History Main / HaveAGayOldTime

* ''Gay Comics'' ran as a generic title in TheForties and TheFifties and were a conventional look at innocent heterosexual teen romance. [[note]]These tales of teen romance might have been the original inpiration for the ''Archie'' franchise that began in TheSixties; the plots, themes and even the recurring character designs are similar[[/note]] Today, the red-over-yellow title panel advertising '''GAY COMICS''' can provoke a double-take.

* ''Gay Comics'' ran as a generic title in TheForties and TheFifties and were a conventional look at innocent heterosexual teen romance. [[note]]These tales of teen romance might have been the original inpiratioon for the ''Archie'' franchise that began in TheSixties; the plots, theses and even the recurring character designs are similar[[/note]] Today, the red-over-yellow title panel advertising '''GAY COMICS''' can provoke a double-take.

* In ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' #756, a retired super-villain announces that he was once known as the Molester. The reactions of his friends force him to point out that back in the day, "molest" meant "to bother" (and he couldn't pick "Joker" or "Prankster" because they were already taken).

** And because it seems there's not a single word on this page that hasn't appeared in at least one vintage ''Batman'' comic, here is: [[http://www.superdickery.com/remember-this-leather-thong-it-still-has-your-teeth-marks-in-it/ Batman's leather thong]].
** In [[http://www.superdickery.com/batmans-doing-his-best-to-sound-gay/ one comic]], Batman is carrying Robin out of a hospital, saying "I've got news for you, Robin! Wait till you hear what Gordon has up his sleeve" and Robin is thinking "Batman's doing his best to sound gay. But I can tell his heart isn't in it!"
** A comic featuring the Joker set at Christmas ended with the Joker back in jail and receiving a mocking, rhyming Christmas card from the Dynamic Duo that ended with, [[http://www.superdickery.com/gay-greetings-from-batman-and-robin/ "Accept these greetings gay/From Batman and from Robin"]].
** Then [[http://www.superdickery.com/real-men-wear-pink/ there's that issue called "Rainbow Batman"]] which has Bats fitting a pink batsuit on the cover.

** In ''Superman'' [[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Vol_1_7 #7]] (December 1940), Superman visits Gay City.

* An infamous cover for ''[[ComicBook/ArchieComics Betty and Me]]'' featured a [[http://www.superdickery.com/the-things-archie-will-do-to-get-a-girl/ questionable choice in terminology about how to fend off other suitors]]. The meaning the [[TroperDemographics average troper]] would be most familiar with for these terms came about around the same time this comic was made, though, so it probably still counts due to that [[MostWritersAreAdults writer-reader age gap]].
* ''Girls Love'' was the name of a romance comic put out by Creator/DCComics in the '70s. [[http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/girls-love-stories/159-1.jpg This cover]] is especially famous for bringing the [[YuriGenre unintentional subtext]]. (Also, the heavy FashionDissonance.)
* [[http://superdickery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=32&Itemid=50 This website]] includes a collection of vintage comics that fit this trope.

* {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in this [[http://www.superdickery.com/starman-feels-a-bit-too-strongly-about-his-rod/ example]]. Though it made it onto the "Seduction of the Innocent Page" (a collection of examples of this trope), [[ThatsWhatSheSaid the last panel]] winks at the audience.

* In a ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' comic, a retired super-villain announces that he was once known as the Molester. The reactions of his friends force him to point out that back in the day, "molest" meant "to bother". ("Joker" and "Prankster" were already taken, you see.)

* In ''Radio/TheAdventuresOfSuperman'', during a story arc in which Franchise/{{Superman}} teamed up with Batman and Robin, Jimmy is responding to Lois' invitation to cover the opening of a new amusement park - he's meeting Dick Grayson at the Y for a swim, after which they're having dinner. But, he tells her, she can join them as their guest. To which Lois says, "You get Dick and meet me downstairs in fifteen minutes..."

* WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd remarks, during the third Bible Games review; with a laugh that it says 'dumbass' in the Bible. Which is true, but it's 'dumb ass' as in 'stupid donkey' and not the insult. He then dryly remarks [[ImGoingToHellForThis he's going to Hell for that]].