Crazy, fascist Cap from the 50s versus the true, original Cap from the 40s back in the 1970s (did you follow all that?) is probably the greatest Captain America storyline ever and one of the greatest comic storylines overall, ever. Continue reading “Two Into One Won’t Go!”
Category Archives: DC Comics
“The Death of Doctor Fate”
By the time I got into regularly buying new comics in the spring of ’76, the Jesus craze was largely over, having peaked around 1970-71 with Jesus Christ Superstar, Godspell, and the larger “Jesus Revolution” that made the cover of TIME for their June 21, 1971 issue. Continue reading “The Death of Doctor Fate”
Puppy Love
This year’s Valentine’s Day post will be a bit different, as it will not be featuring any conventional, human romance. Continue reading Puppy Love
“The TT’s Swingin’ Christmas Carol!”
It’s that time of year again! Continue reading “The TT’s Swingin’ Christmas Carol!”
Time Machine: The Flash That Wasn’t
Having exhausted many of the subjects that had been on the docket for a long time, I started to think about what the next blogpost might be about and realized I hadn’t done a “time machine” post in quite a while. Continue reading Time Machine: The Flash That Wasn’t
When Batty Met Supey
As a nostalgia-fueled blog, it’s not surprising that human memory (specifically my human memory) would be a regular theme here, but it is just a tad surprising to me that it seems to have become the dominant theme. Continue reading When Batty Met Supey
Batman in the 80s
Don’t ask me how I got started on this, but at some point last year I felt compelled to go back and catch up on some of my old Batman comics—comics from a specific decade. Continue reading Batman in the 80s
A Super-Wonderful Valentine!
Some things just seem to fit together so naturally. Peanut butter and jelly. Abbott and Costello. Continue reading A Super-Wonderful Valentine!
“War Against the World-Builders!”
Christmas comics? Sure. Halloween comics? Plenty of ‘em. Thanksgiving comics? Not so much—but there are a few. Continue reading “War Against the World-Builders!”
Paper Monsters & Other Imaginings
In my Elektra opus posted back in May, I touched on a story titled “Paper Chase,” from Daredevil #178, cover dated January 1982, but probably on sale closer to September or October of ’81. It was only recently that I realized there was another cool story published earlier this same year with this same title. Continue reading Paper Monsters & Other Imaginings