Author: Tom Brevoort

Master of the Marvel Arts!

BHOC: DETECTIVE COMICS #448

I had seen the cover of the first chapter of the “Bat-Murderer” serial in ads, so I was aware of it at least in theory. But for some reason, when I saw this issue of DETECTIVE COMICS, I figured that somehow the entire story would be contained herein. In this I was off-base–while this was the … Continue reading BHOC: DETECTIVE COMICS #448 →

BHOC: FAMOUS 1st EDITION #F-7

Now, this is a comic book that I loved–so much so that my home had two copies of this Treasury Edition (one was bought for my brother at some point after I had gotten mine.) ALL-STAR COMICS #3, the first meeting of the Justice Society of America. I love this book so much that I … Continue reading BHOC: FAMOUS 1st EDITION #F-7 →

BHOC: FLASH #233

The mailman brought me another folded-in-half issue of THE FLASH, which was always a fun and unexpected surprise, as I wasn’t yet conscious of how often a new issue would be appearing (and this was with most DC books listing the approximate publication date of the next issue on their final page.) Despite featuring the … Continue reading BHOC: FLASH #233 →

Great Covers – THUNDERSTRIKE #7

digsyiscomics: Thunderstrike #7, April 1994, written by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz, penciled by Keith Pollard I don’t love the logo color on this one, but everything else about it works.

BHOC: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #118

Another favorite issue of JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA, this one bought at my reliable 7-11. At some point after acquiring this issue, having come into a windfall of cash, I subscribed to the magazine, since I was having no luck locating every issue. This Dick Giordano cover is very nice, but Red Tornado’s mechanical innards … Continue reading BHOC: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #118 →

BHOC: SUPERMAN #286

I’m pretty sure that this issue of SUPERMAN was actually bought for my brother Ken initially. Every so often, he would want a comic book when I got one, rather than some candy or a slurpee or whatever. But eventually, it found its way into my collection, as did pretty much all of his books … Continue reading BHOC: SUPERMAN #286 →

BHOC: SUPERBOY AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #208

The switch-over from 100-PAGE SPECTACULARS to GIANTS didn’t have any effect on my purchasing habits–I would inevitably go for a large comic book over other offerings first, even if it was a title that I wasn’t all that fond of, such as SUPERBOY. As I was still getting comic books bought for me infrequently, it … Continue reading BHOC: SUPERBOY AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #208 →

BHOC: BATMAN #262

This issue of BATMAN marked the end of an era, and the beginning of another, shorter one. It was the first DC GIANT issue that I purchased, the smaller replacement for the 100-PAGE SPECTACULARS that I loved. Time and inflation had made that format untenable for DC, so they retrenched and reduced, coming up with … Continue reading BHOC: BATMAN #262 →