#Gigi cusimano

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Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3) #39 (October, 1987).

Great cover by Steve Lightle.

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We watched the sundown over the crimson sands that night, two very scared kids.

[protytwo]

The Hall of Fallen Heroes at Legion Headquarters by Phil Jimenez and Scott Koblish from LSH #6.

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What A Marriage!

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My commission of Science Police Officer GiGi Cusimano by Chris Batista

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Please accept this tiny excerpt of a fic I’ve been working on on my phone since the middle of the school year and still haven’t finished. This is part of the unedited first draft, so yes, I know the dialogue is a little bit stilted, and the actions are quite clear, but please be gentle, okay?

“That stuffs gross, I wouldn’t touch it even if it came with all the hot babes on the other side of the river.” Eleven year-old Dirk Morgna snarks. Gigi Cusimano, also the same age, agrees with a grin she probably thinks looks like her older brother’s; tight and wolfish, it doesn’t, because she’s eleven and too young to look scary.

Jan just stares across the road. They’re watching a group of older teenagers, nobody they know well, hitting up with some needles. They’ve never seen anything like it before. According to the people across the river, the ones that lived in two story (at least!) houses, and paid for their kids to go to college, everything on this side of the river was disgusting and miscreant. It wasn’t true. This side (the east side) was pretty bad compared to the west side, but some neighborhoods were better than others.

Supposedly this was one of them. Jan had never seen anyone do anything heavier than weed or coke here, but just about everyone did that, everywhere.

Shvaughn offers him her popsicle. It’s lemon, their favorite. Last summer Imra Ardeen had taught them to use molds, popsicle sticks, and lemonade to make their own popsicles.

Jan accepts it, and takes a long kick, savoring the sour but sweet taste. Gigi giggles something about cooties, Shvaughn rolls her eyes, and Dirk grins indulgently, but doesn’t say anything, because he’s Jan and Shvaughn’s best friend, and he doesn’t really think either of them could ever have cooties.

There’s a fleshy, slapping sound across the street that makes Jan cringe. One of the teens had collapsed onto the pavement, and was laying motionless, a needle stuck in his arm. His friends flicked around him, stumbling into the walls of the nearby buildings, and crying out in panicked stupors.

The last bit of the popsicle slides down Jan’s throat without him chewing. Shvaughn and Dirk take his hands. Shvaughn’s is steady like a lifeline. Dirk’s is iron. He’s scared, Jan can tell.

“What do we do?” Gigi whispers, her voice quavering. She’s scared too, Jan realizes. There’s a girl kneeling by the collapsed boy’s head, screaming and crying in hysteria.

Jan find his voice. “Let’s go. Inside.” Shvaughn stares at him for a moment. She’s white as a sheet, but still steady. Jan doesn’t move, he doesn’t feel he can.

After a moment, Shvaughn tugs at his hand, and pulls him to his feet. He pulls Dirk up with him. Dirk tugs on Gigi’s arm, until she’s up off the stone steps.

“C’mon.” Shvaughn is leads them all up the stairs, and into Gigi’s house. Jan keeps his head down, and doesn’t look back. Shame wells up in his heart. He’s lived in the East Side long enough to know 911 responses to ODs are slow at best. But he still feels like there had to be something he could do. There isn’t, he reminds himself. He’s ten, almost eleven, and eleven year olds aren’t important enough to do anything.

He doesn’t look back when the screen door slams behind him, but he notices Dirk does, andJan’s heart goes numb with terror for some reason he doesn’t yet understand.

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Chief Cusimano info page

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OK, September 7

Cover Story -- Cher’s dream wedding at 74 

Page 1: Big Pic -- Katy Perry got dolled up in an array of funky ensembles to promote her song What Makes a Woman

Page 2: Contents 

Page 3: Contents 

Page 4: Melissa McCarthy thriving at 50 -- after her milestone birthday Melissa’s opening up about how she overcame hardships to come out on top 

Page 5: For years Prince William and wife Duchess Kate Middleton have watched from the sidelines as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have dominated headlines but the couple are finally ready to tell their side of the story in a sit-down TV interview -- it won’t be a scandalous interview but it will certainly right a few wrongs and misconceptions 

Page 6: As Drew Barrymore gears up for her talk show premiere she’s counting on her famous friends to bring in more viewers, as Kim Kardashian and Kanye West struggle to keep their marriage afloat Caitlyn Jenner has been sending them well-wishes but Kim would rather Caitlyn just keep her lips zipped -- Kim’s told everyone to keep their opinions to themselves while she works through this crisis one-on-one with Kanye but Cait’s been sounding off and telling anyone who’ll listen how she believes he’s gotten a raw deal, Chrishell Stause is out to destroy ex Justin Hartley’s reputation and his new romance with Sofia Pernas -- Chrishell is bitter and is calling out Justin as a liar and a cheater and telling friends that his new girlfriend should be careful

Page 10: Red Hot on the Red Carpet -- stars sparkle in champagne hues -- Elizabeth Chambers, Angela Bassett, Kim Kardashian West 

Page 11: Jennifer Lopez, Scarlett Johansson 

Page 12: Who Wore It Better? Thandie Newton vs. Georgia May Jagger 

Page 16 -- News in Photos -- Cara Santana celebrated her birthday on the beach in Malibu 

Page 18: Rita Ora vacationing in Corfu in Greece, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and his daughters Jasmine and Tiana, Pete Wentz plays tennis 

Page 20: Nick Barrotta got in a workout while shooting scenes for The Oval, Ireland Baldwin spent the day at the beach with her uncle Stephen Baldwin 

Page 21: Sofia Richie paddleboarding, Alessandra Ambrosio playing volleyball, Gavin Rossdale takes a shirtless stroll on the beach 

Page 23: RHOBH star Brandi Glanville helping wash a friend’s car, Adam Sandler shooting hoops on the street 

Page 24: Inside My Home -- Brittany Snow’s selling her home in Studio City for $2.7 million 

Page 26: The Property Brothers double baby joy -- Drew Scott and his wife Linda Phan are finally expecting and his twin Jonathan Scott’s girlfriend Zooey Deschanel is also pregnant 

Page 27: Ben Affleck is being kept on a tight leash by girlfriend Ana de Armas as she wants to know where Ben goes and who he’s with at all times and she gave him a 9 p.m. sharp curfew, Rachael Ray and husband John Cusimano have found a silver lining in the wake of their devastating house fire as it made them appreciate what really matters most is each other so for their 15th anniversary they’re going to renew their vows with a few added words inspired by what they’ve learned in the aftermath of this tragedy, Bindi Irwin and husband Chandler Powell already have themselves a cash cow in their unborn child because the demand for an interview with Bindi and Chandler about their pregnancy news is huge right now and they’ve learned from her mom Terri Irwin that cashing in at the right time is key plus they could really use some extra money right now since the family business Australia Zoo isn’t doing so well 

Page 28: Ever since Melanie Griffith got word that ex Antonio Banderas had tested positive for Covid-19 she has made it her mission to help nurse him back to health by calling at all hours and texting him with tons of advice to keep his strength up and although Antonio appreciates her acts of kindness his girlfriend Nicole Kimpel feels the two are getting too close for comfort especially since she’s been at his side throughout the ordeal, while the rest of the world is in chaos Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden are keeping cool calm and collected as they dote on daughter Raddix and Cameron is looking for answers about how to raise a child in these crazy times and she’s found crystals and psychics to be so helpful, Love Bites -- Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are expecting baby no. 3, Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson split, Jesse Metcalfe and Corin Jamie Lee Clark are dating 

Page 29: Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp ended their on-off romance last October and John moved on with Jamie Sherrill but lately Meg has been blowing up John’s phone and he’s happily answering -- Meg’s recent move to Montecito in California brought her closer to John who’s been in L.A. a lot more since that’s where Jamie’s skincare business is -- John thinks Jamie is a lovely lady but he and Meg are soulmates and it’s a matter of when not if they’ll get back together 

Page 30: Cover Story -- Cher is getting married -- the legendary star is set to stay I Do to her 27-year-old rocker beau 

Page 34: Lifestyles of the Young and Famous -- the plush and pampered lives of billion-dollar celebrity kids -- North West, Emme Muniz 

Page 35: Blue Ivy Carter, Harper Beckham, Princess Charlotte 

Page 36: Louis Bullock, Penelope Disick, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt 

Page 37: Moroccan and Monroe Cannon, Apple Martin, Mom Knows Best -- a few of the best mommas in Hollywood -- Jennifer Garner, Reese Witherspoon, Gwen Stefani 

Page 38: Interview -- Selena Gomez dishes it out 

Page 40: How Cindy Crawford stays in tip-top shape 

Page 41: Like Mother, Like Daughter -- Kaia Gerber is a chip off the old block in the health and wellness department 

Page 44: Style Week -- Megan Thee Stallion is Revlon’s new face 

Page 46: Run errands in style with a superchic totally sleek tiny phone purse -- Zoey Deutch 

Page 47: 5 minutes with Tiffani Thiessen 

Page 48: Fashion -- the classic post earring gets a bold and stylish upgrade -- Margot Robbie 

Page 50: Beauty -- beauty booty from around the world 

Page 52: Entertainment 

Page 53: Fall TV preview, Q&A with Mister E 

Page 58: Buzz -- in living color -- these stars recently transformed their dresses -- Jesse Williams goes blue, Lady Gaga in green called Ocean Blonde, Jim Parsons goes blond 

Page 59: Emily Ratajkowski goes blonde, Sarah Hyland goes red, Faith Hill goes pink, Joe Jonas goes platinum, Ariel Winter goes blonde, Gigi Hadid goes darker, Kaia Gerber goes pink 

Page 60: Sound Bites -- Olivia Colman on portraying Queen Elizabeth II on The Crown, Andy Cohen on which Real Housewives he’d trust to babysit his son Ben, Angelina Jolie on quarantining with her six kids, Luke Bryan roasting pal Blake Shelton 

Page 61: Adele responding to a fan who asked when she’d be releasing her next album, Jennifer Aniston on playing a celebrity news anchor on The Morning Show, David Arquette on teaming up with ex Courteney Cox for Scream 5, Kelly Ripa to daughter Lola on her habit of stealing her mom’s crop tops 

Page 62: Horoscope -- Virgo Zendaya turned 24 on September 1 

Page 64: By the Numbers -- Olivia Culpo

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TALES OF THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #317-320 NOVEMBER 1984 - FEBRUARY 1985 BY PAUL LEVITZ, MINDY NEWELL, TERRY SHOEMAKER, DAN JURGENS, GEORGE TUSKA, KARL KESEL AND CARL GAFFORD

SYNOPSIS (FROM DC DATABASE)

Wildfire finds himself with Invisible Kid II in the Dream Dimension again, and both learn that the being who appeared to be the first Invisible Kid is in reality a demon.

Duplicate Boy has lost his power for the last few weeks, and his teammates believe it is a psychosomatic condition caused by losing Shrinking Violet as his girlfriend.

Shadow Kid, brother of Shadow Lass, infiltrates the camp of some rebels on Talok VIII and finds them led by a woman called Lady Memory, whose right-hand-man is the Persuader.

Lady Memory has a showdown battle with Shadow Lass while several Legionnaires must contend with a maddened Mon-El.

A master thief penetrates the Legion's headquarters to steal some valuable items on the Monitor's behalf.

Sun Boy is perplexed when he sees Colossal Boy at a bar with Gigi Cusimano. (It’s a farce)

REVIEW

I know that the Monitor had access to time and space, but this was a very peculiar cameo. Like... Universo knew about Monitor being in the 30th Century? I am not sure if something like that makes any sense, but this is perhaps one of the craziest Crisis lead-to crossovers. I know Jonah Hex will get a visit as well, but in that case it was ambiguous.

Monitor sounds like he is a super-villain, I wonder how readers felt at the end of Crisis #1.

The Magpie story is the best of these as it has a different point of view (but that p.o.v. kind of derails in the end). 

The rest of the antagonists in these issues are a bit generic and his motivations are boring. I wish they didn’t feel the need to put fight scenes in this comic as they are usually not the strongest thing about the title.

I give these issues a score of 5 

[evilhorse]

How did people dry themselves in the pretech years?

[evilhorse]

“She’s too straight.” Man, Gigi is in for a surprise five years later…

[protytwo]

Legion picnic by Jim Chadwick published in Interlac in 1985. Possibly a reference to the Labor Day picnic that the Bierbaums used to host, inviting a whole bunch of Interlac members.

[protytwo]

Sun Boy introduces himself to Gigi Cusimano. What a cad. What a pickup line.

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Legion of Super-Heroes #23 by Kevin Maguire.

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Don’t Interfere, Please?

[protytwo]

Colossal Boy and Gigi Cusimano from Legion of Super-Heroes #39.