Another comic that was bought for my brother Ken, during a period in which he, influenced by me I expect, would want a comic when I got one rather than some candy or a small toy or whatnot. Here, it’s another solid issue of the Julie Schwartz-edited SUPERMAN title. It’s not a bad cover, though … Continue reading BHOC: SUPERMAN #303
If I had to guess, it was probably the influence of the Wonder Woman television show that prompted me to pick up this issue of her series. I don’t recall where I got it or under what circumstances–it may even have been bought for my brother Ken as happened on occasion, and I eventually wound … Continue reading BHOC: WONDER WOMAN #225
Now, this was a series that I truly loved as a kid. I can recall coming upon this issue of SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER-VILLAINS on the spinner rack at my local 7-11. I was a big Green Lantern fan based on his back-ups in FLASH and appearances in JUSTICE LEAGUE, and Dick Giordano’s cover was enough … Continue reading BHOC: SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER-VILLAINS #2
Another book whose origins I’m a bit foggy on, which makes me think that it was probably purchased for my brother Ken and eventually wound up with me. A solid enough cover by Ernie Chua on this issue of WONDER WOMAN, a Julie Schwartz-edited title that I only followed intermittently. It’s become pretty typical among … Continue reading BHOC: WONDER WOMAN #224
My younger brother–youngest brother for another month or so then–Joe scribbled all over the splash page of my subscription copy of JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #131 with a black marker. Maybe he was trying to improve the inking, I don’t know. But it was one of those momentary childhood crises that come up from time to … Continue reading BHOC: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #131
Another comic book that was bought for my brother Ken, but which eventually ended up with me. This issue of SUPERMAN was the concluding chapter to a then-unprecedented four-part epic storyline, one that would be collected a couple of times in the intervening years. In addition, it wrapped up a subplot that had ben brewing … Continue reading BHOC: SUPERMAN #299
Another month brought another subscription copy of JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA to my mailbox. I know I keep harping on this point, but boy that’s a weird-looking Ernie Chua/Chan cover. Neither Green Arrow nor Aquaman have legs, and the scratchboard technique on the background is a bit overpowering. Ernie was the regular cover artist for … Continue reading BHOC: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #130
Came the mail, and another delivery of a folded-in-half issue of THE FLASH, always a welcome surprise when it turned up. It has a cover that I really don’t like. The concept and composition is good, but the reproduction of the linework is again shaky, with finer lines breaking up throughout the piece. The baby … Continue reading BHOC: FLASH #239
The next issue of DC SPECIAL was an all-Green Lantern extravaganza, the second (although I never saw the first) that helped to test the waters for the return of the Emerald Warrior’s own series in a few months. I loved this Mike Grell cover, so much so that my Mother sewed a needlepoint recreation of … Continue reading BHOC: DC SPECIAL #20
There was a supermarket not that far from my home, a Waldbaums. It wasn’t the regular supermarket my mother shopped at, so we only went there when she needed something in particular that she couldn’t find elsewhere. The big appeal of the place for me is that they still carried those 3-Bags of comics, all … Continue reading BHOC: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #119
