Philip Portelli replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"Some comments about All Star Squadron #3:

the Shining Knight looks very impressive here surviving both Wotan and Solomon Grundy, considering they had battled a fully powered Doctor Fate and Green Lantern, respectively. Heck, Grundy fought the…"
14 hours ago
Commander Benson replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
" . . . Grundy ends up on the Moon instead of the center of the Earth. Why? Because the Moon is where Grundy escaped from in his next chronological appearance, Showcase #55 (March-April 1965). Who else but Roy Thomas would remember to fix a…"
14 hours ago
Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"Although it never seemed to come up, thanks to the absorbascon,  Hawkman & Hawkgirl should have known everybody's secret identity. "
15 hours ago
JD DeLuzio replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"So, if the Reset Button has been hit, why is Grundy still on the Moon?
He was visiting a distant relative who hitched a ride with her students?"
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Commander Benson replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"The Commander can tell me whether or not the other members were in the know, but if they were, it wasn't emphasized to the point that I remember it, like I do Clark/Bruce and Hal/Barry. I'm probably all wet, but in my head canon, the only people who…"
15 hours ago
Philip Portelli replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"The Atom and Hawkman knew each other's identities as did Green Arrow and Martian Manhunter.
Apparently no one got too close to Wonder Woman."
16 hours ago
Captain Comics replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"BONUS!
JULY 28, 1981
ALL-STAR SQUADRON #3 November 1981, DC Comics Inc., 36 pages Cover by Rich Buckler and Dick Giordano
"The Dooms of Dark December" By Roy Thomas, Rich Buckler and Jerry Ordway (25 pages)
Title Watch: Might be inspired by the…"
16 hours ago
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics Guide for July 29, 2026
"If you'd like to see William Katt in something else, he's in The Man From Earth, a terrific little movie about a retiring history professor who invites his colleagues (Katt among them) to a dinner party and confesses to them that he's been alive…"
17 hours ago
Captain Comics replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"Which does make one wonder why none of them were reading Superman or Batman's comics.
Around about All-Star Squadron #21, Superman talks about his secret identity with some other (mostly JSA) All-Stars as if it's an open secret on the team that he's…"
17 hours ago
ClarkKent_DC replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics Guide for July 29, 2026
"That was a REALLY stupid call by ABC to pressure The Greatest American Hero producers to redact Ralph Hinckley's name. Not only is the spelling different (a subtle difference, but a difference), I thought then as still do now: What if our shooter…"
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The Baron replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics Guide for July 29, 2026
"Barney Google is three years away from 110.

For that matter, your old pal Walt Wallet is only two years away."
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Jeff of Earth-J replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics Guide for July 29, 2026
"I don't think I've ever seen a Jonathan Kent/Alfred Pennyworth team-up.
There was one in which the Wayne family limo broke down while driving through Smallville. 


If Rocket Raccoon has been around for half a century...
Every time some other…"
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Richard Willis replied to Captain Comics's discussion Comics Guide for July 29, 2026
"GREATEST AMERICAN HERO #1 (OF 5) 
The Greatest American Hero gets the ending he deserved. This new first issue includes an additional page and three great covers!
Those of us of a certain age remember this character well, and were horrified when the…"
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Captain Comics posted a discussion
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DC FINEST: GREEN LANTERN — HARD-TRAVELING HEROES TP: Collects Green Lantern stories published between July 1968 and March 1971 from the pages of GREEN LANTERN #62-82, THE FLASH #191, and WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #201. I've said before that…
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Captain Comics replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Giant-Size Youngblood #1
"You shouldn't have done this to yourself for our sake. We don't deserve it!"
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Dave Elyea replied to Captain Comics's discussion The Massive, Extravagant, Over-the-top Golden Age JSA Re-read
"To be fair, Dick didn't trust Duela with his secret, she figured it out on her own.   I've never understood the logic behind the way he figured out her real identity, since he just went through the school records looking for students with the same…"
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