It’s early to mid-June, 1978, around the same time of year as right now. My aunt and uncle—still living on the first floor of the house, but getting ready to move to another part of town soon—are having a garage sale. Continue reading A Scorpion Off Baker Street
This one’s been on the to-do list for years, but I’ve been putting it off because I was anticipating it becoming another epic piece, akin to my Gwen Stacy Murder Case post. Continue reading Mourning Becomes Miller’s Elektra
Yesterday was the 82nd anniversary of the publication of Action Comics #1—in other words, Superman’s birthday. Continue reading A Super 82nd & Other Nostalgia
This is a dog of two tails. Uh, I mean a tale of two dogs—one fictional and the other semi-fictional. Continue reading Lightning Strikes Twice
In the last month, for no particular reason, I’ve been going back and picking at The Comics Journal Library 6: The Writers, which reprints old Journal interviews. Continue reading Man-Thing Addendum, Part Deux
“I’m still trying to adjust to the fact that it’s the year 2020… most of the people I knew must be dead.” Continue reading Iron Man 2020
A quickie post today designed to offer a little love to my fellow nostalgia sufferers. Continue reading Spreading Some Love
It’s September, back-to-school time, and in the spirit of this time of year, I figured I’d take a look back at a comic with some educational aspirations. Continue reading The Best (and Worst) of Spidey Super Stories!
This summer marks the 40th anniversary of the greatest birthday gift I ever received. Continue reading Summer of ‘79
Several months back, it was announced that Shang-Chi, Marvel’s one and only Master of Kung Fu, would be among the characters/properties to be adapted to film for the MCU’s “Phase Four.” Continue reading Kung Foolin’