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Even Lois Lane would find this cringeworthy
Comics, Fraser Sherman

Even Lois Lane would find this cringeworthy

By frasersherman December 14, 2022 December 12, 2022 0

As I said on Monday, Marvel upped its game amazingly between Fantastic Four #1 and the end of 1965. Stan Lee and his collaborators had become masters of continual narrative …

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Marvel in 1965: As good as the legend says
Comics, Fraser Sherman

Marvel in 1965: As good as the legend says

By frasersherman December 12, 2022 December 12, 2022 8

Rereading the Silver Age the past few years, I finally appreciate why so many people revered Marvel back in the day. Not that I disliked Marvel myself but I was …

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Daredevil, Thor, the Teen Titans: short notes from the Silver Age
Comics, Fraser Sherman

Daredevil, Thor, the Teen Titans: short notes from the Silver Age

By frasersherman August 15, 2022 August 4, 2022 1

While it’s fun going into detail about particular issues or trends as I reread the Silver Age, 1965 has simply more going on than I can blog in detail about. …

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August, 1965: Bondage comics
Comics, Fraser Sherman

August, 1965: Bondage comics

By frasersherman August 1, 2022 July 24, 2022 22

No, not the Wonder Woman kind of bondage.I mean “bond-age” as in the Age of James Bond. After Goldfinger came out in ’64, spies were suddenly cooler than they’d ever …

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It was the summer of ’65. Here are some comics covers
Comics, Fraser Sherman

It was the summer of ’65. Here are some comics covers

By frasersherman July 27, 2022 July 21, 2022 6

No particular theme here other than picking covers I like, or that I at least find interesting. This Curt Swan cover is an excellent example of the drawbacks of Cover …

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“I became Secretary of Defense because of my fame as a luchador. No, seriously.”
Comics, Fraser Sherman

“I became Secretary of Defense because of my fame as a luchador. No, seriously.”

By frasersherman April 25, 2022 April 21, 2022 2

By 1965, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and the other Marvel creators are doing some amazing work. But nobody’s perfect; in “The Strength of the Sumo” (Tales of Suspense #61) Lee …

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Doom, Don Heck, the Thing and More: Marvel in 1964
Comics, Fraser Sherman

Doom, Don Heck, the Thing and More: Marvel in 1964

By frasersherman March 7, 2022 March 5, 2022 2

As part of my Silver Age reread I got to Fantastic Four Annual #2 and is it ever a game-changer. It’s the issue that gave us Doom’s backstory as a …

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