Comments on: Lame Superhero of the Week: Mr. Terrific

By: billy boola

billy boola — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:02:51 +0000

You’re absolutely right. He was so gay. But the new one is even gayer, plus he actually worships that old loser! Now can you get gayer than that?

By: Rafael T.M

Rafael T.M — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:22:40 +0000

This is so god-damn funny!!! How could this super heroes ever get to be published?

By: InstaHippo » Micheal Holt

InstaHippo » Micheal Holt — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:03:23 +0000

[...] Terry Sloane began life as a child prodigy who excels at everything, academics, sports, social situations. But all the success is a bit too much for him (obviously, he doesn’t excel at being well-adjusted), which leads Terry to contemplate suicide.2 [...]

By: G

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:42:09 +0000

Lame costume, maybe. Lame character, nadda! The new guy is proof of that!

By: FAIR PLAY!!!

FAIR PLAY!!! — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:26:23 +0000

Hey, hey… hey.

Michael Holt is badass beyond badass. He’s a self-made multi-millionaire, a genius inventor an Olympic Gold medal winner, he holds over a dozen doctorates in nearly as many individual fields of study. He also has six black belts, and can soundly kick the ass of anyone this side of the Lady Shiva. He’s also described as the third smartest man on Earth, although those who know him (like Alan Fucking Scott) think he’s just being modest, and know he’s really #1. He was the chairman of the Justice Society of America, and is the White King of Checkmate, one of the most powerful organizations in the DCU. Plus he’s boning an insanely dangerous and hot cyborg girl, who also happens to be the Black Queen of Checkmate.

Michael Holt is the best character from either of the big two to come out of the 90′s, and his jacket is awesome.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:21:59 +0000

Hey, read this one Justice Society, where Mr. Terrific is talking about his own lameness. Seriously, he considered himself a loser as far as the super-biz went, and even said that his motto, “Fair Play,” was cliched and campy. Then the person who he’s talking to, I wanna’ say Jay Garrik, a.k.a. the Flash, but I ain’t gonna’ swear to it, asks him, “Do you believe in that motto?” He replies that he does, and Jay, if it was Jay, says, “Then you just might be the greatest hero of us all.” That kinda’ sums up Mr. Terrific.

By: Supe

Supe — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 16:57:41 +0000

Okay, has anyone here SEEN the 1967 Mr. Terrific TV series during the past 40 years?

I now have all 17 episodes. (Though, since it was never syndicated in America, there are 3 eps I only have as German dubs.) It’s really a pretty standard sit-com for the period.

Yes, it suffered from weak scripts and Gilligan-esque goofiness. Still it had generally solid direction and an earnest cast.

This is all subjective stuff but, IMO, MT is a very underrated series. Wish they’d release it on DVD.

By: Filthy Hands Floyd

Filthy Hands Floyd — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:10:07 +0000

Mr. Terrific, a Renaissance Man, or Polymouth.
A superhero who is adept at just about everything, but with no super powers.
Uhm… Hi, BATfuckingMAN?
Is Batman lame?
No.
So, two reasons why Mr. Terrific (Micheal Holt) is easily one of the coolest superheroes you’ve ever read about;
A) He has all Batman’s abilities at least 10 fold (read up on him if you doubt that), and
B) He’s black… and there are about as many black superheroes out there as there are funny Dilbert comics.

By: Pac56

Pac56 — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:26:06 +0000

He’s just “Swell”!

By: dlairman

dlairman — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 02:56:00 +0000

I gotta say I have really enjoyed the new Mr. Terriffic character in his first appearances in the John Ostrander Spectre series, his appearances in the recently ended Geoff Johns JSA series, and I am enjoying his appearances in the new Greg Rucka Checkmate even more.

Yeah, the Golden Age Mr T. was a bit lame and simplistic, but the new version has had three darn good writers, and I think they’ve done a pretty good job updating the concept and making the new guy worthwhile.

JMHO