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August 5, 2005
Reagan's Raiders
In the comments, RS was querying me about the comic book I mentioned. Here it is: Reagan's Raiders.
Not quite as serious as Liberality, but still in much the same vein. And while it really is a hoot to see someone turn Sean Hannity into a cyborg super hero (gotta love the name F.O.I.L.), there's nothing like seeing Caspar Weinberger in super hero togs.
Posted by Azael at August 5, 2005 9:24 AM
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This is fantastic - many thanks! I still don't know how I missed hearing of this one when it came out, but in so many ways it is the perfect commentary on that entire era: showbiz glitziness and superficial display, a sort of Gilded Age redux. I only hope they did it with some satiric intent, because otherwise they have got to be feeling major-league mortified looking back at it now.
Again, many thanks - I'm going to keep an eye out now to see if any copies of this turn up on E-Bay or some similar venue.
Posted by: RS at August 5, 2005 11:38 PM
Yea, that pretty much describes the '80s. I'm not too sure of the intent. I think it was pretty much tongue in cheek, but back then, even Reagan's treasurer admitted they were just blowing smoke on their policies. So in some way, even tongue in cheek would be serious.
In any event, you can buy them here. I saw a few other places on the net. Just enter in "Reagan's Raiders" into Google and you should find them.
Posted by: Azael at August 6, 2005 7:17 AM
