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SUPERMAN in WORLD'S FINEST ARCHIVES v2 - "Superman from the Beginning" (Part 14):
Well, that didn't take very long. (That's what happens when you read only three out of 17 stories.) This volume comprises issues #16-32 (Winrer 1945 through Jan/Feb 1948), but read only #16-18 because this archive overlaps with the Golden Age Superman Omnibus Vol. 5. In these stories, Superman acts more as humanity's helper than its protector, often helping in the less flamboyant guise of Clark Kent. Wilbur Wolfingham makes another appearance in #16. I have nothing to say about #17, and the most interesting thing about #18 is that artist Ed Dobrotka depicted Clark Kent in a checkered sportcoat with a bow tie.
At this point, my "Superman from the Beginning" posts will change, but I haven't decided quite yet how. I have now read the equivalent of (nearly) 15 archives, or four omnisuses. The chronological read shifts to the Golden Age Superman Omnibus Vol. 5 at this point, but I haven't decided whether to follow it there, or go back to the beginning of the comic strips and catch up to this point in that format. Or I might switch to Superboy for a while. Or I might back away from this project entirely for a while. We'll see.
I just realized I forgot to do a NEW COMICS I HAVE READ TODAY THIS MONTH for the month of April.
Screw it. I'm not going back and try to separate the ones I bought in april from the ones I bought in May.
AVENGERS (1998): Some time ago (last year, I think), I began reading the Busiek/Perez series from the beginning but I drifted away with #32. Today I picked it up again with #33.
THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD (2007): this is my third (possibly fourth) time through the first Waid/Perez run.
DC FINEST - SUPERBOY: I also started reading "The Superdog from Krypton" today.
MAXIMUM SECURITY:
It used to be that there were certain comics, or runs of comics, that I would re-read every year or so. But the more comics I came to own, the fewer I had time to re-read. Today I moved on to Avengers Assemble! Vol. 4 which begins with the Maximun Security mini-series. I blush to admit that this is the first time I have re-read it since it's initial release, but man is it good! George Perez is gone, but Jerry Ordway is on hand for the three-issue series as well as the Dangerous Planet lead-in. These are not "Avengers" issues per se, but they might as well be. Although Maximum Security was a crossover series, the mini can be read by itself without missing a beat. Also included in the collection, between issues #2 and #3, is Avengers #35, featuring artwork by John Romita, Jr. and a most eclectic mix of Avengers, indeed.
PEANUTS EVERY SUNDAY Vol. 7 (1981-1985): Seven down, three to go.
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE - THE COMPLETE LIBRARY, Vol. 7 (2000-2003):
I read FBoFW on a daily basis from the very beginning (1979) through 1982, then again from 1986-2001 (and sporadically in between). I have now entered a phase in which I followed the strip on Sundays only through the end (2008), and I deluded myself into thinking I still followed it. This volume is like a cache of "lost stories" to me! In volume seven alone: Grandpa Jim moves into the Patterson home; Elizabeth moves in with her boyfriend; Michael and Weed move to Toronto; Michael and Deanna get married; Elly buys a bookstore; Elizabeth starts teaching; April forms a garage band; and, last but not least, Michael and Deanna have their first child.
Strip-reading progress report: It has taken me longer than expected to read through these final volumes (two more to go!), but then again I'm reading them in conjuction with three or four other strips. When I got caught up on Prince Valiant and moved on to Flash Gordon, my strip-reading became overbalanced on light-hearted strips (Peanuts, Pogo, FBoFW) with not enough action/adventure. I am now closing in on the end of Alex Raymond's tenure on Flash Gordon and plan to replace that with another, action-oriented, Sunday-only strip. I will finish FBoFW and I will finish Peanuts Every Sunday, but I might alternate an action/adventure strip with volumes of Pogo.
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE - Vol. 4:
After re-reading the Maximum Security crossover last week, I went on to finish the rest of the Avengers Assemble Vol. 4 collection. It is an intersting and worthwhile mix of stories and art, all (or at least mostly) written by Kurt Busiek.
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