Another quasi-super hero title from the Modern Comics 3-Bag assortment was JUDO MASTER–an odd combination of World War II adventure, real-life martial arts instruction and super heroics. It honestly was a bit of a dull strip–but it had a guy in a costume in it, and so i was interested as a kid. This particular … Continue reading BHOC: JUDOMASTER #93
EPISODE 3 “Centuries ago, another ship sailed out on another important mission. it was called the Argo. In honor of our mission we have renamed our ship the Argo.” – Captain Avatar The third episode of STAR BLAZERS does double-duty. Its primary purpose is to introduce the remainder of the cast and to provide the … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Episode 3
Another find in the 3-Bags of new Modern Comics that had appeared at my local Two-Guys department store outlet was this issue of E-MAN, the last issue in its short run as it turns out. That painted cover and the way the piece is framed seems to be trying to conceal that this is a … Continue reading BHOC: E-MAN #10
Also available in one of the new Modern Comics 3-Bags was this issue of CAPTAIN ATOM, the issue prior to the one I’d purchased previously. This was a bit of a mixed blessing, in that it meant that I knew exactly how this story turned out and much of what happened in it before I … Continue reading BHOC: CAPTAIN ATOM #83
EPISODE 2 “This was a great battleship in a time when great fleets sailed the seas, and there were wars among the nations of Earth. It sank during one of the last wars between countries. All war on Earth ceased when Gamilon began bombing us. We all joined against a common enemy. Now, the ship … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Episode 2
The first big surprise of the summer came during a routine trip to the Two-Guys department store, where i discovered that a new set of 3-Bags of Modern Comics had been released. Modern Comics were cherry-picked reprints from the Charlton back-catalog. I didn’t quite realize this at the time, I just knew that there was … Continue reading BHOC: BLUE BEETLE #1
I believe this issue of JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA turned up in my mailbox on the same day as yesterday’s issue of FLASH, right at the end of my fourth grade term. It was the beginning of the annual crossover with the Justice Society, a concept that I loved (at least in theory–most of the … Continue reading BHOC: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #147
EPISODE 1 “I cannot bear to see what has become of Earth. Once green and growing, with blue lakes and silver streams, great rivers and mighty seas! Now, all gone! Only day and burning desert left, radiation everywhere!” - Captain Avatar So begins the very first episode of STAR BLAZERS, first broadcast in syndication on … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Episode 1
The school year had ended, and summer loomed before me. It would end up being a significant summer for me, from the point of view of being a comic book reader. At the same time, I was a bit sad to have left fourth grade. I’d had a rough time socially in most of my … Continue reading BHOC: FLASH #254
STAR BLAZERS was a 52-episode animated series that began airing in the United States in syndication in September of 1979. Created in response to the great hunger for more science fiction programming in the wake of the massive success of STAR WARS, STAR BLAZERS was freely adapted from the Japanese television program SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Introduction
The Tom Brevoort Experience 