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 inĀ Strange Adventures #9, his series inĀ Strange Adventures ran …
Tag: Showcase
Hard times create strange heroes: new ideas from DC in the late Silver Age
As I said recently, the late 1960s were a tough time to be DC Comics. They’d been the top dog in the industry for most of their existence; now their …
Maniaks, Maniaks at your door!
I would like to follow my title by saying “and you’re laughing like you’ve never laughed before!” but having read the Maniaks’ three Showcase tryout issues, I wasn’t. I doubt …
Call Him B’Wana
The Silver Age super-hero BāWana Beast (Beast Master more or less) is, as they say these days, āproblematic.ā In 1967, when much of Africa had declared independence from the West, …
They’re Maniaks, Maniaks at Your Door!
I would like to follow my title by saying “and you’re laughing like you’ve never laughed before!” but having read the Maniaks’ three Showcase tryout issues, I wasn’t. I doubt …
Free Comic Book Day Mini-Report
Travis has a short report about Free Comic Book Day just to get something posted this week!