Post by dans on Dec 7, 2023 20:21:18 GMT
For his TV series, in Detective Comics #286, Roy Raymond journeyed to Ecuador to re-enact a legendary scene in which a monster repelled a Spanish force. A 'witch man' created the monster to repel the invading Spaniards, and then turned it to stone and it was walled up into a cave with special powder that held it in the 'stoned' condition. 300 years later, Roy is determined to open the cave, even over the objections of the current 'witch man'. He says "There's nothing to fear! We're only dealing with a legend!"
Of course he's wrong, the cave is open, which allows the powder to disperse, which brings the monster back to life... and of course it wreaks havoc and of course, Roy gets to be the hero of the story when he finds a hidden supply of the secret powder which had been stolen after he opened the cave.
One would think that after years of adventures in which normally fantastic things happened to him regularly, Roy would be a little more likely to give credence to potentially dangerous legends. He's seen unbelievable situations come to life before... and to basically ignore what the natives are telling him, and doing something they try to forbid is very arrogant.
Of course he's wrong, the cave is open, which allows the powder to disperse, which brings the monster back to life... and of course it wreaks havoc and of course, Roy gets to be the hero of the story when he finds a hidden supply of the secret powder which had been stolen after he opened the cave.
One would think that after years of adventures in which normally fantastic things happened to him regularly, Roy would be a little more likely to give credence to potentially dangerous legends. He's seen unbelievable situations come to life before... and to basically ignore what the natives are telling him, and doing something they try to forbid is very arrogant.
