The new comics creators of the 1970s — or at least new to these books
For any DC fan in the Silver Age, Carmine Infantino was the Flash artist. He’d been drawing Barry Allen from the beginning until 1967 when DC kicked him upstairs and Ross …
Category: Fraser Sherman
I’d have posted sooner —
But the Plush Dog went on a three-day binge and we had to bail him out of the drunk tank. Actually what happened was that a few weeks ago he …
Take his hand — he’s a Stranger in paradise
As I mentioned back in June, when the Phantom Stranger debuted in Showcase I had no idea he was an established character getting a second chance. If I’d read the …
My Alter Ego’s Secret Identity
(Another post cobbled together from reviews on my own blog). I don’t read a lot of non-genre fiction but Alex Segura’s Secret Identity and Alter Ego are mainstream novels set in the world …
Satan Is Alive and Well in Bronze Age Comics
In my last post here (sorry about the delay!) I discussed Supergirl donning a new outfit in Adventure Comics #397. There’s something else about the issue I want to cover, the …
Elegy for Dad Heroes
Reading Burl Barer’s excellent book on The Saint was when I realized some characters are Dad Heroes. A dad joke is defined as the kind of joke a father would …
It’s the dawn of the Bronze Age — dress for success!
From what little I know of Archie Comics’ 1950s series Katy Keene, the eponymous protagonist was a gorgeous girl involved in much the same romantic situations as most girl characters …