DC Comics Presents # 26, cover dated October 1980 starred Superman and Green Lantern, plus it also featured a Sargon The Sorcerer back-up story AND also included a sixteen (16) page new Teen Titans special preview comic story. WOW, all that for only 50 cents! The cover shows Superman being menaced by Green Lantern, who…
As promised, here I am to write about the second part of the DC/Marvel crossover begun in DC’s Aquaman # 56. That story was cover dated April 1971, and the second and final part of the story took place in Marvel’s Sub-Mariner # 72, cover dated September 1974. Yep, it took three years to finally complete. The writer,…
This week I’d like to offer up the final issue of DC’s Aquaman, # 56, cover dated April 1971. The story is entitled; “The Creature That Devoured Detroit!” and it is written by Steve Skeates and beautifully drawn by Jim Aparo. The story begins with a “normal joe” coming home and turning on the television to watch Johnny Carson on The…
Okay, this time around I’ll be writing about one of my all time favorite comic book runs, and that is Spider-Man # 31 through 33, cover dated December 1965, January 1966 & February 1966. The individual books are entitled; “If This Be My Destiny”, “Man On A Rampage” and “The Final Chapter”. Plot, pencils and inks by Steve…
This time around, I’d like to write about issue # 148 of Superman, cover dated October 1961. Why would I pick this issue, you ask? Well, considering that next Thursday is April the 15th, and that’s the day that we all have to have our tax returns filed with Uncle Sam, it’s just appropriate, as one of…
With a cover, dated February 1974, DC’s Adventure Comics # 431, featured a new main feature, The Spectre, that great Golden Age hero with God given powers. This version of The Spectre was clearly God avenging spirit. The series was written by Michael Fleisher and beautifully drawn by the often under appreciated, Jim Aparo! Adventure Comics…
This review is actually covering issue #s 28 and 29 of Marvel Comics,Quasar, The Cosmic Avenger, but it’s the cover of # 29 I have chosen to show here. These books came out, cover dated November and December 1991. Quasar was a lower eshelon character in the Marvel Universe that had a small following and his comic…
Cover dated September 1972, DC Comics presented to the world Jack Kirby’s next original creation, The Demon, or as the cover touted: “Jack Kirby’s Startling New Epic”! Into his second year at DC, Jack’s fourth world series, encompassing The New Gods, The Forever People, Mister Miracle and Jimmy Olson were losing sales and readers quickly…
The short lived Atlas – Seaboard line of comics didn’t last very long, when they debuted in the mid 70s, but they did manage to publish at least one truly excellent comic, and that would be: The Scorpion # 1, cover dated February 1975. It was conceived, written and illustrated by Howard Chaykin and would have appeared on…
Welcome back! This time around I’ll be reviewing Marvel Spotlight # 2, cover dated February 1971. This book, from Marvel Comics, introduces Jack Russell, who becomes the title character, Werewolf By Night! The comic features an interesting, though uncredited, cover by Neal Adams. The comic itself is written by Gerry Conway and drawn by Mike Ploog, his…