An entry from my long-ago Marvel blog, this one talking about an editorial philosophy that fell to the wayside for a bit. Five Year Rule October 6, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Back in the 1980s, there was a general guideline at Marvel that said it wasn’t wise to refer … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Five Year Rule
My subscription to JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA was still in force, and so this next issue arrived one day in my mailbox. This was an issue of some note, both because it featured the wedding of the Atom (at a time when super hero weddings was still a relatively rare occurrence) and because only a … Continue reading BHOC: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #157
This is a pretty striking BATMAN cover, especially for the era. It's a good use of graphic design combined with a limited palette to achieve an effect. It's subtle, but you really can't miss that white-held portrait of Batman superimposed over the night's activities.the strong red-orange backgrounds giving the whole cover a bit of punch. … Continue reading Great Covers: BATMAN #383
MISS AMERICA MAGAZINE had started out as simply MISS AMERICA COMICS, solo-starring the patriotic character then being featured in Timely's MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS as well. But buying tastes were beginning to change in the marketplace, and so publisher Martin Goodman switched gears, transitioning MISS AMERICA into a hybrid magazine aimed at girls. The super-heroine would … Continue reading The First Patsy Walker Story
An entry from my Marvel blog of years gone by, this one further answers to assorted reader questions concerning the then-active "Brand New Day" era of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. Spidey Answers pt. 4 October 15, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General It’s Day Four of Spidey answers, and we’re nowhere near close … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Spidey Answers pt. 4
This was the last issue of BATMAN picked up new by my younger brother Ken. And so, it would be another year or more before I would sample another issue. As with most of Ken's other comics, this one wound up with me after his interest in it had waned. This really wasn't a great … Continue reading BHOC: BATMAN #302
The Two-Gun Kid was one of the longest-running characters in the Marvel line. He was created in 1948 in TWO-GUN KID #1 and over the next three decades he'd appear in not only his own magazine but also in stories featured in other western anthologies. This original Two-Gun Kid wasn't a masked cowboy, but rather … Continue reading The Last Two-Gun Kid Story
Now, this was a noteworthy issue, and another one that I acquired as part of my big Windfall Comics purchase in 1988, when I bought a box of close to 150 Silver Age comic books for $50.00. Unfortunately, for me, it's also a book whose lead story was one that I had read many years … Continue reading WC: ADVENTURE COMICS #271
A post from my old Marvel blog in which I answered more of the fans' questions about what has going on then in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. Spidey Answers pt 3. October 13, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Day Three of answering the Spider-Man questions you asked, and as expected, the temperature … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Spidey Answers pt. 3
I bought this issue of MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE on one of my weekly Thursday afternoon jaunts to the 7-11, for that is when the new comic books arrived. That's a nice cover by George Perez and Terry Austin, not that I needed to be convinced by any cover image to pick the book up. The Fantastic … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #42
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