Jeepers, Creeper
As my Silver Age reread has now reached Showcase #73 I planned to recycle my 2021 post on the Creeper. As my reread has done what it’s supposed to, giving …
As my Silver Age reread has now reached Showcase #73 I planned to recycle my 2021 post on the Creeper. As my reread has done what it’s supposed to, giving …
Steve Gerber had some great ideas. The Legion of Nihilists, occasional foes of Daimon Hellstrom, sounded like one of them, but it wasn’t.According to the cult’s leader, Father Darklyte, the …
Recently I was thinking about the idea the New X-Men in 1975 represent the start of the Bronze Age (as discussed here) and whether that perception is a generational thing. …
Jim Shooter turned in another win with a two-part tale (art by Curt Swan) in 1968’s Adventure Comics #365 and 366.At the start, the Legion learn the peaceful planet of …
I know I’m not alone in heartily despising the “hero vs. hero” cliche, where two superheroes or teams collide in battle. Sometimes it’s mind-control; a lot of the time it’s …
(Title should be sung to the tune of Dion’s “Abraham, Martin and John” of course). I’m now into 1968 in my Silver Age reread, though I still have some comics …
Not a current anniversary but 1968’s Batman #200, “The Man Who Radiated Fear” by Mike Friedrich and Chic Stone. As you can see, DC thought getting to 200 was worth …