Murderer? and Fugitive are a really good examination of Batman and Bruce Wayne: which one is the true identity, and which is the mask? It makes me think of Peter Parker, and how he really doesn't have that issue. Much of his character involves juggling his two roles, so it's very clear he is Peter first and Spidey second. And then I think of Superman, and how he can't really ever not be Superman, even when he's Clark. But I don't think of the Supes persona as being very dark and/or complex, so again, it's not much of an issue.

What do you guys think? Superheroes and their identities. Discuss. Compare and contrast.

I think Clark thinks of himself as Clark, even when he's off being super; for Bruce, it takes an effort to actually be Bruce Wayne. His default state is the Bat.

I don't think Longshot showed up in any issues of Wolverine, SA.

Okay. I guess I can google for one-shots or something.

I think Clark thinks of himself as Clark, even when he's off being super

I agree--and while some of my characterisation for Clark comes from Smallville, I do have the distinct feeling of him being Clark, where the glasses aren't the disguise--the cape is.

Granted, Kon's word isn't gospel,* but in one of the first few Teen Titans issues, he (Kon) says that Clark thinks of himself as Clark, and that Superman is the disguise.

*(But then again, there's no reason to assume him to be unreliable, particularly in this area.)

ION, the new comics list claims that Outsiders #18 is out tomorrow.

SA, unless Wolverine bets on a pair of twos twice, Uncanny X-Men 245 is the issue your roommate needs.

Sometime later the quartet of X-Men return to their base in Australia laughing that Wolverine bluffed the alien with a pair of twos.

Oh, wow, ita. Thank you. You're phenomenal.

Yes -- Outsiders #18 and DC 801 (I think).

Yes -- Outsiders #18 and DC 801 (I think).

Yep. Those (and the first GL: Rebirth, if my shop get in any copies of the new printing) are pretty much my list for the week.

I think that they're supposed to have GL: Rebirth 1 & 2 today.

My new comic store (in my 'hood; it opened in August) is a wee tiny one, and as such, they don't order a ton of copies of any given issue. When they were out of TT 19, and I reacted with it's-the-end-of-the-world angst, Comic Book Guy said "Tell me what titles you regularly read, and I'll pull them for you when they come in." I have a pull list now! (My old store never offered that, though I'm sure if I had asked, they would have, but it was a non-issue b/c the store is so big that they order a gazillion copies of most issues, so they never run out.)

Also, new!Comic Book Guy is cute in a geeky way, and possibly single.