Here's another example of the wasted potential of the short-lived ATLAS COMICS line of the mid-1970s and how they unsuccessfully attempted to compete with Marvel Comics head-to-head, in the worst way possible. As we've talked about before, ATLAS was founded by Martin Goodman and his son Chip following the latter's ouster from Marvel. When Martin … Continue reading Brand Echh: John Targitt…Man-Stalker #2
Another post from my long-ago marvel blog, part of a sequence in which I answered questions from the fans about the post-One More Day AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. Spidey Answers pt. 7 October 21, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Okay, I think we’re just about finished with our Spidey Q & A … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Spidey Answers 7
A momentous and unprecedented occurrence happened at this point in my young life. For some reason that I no longer remember, i was going to be spending a few days at my grandparents' home in Valley Stream. They came out to our home in Farmingville to pick me up, and I went back with them … Continue reading BHOC: THE FLASH #262
S01ep28 - "Killer's Widow" - "You sent for me, offered me a job in order to accuse me of stealing your money? Mister, you're playing a dangerous game." One of the requirements of a show that ran for as many episodes as did HAVE GUN - WILL TRAVEL (225 in total) was a pressing need … Continue reading Have Gun – Will Travel – Killer’s Widow
One of the drivers of interest in the Superman series when it was first starting out was the romantic triangle between Lois Lane, her would-be suitor Clark Kent, and Kent's powerful alter-ego, Superman. While this relationship has largely been pushed to the wayside over the past 20 years or so of publishing, it was a … Continue reading Forgotten Masterpiece: The Buried Newspaper Marriage of Superman and Lois Lane
Another post from my old Marvel blog, this one another in a series in which I answered questions from the readers about the Thrice Monthly AMAZING SPIDER-MAN and related topics. Spidey Answers pt. 6 October 17, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General It may never end! More answers to your questions … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Spidey Answers 6
A long time has passed since I first bought the comics that I talk about here, so sometimes the details of their acquisition become vague. I do remember that I got this issue, THOR #259, the same day that I got the previous one, discussed yesterday. But I don't think they were in the same … Continue reading BHOC: THOR #259
The MONSTER TIMES was a biweekly newspaper devoted to horror, science fiction and fantasy that began publication in 1972 and ran until 1976. In those days before the Internet, publications such as this one were the only way that fans nationwide could get inside information about the things they loved. The thirteenth issue featured an … Continue reading The Monster Times #13
By the mid-1960s, BRAVE AND THE BOLD had morphed into a pretty strange comic book. It had started out, as its name implies, as a venue for stories of adventures in medieval times, starring characters such as the Silent Knight and the Viking Prince. When interest in those sorts of adventures waned, the book segued … Continue reading WC: BRAVE AND THE BOLD #55
A post from my ancient Marvel blog, part of a series in which I answered readers' questions about the post-One More Day AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. Spidey Answers pt. 5 October 16, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General It’s day five, and we’re not anywhere near finished with all of the many assorted … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Spidey Answers 5
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