The cover of Superman #281 (Nov 1974) popped up on a Twitter account recently, featuring the introduction to a hirsute, mustachioed villain named Vartox.
If you thought he looked just like Sean Connery's character of Zed in the trippy sci fi flick Zardoz (released in Feb 1974) you win the Golden Thigh High Boot.
Now the question is, Who wore it better? And why was this deemed appropriate for young boys of the 1970s?
A giant (of course Ultraman) starfish -- excuse me, DOUBLE starfish with baby bat in the middle kaiju.
Some days I don't want to know what the Japanese are smoking/drinking/eating/imbibing to create such BIZARRO SHIT. And other days I'd like to MAINLINE IT STRAIGHT INTO MY EYEBALLS.
One day I would like to dress like this and walk into a restaurant at noon and see what goes down. Would I get a great table or one in the back near the bathrooms.
I think this picture is best viewed while listening to David Bowie's classic "Fashion."
Ultraman: Copyright and Trademark 2019 by its rights holder. No infringement of those rights is intended with this parody.
