President Barack Obama Punches Osama Bin Laden And Carries Gun In Comic Books

COMICBOOK.COM ^ | March 12, 2009 | By Scott Johnson

[fight_truth_decay]

The first couple of times that Barack Obama popped up in comic books he was fairly conservative. He received an endorsement from the Savage Dragon during the election, and he hung out with everyone’s friendly neighborhood Spider-Man at his inauguration. Now, that Barack Obama is actually President and occupying the White House his comic book appearances have gotten a little more risqué.

No longer is comic book Barack Obama content to sit on the sidelines and let the superheroes take care of business. No, comic book Barack Obama wants a piece of the action himself.

On a WonderCon variant cover for Savage Dragon #145, President Barack Obama is shown socking it to Osama Bin Laden. The cover is a retro-cover calling back to the days when comic book characters like Captain America would punch Hitler.

Of course, having President Barack Obama punch Osama Bin Laden really isn’t that out of character. I mean, what American President wouldn’t deck Bin Laden if given the opportunity? Perhaps, even more shocking is that an Emerald City comic book convention variant cover for Youngblood #8 shows President Barack Obama holding a gun.

Considering that President Obama is widely regarded as being anti-gun, it’s surprising to see him packing heat in a comic book. Maybe it’s ok, because it appears to be a souped-up laser gun as opposed to a real gun like people in small town America cling to.

What’s next for President Barack Obama in comic books? How long before he gets a superpower or he’s revealed to be a mutant? It’s only a matter of time before President Obama gets doused in gamma rays or pops out some adamantium claws.

[fight_truth_decay]

Of course, the biggest Barack Obama comic book appearance to date is Amazing Spiderman #583. Because Spider-Man is a household name, and Barack Obama is reportedly a Spider-Man fan (as well as Conan the Barbarian), this particular comic book created a feeding frenzy not seen since the nineties in comic book stores. The Barack Obama Presidential Inauguration Day edition of Amazing Spider-Man became a huge news story, appearing several times on CNN. The Spider-Man comic book was not only good for the publisher Marvel, but it was good for the comic book industry, because it sent tons of people scurrying to find out where their local comic book store was located.

President-elect Barack Obama is helping out comic book publishers. At least, the ones who are wise enough to put him on the cover of their comics. Before the election, IDW Publishing printed a Barack Obama biography comic book. The third printing of their Barack Obama comic book has sold out, going to a fourth printing."

When Obama was asked: “If you could be any superhero, who would you be?” by Entertainment Weekly, Obama didn’t hesitate to say, “I was always into the Spider-Man/Batman model. The guys who have too many powers, like Superman, that always made me think they weren’t really earning their superhero status. It’s a little too easy. Whereas Spider-Man and Batman, they have some inner turmoil. They get knocked around a little bit.”

Clinton was a comic book reader, but sold his collection when a kid. Mrs. Clinton once compared Bush to a comic book character. Even though Hillary, herself, was named a comic book queen. Reagan was a fan of comic strips- Spider-Man. Eisenhower hosted the National Cartoonist Society. FDR enjoyed reading Dick Tracy.

[Las Vegas Ron]

Barf fiction

[Vaquero]

is there a comic of the messiah getting physical with Frank Marshall Davis????

[Rome2000]

What’s next for President Barack Obama in comic books?

He becomes a "gay" super villain?

[SIDENET]

YGTBSM

[Vaquero]

Chrissy senses (and leg) tingling

[Centurion2000]

He becomes a "gay" super villain?

Guess his power will be a mutant AIDs infection from the gay Magneto that gives him control only over precious metals and paper.

[bikerman]

Is this stuff cheaper than $hit paper????

[CJ Wolf]

Forget the gun, why does he have camel toe?

[TheCause]

You Got To Be Bull S*&%ing Me?

[SIDENET]

“You’ve got to be sh***ing me.”

[Kozak]

Bang!

[Free ThinkerNY]

[AAABEST]

Liberals and guns are a bad combination.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Wouldn't that make Obam a villain to suggest he'd punch a friend?

[This_far]

“Forget the gun, why does he have camel toe?”

It’s his superpower.

(not a camel toe, he’s multi-sphinctered)

[Winstons Julia]

I got excited and then I read the last three words of the title.

“Barack Obama announces 1 million dollar giveaway to every American Citizen, catches Osama Bin Laden, goes after illegal aliens, says Conservatism has its merits...in my dreams.”

[Las Vegas Ron]

Wouldn't that make Obam a villain to suggest he'd punch a friend?

Good point, an apostate too I reckon

[Republic_of_Secession.]

Which is ironic because he would never in real life carry the hated gun.

[Yorlik803]

More like Liberal Porn.