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When did Lois and Lex and Lex and Lana first meet in the comics?

I was transfering some vhs to dvd and there was the Superman animated show where Lana first showed up. Got me to wondering, was the first meeting between the L's important or did they meet up off panel and simply seemed to have always known each othe

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Comics Guide for Jan. 29, 2014

Welcome to Comics Guide Airlines! I'm your pilot, Captain Comics. This is an excellent flight, with lots to see, but as usual we have a few words about safety:

1. Remember that clicking on art will get you a larger version, so don't hurt your eyes sq

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Dead Boy Detectives was pretty good

I'm coming in cold but had no trouble getting the concept and the storyline looks good.

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Comics Guide for Dec. 31, 2013

Howdy, and welcome back to the Greatest Comics Guide in the Universe (TM)! This week plays catch-up on 2013 and falls on a holiday week, so I'm not recommending anything in particular. But there's good stuff, which I suspect you'll find on your own.

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Free Comic Book Day?

I was out of town yesterday, and while driving through I noticed a comic book store--probably wouldn't have stopped (plenty of comics already this week...) except they had a sign in the window that proclaimed "Free Comic Books Today". I stopped in to

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" Other Stuff " In Archives , Masterworks...Etc .

In book-length collections , what stuff gets included ~ and what gets LEFT OUT ?????????

How about censorings/expurgation , whether for legal or changing tastes , eh ?????????

Some collections (as I'll call all book-length collections here , though I

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Original "Superman" Art for Kennedy Special to be Auctioned -- Until Artist Stops Sale

From the New York Post: "'Superman’ Artist Stunned to Find ‘Donated’ Work on Sale"

The long and short of it:

Superman artist Al Plastino, 91, was at the New York Comic Con, and was surprised to find the original pages he drew for “Superman’s Mission

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Monsters Versus Aliens Halloween special on DVD

 Anyone else see this?  I picked it up at BJ's for 9.99. I remember it from a few years ago and it's still fun to watch.  Extra's include a nice monster karaoke set.

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Comics Guide for Oct. 30, 2013

This week's Comics Guide features a special treat, Legionnaires: Our own Baron has stopped by the Cave to offer his comments on some of this week's manga! Not only are we guaranteed wise and witty words from the Table's resident Japanophile, but it's

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A look back at: Legends of the Dark Knight

Jason's review of Shaman got me hankering for some more "year one" era Batman goodness, so I thought I'd delve into my back issues, pick up where he's planning on leaving off, and take a look back at Legends of the Dark Knight.

 

This time around, I'

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Uncanny X-Men (the current version...spoilers)

I have a question regarding the current Uncanny X-Men.

Dazzler was knocked out and Mystique overtook her identity several months ago. I've been reading the book ever since, and yet I can't recall if that has been addressed since it happened. Is Mysti

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Doc Savage #1 (Dynamite)

My first exposure to Doc Savage was the first issue of Marvel’s b&w magazine. I read some of the novels, but they just didn’t capture my interest the way James Bond or Tarzan novels did. I really like the characters and associated elements; I just wi

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Star Trek Annual 2013 – “Strange New Worlds” – Photonovel

The “fumetti” format is hit or miss (mostly miss) with me, but John Byrne has written some pretty good Star Trek comics, so I thought I’d plunk down my 64 bits (yes, admission price is eight bucks) and take a chance. For the most part, I’m glad I did

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Rated ARR: A List of Pirate-Themed Comics Titles and Features

I've started to put together a list of pirate-themed comics features, and thought what I had might interest others. I'll add new items as I learn about them. Please feel free to offer suggestions.

 

I'm not trying to make a list every pirate feature

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Thoughts While Filling Out Previews #303

The theme this month is first volumes of ongoing collections.

(That’s my theme; you can post about anything you like.)

DARK HORSE/EC: Weird Fantasy is the latest in the EC archive series.

IDW/POPEYE: We’ve had collections of E.C. Segar’s comic strips

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Comics Guide for Dec. 4, 2013

Let's try something new this week. Instead of leading with the titles the publishers recommend, I'll lead with the ones *I* recommend. Hey, I actually get paid to be a critic, so it's not as egotistical as it sounds! OK, maybe it is. But let's give i

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Newsstand Comics

I went to a Barnes & Noble the other day (and again to-day) , my first time in a while . They did have a , pretty decent in size , comics section/corner .

I have bought a few , six total , in those two visits . Does DC now do what Marvel has done for

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SILVER AGE Event from 2000!

Cover dated July 2000, DC published one of their semi-regular monthly events dubbed Silver Age, a supposedly fond look back at the halcyon days of its books from the 1960s. It was spearheaded by Mark Waid, Brian Augustyn, Kurt Busiek and others. Thei

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Comics Guide for Dec. 11, 2013

THE CAPTAIN'S PICKS

BATGIRL #26

Written by GAIL SIMONE

Art and cover by FERNANDO PASARIN and JONATHAN GLAPION

Cover by ALEX GARNER

32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T

The shocking conclusion of “Batgirl: Wanted”! Can Barbara save her father’s life without

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Wither the Splash Page?

Amongst the posts I read every week at the Comic Book Resources site ( http://www.comicbookresources.com/ ) is Greg Hatcher's weekly column.

This week's installment made me stop and think.

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2014/01/25/splashy-s

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