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From: owen@rtp47.UUCP (Karl M. Owen)
Newsgroups: net.comics
Subject: Re: As the Mutant Turns
Message-ID: <200@rtp47.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 1-Oct-85 20:06:16 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct  1 20:06:16 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 5-Oct-85 08:15:32 EDT
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The time has come:  Moriarty, Jayembee, I need your help.

I would like to call a special session of STUPID PEOPLE'S COURT
right here in net.comics.  The defendent: Jim Shooter.
The charge: treating the comic buying public (us) like three year olds.
The straw which broke kmo's back:  Jean Grey is back.

To quote Jim Belushi's character in _The_Man_with_One_Red_Shoe,
"Awwww, c'mon..."

I know, I know, some of you are muttering "he who reads {Marvel comics,
X-Men, pick your own description} deserves what he gets."  But I LIKE
the X-Men - Honestly, I do! on their own merits.  Make mine mutants, etc.

Background for the case:  Shooter has a remarkable record for interfering
with Jean Grey's life (and death).  Way back in #137, Claremont and Byrne
were going to take away the Phoenix powers from Jean and let Scott marry
her, but Shooter decided that she must die for killing the Aparagus
people.  Now, suddenly, the Avengers find Jean on the bottom of Jamaica
Bay (where she has presumably been ever since #100).  I repeat, "Aww,
C'mon!"  Phoenix lived and died.  Let her be.

Somebody name for me a Marvel hero who has died and stayed dead.  When
Jean died, I was at least impressed that they had the guts to kill her.
When #15? appeared with Phoenix on the cover, I was depressed until I
saw that it was just Kitty - nice use, I thought.  And then the Mastermind
stuff leading up to #175, great, but she really is still dead.  Shooter's
going to cancel all that.  SHE DIED, FOR GOD'S SAKE!!  LEAVE HER DEAD.

And now to my request:  Judge Moriarty Wapner to preside at the trial.
Moriarty is an insidious criminal mastermind to be sure, and warped
besides :-), but has a fair mind.  Jayembee, strong of will and fair at
heart, I would like you as prosecuting attorney.  Gentlemen, for the sake
of comics readers everywhere, put Shooter away for life (in Ryker's Island
perhaps?).

					Emotionally torn,
					Karl

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				Karl M. Owen
				Data General, RTP, NC
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