Here was another issue of ACTION COMICS that came to me as a part of my Windfall Comics purchase. It must be said that this series must be among the most misnamed during this period, as action was the aspect of the stories being told that you were least likely to get, at least in … Continue reading WC: ACTION COMICS #328
We've now reached the point where all that was left in my stack of comics purchased in my 1988 Windfall Comics sale were issues of ACTION COMICS, so get ready for a steady stream of ACTION reviews before we're done. This particular issue featured a lead story that I had already read years before, in … Continue reading WC: ACTION COMICS #326
This was the last issue of STRANGE TALES that I had gotten in the box of Silver Age comics that made up my Windfall purchase in 1988. As we've spoken about before, the series felt more and more like an afterthought, one that simply wasn't as important to the line as books like FANTASTIC FOUR, … Continue reading WC: STRANGE TALES #129
Editor Mort Weisinger was certainly putting himself on the line with the cover copy on this next issue of ACTION COMICS, #325. "Best Superman Story of the Year!" he cries, in the manner that was being used by rival Stan Lee. This is maybe a strange thing to say on a cover that features not … Continue reading WC: ACTION COMICS #325
This was one of the better issues of STRANGE TALES that I got in my Windfall comics purchase of 1988. While typically the series felt like something of an afterthought, here editor Stan lee appears to be trying to bring a bit more attention to the Human Torch feature by having Johnny and the Thing … Continue reading WC: STRANGE TALES #128
There's something that I don't really like about this ACTION COMICS cover. I'm not sure what it is--it's a nice piece done by the usually-winning combination of Curt Swan and George Klein. Possibly it's the light green background that puts me off here, I don't know. But the fact remains, I don't find this cover … Continue reading WC: ACTION COMICS #324
As we've spoken about before, STRANGE TALES had become something of an afterthought in the Marvel line, a title where new prospective writers and artists could be tried out with limited risk. But after 22 issues of this, sales on the book seem to have slid enough for editor Stan Lee to look to make … Continue reading WC: STRANGE TALES #124
This was the final issue of SUPERBOY that I got as a part of my Windfall Comics purchase of 1988, in which I bought a box of almost 150 Silver Age comics for $50.00, a huge bargain even at that time. By this point, editor Mort Weisinger's Superman titles were beginning to run out of … Continue reading WC: SUPERBOY #136
The more time went on, the more that the Human Torch series appearing in STRANGE TALES had become something of an afterthought. There was a distinct feeling that neither editor/scripter Stan Lee nor any of the artists who drew it were really putting a lot of energy or imagination into it. It was a bit … Continue reading WC: STRANGE TALES #122
This was the final issue of JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY that I got in my Windfall Comics purchase of 1988, and it was a story that I'd read before, when it was published years earlier in SPECIAL MARVEL EDITION. Nevertheless, i was still happy to get the original printing, which my circle of comic book readers … Continue reading WC: JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #123
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