# Great Comic Book Exclamations!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 30, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comic-book-exclamations/210501 "2003-10-30T19:26:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comic-book-exclamations/210501/1 "2003-10-30T19:26:46Z")
How many comic book / superhero catchphrases can we come up with? I don’t mean nicknames like “Your friendly neighbofhood Spider-Man”, but frequent utterances by the characters. I’ll do the most obvious ones: Great Krypton! (Superman) Up, up, and away! (Superman) Great Hera! (Wonder Woman) Sufferin’ Sappho! (Wonder Woman) Avengers Assemble! (Captain America, or whoever is the leader of the team at the time) It’s clobberin’ time! (the Thing) Flame on! (the Human Torch) Shazam! (DC Captain Marvel) ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comic-book-exclamations/210501/2 "2003-10-30T19:30:32Z")
Yeeps! That should be neighbo **r** hood! Natch! ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comic-book-exclamations/210501/3 "2003-10-30T19:35:22Z")
“Holy \_\_\_\_\_\_!” (Dick Grayson, the original Robin) “Great Caesar’s ghost!” (Perry White) “Holy moley!” (DC’s Captain Marvel) “It’s buggerin’ time!” (Bob Glover from Preacher) ---
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comic-book-exclamations/210501/4 "2003-10-30T20:14:49Z")
Great Googaley Moogaley - Liberty Meadows Great Rao - Superman Any statement involving Aunt Petunia - Ben Grimm Don’t make me go Pompey on your ass – Mr. Furious Imperius Rex – Namor Ack! - Bill the Cat ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comic-book-exclamations/210501/5 "2003-10-30T20:26:41Z")
[“What Th’ ?”](http://www.whatth.com/mtpanels/) (Mark Trail) ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comic-book-exclamations/210501/6 "2003-10-30T23:27:10Z")
“Not in the face! Not in the face!” ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comic-book-exclamations/210501/7 "2003-10-31T00:25:55Z")
_Whersh da whishkey?_–Iron Man. HULK SMASH! ARCHIEKINS!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING KISSING BETTY COOPER!?!? ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comic-book-exclamations/210501/8 "2003-10-31T00:28:26Z")
“OMIGOSH!” Courtesy of Archie and the gang. My dad misread that when he was a boy. Well into his adulthood, he would exclaim “ah-min-gosh!” ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comic-book-exclamations/210501/9 "2003-10-31T00:48:13Z")
“Imperious Rex!” (Conan the Barbarian) “By Odin’s beard!” (Thor) “Sweet mother of Jesus!” (Power Man/Luke Cage) “SPOOOOOOOOOON!” (The Tick) “Holy Jesus in a flaming canoe!” (Sam [of Sam and Max]) “Excelsior!” (Stan Lee 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comic-book-exclamations/210501/10 "2003-10-31T00:51:10Z")
CROM AND MITRA! **rjung** got the Conan quote wrong! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comic-book-exclamations/210501/11 "2003-10-31T00:59:40Z")
“Ack!” - Bill the Cat ---
**Author:** ![bafaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@bafaa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bafaa)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comic-book-exclamations/210501/12 "2003-10-31T01:46:28Z")
Christmas! - Luke Cage (I think) ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comic-book-exclamations/210501/13 "2003-10-31T02:58:40Z")
That’s “By Crom!” (Conan) and “Sweet Christmas!” (Luke Cage) “Blast!” “Curses!” “Bah!” (any villain) “Oh my stars and garters!” (Beast) “To me, my X-Men!” (Professor X) “Waaaaaaugh!” (Howard the Duck) ---
**Author:** ![Barks\_dog\_food](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@Barks\_dog\_food](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barks_dog_food)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comic-book-exclamations/210501/14 "2003-10-31T03:10:26Z")
“Stupid, stupid rat creatures!” - Bone ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comic-book-exclamations/210501/15 "2003-10-31T04:50:27Z")
You just can’t beat “Sockamagee!” (Robby in Dial H for Hero) ```auto And speaking of "Great Caesar's ghost!"... On this week's SMALLVILLE, a younger Perry White is condescending to the S'ville sheriff, calling her "Chief"... She tells him to get out of town, adding "And don't call me 'Chief"!" :) ``` ---
**Author:** ![Fibber\_McGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a6a055/32.png) [@Fibber\_McGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibber_McGee)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comic-book-exclamations/210501/16 "2003-10-31T05:31:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Art Vandelay, Architect \* > \*\*Sufferin’ Sappho! (Wonder Woman) > \*\* Wonder Woman has actually said this? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![shy\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comic-book-exclamations/210501/17 "2003-10-31T05:46:33Z")
I like Wonder Woman’s other ones, too. “Merciful Minerva!” “Great Thunderbolts of Jove!” And of course, “Great Hera!” ---
**Author:** ![Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moo_the_Magic_Cow)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comic-book-exclamations/210501/18 "2003-10-31T05:48:07Z")
SNIKT - Wolverine My Spider-Sense is tingling - Spider-man(NO!) This thread is pointless - Some guy ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comic-book-exclamations/210501/19 "2003-10-31T09:24:02Z")
“Great Gaurdians!” Green Lantern “I Like Squirrels!” A trainee of the Tick (cartoon, not sure if in the comics) ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comic-book-exclamations/210501/20 "2003-10-31T14:44:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rjung \* > **"Imperious Rex!" (Conan the Barbarian)** I always thought that was Namor, The Submariner [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-comic-book-exclamations/210501.md?page=2)