Marvel Comics to release Pro-Homosexual Comic Book.

CNN.com ^ | December 9, 2002 | staff

[TheBattman]

Excerpt: NEW YORK (CNN) -- Marvel Comics plans to break new ground in the comic book industry by introducing the first openly gay title character in a comic book.

The character will appear in a revival of the 1950s title, "The Rawhide Kid." Marvel expects a February debut.

The new series pairs the original artist, John Severin, now 86, with Ron Zimmerman, a writer for the "Howard Stern Show."

The Rawhide Kid has been a Marvel character since the 1950s both as a main and a secondary character. However, it was not until Zimmerman approached Marvel with his idea of a homosexual Rawhide Kid that sexuality was mentioned in the discussion of the character.

Although shy with girls, the original Rawhide Kid was not intended to be gay. The new version uses double entendres and euphemisms to reveal his homosexuality without saying anything explicitly. Based on a blurb on Marvel's Web site, the tone may be campy.

[MotleyGirl70]

[MotleyGirl70]

[JoeSixPack1]

The fudgepacking section of the world needs superheroes too?

Well, the best way after infiltrating and corrupting our school system is comic books I guess. Get 'em while they're young.

/sarcasm

[MattinNJ]

LOL. I knew there was something about Sitwell. You don't think that he and Fury uh, you know?

Marvel lost me when they turned Iron man into a murderer. Unforgiveable.

[Liberal Classic]

As if the new Superman weren't gay enough..

[misanthrope]

Missionary Impossible

[AxelPaulsenJr]

The gay duo's outfits are what always got me. Especially the yellow part of the tights.

[rlwinston]

My favorite would be Colon cowboy

[CougarGA7]

Marvel Comics couldn't revive Akbar and Jeff because it would have upset the Shriner's. Not to mention that I think those T-shirts are copywrited by Charlie Brown.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

My favorite would be Colon cowboy

And a featured annual event would be bareback riding at the aids clinic rodeo.

[ken5050]

Anyone here remember "Lash LaRue?"

[MotleyGirl70]

Hung like horses.

[Larry Lucido]

This one's even better: Don We Now...Or Never (Christmas episode)

[Fiddlstix]

Am I alone in being disgusted?

Nope!

[JoeSixPack1]

You mean this guy ?

[ken5050]

Yeah..king of the bull-whip...the original S/M cowboy....he wore all black leather...carried the bullwhip..and I think he looked like he wore lipstick....and lisped a litle.....he was campy way before his time....

[mlbford2]

Maybe I'm one of the more liberals on this board, but I say who cares. In fact I might just get a couple laughs out of it.

[JoeSixPack1]

Yeah, but back then gay meant happy and the other innuendo (no pun intended) didn't carry any baggage past the make-up tent.

We have a whole new vocabulary and world outlook thanks to homos.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

I would think his sidekick would be Butt Boy.

[Hacksaw]

Does this guy shoot a sticky death ray from his crotch?