Welcome to Tokusatsu Gesundheit, where we’re once again turning our eyes to the Gosei Sentai Dairanger (guess which Sentai I finished most recently?), this time to the Kujaku arc/subplot. Kujaku and her boyfriend ShiShiRanger Plot Rundown The Dairangers defeat a mirror monster working for Gara, one of the three generals in the Gorma Triumvirate, and…
DetailsThe story is entitled, simply; ‘The Legion of Super-Heroes” and it is written by author, Otto Binder, with the both the pencils and inks done by artist, Al Plastino. The story begins with three teens from the future, who go back into the past, to 1958, and offer Superboy membership in their super-hero club. Superboy…
DetailsWelcome back to Strange Times & Places, where we’re celebrating the first issue of Batman: Curse of the White Knight (on sale tomorrow at fine comics retailers like us) by looking back at the original mini-series Batman: White Knight! Little ditty ’bout Jack and Harleen… How’s It Different? This is a Royale with Cheese story,…
DetailsPlot Rundown The five core Dairanger have already been assembled, bonded with their mecha, and gained the power to destroy the monsters sent by the Gorma Tribe (more on them below). This calls for an escalation on the Gorma’s part, so they send their holy man High Priest Saw and his bodyguard Iron Face Chouryou…
DetailsGood day, mates, and welcome to another new Fabulous Find. I’m your host, Greg Turner and this week I bring to you a fanzine published in 1970. The fanzine is Reality # 1 and it was published by Robert Gerstenhaber. I really don’t know anything about Mister Gerstenhaber, other than he published a pretty nice…
DetailsWhat’s The Story? Soldier Supreme, AKA the magically enhanced 4-F volunteer Stephen Rogers, is attacked in his Sanctum Sanctorum by Madame Hel! Perplexed by this development, as he was introduced to her as the girlfriend of his ally Iron Hammer (AKA Stark Odinson), Rogers quickly figures out that heroes all over Warp World are under…
DetailsWelcome back to Tokusatsu Gesundheit, where this week we are celebrating today’s release of Spider-Man: Far From Home by watching the first Spider-Man movie ever intended for theaters! BRIEF BACKGROUNDThis flick was produced for the Toei Manga Matsuri festival (much like the previously covered Metalder movie). As such, it is a glorified episode of the…
DetailsLast week’s RETRO REVIEW looked at Dr. Strange # 178, and the issue left off with the good Doctor and the Black Knight defeating Tiboro, the main villain of that issue, but Dr. Strange had the last word, saying: “We have won but one battle of the great war … the true test is yet…
DetailsWelcome back to Strange Times & Places, where today we’re looking in on the non-powered world of X-Men Noir #1-4. How’s It Different? It’s an Imaginary Story, recasting Marvel’s Merry Mutants in a world inspired equally by noir films and pulp novels. Instead of philosophically opposed genetic mutations warring for world peace, we’ve got juvenile…
DetailsBack in July of 2014, just about five years ago, I reviewed one of my all time favorite comic books, Dr. Strange # 177. You can find that RETRO REVIEW here at: https://gobacktothepast.com/retro-review-dr-strange-177/. Now it’s time to take a look at the very next issue; Dr. Strange # 178, cover dated March 1969. This is…
DetailsBrief Background This flick was initially meant to feature a new version of King Ghidorah (renamed “Emperor Ghidorah”) that was closer to his Showa-era incarnation (I.E, a space alien and a literal ruler). However, Toho was also working on a Tokusatsu monster flick entitled Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon that starred Ghidorah’s mythological inspiration. The monster…
DetailsIt’s been awhile since I looked at a book and record set from Power Records, so this week, I’ve picked the Conan The Barbarian Book and Record Set (#PR-31) to share. This original story; “the Crawler in the Mists” was created for this publication. The script was written by Len Wein & J.M. DeMatteis. The…
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