Here is a complete episode guide for the strip. All art is by Jack Kirby, inked first by Wally Wood and later by Dick Ayers. The only credited scripters were Dick and Dave Wood, but it is widely believed that Jack Kirby wrote the later scripts.
THE C
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I remember when Spectacular Spider-Man debuted (or Peter Parker the Spectacuar Spider-Man, as it was called then). The series' initial raison d'être was to focus on the "Peter Parker" side of "Spider-Man." I turned my nose up at it (same as I did wit
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THE MORTAL THOR #1 (Marvel, $4.99) is by Al Ewing and Pasqual Ferry. To be clear, I haven't been reading Ewing's Thor. But now I may have to.
Thor is on a hero's journey that may require me to break out my Joseph Campbell. Im
Read more…I was sure that I could not be tempted by anything superhero-related, but then I saw this.Bat-Signal.
Here it is at home:
Here it is lit:
And here's the signal on my ceiling:
ADVANCE PICK OF THE WEEK
DC Finest: Hawkman -- Wings Across Time TP (DC, $39.99): I have all of the original comics, and the Silver Age Hawkman Archives, but I'm still excited! I won't mind getting these again, and reading them in order -- especially
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BATMAN #1 - "The Joker"
The Joker got off to a strong start with not one but two stories in the very first issue of Batman. No clown, he, but a psychopathic thief and serial killer from the very beginning whose murders were nothing short of inventive.
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I just finished reading all of For Better or For Worse, one of three family-oriented continuity strips that occur in more-or-less "real time" that I've been reading for most of my life (the other two being Doonesbury and Funky Winkerbean). But the gr
Read more…Here are some books likely to ship Aug. 13, 2025.
EVENTS
20TH CENTURY FOX/MARVEL
Predator Kills the Marvel Universe #1 (of 5, $5.99): I don't understand the poularity of a series where everyone dies. I don't want to see my favorite characters die! Is
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There was a brief time in the early 1980s when Moon Knight was my favorite character (basically the Moench/Sienkiewicz run of the character's solo series). Although I have reread Moon Knight from time-to-time over the years, I always go back to his e
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"ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM"
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #6 (OF 9, $4.99) is by Ryan North and R.B. Silva.
"Reed reveals a terrible secret he’s acquired about Doom’s global domination." My thinking is (and always h
Read more…Some books that are scheduled for July 30, 2025.
"BRING ON THE BAD GUYS"
BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: LOKI #1 (OF 7, MARVEL, $4.99) is by Anthony Oliveira. Mephisto gives Loki a task. But you and I know Loki never does what he's told.
“SUMMER OF SUPER
Read more…Here are some books that will probably come out July 23.
"ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM"
DOOM'S DIVISION #5 (OF 5, last issue)
Here's the solicitation: After being imprisoned by White Fox, Doom’s Division is free--and they want answers. But White Fox won’t gi
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This is the sixth "EC" title from Oni Press following...
ISSUE #1:
ISSUE #1 - "Krypton"
The destruction of Krypton has been shown so many different times that you wouldn't think there was anything new to be learned, but this time it's told from an entirely different point of view: Krypto's! Writer Ryan North has almo
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Here are some books which may or may not come out Wednesday, July 16, 2025
'SUMMER OF SUPERMAN'
KRYPTO: THE LAST DOG OF KRYPTON #2 (OF 5, DC, $3.99)
(W) Ryan North (A) Mike Norton (CA) Jae Lee
KRYPTO IN THE CARE OF...LEX LUTHOR?! Krypto, the last d
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The new direction begins in Action Comics #1087. The story opens in the present day, at the Metropolis Expo of Tomorrow, where Superman has provided actual future technology (flight rings) for the exhibit. (Did you know that Perry White is now mayor
Read more…Welcome to our re-read of the first and greatest superhero team in comics ... and quite a bit more!
My plan is to re-read and discuss the Golden Age Justice Society of America, which ran from All-Star Comics #3 (Winter 1940) to All-Star Comics #57 (
Read more…Here's PR I'd saved up for some of the comics probably coming out tomorrow. Let me know if this is useful, Legionnaires.
KEVIN SMITH AND ARCHIE COMICS JOIN FORCES FOR THE CROSSOVER NO ONE EXPECTED
Acclaimed filmmaker’s View Askewniverse crash-lands
Read more…In the 1990s, Steve Englehart returned to Marvel to write Silver Surfer, Vision and Scarlet Witch, West Coast Avengers and Fantastic Four. In 2001 he returned again to write the Avengers (Celestial Quest) and the Fantastic Four (Big Town). I recently
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