Lightning Lady tells her friend Miss Match all about finding her boyfriend in the arms of another woman — who also happens to be Lightning Lady!
This Date in Evil Inc History
I’ve been doing a fun feature on my Bluesky account: This Date in Evil Inc History. Here’s the entry for today:
April 2, 2014: I created a storyline that required several superhero recruits, so I asked my readers to suggest some new heroes! (The readers are credited in the yellow boxes along the bottom of the panels.)
Transcript
Evil Inc – April 1-3, 2024
By Brad J. Guigar
Panel 1:
(Lightning Lady stands at the doorway, hands on hips, addressing Angus, who looks shocked and hesitant.)
Lightning Lady: “Don’t just stand there, impersonating a guppy… Invite me in!”
Angus: “I… I…”
Panel 2:
(Lightning Lady confidently steps inside while Angus still looks uncertain.)
Lightning Lady: “Don’t be so dramatic. I was in the neighborhood, so I dropped by…”
Panel 3:
(A voice calls from inside the apartment. Angus turns toward it, while Lightning Lady looks on.)
Voice from inside: “Angus, sweetie… Your breakfast is getting cold!”
Panel 4:
(Lightning Lady looks furious, her mask reflecting her anger.)
Lightning Lady: “You bastard. All this time you said you were OK with us taking things slow…”
Panel 5:
Voice from inside: “Just tell her you’re sorry for getting carried away, and promise it won’t happen again!”
(Sound effect as Angus slaps his forehead: smak)
Panel 6:
(Lightning Lady storms toward the source of the voice, determined.)
Lightning Lady: “That does it! I think I’d like to meet this bimbo! Let’s see how she compares to me!”
Panel 7:
(The “other woman” is revealed to be an alternate-universe version of Lightning Lady, wearing a casual oversized t-shirt that reads: “Between the covers is where the magic happens.” She looks at Lightning Lady with mild amusement. Angus stands between them, looking awkward.)
Lightning Lady: “OK… You have a type.”
Panel 8:
Narration: Evil Inc Breakroom, Some Time Later
Miss Match: “Wait… So, he was cheating on you with you??”
Lightning Lady: (Looks down, visibly distressed.)
Panel 9:
(Group of Alternate-Universe Lightning Ladies in Different Outfits and Styles)
Lightning Lady (narrating): “It’s a long story, but some time back*, Marquis teleported some alternate-universe versions of me. We thought we managed to get everyone home, but we musta missed one.”
*Evil Inc After Dark #16
Miss Match (narrating): “…So, you beat the stuffing outta her, right…?”
Panel 10:
(Lightning Lady and Angus talk)
Lightning Lady: (Narration, responding.) “Just the opposite.”
Lightning Lady: “Angus… you’re a good guy. Losing Flashback** left me scared to let another man into my life…”
**Chapter 9 / Evil Inc eComic #51
Panel 11:
(Lightning Lady talks to Angus While Alternate-Universe Lightning Lady Stands Beside Him)
Lightning Lady: “You deserve someone who can give herself to you completely. Someone like her.”
Panel 12:
Miss Match: “You… you gave up?!?”
Lightning Lady: “How am I supposed to compete with all of this?!” (Gestures at herself in exasperation.)