And now, the topper. Blackhawk was acquired by DC from Quality in the late 50's. For awhile, the series chugged on as it was, a band of ex-military aviation aces now serving as freelance police agent… (View Post)
The first appearance of the Phoenix. No, not Jean Grey. This was a very short-lived hero published by the equally-short-lived Atlas Comics in 1975 (and recently resurrected by, I believe, Aarden Publ… (View Post)
The 90's just weren't very kind to Marvel. The above is a case in point: the culmination of one of the worst Avengers storylines ever, The Crossing, was having Iron Man killed and resurrected as a te… (View Post)
And now... a round of "We've seen better days". The introduction of the New Look to Batman in 1964 succeeded in turning the sales and fan interest right around, and things were good. Batman… (View Post)
I just love that cover. My favorite of all of the 'House' covers that Adams did. That entire issue, in fact, with Abel first taking custody of the House and all of the enigmatic secrets and history o… (View Post)