BHOC: SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #150

On that same trip to Ed's Coins and Stamps in the Sun-Vet Mall, I purchased this back issue of SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN. I didn't buy it for Jimmy, nor for the big guy. Rather, I had discovered that this issue had reprinted a classic Plastic Man story from the Golden Age and I was … Continue reading BHOC: SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #150 →

The First Robotman Story

By 1942, Jerry Siegel seemingly had it all. He was the creator and writer of Superman, a character whose first appearance set off a fad that changed the comic book industry, but who had thereafter gone on to conquer the worlds of newspaper strips, radio shows, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade and animated cartoons. Siegel … Continue reading The First Robotman Story →

BHOC: ALL IN COLOR FOR A DIME

I was regularly haunting the section of the Sachem Public Library that contained books on or about comics, not just for that elusive copy of ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS (which I never did find there) but also for anything else of interest. I took out and read a bunch of books from that section, many … Continue reading BHOC: ALL IN COLOR FOR A DIME →