Monday, April 18, 2016

O: Oracle


O was scheduled for Monday, and somehow got changed to draft form! Unfortunately, it didn't show up and I had no open library to go to on Monday due to a local holiday! Here it is!

Here's my latest entry in this year's A-Z Blogging Challenge. My oh-so-specific theme: Golden Age Comic Book Characters with the Same Name As Modern-Day Characters.

The Oracle first showed up in Startling Comics 20, 1943, from Better Comics. His alter ego was Bob Paxton, and he could -- as his name implies -- foretell the future.

Barbara Gordon, formerly Batgirl, became Oracle after losing the use of her legs when brutally shot by the Joker. As Oracle, Barbara helps to fight crime from (relatively) behind the scenes. She first appeared (as Oracle) in DC's Suicide Squad #23, 1989.


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13 comments:

  1. Pat HattApril 19, 2016 at 11:46 AM

    There you go, didn't miss one. I knew Oracle as Batman's sidekick given a run

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    1. The Silver FoxApril 19, 2016 at 11:57 AM

      I think I'm going to re-publish O with my Q entry!

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  2. UnknownApril 19, 2016 at 5:43 PM

    Yeah, now I know you are making many of these up! On the other hand, you are displaying an incredible amount of creativity... No, it still ain't right... Repent forthwith or face a digital audit that will surely spell your doom!

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    1. The Silver FoxApril 19, 2016 at 5:44 PM

      Heh. If I'm making them up, who's drawing the pictures?

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    2. UnknownApril 19, 2016 at 5:48 PM

      That's the creativity part, but since you seem unable to connect the dots... An investigative team will be in-touch.

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    3. The Silver FoxApril 19, 2016 at 5:55 PM

      Oh. I thought the creativity part was tied up in all the character descriptions. Ha.

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    4. UnknownApril 19, 2016 at 6:47 PM

      No, we know that you are not that creative. No insult meant--just the facts. Your tax dollars at work.

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  3. BirgitApril 19, 2016 at 11:29 PM

    I am so out of the loop...poor Batgirl, I didn't know this is what happened to her. I still think of her as the wonderful Yvonne Craig

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    1. The Silver FoxApril 20, 2016 at 11:07 AM

      Yes, shot by the Joker when in her civilian identity. He didn't know she was Batgirl. To him, she was just Commissioner Gordon's daughter. I miss Yvonne Craig, too.

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  4. CynthiaApril 20, 2016 at 3:52 AM

    When I think of the Oracle, I usually think of Greek mythology. I hadn't known they are comic book characters too.

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  5. Brandon AxMay 4, 2016 at 1:04 PM

    The Killing Joke, whoo, what a comic.

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    1. The Silver FoxMay 5, 2016 at 11:16 AM

      I liked the fact that the Joker's attack on Barbara Gordon (unfortunate as it was) had nothing to do with her being Batgirl.

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