As the 1940s transitioned into the 1950s, the heyday of the typical costumed super hero appeared to be in its twilight. While big marquee characters such as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman continued to post sufficient sales to continue in their respective titles, all across the field, other less fortunate crusaders were hanging up their … Continue reading The First Silver Age DC Super Hero
Tag: Strange Adventures
Brand Echh: National Lampoon and the other Neal Adams Deadman
The NATIONAL LAMPOON is one of the great publishing success stories of the 1970s. It was effectively spun out of the long-running Harvard Lampoon published by that institution of higher learning by a number of graduates, and it successfully plugged into the zeitgeist of its era, expanding at its height beyond simply a monthly magazine … Continue reading Brand Echh: National Lampoon and the other Neal Adams Deadman
BHOC: SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER-VILLAINS #14
SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER-VILLAINS was approaching its final days, not that that was known either to me or to the people who were producing it. It would become a casualty of the fabled "DC Implosion" in just a few short months. But for now, it was continuing to be published and it was still a … Continue reading BHOC: SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER-VILLAINS #14
Great Covers – STRANGE ADVENTURES #183
comicbookcovers: Strange Adventures #183, December 1965, Pencils: Jim Mooney
Great Covers – STRANGE ADVENTURES #162
comicbookcovers: Strange Adventures #162, March 1964, Pencils: Murphy Anderson
Great Covers – STRANGE ADVENTURES #110
thebristolboard: Classic cover by Gill Kane (pencils and inks) and Jack Adler (wash) from Strange Adventures #110, published by DC Comics, November 1959.
Great Covers – STRANGE ADVENTURES #79
How can you not want to read this issue of STRANGE ADVENTURES, thanks to it’s Gil Kane cover? It’s got aliens disguising themselves as anthropomorphic snowmen, complete with battered top hats and carrot noses, in order to conquer the world!
Great Covers – STRANGE ADVENTURES #196
comicbookcovers: Strange Adventures #196,January 1967, cover by Jack Sparling
Great Covers – STRANGE ADVENTURES #207
A great STRANGE ADVENTURES cover by Neal Adams, who at this point was making a real name for himself as an extraordinary cover artist. Adams tended to color-direct his own pieces, which meant that the coloring was worked into the design, as it is here. The red of Deadman pops beautifully against the subdued greens … Continue reading Great Covers – STRANGE ADVENTURES #207
Great Covers – STRANGE ADVENTURES #51
comicbookcovers: Strange Adventures #51, December 1954, cover by Murphy Anderson