I wasn’t going to do this, but what the hell, as long as I’ve got the material in front of me, let’s take one last dip into the crazy-pond. Continue reading More Marvel Madness: The Enforcer
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That Friend-ly Controversy
When I received word that my proposal for the recent Ghost Rider article in Back Issue had been accepted, I was tremendously pleased and rather excited to get to writing. Continue reading That Friend-ly Controversy
Marvel Madness in the 70s
The first draft of my recent Ghost Rider article for Back Issue had a much more extensive history of the character, including all kinds of minutiae and boring plot details of nearly every comic in which he appeared. (Cheap plug: A list of all those comics was provided in my last blogpost.) Much of this was due to an overly slavish response on my part to an editorial request to include everything. Continue reading Marvel Madness in the 70s
Ghost Rider Chronology
In honor of the publication of my Ghost Rider article in the pages of Back Issue #95 (on sale now!), I’ll be putting up some supplemental material here on the blog homestead. Continue reading Ghost Rider Chronology
“Disco of Death!”
It’s a paradox. Continue reading “Disco of Death!”
A Very Spidey Christmas
A recent post to one of the comics groups I follow on Facebook lamented the presence of Stegron in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man #166 (cover date of March 1977—but on the racks in December of ’76). Continue reading A Very Spidey Christmas
Bring On The (DC) Bad Guys!
Mark this date on your calendars people, because what I’m about to say is something that will not often be repeated on this blog: Back in the mid-70s, both Marvel & DC put out comics featuring super-villains as their stars and… the DC book was better. Continue reading Bring On The (DC) Bad Guys!
The Vision
Alright, so I finally gave up—I could not find that article I was looking for. Continue reading The Vision
Herb Trimpe 1939-2015
On Monday we lost one of the big ones—particularly for those of us who came of age in the 70s and early 80s. Continue reading Herb Trimpe 1939-2015
May the Glut Be with You
Last month Newsarama published an article on the “Top Selling Comic Book Titles of the 21st Century…So Far”—an article that, perhaps shockingly, had the just-released new Star Wars comic from Marvel occupying the top spot. Continue reading May the Glut Be with You