When hero fights hero, the readers usually lose. But once in a while …
I know I’m not alone in heartily despising the “hero vs. hero” cliche, where two superheroes or teams collide in battle. Sometimes it’s mind-control; a lot of the time it’s …
Tag: Rereading the Silver Age
Anybody here seen my old friend Rex? Can you tell me where he’s gone?
(Title should be sung to the tune of Dion’s “Abraham, Martin and John” of course). I’m now into 1968 in my Silver Age reread, though I still have some comics …
Let’s celebrate Batman’s anniversary with some reboots!
Not a current anniversary but 1968’s Batman #200, “The Man Who Radiated Fear” by Mike Friedrich and Chic Stone. As you can see, DC thought getting to 200 was worth …
You never forget your first
I’m sure most of y’all are familiar with the infamous “Adam and Eve story.” This is a science fiction trope where two people survive a nuclear war or stay behind …
I think Bob Haney is making fun of himself here
As I mentioned in my article on Plastic Man’s tangled continuity, DC’s Silver Age Plastic Man had a crossover with Batman in Brave and the Bold #76 by Bob Haney …
Demanded by whom? The oddity of DC at the end of ’67
Something was clearly going on with the comics DC put out in December, 1967 (cover dated February of the following year) but I’ve no idea what. That month more than …
If only the Fantastic Four knew the Trapster’s secret weakness was nail polish!
Daredevil #35, “Daredevil Dies First,” (by Stan Lee and Gene Colan) is a good example of the problems of both the Marvel method and of “writing what you know” when …