BHOC: BATMAN #262

This issue of BATMAN marked the end of an era, and the beginning of another, shorter one. It was the first DC GIANT issue that I purchased, the smaller replacement for the 100-PAGE SPECTACULARS that I loved. Time and inflation had made that format untenable for DC, so they retrenched and reduced, coming up with … Continue reading BHOC: BATMAN #262

BHOC: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #114

Now this is a comic that’s near and dear to my heart, so much so that I still have the tattered remains of my original copy. The fact that I had missed the previous issue with its advertised JLA/JSA crossover was mitigated by what awaited me within these pages. Purchased at my local 7-11, as … Continue reading BHOC: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #114

BHOC: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #112

One of my favorite early comics, the second issue of JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA that I owned was a 100-Page Spectacular, purchased for my by my father when we stopped in to the 7-11. The price on these Super-Specs had crept up from 50 cents to 60 cents, another clear indication that a price increase … Continue reading BHOC: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #112