EPISODE 6 “After the battle at Pluto, my brother Alex’s ship, The Paladin, crash-landed on Titan. No survivors, sir.” - Derek Wildstar The second week of STAR BLAZERS in syndication brought the story back down to a very emotional and human level. Its hub is the common tragedy that binds Captain Avatar and the brash … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Episode 6
DC and its new publisher Jenette Kahn put a strong push behind her new Dollar Comics initiative as a way to change the standard format of comic books, providing more profit for individual outlets and thus hoping to get them better display in more places. And so, I found this copy of FIVE-STAR SUPER HERO … Continue reading BHOC: 5 STAR SUPER HERO SPECTACULAR
It seems appropriate to write about this particular comic book today, the 6th anniversary of the passing of comic book titan Joe Kubert. This is another book that was purchased by my younger brother Ken, and eventually found its way to me. He went through a period where he had a passing interest in World … Continue reading BHOC: SGT ROCK #309
EPISODE 5 “We’ve just learned a very important and painful lesson. Without meaning to, and not knowing what the result would be, we used too much power. We must be very careful in the future. Such power is a great responsibility.” – Captain Avatar The first week of STAR BLAZERS in syndication ended the “tutorial level” … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Episode 5
The next book I would have picked up was this issue of a favorite regular title, SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER-VILLAINS. Here, the cover copy tries to make some hay out of a question that isn’t much of a question at all, given that the Secret Society has been trying to kill Captain Comet for something … Continue reading BHOC: SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER-VILLAINS #10
It was at around this time, during the summer of 1977, that I became aware that Captain America was going to be making a personal appearance at my local Smithhaven Mall. Every year the Mall held a collectibles fair for a week or so, and this year as a part of it, they had hired … Continue reading BHOC: CAPTAIN AMERICA AT THE SMITHHAVEN MALL
This is another older comic book that I had forgotten about, but which I still have. It was bought for my brother Ken initially, and only found its way into my possession over time. So I definitely read it back in the day. And while I can today testify that it is indeed a very … Continue reading BHOC: GIANT-SIZE DEFENDERS #4
EPISODE 4 “In the year 2199, Earth was under severe attack from the mysterious planet Gamilon. Gamilon planet bombs cover the Earth with radioactive pollution, and as a result, in one year’s time, Earth will be unlivable. But on the planet iscandar, there is a machine that can remove the radioactivity. Queen Starsha offers it … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Episode 4
Another book from the latest Modern Comics 3-Bag find was this issue of VENGEANCE SQUAD, a not-terribly-exciting action-adventure series that aspired to the level of a 1970s cop show. But creator Pete Morisi did have a very interesting George-Tuska-influenced art style which was appealing, if stiff. Also, I’m particularly taken with the way that the … Continue reading BHOC: VENGEANCE SQUAD #5
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
