The king and the kook: Jack Kirby takes over Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen
Looking back, I’m not sure it’s possible to grasp what a seismic shock Jack Kirby leaving Marvel in 1970 was at the time. There was a lot less moving between …
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To every man he knows, he stays a stranger
The first time I ever saw the Phantom Stranger it was in DC house ads showcasing the Neal Adams cover below. As far as I knew, it was the first …
He’s Deadman, Jim
My first encounter with Deadman was the splash page on his second story. It’s kind of weird. I didn’t think so at the time. A ghost talking with a trio …
When the New Look became the Old Look
My Silver Age reread has now reached the books cover-dated June of 1968 (I’ve still got some earlier stuff to blog about though). Batman’s New Look is about to transition …
And the inaugural Sam Scudder Award for Penology goes to …
The warden on this page from Flash #174. And the guard too.Seriously, what kind of idiot looks at the Mirror Master polishing a mirror and doesn’t think “Uh-oh”? Certainly not …
Carmine and the Cat: Changes at DC in late ’67
Late in 1967, DC announced that big changes were in the works.I’m pretty sure I didn’t care much. I was perfectly satisfied with the comics I was getting; I’d be …