This week brought another issue of JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA, the third and concluding chapter to the League's body-swapping adventure with the Secret Society of Super-Villains, a group whose short-lived series I was a big fan of. This story was also influential on novelist and future DC writer Brad Meltzer, who made it a key … Continue reading BHOC: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #168
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
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
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
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
The ongoing CAPTAIN AMERICA storyline had turned into an epic while I wasn't looking. This was the fifth chapter of a storyline that was still going on at issue's end, one that had begun in such an understated manner that I would never have guessed it would run so long. During this time, even a … Continue reading BHOC: CAPTAIN AMERICA #235
The next issue of AMAZING SPIDER_MAN that came out introduced a character who would prove to possess remarkable staying power over the years, though it didn't really seem that way the first couple of years. This was the Black Cat, a sexy sneak thief who would go on to become a recurring love interest for … Continue reading BHOC: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #194
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Marvel Comics had a thriving business licensing properties from outside of the field--movies, television shows, toy lines and the like--and turning them into comic books. Some of these titles were remarkable successful and functioned as a gateway into the wider Marvel line. Others disappeared quickly when the material they were … Continue reading BHOC: SHOGUN WARRIORS #6
The Tom Brevoort Experience 