No longer invincible? The Justice League in 1966 and ’67
For some reason, Gardner Fox in late ’66 and on into the following year — Justice League of America #50 through #55 — decided it would be interesting if he …
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DC’s Batman in 1967
When I was a kid, the Batman TV show was amazingly cool. A superhero, right there on the TV, and in live action! I hadn’t seen the George Reeves Superman …
A turning point in the life of the Hulk!
As I mentioned in an earlier post about my Silver Age reread, when the Hulk relaunched his series as Giant-Man’s companion in Tales to Astonish, it came with a reboot …
Things I didn’t get into
Comic books of the Silver Age were, of course, rife with ads and many of them sounded so amazingly cool. X-ray spectacles! A tank full of tiny sea monkeys! Foolproof …
I’m sorry but you’re not as clever as you think you are
Writers have been sharing insights and wisdom with their audiences for longer than I’ve been around. Longer than this country or printed books have been around. That doesn’t mean it’s …
When you gaze into your Netflix queue, does your queue gaze also into you?
As I mentioned back in April, Netflix is ending its DVD service Sept. 29. As part of its farewell to subscribers, the company sent us lists of every DVD they’ve …
Zha-Vam! Say his name and Superman still shakes!
(Once again reposting something I wrote earlier to fit it into my Silver Age reread) For years, I’ve suffered the frustration of having Action #351 and #353 — the first and last …