{"id":620,"date":"2010-10-26T01:39:50","date_gmt":"2010-10-26T01:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/365fourth\/?p=620"},"modified":"2010-10-26T01:39:50","modified_gmt":"2010-10-26T01:39:50","slug":"day-25-legionnaires-at-ease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/365fourth\/2010\/10\/26\/day-25-legionnaires-at-ease\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 25: Legionnaires At Ease!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/365fourth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2010\/10\/LegionnairesJO135pg10_sml.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"621\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/365fourth\/2010\/10\/26\/day-25-legionnaires-at-ease\/legionnairesjo135pg10_sml\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/365fourth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2010\/10\/LegionnairesJO135pg10_sml.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"675,526\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LegionnairesJO#135pg10_sml\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/365fourth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2010\/10\/LegionnairesJO135pg10_sml-300x233.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/365fourth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2010\/10\/LegionnairesJO135pg10_sml.jpg\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/365fourth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2010\/10\/LegionnairesJO135pg10_sml.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"LegionnairesJO#135pg10_sml\" width=\"675\" height=\"526\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/365fourth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2010\/10\/LegionnairesJO135pg10_sml.jpg 675w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/365fourth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2010\/10\/LegionnairesJO135pg10_sml-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/365fourth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2010\/10\/LegionnairesJO135pg10_sml-624x486.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a>A marvelous moment, calm and joyfilled, as the two Newsboy Legions, the old and new, greet one another with affection and delight. Even Flippa-Dippa&#8217;s father (this, as is obvious, is a meeting of fathers and sons) is there, who was not a member of the original Suicide Slum gang, but apparently pals around with the guys.<\/p>\n<p>We soon learn that the fathers have been at work at The Project, on their own secret enterprise, one that involves an old ally of the grown-up Legion. We&#8217;re also informed about the adult occupations of the men in this issue:<\/p>\n<p>Gabby, Sr., is now a teacher; &#8220;Big Words,&#8221; Sr. (still no first name given) is appropriately a geneticist; Scrapper, Sr., is now, natch, a social worker; and Tommy, Sr., is currently a medical doctor. Flippa&#8217;s dad? Not so sure&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Linking the Golden Age kid gang to the present was a splendid touch in not only adding some continuity and relevance to the concept, but it also gave readers a sense of Jack&#8217;s own history as a comic book creator through the decades. Always a forward-looking guy, it&#8217;s remarkable the artist\/writer resurrected characters of a bygone era, so it reveals an affection he held for the boys and their erstwhile protector (whom we will soon learn much more about, Kirby fans!).<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the friendly moment, fathers and sons, &#8216;cuz things are about to heat up!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A marvelous moment, calm and joyfilled, as the two Newsboy Legions, the old and new, greet one another with affection and delight. 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