I’d have posted sooner —
But the Plush Dog went on a three-day binge and we had to bail him out of the drunk tank. Actually what happened was that a few weeks ago he …
Tag: Jack Kirby
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 …
Farewell to the King
As I’ve mentioned many times, I didn’t read Marvel much as a kid. I came in late on the Fourth World, shortly before DC pulled the plug on New Gods and Forever …
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 …
A couple of quick images from the comics of 1970
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 …
Schemers! Red Raven! Dark Shadows! Hero (of course) fighting hero! Marvel, cover-dated June 1970
We’re working on getting our image-posting powers back. For now, all the covers of the books I’m talking about are visible here. And no, there’s no particular reason for picking …
Life, death and famous firsts
The least of the first times I’m covering here is the first appearance of Agatha Harkness in Fantastic Four #94, “The Return of the Frightful Four” by Stan Lee and …