The Phantom in America?

I’m going to start a poll to see if anyone else feels this way about the state of things in America lately... the corruption, the crime, the blatant cronyism—from those entitled bureaucrats running the government agencies down to the street violence and people smashing up local businesses. Honestly, our current administration makes me feel like I've stepped straight into the pages of that legendary comic, The Phantom.

For me, it’s more than just a resemblance; it feels like The Phantom was actually inspired by the absolute mess we have going on here in the States.

While you're at it, why don't we try to match some real-life figures to the characters?
Who would be the Lex Luthor of this situation? Maybe the top guy in office? Or a Marvel Comics villain? Jeremiah? That one heavy-set boss...? Let's hear your theories... this could be fun.

Lex Luthor? 🤣

I would have just called this the Wild West back in the 1800s 🤣

Ugh...
Looks like you're enjoying a decent drink there—any chance you could split some firewood for me while you're at it? You've got the look of someone who knows their way around an axe, right?

Hey, Bing-Polančec,

Number One—unnamed

Unnamed- unnamed

The heavy boss—unnamed

Grunf—unnamed

Bob Rock—unnamed

Nosonja—unnamed

Sir Elton John - Radomir Čaćić

hiddensurfer17 said:Sir Elton John - Radomir Čaćić

This one totally slipped my mind. 👍

Now, I’ll be the first to admit I wasn't born in this country, but honestly, Spider-Man was the one who really looked out for me and helped me find my footing, almost like he raised me... I truly feel like a child of Spider-Man's legacy... and look, let's get one thing straight, because I am being completely sincere here, that Spider-Man figure has absolutely nothing to do with the current mess we're discussing🤣... blah blah blah... then there was that whole era involving Bruce Lee and Emanuel, and suddenly everything changed and the old leadership just vanished into thin air... so I drifted toward Caligula instead (okay, fine, that happened a little bit earlier than the rest, if you really want to know😉)... I might have gotten my timelines a little tangled up, but then again, isn't life just one big, beautiful tangle? Still, I still hold Spider-Man in such high regard to this very day... as long as you don't try to compare him to the political drama surrounding Americans and our friendly neighbors... who, uh, hmm... like, say, maybe people over in New Jersey...🤣🤣🤣

I honestly think we should have Pamela Anderson play Kamala Harris in a movie;

Yeah, I think I already covered that point.
Do you guys remember that one General from the War—you know, the one where Milton Bradley lost a lens from his dark sunglasses?😂

casualskipper8 said:Number One—unnamed

Unnamed- unnamed

The heavy boss—unnamed

Grunf—unnamed

Bob Rock—unnamed

Nosonja—unnamed

😂😂

Here I am. Just me, Rick Rubin. 😂😂

nimblescout50 said:Yeah, I think I already covered that point.
Do you guys remember that one General from the War—you know, the one where Milton Bradley lost a lens from his dark sunglasses?😂

Not bad at all.

In my opinion, a much better comparison would be King Arthur... he’s from the same author as Popeye... except the entire plot revolves around running a kingdom where the biggest thieves in the whole place are the king and his own finance minister. :d

Man, you gotta check out these polls! - Honestly, I think we’re all feeling pretty much the same way about how things are going in this country... if nothing else, maybe these numbers will actually tell us something useful... though they say statistics are like a bikini—they show you everything but don't really reveal anything 😁

total bullshit

to care 👍

LOL, I can't for the life of me remember the names of those three pigs running the big banks. But honestly, man, our esteemed Secretary of the Treasury is cut from the exact same cloth as any one of them... 😂
By the way, a buddy and I were cleaning out his basement the other day, and we actually stumbled upon forty of the very first, original Marvel comics. And I'm not talking about some modern reprint—which, by the way, is complete garbage—but the genuine, ancient stuff straight from Fort Knox. 🙏

What if all three of them were actually in it together at the exact same time?

Good grief, just two more servings of roast pork and I'll be 😂

Sherlock Holmes 🤣🤣