One by Dorfman, Two by Hamilton
I meant to review “Superman’s Sacrifice” in Superman #171 some time back — it came out August, 1964 and my Silver Age reread is now two years past that — …
Tag: DC Comics
Wyatt Wingfoot and Supergirl kick butt in the Silver Age
I don’t think anyone reading this really needs me to recommend Fantastic Four #51. The debut of the Black Panther is a dynamic story, introduces a landmark character and I …
Jim Shooter is in the house (Legion Clubhouse, Fortress of Solitude, whatever)
My Silver Age rereading has now reached the summer of ’66, which means teenage Jim Shooter is DC’s new writing star. His Legion of Super-Heroes work is what he’s best …
She’s pretty as a daisy — but look out, man, she’s crazy!
Title courtesy of the Coasters’ old song, “Poison Ivy,” which tells you whose debut I’m about to discuss.Despite Bob Kane’s signature, the art for Poison Ivy’s debut in Batman #181 …
There is no I in team. Wait, that’s not my point.
In one of the recent Greg Hatcher reprint columns, Greg pondered how much you can rework a character before they’re someone else. That got me thinking about how that applies …
It took me several decades to get this joke
Metamorpho #7 is a typical Element Man adventure. Simon Stagg, polymath, attends a conference of the world’s top vulcanologists, only to have someone kidnap them all. By default, the top guy …
A football coach and Lex Luthor (no, they don’t walk into a bar)
As I discussed Monday, multi-part stories make it easy for the creators to change course mid-stream. This isn’t always a bad thing: I think Stan Lee’s change to Warlock’s origin …