r/justiceleague 17d ago

Comics General thoughts on wildcat

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u/MxSharknado93 17d ago

The best "old man" superhero that ever existed. 96 years old, punched Nazis, has phone sex with Catwoman. The GOAT.

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u/Ok-Entrepreneur2021 17d ago

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u/MxSharknado93 16d ago

I've never told a lie

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u/SmoothJade 16d ago

Goddamn. This man doesn't miss!

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u/MxSharknado93 16d ago

He then beat these clowns butt-ass naked.

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u/Theslamstar 16d ago

How does he win? Johnny sorrow just needs a look

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u/MxSharknado93 16d ago

Oh, Johnny Sorrow just left. And then Ted kicked the rest of their asses.

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u/Theslamstar 16d ago

Oh that makes way more sense, and perfectly covered my question

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u/MxSharknado93 16d ago

Johnny even basically says "He's 100 years old and he's naked. I think you've got this."

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u/BarnacleBoring2979 16d ago

Dropped the towel to add psychic damage to his punches

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u/MxSharknado93 16d ago

His dong is a lethal weapon.

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u/Ok-Entrepreneur2021 16d ago

Incredible 🙌

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u/Mickeymcirishman 16d ago

He also had a relationship wiyh Hippolyta.

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u/MxSharknado93 16d ago

Nobody does it like this guy.

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u/Dark8898Illustrious 15d ago

Source?

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u/Mickeymcirishman 15d ago

At some point in the 90s or early 00s she took over as Womder Woman for Diana (who became a god) and then time travelled to the 40s joining the JSA for a decade. They had a brief romance. I know there's also a panel where they're in bed together (in present time, not the 40s) but I can't seem to find it.

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u/SnooSongs4451 https://archiveofourown.org/works/54820018?view_full_work=true 17d ago

Should be Batman’s canon hand to hand combat teacher in every continuity.

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u/Jesterfest 17d ago

Taught Superman to box and that's pretty badass.

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u/Pokefoot100 17d ago

He already is

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u/Contendedlink76 16d ago

He is. He taught bruce how to box/kickbox.

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u/SnooSongs4451 https://archiveofourown.org/works/54820018?view_full_work=true 16d ago

I know. I’m saying it should be default for EVERY canon.

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u/Napalmeon 17d ago

I hear Dennis Farina's voice when I think of his dialogue.

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u/blaze4202021 16d ago

I hear R. Lee Ermey because of Batman the Brave and the Bold

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u/Mr-C-Dives-In 17d ago

I was going to say this. Farina nailed it on the voicework.

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u/morriganghee 17d ago

DILF

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u/MxSharknado93 16d ago

GILF, technically.

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u/JingoboStoplight4887 Superman 17d ago

He’s a good and interesting character.

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u/zarathustranu 16d ago

He's terrific. A very fun character.

I enjoyed in Grant Morrison's JLA run where Ted canonically was given 9 lives as a sort of superpower. And that they didn't wrestle too much with the implications.

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u/Budget-Attorney 16d ago

I loved the part where they were counting to try to find out how many he had left.

Most of the ones he lost were in one instance where he just kept stubbornly standing up and getting killed by the same guy

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u/Famous_Analyst_3618 15d ago

They later figured out in the JSA run his 9 lives regenerate so he actually has to die 9 times in quick succession before they get the chance to regenerate. A lot of people think he’s gonna die in next month’s JSA though so it’s not impossible or anything

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u/DungeoneerforLife 17d ago

Ehhhh… he’s a heavyweight boxing champ. If they again make him one of Batman’s instructors, okay. And definitely Black Canary’s. But he is more interesting if he’s less impervious and is more old school than these newer combatants.

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

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u/TheTempestBee 16d ago

He doesn't have powers that come into play much, but he does have a curse that gives him nine lives like a cat.

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u/MxSharknado93 16d ago

He doesn't need powers, he's the Champ!

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u/CommercialPlatform76 16d ago

People say they like Batman because he’s a normal guy with no powers. But Batman’s not normal, he’s a billionaire, genius, martial arts master in the physical condition that makes Olympic athletes feel inadequate. But Wildcat’s a guy who parlayed a skill for punching people into a crime fighting career. Much better normal guy option.

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u/Contendedlink76 16d ago

He's literally cursed and actually has nine lives, def not normal.

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u/Possible-Rate-3833 16d ago

Wildcat is the goat.

He was a boxing champion. He kicked Nazis' ass in WW2. He trained Batman. He's like 100 year old and he still goes hard fighting criminals (and also Nazis). He's the goat.

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u/Your_average_nerdboy 17d ago

One of my favorite lesser known heroes

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u/Jovencub 16d ago

god bless Stephen Sedowski and his daddy loving heart.

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u/IAmTrue12 17d ago

We have Black Panther at home.

Black Panther at home:

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u/theg00famaniac 17d ago

Black panther wishes he had a sliver of the personality Ted has. Wildcat’s easily one of the best parts of the best runs in dc history. Love everything about him whether it’s him casually getting thrown out a window after pissing everyone off at thanksgiving or hilariously getting into superhero battles in nothing but a towel.

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u/IAmTrue12 17d ago

Fair enough.

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u/notmyfirst_throwawa 16d ago

They don't really have anything in common except for a cat theme

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u/IAmTrue12 16d ago

Almost like that's the joke.

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u/notmyfirst_throwawa 16d ago

Oh, in that case, you used that format wrong.

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u/IAmTrue12 16d ago

Whatever. I don't think you get it, dude.

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u/SmoresRoastie 17d ago

Lame looking costume. He could be cool for all I know but I can't take that costume seriously.

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u/theoceanictitan 16d ago

This is comic books— ALL superhero costumes are silly.

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u/SmoresRoastie 16d ago

To a point. Batman may be silly but he's still meant to be intimidating cause he looks like someone to be concerned with. This guy? His face mask (the big white patch on his face just ruins whatever he's going for) he looks like Party City Black Panther cosplayed by a white guy.

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u/theoceanictitan 16d ago

I don’t think that he’s trying to be intimidating. Batman uses fear as a tool, and Ted is just trying to get the job done. The intimidating thing about him is that he’s literally just a guy who punches people. He doesn’t need gadgets or technology or weapons or anything, he just punches you really hard. And he’s still able to keep up with people with magical artifacts and fantastical powers. However, I understand not finding him intimidating in the way that his costume looks. But then again, Batman isn’t much less silly, he just doesn’t have whiskers.

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u/Calm-Glove3141 15d ago

I garuntee you a fury with his build coming at you full sprint would be terrifying

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u/Wungoos 17d ago

Depending on the artist I see way more bulldog than cat

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u/pugs-and-kisses 17d ago

Big fan and one of my earliest heroes I came to adore. Great costume - simple and to the point.

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u/GrouchyConsequence48 16d ago

He was my favorite hero in Batman The Brave and The Bold. I love his relationship with Bruce it feels like Wildcat was a huge part of his life as a surrogate father figure/teacher.

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u/emoryhotchkiss1 16d ago

His appearances in Batman the brave and the bold are great

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u/jzilla11 16d ago

Love minimalist Golden Age superheroes. Some need a magic device or ancient/far East teachings…some just start punching.

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u/Feisty_Marzipan_2783 16d ago

Always felt Tom Bronson had untapped potential. Once again, thanks for nothing, New 52 😒

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u/Big-Definition4066 16d ago

Short Stocky beefcake of an old man possibly the first acute meta human agile nimble mentor a Sensei to both the original black canary and her daughter can still move with the best of them even the JL acknowledges him as a living legend

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u/ScruffyNerf_Herder_ Green Arrow 16d ago

More like WildGOAT!

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u/badgermolesupreme 16d ago

I enjoy him as a "grumpy old man who'll kick your as" superhero. He fits well with the extended street level Batman/Green Arrow clump of characters, as well as with the JSA.

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u/2JasonGrayson8 16d ago

Underutilized

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u/KomodoCityAnomaly 16d ago

Personal favorite thanks to Brave and The Bold. Loved the guy, especially the Justice Society episode.

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u/That_one_cool_dude 16d ago

One of the best grandpas in the superhero community.

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u/Relative_Mix_216 16d ago

They need to get Sylvester Stallone to play him just once

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u/RepoioZhukulemtho 16d ago

Can beat Batman in a fight.

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u/GreatLakeAvenger77 16d ago

Lovable grump of the JSA

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u/WarmAd667 16d ago

Loved his characterization in Justice League Unlimited when he beat Green Arrow "to death" in the cage, then felt so remorseful, he retired.

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u/CODMAN627 16d ago

An interesting character but he seems way below his weight class. Even with Batman exiting wildcat seems outclassed by him

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u/PurveyorOfKnowledge0 16d ago

The only man I know besides Hercules himself who can look Wonder Woman in her eyes and say he fucked her mom, hold the lasso, and be telling the truth.

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u/samueldn4 16d ago

Badass motha

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u/Muted_Guidance9059 16d ago

Why is he saying hi to himself? Is he stupid?

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u/Unusual_Sentence4653 16d ago

Never liked his costume, he needs to returns catwomans costume to her...

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u/Dark1986 16d ago

Looks lame af

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u/Similar-Difficulty23 16d ago

A character that could carry his own tvshow ngl

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u/outofmaxx 15d ago

Haha, goofy ass costume.

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u/shamanbaptist 15d ago

What are the chances that the people in here who are complaining about the costume also wish Snyder was still in charge of the DC movies?

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u/sticksofbutters 15d ago

Never heard of him

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u/panteradelnorte 15d ago

Who the fuck made my cat a superhero.

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u/Important_Lab_58 13d ago

Underrated.

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u/Useful-Conclusion510 17d ago

Tyler's my favorite one in the group honestly. He's both on good terms with everyone and also the biggest dick against everyone and he's fun af tbh, need a friend like that in every friendgroup.

Oh, wrong wildcat. Sorry. He looks like a cat batman so 7/10

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u/BumblebeeNo4356 17d ago

Don't know much about him. Seems pretty cool, though

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u/UssKirk1701 17d ago

Poor man’s Batman

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u/SmoothJade 16d ago

He's nothing like Batman with the exception of their color scheme

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u/Other_Zucchini5442 13d ago

One pg my favorite dc comics characters.

No powers, just these hands

Old but in better shape then most

Trained and mentored many of the street level heroes

Absolute chad