It's no great secret that Thor was one of the earliest super heroes introduced during the beginnings of the Marvel Age of Comics, and that it was likely Jack Kirby who first proposed the idea of making a super hero out of an ancient god. Kirby had an abiding interest in mythology and in folk tales … Continue reading Lee & Kirby: TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED #16
And so, we come to the end of the line. This is the final issue that I got in my Windfall Comics purchase of 1988, where I bought a box of close to 150 silver age comics from a guy I bumped into at the post office for $50.00. And it's a good place to … Continue reading WC: ACTION COMICS #356
This issue of ACTION COMICS is noteworthy in that it contains one of the first Superman story written by Cary Bates, who would go on to become a regular contributor to the Man of Steel's adventures in the 1970s. Bates broke into the field by submitting ideas for catchy cover images to editors such as … Continue reading WC: ACTION COMICS #354
We're getting very near the end of the books that were a part of my Windfall Comics purchase of 1988, wherein I bought a box or around 150 silver age comic books from a guy I bumped into at the post office for only $50.00. So as usual, we'll be looking at this issue of … Continue reading WC: ACTION COMICS #352
I have to confess that I found the next three issues of JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA pretty dull and forgettable. Which is unfortunate, as this was the last storyline edited by Julie Schwartz in this series that he'd brought back in the extremely early 1960s. As with THE FLASH, which Julie exited this month, his … Continue reading BHOC: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #163
By 1966, there was a divide forming between the entertainment preferred by older generations of Americans and what interested the young people of the time. This was when the term "generation gap" was first coined, and it represents the state of affairs perfectly. Creators in all media sought some way of reaching a more youthful … Continue reading WC: ACTION COMICS #345
Well, it had happened again: I had missed an issue of a beloved comic book series, this time THE FLASH. While my ardor for it had cooled somewhat as my attention was taken up with my exploration of the Marvel Universe, the character and the book remained a sentimental favorite. But in recent months, my … Continue reading BHOC: THE FLASH #270
I remember that I passed up this issue of SUPERMAN FAMILY for weeks after it first came out, and for the most minor of reasons. I was a fan of the New Doom patrol, who were guest-starring in the Supergirl story across these three issues. But in this middle one, the chapter is only a … Continue reading BHOC: SUPERMAN FAMILY #192
This is an amazingly impactful cover, especially as originally seen in the context of a 1968 newsstand. There's no way that this image wouldn't grab your attention more violently than the comics scattered around it. That extreme close-up--so much so that the logo is shunted off to the side and made smaller--the danger to Batman … Continue reading Great Covers: BATMAN #205
I suspect that the middle-late 1960s was a tough time for longtime Superman line editor Mort Weisinger. For the first time in recorded history, Batman was routinely outselling his cash cow from Krypton as a result of the faddish success of the 1966 BATMAN television series. This state of affairs wouldn't last--the Man of Steel … Continue reading WC: ACTION COMICS #344
The Tom Brevoort Experience 