Though I didn't know it at the time, Superman Family #164 (My'74) was its first issue as, due to a paper shortage and falling sales, DC combined Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane and Superman's Cousin Supergirl into a bi-mon
Read more…Beyond Commander Benson's examination of Batman's "New Look" period which began in 1964, I was always puzzled that the Caped Crusader was so behind the times as far as his Silver Age "entry" in Detective Comics #327 (Ju'64). View the cover of Detecti
Read more…I am going to attempt to connect certain events from the worlds of various comics, movies, TV shows and pop culture into a hopefully logical narrative much like my Gorilla City thread. Each entry may not connect with the previous one.
Of course, comm
Read more…With the new Fantastic Four movie about to come out, I thought that I would ask about something that always bothered me. Given the information that we received from Stan and Jack themselves in FANTASTIC FOUR #11, it does seem odd that Reed and Sue we
I first read Justice League of America #40 (N'65) "Indestructible Creatures of Nightmare Island!" by Gardner Fox, Mike Sekowsky and Bernard Sachs when it was reprinted in JLA #115 (F'75). It was a very odd comic when I was nine but now I realize how
With the coming of another Silver Surfer title this week, I have to ask the question: Why? Do we consider the Sentinel of the Starways a relevant character or the product of a by gone age? Can he be a believable protagonist or simply Marvel's most ha
Read more…This is one of the most reprinted Flash stories of the Silver Age. It's probably one of the most reprinted Silver Age stories period. It's certainly one of the most important Silver Age comics. It's definitely one of the most iconic covers. But is it
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
With the premiere of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, one can't help but consider the Silver Age comics version that began with STRANGE TALES #135 (Au'65) in response to the Spy Craze that hit the Sixties. At that time Pop Culture was dominated by the Thre
Read more…In honor of Star Trek Into Darkness, I wish to discuss Gold Key's Star Trek #1 (Jl'67) which I read as part of Golden Press' Star Trek: The Enterprise Logs (1976). There are three criteria that I want to examine:
It seemed pretty obvious to me back in the 1960s, that Marvel had three split books that featured two super-heroes in a book. They were the books that weren't named for the lead characters, like Spider-Man or X-men or Daredevil.
These books had unus
Read more…Over at Mister Silver Age's 12 Questions thread, Kirk G asked about the Composite Superman which inspired me suddenly to do write about World's Finest Comics #142 (Ju'64) which I first read when it was reprinted in World's Finest #223 (Ju'74), ten ye
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Have you ever stoped to think about how many years "Marvel" was keeping it's head above water with these monsterbooks before they tried the superhero thing? It's not hard to calculate. Divide 12 (months) into the number of issues in the title to det
Read more…Someplace in the 70s, Marvel comics started printing full color "stamps" in the letters pages of their comics. Each one was numbered, and represented a different hero or character.
Was there ever a master list of characters by numbers, or issue by i
Read more…When I started searching for back issues at yard sales and flea markets as a youngster, I bought DC Special #14 (O'71) which was the second Wanted: The World's Most Dangerous Villains collection that led to the short-lived though sorely missed reprin
Read more…Beyond the whole "secret identity" thing which some members shared while others didn't, what did the Silver Age JLA heroes keep to themselves?
Superman: besides Batman who knew all this stuff, the Man of Steel didn't tell the team about his cousin an
Read more…As I mentioned before, the first solo Hulk story I read in Marvel Super-Heroes #36 (My'73) which reprinted Tales To Astonish #81 (Jl'66). I wasn't even eight yet. Henry superbly has been recoloring those classic covers here. TTA #81 is the first appe
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