DCU Comic Book Reviews

SUPERMAN/BATMAN #27

Never Mind

August 2006

Written by Mark Verheiden

Pencils by Kevin Maguire

Inks by Kevin Maguire

Cover by Ethan Van Sciver

Synopsis

Superman and Batman find themselves at the zoo fighting against Ultra-Humanite when they realize their minds have been placed into the bodies of Power Girl and Huntress.  Before the minds of Huntress and Power Girl return and killing them, Superman and Batman must find their own bodies.  They track down Brianwave, who gives them a clue that leads them to their bodies.  They are then able to defeat the Ultra-Humanite and regain their own forms.  Power Girl wakes up, telling Supergirl she had a strange dream.  Supergirl tells her to forget it, they have to go on patrol in the bottled city of Candor as Flamebird and Nightwing.  

Review by Binkley (e-mail)

As long as I read it this issue as I am sure it was intended, a fun, action-filled comedic romp of switched bodies and crazy gorillas, than this was a fun comic to read.  But then, as I think about it, there are bits and pieces that make me wonder.  The decision to place the events in Earth-2 continuity with Batman retired, married to Selina, and their daughter Helena becoming the Huntress, is a little strange.  Yes, it makes sense since it is Power Girl’s dream and she is, I guess, dreaming of her life before being shuttled to the New Earth.  But in terms of the reader, this retro feel may cause a lot of head scratching and confusion trying to understand what is going on.  Also, it is a little confusing first to how Superman and Batman’s midns got switched in the first lace or even how they got switched at the end.  One minute Batman is locked in a test tube, the next he is standing next to Huntress asking what happened.  I want to know the same thing.  Finally, it is kinda icky that Batman is in the body of his daughter and Superman in the body of his cousin. 

I can’t make up my mind on the ending.  On the one hand it is a cute way to end the issue on a Twilight Zone type twist.  Plus it ties in to Supergirl, whose origins began in this book and whose own series sprung from these pages.  Yes, the ending puts the story in the context of Supergirl (and I am certain this issue will be collected in the trade for Supergirl and not Superman/Batman), but this annoys me because this is a book about the World’ Finest, not a diversion for Supergirl.  And, did we really need this, a month after the first Candor issue has been published.  Finally, the entire events are revealed to be a dream, which is always annoying (see:  Bobby Ewing). 

Comic Connection

The events in this issue precede the events in Supergirl, issue #6 (April 2006). 

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