BHOCOS: THE COMIC BOOK HEROES

2014 Note: There was an entry for THE COMIC BOOK HEROES at this point, but the text of it has been lost to the mists of time. There are a handful of entries that are similarly missing.

BHOCOS: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE GREAT GOLD STEAL

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE GREAT GOLD STEAL July, 1968 The very first novel starring a Marvel character, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE GREAT GOLD STEAL by Ted White is a fascinating book, if for nothing else but the way that the star-spangled Avenger was depicted. He’d only been revived for four years at this point, and many of … Continue reading BHOCOS: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE GREAT GOLD STEAL →

BHOCOS: THE MASKED MAN #1

THE MASKED MAN #1 December, 1984 Much like its fellow Eclipse title, ZOT!, I didn’t start reading THE MASKED MAN until after the series had gone on hiatus. And, like ZOT!, I picked up a set of the run to date at one of CAPTAIN BLUE HEN’s annual “fill-a-box-of-back-issues” sales, and so was ready and … Continue reading BHOCOS: THE MASKED MAN #1 →

BHOCOS: ZOT! #10

2014 Note: There was an entry for ZOT! #10 at this point, but the text of it has been lost to the mists of time. There are a handful of entries that are similarly missing.

BHOCOS: OPEN SEASON #3

OPEN SEASON #3 February, 1987 I’d liked OPEN SEASON from the start, but this third issue was really where it started to fulfill its potential. Another character comedy, this one set in California, OPEN SEASON ultimately had a sensitive heart at its core. Cartoonist Jim Bricker offered to reply to anybody who sent him a … Continue reading BHOCOS: OPEN SEASON #3 →

BHOCOS: WATCHMEN #1

Watchmen #1 - September, 1986 Little need be said about WATCHMEN, probably the best-regarded super hero story of them all. But the one point that I do want to make is that, while I’m happy that it’s been kept in print in collected form all these years, it really reads better in serial form. That … Continue reading BHOCOS: WATCHMEN #1 →

BHOCOS: BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #1

BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #1 1986 I was never much of a Batman fan–popular theory has it that children either love Superman or Batman, depending on their particular psyche, and I was clearly in the Superman camp. I’d read some decent Batman stories over the years, but nothing that really enamored me of the … Continue reading BHOCOS: BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #1 →

BHOCOS: ‘MAZING MAN #1

‘MAZING MAN #1 January, 1986 Forget WATCHMEN. Forget BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS. The real DC publishing find of 1986 was 'MAZING MAN. Written by “Answer Man’ Bob Rozakis and drawn in a marvelously- developing style by Stephen DeStefano, 'MAZING MAN was a slice-of-life series about a bunch of New Yorkers, among them a good-natured … Continue reading BHOCOS: ‘MAZING MAN #1 →

BHOCOS: POWER PLAYS #1

POWER PLAYS #1 Summer, 1985 Somewhat ahead of its time, POWER PLAYS postulated a world in which random people start suddenly developing super-powers. Not really a traditional super hero book, the lead characters were all part of an encounter group designed to help them come to terms with their new abilities. The source of the … Continue reading BHOCOS: POWER PLAYS #1 →

BHOCOS: CEREBUS #77

CEREBUS #77 August, 1985 If there’s a worse place to having started reading CEREBUS, I don’t know about it. I seemed to have this sort of luck a lot, but managed to persevere through it to the good stuff beyond. CEREBUS, for those who don’t know, chronicles the adventures of a sword-wielding barbarian “Earth-Pig” in … Continue reading BHOCOS: CEREBUS #77 →