#taia

[puppetwoman17]

If you were to ask anyone from Fawcett about a hero that ISNT from there, they would be clueless.

Ask Joan Jameson to cover Batman and Robin, the greatest detectives, and she’ll tilt her head. “Oh, you mean Scarlet and Pinky, don’t ya? Ha! Yeah, those guys are great!”

You couldn’t PAY Cissie Sommerly to recognize the Flash or Superman.

“Huh, Cap must be wearing a new outfit.”

“lol, that’s the weirdest Cap cosplay I’ve ever seen. He doesn’t have a cowl people! And that lightning bolt is too small. Also, where’s the cape???”

Someone talks to Sunny about that one superhero couple that have known each other since ancient times. They’re so romantic, Sunny! THE Power Couple.

“Oh totally! Ibis and Taia are so cute together!”

“Uh…no, I was talking about Hawkman and Hawkgirl.”

“…Sorry, who?”

Oh, and the whole team too. You could ask a Fawcett person anything about the Justice League, and they’d draw a point blank. But the Squadron of Justice??? Those guys are like walking talking Wikipedias.

[chernobog13]

Art by Kurt Schaffenberger who, after C.C. Beck, is the only artist I ever wanted drawing these characters.

The Squadron of Justice, the Earth-S superteam made up of the Fawcett Comics characters that DC first licensed, then acquired outright. Clockwise from top left: Mr. Scarlet and his sidekick Pinky; Spy Smasher; Ibis the Invincible and his wife, Taia; Bulletman and Bulletgirl; and the Marvel Family - Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel, and Captain Marvel Jr.

The team was introduced in Justice League of America (vol. 1) #135-137 (1976) during the annual Justice League-Justice Society crossover.

The only member missing is the god Mercury, who was responsible for putting the team together. However, Mercury was never a Fawcett hero, just someone who lent the Marvel family his powers. He was included in the story mainly to serve as Earth-S's analogue for the Flash.

Unfortunately, this was the first and only appearance of this team. DC never revisited the concept, and ten years later there was that whole Crisis On Infinite Earths thing which destroyed the multiverse (and DC is still, to this day, trying to undo the damage done by that event).

BTW, this was actually the second time the Squadron of Justice name had been used by Fawcett characters. Waaaaay back in Whiz Comics #21 (September, 1941) readers were introduced to Captain Marvel's Squadron of Justice.

Cover art by C.C. Beck.

This issue introduced the three different boys each named Billy Batson. When they said "Shazam!" together along with the original Billy they were transformed into the three Lieutenant Marvels. The four Marvels then joined forces to battle a team of villains that Dr. Sivana put together.

While the Lieutenant Marvels would appear several more times over the years, the Squadron of Justice name was never used again.

[momachan]

"You want guilt? My name's Zatanna Zatara. I'm a spellaholic."

Seven Soldiers Of Victory; Book One. "Zatanna. Talking Backwards."

[dontever-becomeastranger]

if anyone gets this i love you

[radroller]

Seven Soldiers: Zatanna #1 “Talking Backwards”

Written by Grant Morrison, Illustrated by Ryan Sook and Mick Gray

[billybatsonmylove]

[doctorslippery]

[void-shades]

I have always wanted to make a reality jumper character that just hangs out in my current fixation so I did! I also took the chance to actually try and digitally paint something to “completion”

[corneille-moisie]

Taia - Sakura

[collageofnudes]

Taia Tulher by Dan Cristian Filimon

part 6 / 7 (part 1 , part 2 , part 3 , part 4 , part 5 , part 7)

[luegootravez]

Taia Tulher by © Dan Cristian Filimon

[puppetwoman17]

Instead of the years in the time bubble going by like 🫰, what if their lives went on in their heads. What if their bodies were all still kept in unaging stasis, but their minds played out the most perfect versions of their lives.

Billy and Mary got to grow up with their parents, and they lived with them and their uncle and cousin in a by mansion, always happy.

Freddy never lost his parents, and his grandpa never died. Despite not letting his disability get to him, he lives in this mindscape with two functioning legs. Kit is alive.

Ibis and Taia are in ancient Egypt, living out their sublime love life together, with no trace of the memories of their messy relationship.

Ebenezer’s son lived. He isn’t dying of old age in his bed. He’s healthy. He has more money than he could ever want.

Susan Barr is alive. Jim and her raise their daughter, continuing their crime-fighting partnership.

Mr. Morris has his whole family with him. They all live in Fawcett, and he gets to see them whenever he wants.

Sivana’s wife never left him. In fact, he’s a free, good man with all four of his children.

Ibac has never been Ibac. He’s only Stanley Printwhistle, and every insult bounces back on him. He’s sure of himself.

There are others.

The widow from the 1800s who dances with her husband and plays in the courtyard with her children.

The caveman whose family died, crushed under their own home, now with him as he runs to slaughter another bull.

The girl who ran away from her abusive foster home, now reunited with her parents and older sister.

The boy whose war veteran father was a picture perfect cutout, and not an abusive monster who needs to rot in jail.

Over the years, slowly, so very slowly, it all begins to collapse. Because perfection feels wrong, even if you aren’t aware. Because memories can overlap, and they can intersect.

CC Batson is alive, but Billy remembers looking in a mirror and seeing blue eyes instead of green (why does he look in a mirror and see his dad’s face?)

Freddy’s leg feels funny. Always has. He can walk fine, but there’s always a tingling sensation there.

Sivana doesn’t expect all four of his children to be home.

The boy watches his father’s hand carefully in case it speeds toward his cheek. He doesn’t know why.

Over time, their minds break free from their perfect prisons. The real world shows its disgusting face. Fawcett looks just like it always has, but so much…heavier. The leaves have overgrown, and the sidewalk is chipped of its paint.

The dead are dead.

Those trapped in time are still trapped in time.

Some relatives don’t get better.

And Fawcett City’s people must grapple with the fact that their perfectly curated reality was all a lie.

Almost simultaneously, there is an unspoken promise. What happened here will never be spoken of.

They will rebuilt their city. Their lives. And they will move forward. And they will forget what their minds conjured in an attempt to keep them pliant.

It is a closely guarded Fawcett secret, hidden behind their bright smiles and eagerness to move on. They don’t want to think about it.

Sometimes they dream though.

Billy dreams of going to a coffee shop with Mary and mom and dad.

Sivana dreams that he kissed his wife good morning and hopped off to his respectable job.

The runaway girl dreams that she’s only running toward her new home.

But when they wake up, it’s never spoken of again.

[chernobog13]

Ibis the Invincible #6 (Spring, 1948). Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger.

I miss the old timey Fawcett characters. I wish DC would bring back Earth-S, and put all the Fawcett characters (including the Marvel Family) back on it.

Because I have, for the most part, not liked what DC has done with the characters since the forced integration with the rest of the DC Universe post-Crisis On Infinite Earths. If they were all back on Earth-S we could go back to the light hearted, all-ages typer stories without the need to make everyone modern and edgy.

[momachan]

"Okay. Spellaholic's a problem. It's official."

Seven Soldiers Of Victory; Book One. "Zatanna. Talking Backwards."

[ikram1909]

have you seen raphinha’s replies under his last post?? he’s so funny (also good on him for defending himself and taia)

He's giving the trolls a taste of their own medicine love that for him!

[justanothersimsblog]

Ship Questions Redux: Ibis & Taia

I. PRE-RELATIONSHIP

How did they first meet?

They met at school. Officially when she sought him out to get math tutories. As IF lol. Taia was even warned by her friend. Honestly.

What was their first impression of each other?

Oh there was immediately attraction. ZING

Who felt romantic feelings first?

Her. Which is really why she initiated.

Did either of them try to resist their feelings?

Not really. They were already alone in his room. No point in resisting.

What would their lives be like if they had never met?

For one Lori wouldn't exist. Ibis probably would've avoided going to Boarding School so he wouldn't have met all the people he did there. He would've stayed in town, probably end up dating Kiki after his plan failed spectacularly (and have been grounded for the plan failing, duh). And then he would've been emotionally invested when Kiki...

Taia would've been able to go to college and pursue her career as planned. She would've eventually dated someone her parents had found suitable for her, son of one of their friends or something. Maybe have felt pressure to marry him out of college (and likely forgo her desired career).

What was their "flirting stage" like?

-Ibis hitting her with the cheesiest lamest pick up lines and her falling for them.

How do their friends and family feel about them as a couple?

Hahahahahaha

I mean, basically, that. They think it was a joke. A very LONG lived one.

Those privy to his plan think it was ridiculous that a) it worked, and b) she fell for it. His friends mostly rolled their eyes at the whole thing. He kept seeking her out though so they accepted that she'd be sticking around after a while. His family didn't care too strongly, they just cared about what he was doing and how stupid he was being.

Saylor (her besty) STILL thinks he's a good for nothing fuckboy. Her family actually thought he was just a typical teen but because his family had money they never thought he was a bad match. In fact they liked the idea that he could become a legit suitor.