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Saturday, October 24, 2015

Let's Kill Hitler: Midnight, and the kitties are sleeping

NOT a question to which you must ask 'Mother, may I.'

In our initial Let's Kill Hitler post (and if there's a phrase that's gonna give me some weird-ass Google referrals, that's it), we saw that Midnighter wouldn't kill Baby Hitler.

'I'll have you know my name is Iron Centurion, NOT Dingleb…oh, it was an insult.'

'I'll have you know my name is Iron Centurion, NOT Dingleb…oh, it was an insult.'

Panel from Midnighter (2007 series) #2 (February 2007), script by Garth Ennis, pencils by Chris Sprouse, inks by Karl Story, colors by Randy Mayor, letters by Phil Balsman
But here's the question we've all been asking ourselves on the comicsblogosphere: would Midnighter kill the Adult Hitler?

'Miley Cyrus?'

Panels from Midnighter (2007 series) #1 (January 2007), script by Garth Ennis, pencils by Chris Sprouse, inks by Karl Story, colors by Randy Mayor, letters by Phil Balsman
So, of course, time travel back to World War I, naturally:

'Oh yes, the Authority were a cheery lot. Cheerful and violent. Midnighter was keen on boxing, but when he learned to walk, he took up putting the knee in the groin.'

'Oh yes, the Authority were a cheery lot. Cheerful and violent. Midnighter was keen on boxing, but when he learned to walk, he took up putting the knee in the groin.'

Panels from Midnighter #2
And typically, time cops arrive to stop him.

This really is the worst possible introduction for Electric Light Orchestra's 'Telephone Line.'

This really is the worst possible introduction for Electric Light Orchestra's 'Telephone Line.'

Geez, where were these panels when I was doing Kick in the Crotch month?

Panels from Midnighter (2007 series) #3 (March 2007); script by Garth Ennis, pencils by Chris Sprouse and Joe Phillips; inks by Jasen Rodriguez, Scott Williams, and Saleem Crawford; colors by Wildstorm FX
Obviously then, they fight a lot and then get zapped to Berlin, April 1945:

'Technically, yes, that would be the definition of it.'

'Technically, yes, that would be the definition of it.'

So, you can probably then guess the end of the story.

'Also, you're drinking Palmolive Liquid.'

Panel from Midnighter (2007 series) #4 (April 2007), script by Garth Ennis, pencils and inks by Peter Snejbjerg, colors by Randy Mayor, letters by Phil Balsman
Is it bad that I don't find the fact that Midnighter didn't actually kill Hitler in the story as distressing as the fact that they couldn't keep the same penciller on the book for four straight issues?

So anyway, did Midnighter kill Hitler?

Ka-BOOM!