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JaviDecimal
07/14/09

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And here I was all ready to Sailor Kick your asses for maybe forgetting Sailor Moon on the bling action. Bravo, a well researched piece. But her Moon Brooch is where the real bling is at!
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OprahWren
07/14/09

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Bling? Whatcha know about bling? How could you leave out the biggest Jesus Piece of them all: the Lens that the Galactic Patrol rocks in EE "Doc" Smith's Lensmen.
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Smeagol92055
07/14/09

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Wait, Lex lost the hand due to Kryptonite radiation? Maybe I'm remembering it wrong, but I thought Supes melted his hand off to protect himself.
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Jake Lsewhere
07/15/09

@Smeagol92055: R.O.A.C.H.: and what do you think superman's heat vision is? kittens?

heat, light, lasers are all forms of EM radiation.
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balkaster
07/15/09

@Smeagol92055: R.O.A.C.H.: The original post-Crisis Luthor developed cancer from the ring. His hand was amputated, but the cancer spread anyway. There isn't anything canon about his hand being "melted" by Supes (maybe you saw it in an animated adaptation?).
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Smeagol92055
07/16/09

@balkaster: Oh, that's right. I'm from Earth-2. Sorry about the confusion.
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Grey_Area
07/14/09

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Lex Luthor, the bald eagle of evil.

Love that.
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RandomFrequentFlierDent
07/14/09

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The compass from The Golden Compass? I guess most people wouldn’t consider a compass bling . . . But I’m from the sticks . . .
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Magicant
07/14/09

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Does Underdog's ring with its super-power energy pill count?

:)
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Your Friendly Merc With A Mouth
07/14/09

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Ummmmm hello!!! WONDER TWINS????????
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RandomSignal
07/14/09

@Your Friendly Merc With A Mouth: Did they have rings, or just...Alien Fist Bump Power?
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Magicant
07/14/09

@RandomSignal: Fist bump. They were street even back before street was cool.
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edosan
07/15/09

@RandomSignal: It was a "terrorist fist jab."
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RandomSignal
07/14/09

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From DC Comics:

Vixen - Tantu Totem

Mikaal Tomas (aka Starman III) - sonic crystal medallion

Despair of the Endless - hooked ring sigil

Phantom Stranger - medallion

Dr. Fate - Amulet of Anubis

Eclipso - black diamond

Jewelee - power jewels

Also:

Space Ghost's power bands

Marvel Comics' Doctor Spectrum - Power Prism

The Schwartz rings from Space Balls
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James7344
07/14/09

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The Watch from "The Girl, The Gold Watch, and Everything". It could stop time.

The magic ring of The Mighty Hercules, which (restored) his godly strength when he put it on.
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Magicant
07/14/09

@James7344: I loved the TV movie of Girl, Gold Watch & Everything when I was a kid: Robert Hays & Pam Dawber (IIRC, without IMDB).
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smartboydan is banned from Deadspin :(
07/14/09

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I can't believe I'm going to say this.

The Omnitrix in Ben 10?

...I'm a sucker for a super hero.
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OldDog1
07/14/09

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Did we forget someone?

The Secrets of Isis (also called simply, "Isis") starred JoAnna Cameron as Andrea Thomas, a high school science teacher who found an ancient mystical amulet on an archeological dig in Egypt. The amulet belonged to Hatshepsut, an ancient Egyptian Queen and it gave the wearer the powers of Isis. Andrea, by virtue of being able to open the casing in which the amulet rested, was recognized as an heir to Isis's secrets. Whenever Isis was needed, Andrea would reveal the amulet and incite an incantation ("Oh, mighty Isis!") and she would be transformed into the goddess Isis.
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Magicant
07/14/09

@OldDog1: "Oh zephyr winds that blow on high, lift me now so I can fly."

Can't believe I remember that. Isis was very similar to She-Ra. I thought initially "rip off!" when I first saw She-Ra, but they were both creations of Filmation.
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CapnCalamity
07/14/09

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Wonder Woman's aegis-vambraces, and razor-sharp tiara?
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Charlie Jane Anders
07/14/09

@CapnCalamity: Oh man. I had Wonder Woman on the list -- of course -- and somehow forgot. I will add.
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omgwtflolbbqbye
07/14/09

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A few more notable comic omissions:

1. The M'Krann Crystal- which was instrumental in the beginnings and finales to the X-Men's famous "Dark Phoenix Saga" and the brand-wide "Age of Apocalypse" event.

2. Infinity Gems- They were the Mcguffin for Marvel's company wide "Infinity Gauntlet", "Infinity Wars", and "Infinity Crusade" events.

3. Gem of Cytorakk- Which provided Juggernaut with his trademark powers.

4. The Blue Beetle Scarab- Is the source of Blue Beetles Ted Kord and Jamie Reyes powers and trademark alien armor.

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Mike Fabry
07/14/09

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You forgot the Orgazmorator.
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Gothamite88
07/14/09

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Does the Omnitrix from Ben 10 count?
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