I would occasionally venture over to my friend Don Sims' house across town, located several blocks behind my regular 7-11 haunt (which became a communal space for us on Thursdays) down on the access road that paralleled the Long Island Expressway. Don had a nice little collection of comic books, including a bunch that had … Continue reading BC: FOREVER PEOPLE #1
It occurred to me the other day that there was a whole other category of comic books that I had read in my formative years that hadn't been otherwise accounted for. And that was comics that I didn't own but which I was able to borrow and read from my circle of friends who also … Continue reading Borrowed Comics: Introduction
I'm not certain what compelled me to pick up this issue of BATMAN on my weekly trip to my local 7-11 for comics. It could simply have been a function of me having a bit more change to my name than usual and deciding to branch out a bit further. At some point during this … Continue reading BHOC: BATMAN #313
By the time 1946 rolled around, the excitement over costumed super heroes had cooled considerably on the nation's newsstands. With the war over, the active servicemen who needed portable easy-to-read entertainment went back to public life, and sales of super hero titles fell sharply. Other genres, such as teen humor, funny animals, crime, romance and … Continue reading The Last Starman Story
This extended THOR storyline, in which writer/editor Roy Thomas vainly but valiantly attempted to integrate the events of Jack Kirby's recent series THE ETERNALS into the mainstream Marvel Universe was tedious, and it went on forever. Twice during its run I dropped the title, but wound up coming back on weeks when the number of … Continue reading BHOC: THOR #285
Here's a look at more of the Program Book for the first Mighty Marvel Comic Convention, held on March 22-24 in 1975. This was one of two New York conventions that Marvel put on by itself--thereafter, the company was content to leave the convention organizing to others and simply make appearances as guests. Possibly the … Continue reading MIGHTY MARVEL COMIC CONVENTION Program Book, Part Two
My brother Ken was still indulging in his momentary interest in Conan the Barbarian, and so he wound up buying this issue of SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN when it came out. Looking back, I find that I'm a bit surprised that my mother went along with this, given the degree of nudity on display both … Continue reading BHOC: SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #41
By 1941, ADVENTURE COMICS was lagging a bit behind DC's other anthology titles, in particular ACTION COMICS which held the popular feature Superman and DETECTIVE COMICS with Batman and Robin. ADVENTURE's headliner Hour-Man clearly wasn't getting the job done, nor was the gas-mask-wearing Sandman. Clearly what was needed was a new feature with popular appeal. … Continue reading The Second Starman Story
If I'm remembering things correctly after all these years, I bought this issue of DOCTOR STRANGE while on a shopping trip to a supermarket, which explains why I might have randomly chosen to purchase this issue of a series that i wasn't otherwise following. I have a dim recollection that the selection of comic books … Continue reading BHOC: DOCTOR STRANGE #34
As comic book conventions began to grow and become a thing in the 1970s, Marvel decided to try their hand at organizing shows specifically dedicated to that one single company. The first Mighty Marvel Comic Convention was held on March 22-24 of 1975 at New York's Hotel Commodore. The event did well enough that a … Continue reading MIGHTY MARVEL COMIC CONVENTION Program Book
The Tom Brevoort Experience 