JD DeLuzio replied to Peter Wrexham's discussion Nominations, Themes and Statistics for A Cover A Day
"Early themes included animals. We've never done "snakes/serpents" as a theme.
I also like "Crosstime meetings" from the list."
18 hours ago
JD DeLuzio replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Another Superbaby being a super-menace:

This has one of the most bat-guano Superbaby plots ever, complicated by the fact that it's told to Superboy in flashbacks, and the editor has to remind us that the Kents look older in the past than they are…"
18 hours ago
JD DeLuzio replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"It's harder to find a Superbaby cover where he's not a menace:



So much to unpack in this last cover. So much Silver Age."
yesterday
JD DeLuzio replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"Very. Yes."
Tuesday
JD DeLuzio replied to PowerBook Pete, the Mad Mod's discussion Anything, Everything, or Nothing At All
"That NASA ran a successful space program with the tech available then never ceases to amaze me. When did we stop dreaming big?"
Tuesday
JD DeLuzio replied to The Baron's discussion Movies I Have Seen Lately
"Unusual double feature:
Nickel Boys (2024): often bleak film about an idealistic African-American boy in the 1960s who, due to a chain of unfortunate events (none of which involve him committing a crime) ends up in a brutal reform school based on…"
Tuesday
JD DeLuzio replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"There's an issue of Raw that has a realistically illustrated (and unlicensed) Andy Griffith Show comic story. It begins and ends as a typical episode. In between, it goes off the rails in a way that is disturbingly plausible for a small southern…"
Tuesday
JD DeLuzio replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"And now for something completely different.... The Baby-Sitters Club #17:"
Tuesday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to JD DeLuzio's discussion Last call for George Wendt
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Tuesday
JD DeLuzio replied to JD DeLuzio's discussion Last call for George Wendt
"While I wouldn't want heaven to only be a pub, I definitely can get behind a heaven that has a pub."
Monday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to JD DeLuzio's discussion Last call for George Wendt
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Monday
JD DeLuzio replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"The Runaways began its publication history with the plan to have a certain team member turn out to be a menace."
Monday
JD DeLuzio replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"It's National Penguin Day! At least one of these stories features Batman as a menace:"
Sunday
JD DeLuzio replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Scooby Doo #17, after DC acquired the rights, finally giving them a permanent comic-book home.
Seven more shopping months until Christmas Eve!"
Saturday
JD DeLuzio replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"I have no idea what this is. It suits the month's numerical theme and, for all I know, the primary one as well."
May 23
JD DeLuzio replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Once again, a Silver Age character takes time in the face of danger to narrate the obvious. Separated from the rest of the cover, the Chals appears to be demonstrating the latest dance craze."
May 23
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