
The longest running fan contest in comic history was the annual vote for Legion Leader; It'd be fun to do an episode on that. I did the Robin vote (I voted for Jason's death)
The Robin costume contest in Batman Family which had an entry from the late great Norm Breyfogle stands out as a concept of fan participation that went nowhere. Mr. Grayson needed to lose the shorts as Robin during his actual 44 year run as The Boy Wonder not retroactively.
The more I learn about Silver-Age Superman, the more I wish we got some kind of TV adaptation of 50s and 60s Superman comics. Batman got the 1966 live-action series and TBATB, but Supes got jack.
Really hope we get a video on "Leopard Girl Lois" someday.
Any Lois story where she runs around barefoot all day gets my vote.
Of those options, ponytail gets my vote. As others have said, it feels much more "active." The others give off vibes ranging from "secretary" to "Jackie O wannabe." The ponytail also looks like it would have the most options for variations: whipping around in the wind, being untied at the end of the day, etc.
"Yes, I'm carrying water for Superman's girl friend Lois Lane."
And I wouldn't have it any other way, Sasha.
I’m crying Lois look SOOOO good in the C one, that’s the one I would have voted for.
But I do agree it doesn’t super fit her characterization at the time.
Although I think it does kind retroactively suit the characterization of modern Lois.
Gotta be "The Pinwheel Bang".
Demi-long page boy, because it's the closest to a proper pixie cut.
Agree that not all the hairstyles scream Lois, but maybe that's because I am too used to modern Lois, who's hair is usually long and unbraided. That's why I would vote pony tail Lois.
(About Mohawk Sue, Jesus Christ, Mohawk Storm was a bet and it is arguably one of the best character designs ever, but it surely doesn't work with any character)
Sadly, no Night Girl style was offered.
Someone is trying to build hype for future entries in the Lois Lane playlist.
Like it's needed.
I always thought the fix was in with that Lois Lane hairstyle contest. Weisinger didn't want to change it and that was that. More people wanted it changed than wanted to keep it the same, but there were so many options none of them could gather enough votes. Years later, they even changed her hair color. It went from the long-established black to brown in one issue without any explanation or fanfare. I liked it black. It made her stand out more. In fact, in the animated series, they made it black again.
Looking great Sash, hope all is well!
Looking at those options I fully believe that Schaffenberger intentionally tanked the contest so Lois could keep her old hairstyle.
Whether by audience vote or just editorial decision, by 1967 they did change Lois’ hair and clothes to more fashionable styles of the time, though not always what might have seemed business appropriate for a reporter.
Just give the people what they want already - Mohawk Lois. A lohawk, if you will.
Schaffenberger is maybe my favorite silver age DC artist. Boring, Plastino, Sprang and Swan felt like they were doing variations on the same house style but Schaffenberger was just different enough to stand-out.
That's amusing that the editor wanted to just keep her hairstyle the same, but the book's readers wanted Lois to change to address the times. I too picked "C" as my first choice. The others all would have worked I think, especially if Lois just had them for several months at a time.
I remember the Sue Richards contest from the FF letter column. Crazy design that mohawk! Storm pulled it off, though, when she adopted her punk look in Japan when Logan was supposed to marry Mariko.
I would really like to see some contests trying to bring the fans into it more. I think there is a much bigger disconnect sometimes in today's comics world between the readers and the creators.
I'm lowkey invested in your world conquering mad scientist blouse. Maybe it could use epaulets or a cape for maximum grandeur.
Same. I was thinking she was going to dress as a genderbent movie Dr. Eggman for a party after filming.
I would've picked "E" for hair, assuming she didn't have to have the pearls to go with it. Also, the pearls would've just triggered Batman every time he saw them. (I know the pearls were retconned in later, but I still find delight in the premise)
I would go for the ruffle cut. That was such a 60 style!
"Demi-Long Page Boy" would not only be a great look for Lois, but a great name for a sidekick.
I'd like to vote for comic polls. I like that stuff
Sasha, I loved the video, but I do miss your arms in the frame. You use motion so effectively to visually enhance your verbal communication; it really adds panache to your presentation. Even armless (lol), however, you're always my favorite RUclipsr. You do you, and I'll keep watching and enjoying your content. :)
Lol I miss my arms too! I'm still figuring out the framing with the new mic.
I often get thrown off when a character or person changes their hairstyle or color. I might have a minor degree of face blindness or prosopagnosia. If somebody does change their hair a lot, it helps if they have other features or style of dress that makes them stand out.
I would love to see a video on the history of how Superman got a mullet in the 90s.
Im loving this look ! Its giving Madame Web with a better plot ! 💁🏽♀️
I did the math and about ~2.36 times as many people voted to change Lois' hair vs keeping it the same. The only reason the keeping it the same option won was because the people who wanted to change it couldn't agree on what it should be changed to.
Love your videos
I was waiting for mohawk Storm to make an appearance. Halle Berry probably shivered earlier today without knowing why!
I think the contests could work well now days if they were like this. Small fun changes like hair styles that could generate engagement and some fun cosume/visual change but not enough to make people go super feral like Round Robin since it's not that significant. It would be just a bit of fun (and if it cmme with prizes cool).
Artistically, Lois has always been one of my Barbies! Since L&CTNAOS when Terri Hatcher sported that gorgeous bob in season 1, I’d draw her in all different outfits and hair lengths! Love her!!
First off, your wig looks gorgeous. Second please cover Lois Lane jungle girl! Personally I would’ve voted for ponytail Lois. It’s a fun, cute, look.
Two voting contest I wished they'd had in 1984: Supergirls headband: yeh or neh & Supergirl dies: yeh or neh. How about covering Kara's famous death?
I've had opinions on comic books and comic book characters, but they've never led me to write a letter/email or vote in any fan contests.
That said, I kind of liked haircut C.
In regards to the letter about how Lois has so many suitors. I have to assume it was written as some sort of 50s/60s female wish fulfilment. Readers putting themselves in Lois's shoes. One month it's a test pilot, next month some guy from the future, after that a millionaire. Then having to come up with a convoluted reason on why it doesn't work.
I just realized, the title for the comic separates Girl and Friend so it isn't one word, like she isn't actually Superman's girlfriend, but rather his girl friend, his friend who is a girl. In other words, he thinks of her the same as Jimmy Olsen.❤️🔥💔
I think contests like this are okay as they do not change that much, other things can be not a good idea to place in the hands of fans, especially if they can vote in multiple times. This is my opinion though.
As for hairstyles, I agree with you, it's practical and easy to run out with in case of a scoop.
3:31 wait what? Mr Kent mind having a seat
As a huge Fawcett fan, I love the artwork of C.C. Beck and Shaffenberger. Shaffenberger's work on Lois and the other Superman family characters is great, but I have to stick with Boring for my favorite Superman era of art and stories. Just a preference, I guess.
Something to add to the playlist, why did they give her brown hair in the 90’s? First appearance?
Ponytail team here. It looks so cool on her, and its certainly different!
I'm mad the hairstyle I would've voted for came in dead last.
I like D the ruffle cut, but yeah I’d probably stick with the same hairstyle too
I'm a lurker. I never wrote a letter back in the day. Thinking back, I kinda wished I had. I really, really loved comics as a kid in the '70s and '80s. And I would often read the letters section. It just never occurred to me, I guess, to write one. Also, I never understood Lois' appeal either, until Teri Hatcher took on the role. I remember a Superman/Superboy crossover trilogy in the '80s, where they bumped into each other in the time stream, or something, and switched bodies. Superboy, who was in love with Lana in his time, didn't find Lois very attractive (while he was inhabiting Superman's body in Superman's present), and tried hitting on Lana. I agree with Superboy. :)
Would love a video where Sasha just reads peoples comments and editors responses to Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane.
thanks for a fun and entertaining video. I enjoy your channel
I'd have to be at least 30 years older to have voted on this but I'd pick ponytail.
The elections in comics are always fun. Though I'm still mad Matter Eater Lad has never gotten to be leader of the LSH.
Damn! Schaffenberger was a pro! It never occurred to me how much thought went into Lois’ look!
I was reading X-Men in the 1980s when Storm changed her hair to a mohawk. The thing I remember the most about it is when she showed it to her teammates and Kitty Pryde was so upset - she cried and ran off like she was having a tantrum. Even as a younger reader I was like "Wait, is Kitty supposed to be 5 years old here? Why is she freaking out about this? Why does she care if Storm changes her hairstyle? And it's *Storm's* hair - Kitty has no right to say that Storm did something wrong here." I know that Kitty was meant to be the youngest member of the team during this era, but at times they really leaned into her being young and immature.
I would 100% have gone with the Mary Tyler Mooresque ruffle hair. No question. As for me, I'd really like to see at least one instance where fans vote for Legion leader like they used to do.
i liked the ponytail the best but the one i would have really liked wasnt in the contest. i liked her long hair in the jungle issue,lol
The Ruffle Cut has a Mary Tyler Moore or Marlo "That Girl" Thomas vibe to it.
Love this shirt Sasha has on here today. Big fan. It looks like... red velvet? The buttons give Minnie Mouse vibes that are elegant and cute!
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