Would you like some cheese with that Wein?
My Silver Age reread is now moving into 1972, and Len Wein has already established himself as a writer. There’s his (IMHO) definitive Phantom Stranger (with Jim Aparo on the …
Tag: Rereading the Bronze Age
Would you like a monster of your very own?
If so, the comics ads of 1971 have you covered! Kirk Demarais’ ever-informative Mail-Order Mysteries says if you joined up with the Monster Fan Club the rewards were not as cool …
Re-enter the Creeper
As I’ve blogged about recently, the Bronze Age was big on reviving Silver Age villains who’d faded from the scene, whether they deserved it or not. Detective Comics #418’s lead story, …
It’s a crazy thought, but maybe some super-villains deserve oblivion
A couple of months ago, I cited Flash #209 and Batman #234 as the beginning of what would become a Bronze Age trend — writers using supervillains again rather than “realistic” or …
The most shocking cover of 1971?
Perhaps not, but Flash #210’s Murphy Anderson cover did raise a few eyebrows. I mean, WTF, Flash-creators — we’re in 2971, John Wilkes Booth just shot Abraham Lincoln and Adam …
Stranger in the mirror: the “definitive” Phantom Stranger arrives
I put quotes around “derivative” in the title because as I’ve written about before, definitive is a subjective term. Someone like me who grew up with Silver Age Mort Weisinger …
A blast from the past
Once again, an ad from yesterday — late 1971 in this case — caught my eye during my ongoing Silver/Bronze Age reread. Iron-on patches had become popular in the 1960s …