From artist to auteur: Mike Sekowsky
I’ve often wondered what prompted Mike Sekowsky, after decades as a DC artist, to become a writer as well. In 1968 he and Denny O’Neil co-created the adventurer formerly known …
Tag: Rereading the Silver Age
Batman gets a new car! No, it’s not his midlife crisis.
With Batman #217, cover-dated December 1969, the New Look era of Batman ended. The Dark Knight era of the 1970s began. The New Look era launched in 1964 to juice …
Wanna know a secret? The original Secret Six
As my Silver Age reread is now sliding into 1970, I’m writing about Secret Six a little late. #1 of the original series by that name came out cover-dated April/May …
Stan Lee saw the problem. Steve Englehart found the solution
Captain America #122, “The Sting of the Scorpion,” (Stan Lee, Gene Colan) isn’t a good issue but it’s an interesting one. The story is basic: Sharon’s on a mission for …
Life, death and famous firsts
The least of the first times I’m covering here is the first appearance of Agatha Harkness in Fantastic Four #94, “The Return of the Frightful Four” by Stan Lee and …
Famous firsts
As I’ve mentioned before, both DC or Marvel were off their game as the Silver Age approached its end. DC’s trying anything and everything to make up for the sales …
Let’s end the month with Gene Colan art!
Daredevil #58-60 (Roy Thomas, Gene Colan) is a typical outing for the Man Without Fear. He’s up against the latest crime boss controlling the Big Apple mobs, the aptly named …