One month ago I published my 1979-birthday-gift post, listing all the comics my friend ‘Rice gave me for my birthday that year. Continue reading Dog Days of Summer
Tag Archives: Superman
Superman: The Movie Turns 40!
Guess what recently turned forty years old? Continue reading Superman: The Movie Turns 40!
Happy Halloween, (Super) Friends!
Happy Halloween 2016! Today we’re taking it back to… 1979! Continue reading Happy Halloween, (Super) Friends!
Back to the Bicentennial
I never thought I’d be old enough to vividly recall events from over four decades in the past, but here we are. Continue reading Back to the Bicentennial
World’s Finest Director
I hope none of you out there thought I would allow the release of the greatest superhero film ever to go by without mention. Continue reading World’s Finest Director
Superhero Identity Themes
Recently, while doing research for another comics-related project, I was reading Amazing World of DC Comics #5 (March/April 1975), which spotlighted the work of Sheldon Mayer. Continue reading Superhero Identity Themes
Cosmic Legends of the Universe!
Speaking recently of the Super Friends, I was reminded of this little artifact (which I had to go digging for) Continue reading Cosmic Legends of the Universe!
The Original Curmudgeon Blog
As some of you may already be aware, this blog originally started on the Pronto Comics website. If you’re interested in reading any of those posts (which you should be, because, y’know, I’m brilliant), here are links to every single one Continue reading The Original Curmudgeon Blog
2014: A Comics-Geek Odyssey, Part 3
Summer of 1975 and it’s back to the shore—and back to comics. Continue reading 2014: A Comics-Geek Odyssey, Part 3
2014: A Comics-Geek Odyssey, Part 2
Seaside Heights, New Jersey; summer of ‘74. This was when I first bought comics off the racks. My father would buy them for me, I’m guessing, because he wanted to give me something to keep me entertained (i.e., relatively quiet) back at the bungalow in the evening after a day of playing on the beach. Continue reading 2014: A Comics-Geek Odyssey, Part 2