SUPERMAN #276 gave the comic book reading world something it had been lusting for since around 1940, a battle between the Man of Steel and his publishing arch-rival Captain Marvel. Except that this issue cheated--despite having recently licensed the Big Red Cheese from Fawcett for the new SHAZAM series, here an equivalent stand-in, Captain Thunder, … Continue reading 5BC: Five Best Comics of 1974
Tag: Dave Cockrum
BHOC: SHAZAM #9
So in that same 3-Bag with FLASH #225 was SHAZAM #9, one of the two books I was forced to give to my younger brother, and which he handily destroyed shortly thereafter. But I did get to read it even though it wasn’t mine, so let me share a few impressions. As opposed to the … Continue reading BHOC: SHAZAM #9


