Better late than never, I wanted to weigh in on the recent passing of Sir Patrick Stewart. Like a lot of folks, I first took note of Stewart in Star…
Today marks the 60th anniversary of Star Trek’s debut on network television, and while I said most of what I’d want to say about the show in my 50th anniversary…
They say Justice is blind. If so, that’s handy because the latest hero to join the League of Extraordinary Oddballs has a kisser you’re better off not seeing. He’s Tony…
Celebrating as it does the tricentennial issue of Superman in what was America’s bicentennial year, you might well have expected something splashier from issue #300: A page boost to 64…
Fifty years ago today, Superman #299 concluded a 4-issue saga with “The Double or Nothing Life of Superman.” We open by eavesdropping on a subspace radio conversation between the mysterious…
Holy Geritol, can it really be 60 years since “Batman” premiered on television? Yes, it’s shocking but true. Not that I was paying much attention back on January 12, 1966,…
It’s a lovely day in Metropolis as Clark Kent and Lois Lane enjoy a relaxing stroll, marred only slightly when a fellow pedestrian is fatally struck by a car mere…
Despite appearing on newsstands in December of 1975, Superman #297 did not feature a holiday-themed story, but it still added up to a Christmas of sorts for Clark Kent. Emerging…
Fifty years ago today, a measly quarter bought me a comic book that kicked off my one my all-time favorite Superman stories. Starting with Superman #296, the writing team of…
Jungle Comics, as the name implies, was generally devoted to a collection of Tarzan imitators, but one strip stood out: Fantomah, Mystery Woman of the Jungle. Arriving before Wonder Woman,…
