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Lucille, God gave me a gift. I sort well. I sort very well.
I understand that reference!
Actually, for me, it's more like THIS.
POGO: I've added a new "slot" to my comic strip reading. (I decided I could accomodate another light-hearted humor strip alongside Peanuts Every Sunday.) Eight years ago, when I finished reading the final volume of IDW's reprint of Li'l Abner, I decided I needed a "palate cleanser." (I think Al Capp is an excellent cartoonist, but, as a human being, he strikes me as someone I would not care to meet.) I decided that Walt Kelly's Pogo was the antithesis of Li'l Abner, so I decided to delve into that. I had just come off reading the entire run of Pogo comic books (as published by Hermes Press), but I didn't get very far into the comic strips at the time because Al Capp had pretty much soured me against all comic strips for a while. But I'm back back in the mood now, and have started with "Through the Wild Blue Wonder," volume one of Pogo: The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips.
WONDER WOMAN #18 - "At times, chaos comes to our shores. We are tested, and we are wounded, and we are broken. But we are not conquered. from the low places, we put our faith in our better angels. And with thier blessed nurture... we rise... to face our enemy once again."
SUPERMAN ARCHIVES v6 - "Superman from the Beginning" (Part 8):
Sometimes I cannot recall whether or not I have read a particular "archive" volume, but this one was still in its cellophane shrink-wrap, so it's a fairly good bet that I have not. All of the comics in this volume (Superman #21-24) are cover-dated 1943. Prior to that year (since 1940), every issue of Action Comics displayed a banner proclaiming it to be the "World's Largest Selling Comic Magazine." But in 1943, Captain Marvel reported surpassed the Man of Steel in sales (a factoid that has been disputed in recent years). DC responded by quietly removing the banner and, I had always heard, changing the tone and covers of Action Comics and Superman to reflect Captain Marvel's much more humorous, light approach. I was expecting the stories in this volume to reflect that, but they don't really; they are pretty much the same as the ones leading up to 1943 (although I suspect that change will be coming soon).
The Prankster does make a reappearance, as do the "Squiffles" (gremlin-like creatures). Other costumed villains include Robin Hood (not to be confused with the Archer), and The Dude. Perry White is still strictly referred to as either "White" or "Editor White" (never "Perry" or "Chief"). Clark Kebt engages in phyysical heroics much more frequently that I would have suspected (although he usually feigns trepidation afterwards), and he and Lois are something of an item, going out on frequent dates. Superman continues to display "plastic features" (the ability to disguise his face) from time-to-time, and has developed a new power, to "broadcast" his voice over the radio. Jimmy Olsen appears in three separate (i.e., non-sequential) panels in one story, unnamed but recognizable.
"The Ghost of Superman" (#21) is the first of many (many) "Death of Superman" stories over the years. (This one ends up being a hoax.) "Perils of Poor Lois" can be considered DC's second "imaginary story" (although it was not referred to as such at the time). It is a melodrama set duiring "the gay '90s" but has a framing sequence set in the "real world." Before "Suicide Slum" there was "Roaring Kitchen."
NEXT UP: Action Comics Archives v4
For many years now I have informally divided my weekly purchases into three catagories: Marvel, DC and Other. Today, however (piggybacking of off research provided by Captain Comics), let's look at my purchases this month in terms of distributor. (I think I've got this right.)
Lunar - 12: (DC-8) Absolute Superman #4, Absolute Batman #5, Absolute Wonder Woman #5, Black Canary #4, Batman #157, Batman & Robin: Year One #5, Wonder Woman #18, Jenny Sparks #7; (AHOY!-3) Archaic #3, Howl #2, Toxic Avenger #5; (Mad cave-1) Dick Tracy Valentine's Day Special.
Penguin/Random House - 1: (Dark Horse-1) Frankenstein #1.
Diamond - 5: (Oni Press-2) Cruel Kingdom #2, Epitaphs from the Abyss #8; (Dynamite-2) Herculoids #1, Space Ghost #10; (1First-1) Badger #2.
Again, DC (and therefore Lunar) is heavy because of "All In," and this list represent only periodical comics.
COMIC STRIPS: I have been doing quite a bit of time-travelling in my effort to wean myself from the monthlies. With For Better or For Worse I am in 1996; with Pogo, 1950; Peanuts, 1963; and Prince Valiant 1985.
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