James Bond: VARGR #1 (part 1 of 6)
As hard as it may be to believe, what with the passing of legend Sean Connery, I had intended to look at this comic for a little while now. You see, my plan has been to recap comics at the…
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A rare case of Olsen-dickery: Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #121
It’s time for another installment of Bizarre Silver Age Comics and another comic book story that became world-famous as part of the Superdickery meme: “Jimmy Olsen’s Death-Trick!”, published in July of 1969.
Surprisingly, there’s no bait and switch on this…
The Horn of Azoth, the original Conan the Destroyer screenplay: Marvel Graphic Novel #59
If you read the sixth and final part of my Conan the Destroyer recap last week (you did read that, didn’t you? No? Well, here’s a link to it. You’re welcome), you know I discussed a little bit about what…
Batman and Robin, Mummy Crime-Fighters: Detective Comics #320
I’m back again with another Bizarre Silver Age Comic, and another cover that’s pretty well known to Superdickery fans. This is despite the fact that it doesn’t even involve Superman. In fact, I think this is my first look…
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Superman’s mighty creepy romance: Action Comics #260
I’m back again to talk about Bizarre Silver Age Comics. And yes, I’m looking at another Superman story. I’ve got some stories featuring other characters in the pipeline, but there’s just no escaping that most of the true Silver…
Son of a Super-dick: Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #30
It’s time for another long overdue entry in my Bizarre Silver Age Comics series, and this time around I’ve got something special on tap: One of the first comic books that inspired the famous Superdickery meme, long before “memes” were…
Wonder Woman #7 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 7 of 7)
Last time: Diana defeated Ares by wrapping Gaea’s lasso around him, which she discovered could force a person to see the truth of things, and Ares came to realize this new war would be the last and a lack of…
Wonder Woman #6 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 6 of 7)
Last time: Team Diana figured out some of Ares’ plot and fought Deimos and Phobos. Killing off the first and driving off the other, they used both amulets together to face off against Ares, whose mortal stooge General Tolliver has…
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Wonder Woman #5 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 5 of 7)
Last time: Diana defeated Decay and the media crowned her with a new name: Wonder Woman. Steve tracked her down for help, but before he could explain, Etta was apparently ambushed by Trevor’s friend, Colonel Michaelis.
On Paradise Island, things…
Wonder Woman #4 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 4 of 7)
Last time: Diana and Hermes brought Steve Trevor back home, only for him to face attempted murder and to be framed for one himself, while Deimos fomented war between the East and West. Meanwhile, Diana met new friends and was…
Wonder Woman #3 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 3 of 7)
Last time on Wonder Woman: Vietnam veteran Colonel Steve Trevor was ordered to fly an F-4 Phantom to the middle of the ocean while Diana with the aid of Hermes tracked down clues to Ares’ whereabouts. Trevor’s co-pilot went…
Wonder Woman #2 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 2 of 7)
Last time on Wonder Woman: The creative powers that be at DC shook things up by delivering a new take on the origin of the Amazons as well as a tweaked origin for Wonder Woman. No invisible jets here,…
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Wonder Woman #1 (1987): Gods and Mortals (part 1 of 7)
Back in the mid-to-late ’80s, there were some changes afoot in regards to my comic buying habits. I was growing more and more disillusioned with X-Men and Marvel in general, while at the same time some exciting things were going…
The New Mutants #19-20: The Demon Bear Saga (parts 2-3)
When we last saw our teen heroes, the New Mutants found their friend and teammate Danielle Moonstar AKA Psyche (I’m… pretty sure she wasn’t calling herself “Mirage” at this point. I don’t know if Claremont’s tendency to have characters re-name…
The New Mutants #18: The Demon Bear Saga (part 1)
In my last article, I talked about how I had erroneously ASSumed the creation of the New Mutants meant my beloved X-Men were going away. After being assured by my local comic book store owner that it was not the…
Meet the New Mutants: Marvel Graphic Novel #4
It might sound dumb now, but back in 1982 when the New Mutants graphic novel was announced, I took that as a sign that The Uncanny X-Men was getting canceled. Please bear in mind I was just a teenager and…
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DC and Marvel Present Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (part 2 of 2)
Last week, multiple prologues had villains Lex Luthor and Doctor Octopus thwarted by our heroes, Superman and Spider-Man respectively. As Clark Kent and Peter Parker went off to attend a (yawn) news convention, Luthor and Ock met in prison and…
DC and Marvel Present Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (part 1 of 2)
When I looked at the X-Men/Teen Titans team-up, I had said all the crossovers done before had felt like gimmicks. But after I had said that, I wondered if perhaps I had been, well, unfair. After all, it had been…
Birds of Prey #58 and #59 “Of Like Minds” parts 3 and 4 (of 4)
We open up with a woman in a martial arts uniform sparring against an aged Asian man, and the inner monologue has her talking about how her judo wasn’t cutting it and she had to up her game. She and…
Birds of Prey #56 and #57 “Of Like Minds” part 1 and 2 (of 4)
When I posted a link to my last article in the Comic Book Resources community section, someone had been nice enough to show me this article regarding the creation of Birds of Prey. All this time I had thought Chuck…
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