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, being all of 9 months old, but I’d care soon…
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 feet away from them. Lois wonders if the unfortunate fellow…
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 at last from the long shadow of his Superman alter…
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 Cary Bates and Elliott S! Maggin posed our hero with…
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, she may be the comics’ first female superhero. Never given…
James Bond has been in the news a lot lately as the longtime owners of the movie franchise, Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson, have opted to hand over control of the series to Amazon for a cool billion dollars. The…
