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Yesterday I bought a small stack of 14 MAD magazines published between 1961 and 1970. I have seen some of the features reprinted before, but most of them were new to me. My older brother never read a comic book in his life (as far as I know), but he…
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The Silver Age Superman
Superman is widely considered to have entered the Silver Age with Action Comics #241 (June 1958) and Superman #122 (July 1958). Unlike the Flash and Green Lantern (for example), Superman was published continuously from the Golden Age into the Silver…
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture Novelizations
I like the Star Trek movies (some more than others), but I would have liked them more if they had hewed closer to the novelizations, which delved deeper into the characterizations and backstories of Sulu, Scott, Saavik, etc. Unique among them is the…
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A Cover a Day
Ok, how about this for an idea. We take it in turns to post a favourite (British spelling) comic cover every day. This went really well on the comic fan website that I used to frequent. What we tried to do was find a theme or subject and follow…
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What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
Music? What song? By whom? Podcasts? Which ones? Who's on it? The whir of your hard drive while you defrag? Whatever you're listening to, share it with the Legion of Superfluous Heroes!
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1001 Uses for a Power Ring
Back when Kyle Rayner was Green Lantern, editorial edict had it that he never use his ring the same way twice. Because he was an artist, it was decided that his imagination be used to create all manner of light constructs. Ironically, Kyle Rayner…
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DC Finest line
A while back, DC announced a new line of reprints, called DC Finest, that packages about 500 pages of comics from various eras into a $40 softcover. From all appearances, it looks to be an attempt to mimic Marvel's successful Epic Collections line,…
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Comics Guide for Oct. 7, 2026
TOP 10 PUBLISHERS NO. 1: DC COMICS DC’S QUOTH THE RAVEN: WHATEVER #1 (ONE-SHOT) (W) Various (A) Various (CA) Sweeney Boo YOU EVER DANCE WITH THE DEVIL IN THE PALE MOONLIGHT? WHAT ABOUT WITH THE DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS? Written by Tini Howard, Patrick…
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The Art of Betty & Veronica
This showed up at my LCS this week. I didn't pre-order it and I don't even remember seeing it solicited. It was in shrink-wrap so I couldn't look at it, but it is compiled by Craig Yoe, which is a huge plus. Looking online, I see it was originally…
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