Clark Kent--Not As Popular As John Travolta!!

Do you know why 1970s Superman was the best Superman?

Because of this:

Clark Kent's fan club (!!) has shanghaied him to a nearby disco...

Sorry...part of that panel was cut out...perils of the Quarter Bin!

Clark is going to judge a disco dancing contest!!

But of course...

...an employee from a rival disco (!!!) has planted a bomb!!

And, now that he's stuck judging this contest, he can't stop the bomb!!

Well, there is only one solution:

And now, the greatest moment in comic book history:

O. M. G.

Well, you'd think that such a stunt might imperil his secret identity...or at least his meek and mild-mannered image:

Fortunately, fame is fleeting...

But Clark still has one fan:

Awww....

From Superman Family #196 (1979)

The Boy Detective Who Was Born 35 Years Too Early...

Look, this post is nothing but silly, so don't expect any high comedy.

It's just that I discovered a comic story called:

Oh, yes.

We have sort of a premise...

Nicodemus is his dog.

There's no trace of an interesting story here, really. I'm just vastly amused that the kid's name is Disco.

Oh, and that the police show him an awful lot of deference...

"Go with Disco" would be the mantra of my church, if I had one...

Still, however much I may mock Disco The Boy Detective, the cops are enthralled with his skills:

Disco Theory Explained would be a required course at my college, if I had one...

And remember...

...Disco will never lie to you!!!

And our murderer of the month gets caught:

Good advice for actors as well as criminals...

And cops love Disco!

Seriously, they love him!

Wait--can I call the police station tomorrow and get a case to solve?!?!

Next issue:

Sadly, there was no next issue.

(And no, it doesn't say Hyper-Disco. Hyper is the name of the comic book, silly billy)

Ah, Disco The Boy Detective...if only you'd been born 35 years later, you would have owned the world...

From Hyper Mystery Comics #2 (1940)

The Truth About Disco--Gotham-Style!!

You kids today and your Blu-Rays of American Hustle and you're ironically-downloaded remixes of Bee Gees songs and your drugged out "raves," you think you know what disco was all about.

Well, flibbety floo!! You've got no idea of the grandeur that was the Disco Era. Hang tight, because you're about to get the unvarnished truth about disco--Gotham-Style!!

Bruce Wayne has flown Barry and Iris out to Gotham City for a luxury weekend--and midewestern gal Iris is damned impressed by the big city:

Oh, Bruce, what a dick.

Still, it's a good thing that you're wearing that leisure suit...

OK, are you ready (no, you're not) to see what disco was really like? Brace yourselves!

Seriously, this is a 100% true depiction of what the disco era was like. Yowsah!

And then the panel of the decade:

John Travolta had nothing on Bruce Wayne.

But wait, we've barely begun to scratch the surface of the disco phenomenon. Because I'm dead certain that you never knew that disco included this:

Disco Pirates!!!

Disco Jaguars!!

Disco Jokers!!! (Yes, that is just some dude dressed like the Joker, not the real villain)

And don't forget...

The Phantom Of The Stardust!!

Wait, who's again?

Yowsah, indeed!!

Except, of course, this is Gotham City, so it turns out that the Phantom is really the ghost of a guy whose girlfriend died on that location in one of those 1930s dance marathons. So know he comes back and dances young ladies to death, stealing their life force.

No, really:

Ah, disco, how we miss you...

From Brave And The Bold #151 (1979)