Victor von Doom’s astonishing adventures!
I think we can all agree that Dr. Doom is a superior character to DC’s Eclipso. That did not, however, make him a more successful character. Eclipso debuted in House of …
Tag: Rereading the Bronze Age
The only good goblin is a dead goblin
Comics nerds like us have generated endless discussion — spoken, print, online — about the decision to kill Gwen Stacey. Who came up with it? Why? What did her co-creator, …
Fashions of the future
As I blogged about back in September, a Legion of Superheroes fan named Kim Metzger hated Saturn Girl’s costume and submitted a redesign. The change immediately attracted a flood of …
Far out, man!
Flipping through one of my comics from 1971 for my Silver Age Reread, I came upon this ad. Posters, the environment, peace symbols, Easy Rider …
Teen Titans #32: The Mystery Endures
(Another reposted column that fits into my Silver Age Reread). No, not a mystery in the story or about the story. The mystery is why the hell I bought it. …
Groundbreakers and dead ends, swords and sorcerers
As I mentioned last week, Captain Comet could have jump-started the Silver Age, but instead he went nowhere, After debuting in 1951 in Strange Adventures #9, his series in Strange Adventures ran …
Forever is a long time coming — but they’re here!
Following Jack Kirby’s DC debut — Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen — February 1971 (cover-dated) brought us two pure Kirby creations, Forever People #1 and New Gods #1 (though Alan Stewart says …