Summer was upon us. I had finished Third Grade and had another seemingly-eternal vacation stretched out before me. Over at DC Comics, the first moves by new incoming Publisher Jenette Kahn began to appear on the comic book racks. This included the DCTV initiative. There were a number of programs based on properties controlled by … Continue reading BHOC: SHAZAM #25
A new issue of ALL-STAR COMICS greeted me at the 7-11, a welcome occurrence as I was completely in the tank for the Justice Society of America. The cover on this one is pretty nice, albeit cluttered with text. And the Superman figure somehow looks a bit bloated and laconic. But there’s some good drama … Continue reading BHOC: ALL-STAR COMICS #62
An appropriately gloomy cover to the final issue of DOOM PATROL by the great Joe Orlando. When this issue first hit in 1968, no reader could have guessed that before its story was finished, the entire team of heroes would have been wiped out in spectacular fashion. But the cover sets the mood, with an … Continue reading Great Covers – DOOM PATROL #121
The Tom Brevoort Experience 