This comic, one of the true Silver Age "keys" appeared on the newsstands on March 31, 1959. Although DC had toyed with the idea of a female version of Superman on several occasions, this was the first that they decided [...]
Meme Machine
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Ol' Groove hit me with the meme stick.The Rules1) Link to the person who tagged you.2) Post the rules on your blog.3) Write six random things about yourself.4) Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them.5) Let each person know they’ve been [...]
Electro Prototype at Charlton?
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Here's a July 1960 Charlton featuring the work of Steve Ditko. The opening story should be of some interest to Spiderman and Daredevil fans, as it features the appearance of a clear prototype for Webhead and Hornhead's [...]
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Number 497Al WisemanAl Wiseman was Hank Ketcham's assistant on Dennis the Menace, but where I encountered him was in the comic book versions of Dennis. Wiseman's artwork was excellent, and not only did he do a great job [...]
Silver Age Plot Types: The Tontine
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Among the more durable plots of the Silver Age was the Tontine. A Tontine is an investment club with an interesting difference. All the money in the pool goes to the last surviving member. Of course, most of the stories [...]
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Number 496Dr. Gordon and Mr. EclipsoDon Markstein's Toonopedia site gives a pretty concise history of Eclipso, a super villain who is the dark side of a decent guy.Holy Robert Louis Stevenson.Anyway, this particular episode, [...]
DC Annuals in the Silver Age
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These comics had a story and a magic all to themselves and so I thought I'd put together a series of posts on them.Giant comics were not unheard of in the DC Golden Age. DC's regular comics started out at 68 pages, then [...]
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Number 495Moon MonsterBernard Baily, who began his comics career almost before there were comic books, drew this moody-looking monster tale for House of Mystery #97, April 1959. I scanned it from DC Special #11, a DC Giant [...]
