Keeping it real! Two more “relevant” stories
At the end of the 1960s, DC and Marvel were trying soooo hard to prove they were not just disposable funny books for children. No, they were the work of …
Category: Comics
Wheelies! Captain America and Black Canary become easy riders
As I keep saying (and most of you know without me saying it), comics do not exist in a vacuum. Writers draw their inspirations from what’s going on around them, …
Steve Rogers, you did her wrong.
Silver Age Marvel did not do well by the MU’s women. Someone once described DC’s love interests as Katherine Hepburn — confident, capable, often with professional jobs (lawyer, cop, reporter, …
The Greg Hatcher Legacy Files #247: ‘Another Super Bowl Weekend In The Stacks’
Short reviews – you know you love them!
Adventure Comics #395 as a time capsule
Robert Kanigher’s first story in Adventure Comics #395 (cover by Curt Swam) is a product of its time — not so much the story itself but a couple of images. …