I’m sure this is the place where I can finally have a discussion on words frequently used in comics since the
golden age. Which ones have u noticed? I’ll start off with a few. Luddite, Prattle, Dolt, the phrase “so much” as in
he got hit with so much slag. Harpie, criminals are a superstitious and cowardly lot. Which ones have u noticed?
Most recently…
YJ has: aster, whelmed, moded, and crash the mode.
Flash CWVERSE:Shway (maybe it appeared in print first)
Bronze Age: “man” as in “look, man, I didn’t steal that stuff.”
Yes the Bronze Age “man” was widely used
I will give this thread no quarter. Not that you asked for quarter.
Golden age: Chum
Silver: Fantastical
AlexnderKnox
I’m hip to usage of quarter that’s a good find.
Msgtv
Great ones
Wanton is a big one. It was wanton violence.
golden Age: chap (used by any British character)
Silver Age: Astonishing
@DeSade i believe “shway” first appeared in Batman Beyond (animated).
Teen Titans (1966) had “check” which was used an affirmation on whatever was being said. Agreement on a thought or following through on battle orders.
I’ve always been a fan of “nuff said”, but i believe that’s strictly Marvel.
I find that characters in comics use “whom” and “whomever” in dialogue, which I know is grammatically correct (i.e. “to whom?”), but it feels really unnatural and clunky.
Silver and Bronze Ages (mostly Marvel): "Senses shattering!’
Late 60s, early 70s to be more relatable:
Cat
Hip
Farout
Another from the 60’s that got co-opted
“Tune in” also “turn on”.
“That tears it”
From the silver age…
“Look pal”
@AntLeon
You are correct. “Shway” appears in Batman Beyond episode 3. (I need to go back and re-watch episodes 1 & 2, just to confirm that it was episode 3 for the first instance of its use.
@Desade i liked its use in this most recent season of The Flash
“Cacophony” is used all the time. I know it’s a Batman title too, but they use that word a lot.
Let’s go old school:
“Holy cats!”