Gotham City grifters: the criminal as con man
In my Silver Age reread I’m now in what’s known as the New Look period of Batman that began in 1964. Sales of Batman and Detective Comics were low (I …
Tag: Rereading the Silver Age
Yes, the DCU should be like this
1964 marked the year Julius Schwartz gave up editorship at Strange Adventures and Mystery In Space in favor of Batman and Detective Comics (a topic I want to revisit in a …
An unusual role for a woman: Karel Sorensen
Revisiting the old Star Rovers stories as part of my Silver Age reread, I suddenly realized how unusual a character Karel Sorensen was. The Star Rovers debuted as a backup …
Cover date: July, 1964
Now that Alien Visitors is in the tank, I can resume my Silver Age rereading. This week I picked up where I left off, with comics cover-dated July 1964. This …
Gorillas play ball, golfers fight aliens, nerds become hoopsters — these are indeed strange sports stories!
Julius Schwartz racked up an impressive run in DC’s Silver Age tryout books, Brave and the Bold and Showcase. Flash. Green Lantern. Adam Strange. Justice League. Atom and Hawkman all …
Remember the time Iron Man met the Angel? I wish I could forget
Despite coming from Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, Tales of Suspense #49 is a mess. Like a lot of the early Marvel I’ve been rereading, it makes me feel the …
This used to be so damn cool
Groundbreaking stories or concepts often have a short shelf life. Frequently they’re upstaged by someone who does the same thing better. Sherlock Holmes wasn’t the first private detective nor Tarzan …