Of course, I realize that you're just chiming in to join in on the pettiness, but there's a very slight chance that you're actually ignorant (cue Muttley laugh).

It would normally appear on the opposite side to his left leg, but in the image it's helping to keep him steady & balanced on the roof's edge.

Of course, I realize that you're just chiming in to join in on the pettiness, but there's a very slight chance that you're actually ignorant (cue Muttley laugh).

Oh come on Paul, that's a fair criticism.

John Byrne wrote:

"Nor would he have described himself as such, any more than he would have called himself a Communist. He was one of those scientists who--often unfortunately--worries only about the work, and not who's paying the bills!"

Well, he did worry about it that one time...

I avoided this earlier in case it was speculation, but since the topic has explicitly come up, and JB has engaged it...I can see our scientist being brought to the US via Paperclip, like Geist. I can even see him being the type of scientist who will pretend to have any political belief ("Communism is the only real hope for the world") to get access to what he wants.

On the other hand, he seemed so anti-militaristic in issue #6 ("I wouldn't put it past the god-damn army..." and " 'Weapon'? We're not creating weapons here. This is about bettering mankind!" and "...but I can damn well make sure a proper balance is maintained in the world!").

Now that we know about this latest facet of his past, it's interesting to reread these scenes in a new light. He ranges from amoral opportunism to idealistic naivete. I look forward to seeing more of his story to find out the real truth. For example, I wonder if his choice of venue in 1955 had anything to do with Nathan?

Oh come on Paul, that's a fair criticism. The Batman leg position, though convenient to the artist, is a bit awkward. As is the Spider-man figure, (looks like a Charlie Brown sweater), both just a little off. Still a cool, fun drawing.

I just went back and checked and it's just badly drawn. If the picture was in a comic, you read the dialog and move on to the next panel so it all looks okay. But when it's a commission, presumably meant to be hung on a wall somewhere, it's a piece of artwork that is going to looked at in depth and frankly, it's not good enough to meet this criteria.