Once was enough
Rereading old comics, I’m often surprised how frequently writers would create great villains, then stop using them. Not always, of course. The Joker has seen lots of use in every …
Tag: Batman
Damned with faint praise: Batman: Odyssey
Neal Adams was a very good artist and writer; let’s see if we can salvage anything from his most notorious output.
Daredevil gets old school, Superman gets furious: my last look at 1964.
Silver Age Marvel gets a lot of credit for telling stories that were more contemporary than old-fashioned DC. “Contemporary” is not how I’d describe Daredevil #5, in which he battles …
“To be continued …” stories from the end of 1964
Besides the Idol-Head of Diabolu, there were several other noteworthy plotlines left hanging at the end of 1964. One began in Detective Comics #334 where the Caped Crusader met “The …
Question of the Week: What piece of pop culture had the most influence on you?
Let’s talk about influence!
Batman splits from Superman, then fights … Hydra? More from ’64
Following on Monday’s Bat-post, there are a couple more Batman stories from 1964 I wanted to talk about. First, from World’s Finest Comics #143, we have a story that asks …
Crime clowns and deconstructed deathtraps: notes from Batman’s New Look era
As I approach the end of 1964 in my Silver Age rereading, I keep meaning to do one humongous post about all the 1964 stuff I want to cover. But …