Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Extreme Makeover, Marvel Universe Edition

Dazzler #22
Rogue, 1982 edition

Uncanny X-Men #274
Rogue, 1991 edition


Images from the invaluable Grand Comic Book Database


Posted by Bully at 8:42 AM
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6 comments:

SallyP said...

Woohoo! Old ugly Rogue punches out Dazzler! And therefore fulfills a dream of mine. (I REALLY can't stand Dazzler)

10/02/2007 10:31 AM
Anonymous said...

Rogue has always confused me. When I was first introduced to the character in Uncanny X-Men #173 -- my first exposure to the X-Men, too -- I presumed she was in her mid- to late 30s. It wasn't until a few years later that I learned she was supposed to be a teen-ager.

- Kevin Melrose
(who forgets his Blogspot login)

10/02/2007 4:10 PM
Bully said...

I think you're not alone, Kevin. When she debuted in Avengers Annual #10 (one of my favorite comics, ever--she was portrayed by Michael Golden as being young, but with sharp details and two bleached stripes in her hair (only later did she go to the one bleached 'skunkstripe'). I think later artists interpreted that as her being a much older woman. This Dazzler appearance is one of her first appearances following her debut, so it's clear her look hadn't been rightly defined yet.

When I was looking for more modern Rogue cover appearances, I've noticed that on the covers of her most recent miniseries, she's drawn to look exactly like Anna Paquin: double stripes running over her forehead and a very young face.

10/02/2007 4:13 PM
Anonymous said...

1982 Rogue looks like post-Slim-Fast Granny Goodness.

1991 Rogue looks like ... just about anybody from any comic what was published in 1991.

10/03/2007 3:26 PM
EM said...

God, but Marvel comics were scary in the 90's.

10/04/2007 1:35 PM
Siskoid said...

Maybe Rogue absorbed someone's ageing power prior to the Dazzler issue, and it took a bit of time to wear off.

Doesn't explain the Reed Richards male pattern graying though.

10/06/2007 10:44 AM

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