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The Heap

SKYWALD:

DC's Swamp Thing and Marvel's Man-Thing burst on the comics scene at roughly the same time, but little is ever heard about the muck-monster which predated them both: Skywald Comics' The Heap (SEP 1971). I plucked mine out a bargain bin somewh

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This Week in Comics: Sept. 14-15, 2021

Captain Comics sez: Don't forget Batman Day this week, on Saturday, Sept. 18. Go here for more info.

 

THE TOP 5

Batman: The World HC

DC Comics | 184 pages | $24.99

Story: Various | Art: Various | Cover: Lee Bermejo

DC takes Batman’s war on crime wor

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Happy birthday, Craig!

I'm not online much these days, but I do want to come to the Ask Mr. Silver Age website long enough to with our best pal Craig Shutt the happiest of birthdays!. Try not to collide with too many skyscrapers today.

--Your pal, Hoy Murphy

Old-Superman.j

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Yet Another Superman Question

Superman robots seemed to be common knowledge during the Silver Age, or at least enough people knew about them for their existence not to be a secret. 

However, what about his other robots? I know he had a Clark Kent robot or two, and I'm guessing h

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Seduction of the Innocent

Despite considering myself fairly well-read when it comes to comic books, I have never read the infamous Seduction of the Innocent by Fredric Wertham. I have seen originals priced in the hundreds of dollars range but, every once in a while, one publi

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E-Man

My recent re-reading of Martin Pasko's Swamp Thing (plus the comment below) put me in the mood to re-read the first few issues of one of the few examples of his other work I am familiar with.

ClarkKent_DC said:

That series was my introduction to E-M

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This Week in Comics: April 20-26, 2021

The Captain's Comments

Alice in Leatherland #1

Black Mask Studios | $3.99

Writer: Iolanda Zanfardino | Art/Cover: Elisa Romboli

I've looked up whatever Google could find on this book, since Black Mask doesn't send me DRCs. It's called an LGBTQIA+ rom

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The SiP-verse

I have long felt that any good online discussion of a comic book series requires at least two active participants... not just two people posting, but two actually reading along... one to provide "play-by-play" and the other "color commentary." Tracy

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Question Regarding the Future of Super-Hero Comics and Movies/TV Shows

The following is based on my current (mis?)understanding of what's going on with super-hero comics, movies and TV shows.

1)It is my understanding that Marvel and DC are currently making shedloads more money from movies and TV shows based on their su

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Was there ever a plausible explanation for Superman's vision powers

Over the years as Superman's mythos has expanded, we've been given relatively plausible explanations for his superhuman abilities(I'm not going to say it makes scientific sense for a difference in solar radiation to enhance his physical abilities but

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Tarzan Comic Books & Comic Strips

My earliest memory of Tarzan (I think) is watching the movie Tarzan's Three Challenges on television. (This would have been circa 1969.) By the time I read my first Tarzan comic book, I was already familiar with the Ron Ely television show as well as

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Dark Crisis

So, DC's next big event is going to be called Dark Crisis.  Dunno if I'm gonna follow this one or not.  I'm kinda Crisis'd out.

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When Spider-Man Become Marvel's #1 Hero?

Spider-Man is Marvel's #1 Super-Hero. There is no doubt about that, despite the popularity of the Hulk, Wolverine and other heroes featured in today's films. But when did it actually happen?

Marvel had been promoting Fantastic Four as "The World's Gr

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Full list of comics on sale Oct. 19-20, 2021

BOOM!

DUNE HOUSE ATREIDES #11 (OF 12)

DUNE HOUSE ATREIDES VOL 2 HC

EAT THE RICH #3 (OF 5)

JUST BEYOND: MONSTROSITY OGN

MAW #2 (OF 5)

ORIGINS TPB

 

DARK HORSE COMICS

ART OF FAR CRY 6 HC

COMPLETE AMERICAN GODS HC

CRITICAL ROLE: TALES OF EXANDRIA #1 (OF

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Superman's official motto has been changed after more than 80 years

"Truth, Justice and the American Way" is being officially replaced by "Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow", and I'm liking it.  

Superman's motto gets a modern update: 'Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow' - CNN

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RIP George Perez

Story   Well, we knew it was coming, but it's still incredibly sad.  One of my all-time favorites, and gone so young, too.

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The Future of Nexus

Nexus: the Newspaper Strips, Vol. 1 - "The Coming of Gourmando

I haven't read this yet. But I've got so much to say about it that I wanted to get the other stuff off my chest first. In 2016, Baron & Rude launched a HUGE (think Marvel "MONSTER"-size)

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If Jaime Hernandez agreed to do a mini-series for Marvel...

If Jaime Hernandez agreed to do a mini series for Marvel and was allowed to do anything he wanted, what character/plot would you want to see him work on? No wrong answers. 

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IDW solicitations for July 2022

Canto: Tales of the Unnamed World #2—Cover A: Drew Zucker

David M. Booher (w) • Drew Zucker, Shawn Daley (a) • Drew Zucker (c)

Canto, his fellow knights, and their trusty Malorex grow fretful as the mysterious and foreboding Bard continues to detain

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This Week in Comics: Oct. 12-13, 2021

DON'T MISS:

Aquaman: King of Atlantis

"Chapter One: Dead Sea"

The three-part animated miniseries event begins with Aquaman’s first day on the job as king of Atlantis and he’s got a LOT of catching up to do. Luckily, he has his two royal advisors to

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