There were several things that tipped me off on Miss Abigail and Typhoid Mary. I did a post on "What Would You Do?" about Typhoid Mary called "A Scared Little Girl, In A Woman's Body". Walker was her name. Mary was abused as a child, and to deal with that her psyche created a person that was more capable of combating the abuse. (I must use a disclaimer here, that I am in no way insinuating that Miss Abigail was abused. The reason that Mary became who she was, is the similarity, not the cause.) This created Typhoid. Typhoid was the offensive side of her personality. The one that rose in anger to combat the filthy men that infest this world. Men that show no respect for a woman. Men that use and abuse them.

But Mary . . . Mary was the exact opposite of Typhoid. Mary was the "skin" of all the personalities. She was what made the apperances. What her psyche wanted people to precieve she was. She was cool and confident, strong and sexy. She didn't have to go looking for men, they came looking for her. It was the confidence that she didn't have herself.

Then there was Typhoid Mary, the composite of both personalities. She was made up of Mary and Typhoid, and all the pentup things and dark feelings of Walker. She was created to try and heal and hide the damage that her abuser had done to her.

I guess what I could say the similarities between Miss Abigail and Typhoid Mary, is the extreme differences in "personalities". I have seen some of Miss Abigail's posts, when she is angry about something. When she is angry, she is angry. A heated rightouse anger. One of the first times that I saw such a post, it was most surprising. As the times that I had talked to her, she was most sweet and endearing. Someone that I could not imagine was filled with so much anger and frustration. That is until I did find the source of it . . .

But still Miss Abigail didn't seem like that kind of person. But that she is. So I guess it seems as Miss Abigail is Typhoid Abigail. 8-) That is not a bad thing Miss Abigail, we all have two sides to our personality.

The good thing about the end of the story is that Spider-Man, through his acts of kindness, is able to make her realize who her true self was, and was able to surpress Typhoid. Although in the great gist of comics, of course Typhoid resurfaces and the story starts again.

Well that is my thoughts on Miss Abigail and Typhoid Mary. I hope that in my attempt I made no offence Miss Abigail 8-)

Batgirl . . . aka Barbara Gordon

Miss Mindpower wanted to know who reminded me of her most in comics, as far as charecters. Now this was kind of borderline, so I decided to post it in both blogs.

Barbara started out as Batgirl, inevertantly. Batman was never one to make personal apperances. He believes he does what he does to fight crime, unknowning that he inspires people without trying. There was a need for more of Batman's presence to inspire people that their town was safe. One of these instances was during a parade in Commisoner Gordon's honor (Barbara's father). Batman has great faith in Commisoner Gordon, and honors him by helping him fight crime in Gotham. But Barbara felt that an apperance at the parade would help the people of Gotham. So she decided to make an apperance herself, in a costume she made. After that, it just kind of stuck.

Later, in her career as Batgirl, she feel victim to the Joker. But as Barbara Gordon. In an attempt to get at Commisoner Gordon, the Joker came to their house, shot Barbara, and kidnapped her. Batman finally did rescue her, but the gunshot had lodged in her spine and she was a parapalegic, paralized from the waist down.

Unable to fight crime as Batgirl, Barbara, became the Oracle. And this is where I find the similarites between her and Miss Mindpower. The Oracle was the central intelligence for Batman and Robin. Housed in an unknown safehouse, surrounded by equipment to help her, Oracle did much of Batman's legwork while he was on the run. She used her intelligence and famliarity with computers and such devices to help Batman run down criminals and analyize clues and evidence. She used her mind to help Batman when he was unable to do it himself. Eventually she expanded to also help the JLA, in finding and going over evidence for them too.

Even as Batgirl, she used her brain to overcome crimes and criminals, and was a constant asset to Batman. The mind never ceases to amaze when put to good use, and this is what Barbara did, able to handle many inquiries by all the super-heroes of the DC Universe.

So there Miss Mindpower, there is your comic twin double. Continue to flex your brain and you will go places that some people will never be. I hope you liked this here post. Make sure to let me know what you think. Take care Miss Mindpower.

Well I went to the comic book shop yesterday and really snagged me some awesome issues.

1) Batman #336-339 Batman: Year 3

This is the story of the release of Tony Zucco, the man responsible for killing Dick Grayson's (the orginial Robin, now Nightwing) parents release from prison. It is about the effect that it had on everyone, Alfred, Dick, and Bruce. And this is shortly after "A Death In The Family" in Batman #426-429 where the second Robin, Jason Todd was killed by the Joker. It reminds me why comics of old so far surpass anything done in this decade.

2) Incredible Hulk #330, 332, 333, 350

These are this issues that I was missing that make up the "Grey Hulk" storyline. This is where the persona of both Bruce Banner and the Hulk, come together to form a new hulk, with grey colored skin. This Hulk, although weaker in power as compared to the green Hulk, far surpasses the green Hulk in intelligence. In fact as he went on to take the name Mr. Fix-It and worked as hired muscle in Las Vegas as a mob inforcer. One of the best storyarcs of Hulk.

3) Batman #400

Haven't read it yet, but it has a forward by Stephen King.

4) Batman #441, 443

The missing issues I need for the "A Lonely Place of Dying" storyline, also very good.

5) The Saga of Ras Al Ghul

A reprinting of some of the classic clashes between Batman and Ras AL Ghul. One of Batman's most formitable foes.

Thought that I would relay some of the awesome comics that I got in my collection as of yesterday. The one thing that I was really looking for, I didn't get. I am only missing one issue of the "grey hulk" storyline. Incredible Hulk #340. Wish me luck in finding it and convincing my wife it is worth $50.

Take care all and thanks for stopping by.