THE RIME OF THE ORANGE MARINER: An Epic 85th Anniversary AQUAMAN Poem
FRANCO’S FREE-FOR-ALL FRIDAYS… By FRANCO I’m not a poet and haven’t done this since high school but I’ll give it a try: ODE TO AQUAMAN Aquaman Aquaman King of the deep and the wet You as a superhero, no one would have taken that bet But you showed them all with your orange scaled suit, And your belt with an ‘A’ and green fins on your boot. When the Justice League flies high in the sky, I bet You look up and let out a sigh. When they head to outer space in the nothingness and the cold, Did you think, just like these others, you could hold? Avoiding Omega beams, against the god of Apokolips, When you’d rather stay behind in the bay of Metropolis You’d rather be with your real friends, that pod of dolphins that just migrated. In the midst of the melee, all you can think is ‘When am I gonna get rehydrated?’ So here’s to the monarch of seaweed and brine …as long as you don’t get caught on some fisherman’s line. I hope you last another eighty five years, Showing everyone the proper way to swim and splashing new frontiers! Happy Eighty-Fifth Anniversary. Also Batman has gadgets but he hates getting wet! — Aquaman first appeared in More Fun Comics #73, which came out Sept. 19, 1941. — Want more FRANCO’S FREE-FOR-ALL FRIDAYS? Come back next week! — MORE — THE HAIR OF STAR TREK: Beam Us to the Space Salon! Click here. — Face It: SPACE GHOST Is the Most Realistic Superhero of Them All. Click here. — Franco and his forehead have traveled the world and he writes and draws stuff. Franco is the creator, artist and writer of Patrick the Wolf Boy and Aw Yeah Comics! Franco has worked on books/comics, including Tiny Titans and Superman Family Adventures. Franco was also a high-school teacher and is one of the principal owners of Aw Yeah Comics retail stores. Dan made Franco add that he has won three Eisners. His new books, Action Cat & Adventure Bug: Let’s Do This!, with Art Baltazar, and Ninja Kaiju: Unleashed, with Scoot McMahon, both from Papercutz, are out...
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