Superman #145 contained an interesting surprise for its regular readers; an oddball little adventure:As you can probably see (click to expand pictures), the story featured lots of intentional goofs; for example, in the last [...]
The Dev-Em Made Me Do It!
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Năm, 30 tháng 3, 2006
The first superhero comic I can remember reading (Adventure #320) featured Dev-Em. I am reasonably sure that it was not actually the first superhero comic I read, but it was the first one that I can remember. It's my recollection [...]
A Team of Freaks and Outcasts
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Tư, 29 tháng 3, 2006
Led by a man in a wheelchair. Sound familiar? Well, yes, it describes the X-Men. But it also describes a group who debuted months before the mutants: the Doom Patrol.Sounds a bit like Marvel ripped off DC for the X-Men, [...]
The Hulk #1-3
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Bảy, 25 tháng 3, 2006
As I have remarked before, there was a vast difference in the origins of DC heroes and Marvel Heroes. The Marvels, perhaps reflecting early 1960s paranoia, frequently owed their amazing powers to radiation--The Fantastic [...]
Bat Lash
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Năm, 23 tháng 3, 2006
Will he save the West? Or ruin it?That was the tag line for DC's rather interesting Bat Lash series from the late 1960s. First off, I don't have a clue as to why DC named a series Bat Lash in the summer of 1968. Batmania [...]
Supergirl, Sadist
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Tư, 22 tháng 3, 2006
Here's an amusing post along the lines of "Superman is a Dick", but using Kara Zor-El inste [...]
Ace, The Bathound
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Ba, 21 tháng 3, 2006
Of all the characters in the Batman Family, it is safe to say that the two which draw the most scorn from the fans are Bat-Mite and Ace, the Bathound. I am not going to deny that some of that scorn is well-deserved. Both [...]
Dr Strange Begins
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Hai, 20 tháng 3, 2006
He first appeared in Strange Tales #110. To say that Marvel did not overly boast about it at the time would be putting it mildly. As you can see, the first appearance of Dr Strange didn't even rate a mention compared to [...]
What's Worse Than a Monster in a WWII Story?
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Bảy, 18 tháng 3, 2006
Pretending there's one and then not delivering.From GI Combat #130 comes this splash:Okay, so it looks like the story's going to feature a monster with purple scales and studs on his knuckles. Except that nothing remotely [...]
Superboy's Transgendered Experience
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Here's a classic tale from Superboy #78, January 1960. Ma Kent tells Superboy that her intuition tells her that this is going to be a day of big changes for him. He laughs, believing a woman's intuition is a lot of nonsense. [...]
Ideas for Future Posts
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I've got a bunch I'll run through eventually, but I'm always up for suggestions. Some stuff that I'll likely post before long:1. Barry Allen's decision to reveal his secret identity to his wife, as played out in Flash 165-?2. The Lady Blackhawk as Queen [...]
Green Arrow's New Look
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Tư, 15 tháng 3, 2006
Green Arrow had been around forever in DC comics. Although most comics fans know that Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman were the only superheroes to make it from the Golden into the Silver Age in their own magazines, how [...]
Here's a Rarity
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You don't see "It's Gametime" very often. This is a DC comic listed in Overstreet with four issues in 1955-56. A friend of mine came up with #4, and I noticed this little puzzle:Uh, what exactly is that bird doing?PS, [...]
Spiderman 20-27
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Ba, 14 tháng 3, 2006
This is a great set of stories, with at least four consecutive classic issues (#24-27), and only one significant clunker (#21).The sequence starts with ASM #20's The Coming of the Scorpion. J. Jonah Jameson decides to create [...]
Fury Against Racism and Bigotry
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Hai, 13 tháng 3, 2006
I never know where I will get the inspiration for a post. In Amazing Spiderman #23, there was a letter to Marvel commending them on Sgt Fury #6 as a fine example of standing up against racism. Given that this was a fairly [...]
Fantastic Four: The Inhumans
Người đăng: Unknown on Chủ Nhật, 12 tháng 3, 2006
The first member of the Inhumans to appear was Madame Medusa (later mostly referred to simply as Medusa). In FF #36, three villains team up. Paste-Pot Pete and the Wizard, two Human Torch villains from his series in Strange [...]
Another Embarrassing Mistake
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Bảy, 11 tháng 3, 2006
Why would Ben ask the blind Alicia who somebody is, "over there"?Previous Posts on the Fantastic Four:The Fantastic F [...]
Robin's Romance With Batgirl
Người đăng: Unknown on Thứ Năm, 9 tháng 3, 2006
The first Batgirl was the niece of Kathy Kane, who had become Batwoman in Detective #233. When Betty Kane comes to visit for a vacation, the young girl quickly realizes that her aunt is secretly Batwoman. She decides to [...]
