Some comic-book images from 1970
The backup to Man-Bat’s second appearance, the Robin story “My Place in the Sun” (Mike Friedrich, Gil Kane) isn’t particularly memorable. It is interesting, though, that much as Stan Lee …
The backup to Man-Bat’s second appearance, the Robin story “My Place in the Sun” (Mike Friedrich, Gil Kane) isn’t particularly memorable. It is interesting, though, that much as Stan Lee …
Early Bronze Age Batman isn’t my favorite era of the Darknight Detective by any means. It is not, however, a bad era, and it’s fascinating to watch Batman’s continued transition …
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 …
Back in 1968, Marvel shook off its restrictive distribution deal with DC and began expanding its line. Simple enough for them to do: instead of Tales of Suspense with Iron Man and …
First, this Neal Adams shot [edited to get name right] from Thor #179. It’s not a great story: Loki swaps minds with Thor and Odin can’t help because he’s sealed …
At the end of the 1970s, DC and Marvel were trying soooo hard to prove they were not just disposable funny books for children. No, they were the work of …
As I keep saying (and most of you know without me saying it), comics do not exist in a vacuum. Writers draw their inspirations from what’s going on around them, …