Conan is no Marcher of Valhalla
"The City in the Storm" was written by Roy Thomas, drawn by John Buscema, and inked by Ernie Chan (formerly Chua, see the letters page...
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Greg O'Driscoll
Jan 172 min read
The Adaptation of Asshurbanipal
CTB #35 The familiar team of Thomas, Buscema, and Chan give us The Hell-Spawn of Kara-Shehr. Freely adapted from "The Fire of...
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Greg O'Driscoll
Sep 1, 20232 min read
The weird combo of football and comic books.
Kickers Inc. #1 I gave this one a clean miss back in the day. Sports, sports comics, and generally anything sports-related was not my...
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cyborgcaveman
Aug 23, 20231 min read
The award for most forgettable villain goes to... Incandescent Man!
Marvel Team Up #149 Spider-Man and Cannonball star in the next to last issue of Marvel Team-Up! Based on the cover art you might think...
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Greg O'Driscoll
Aug 21, 20232 min read
Arch-villain Maelstrom's 1st Appearance was in a forgettable team-up comic.
Marvel Two-in-One #71 This go around Thing partners up with his longtime teammate Mr. Fantastic to avert the “Holocaust on Hydro-Base!”...
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Greg O'Driscoll
Aug 16, 20232 min read
Excalibur, Inferno, and the Goblin Princess
Excalibur #6 Today's comic was another dollar bin rescue from Retro Reboot in Waycross, GA! That means I got it for fifty cents cheaper...
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Greg O'Driscoll
Aug 11, 20232 min read
The Greatest Space-Fantasy Film of All!
Star Wars #2 This is artifact level stuff for me right here! Yes, it’s only a second printing, but the feeling of nostalgia that washed...
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Greg O'Driscoll
Aug 9, 20232 min read
Kraven some Tigra?
Marvel Chillers #4 Tigra the Were-Woman (yes, fellow comic geeks, I know that "were-woman" actually means “man-woman”) battles with...
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Greg O'Driscoll
Jul 7, 20231 min read
Can Superman Hit a Woman?
Action Comics #472 “Face it, Superman! I’m as powerful as you—and a much better fighter!” Ah, the 70s! Lots of things were changing at...
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Greg O'Driscoll
Jul 1, 20232 min read
Space Pirates Bill Mantlo Style!
Swords of the Swashbucklers #1 God, I miss Bill Mantlo! Really, I should say I miss Bill Mantlo’s writing. He is still alive, but after...
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