For a few weeks now I have planned to write an article that I titled Why I Read Comic Books, but each time I thought about it I recalled that I had already written a number of posts explaining why I read comic books. Yet knowing that I am being redundant and repetitive (see here and here), I will summarize why I read comic books … Continue reading How I Read Comic Books
One of the free comic books that I got for Free Comic Book Day was titled “Dear Justice League” and Hawkgirl is on the cover. She is also on the inside. The small book features two chapters from an upcoming graphic novel. The second of two chapters is titled: “Dear Hawkgirl” Continue reading FCBD – Dear Justice League
This past Saturday (May 4), I placed an order for some comic books at my favorite on-line comic book store. It was not until I got to the check-out that I learned that it was FCBD (Free Comic Book Day). I was entitled to choose three free comic books from a list of about half-dozen titles. My order arrived this afternoon. Did anyone else get … Continue reading FCBD – Free Comic Book Day was last Saturday
The back cover of Justice League of America #88 (March 1971). Continue reading Make Money – Get Prizes
What Ever Became of Supergirl? – There is this 45-year gap between when I left off reading comic books in the early Seventies and when I once again became a fan-boy a couple of years ago. As a result, there is a lot of stuff that I don’t know but am very curious about. For example, if Supergirl was killed off in “Crisis on Infinite … Continue reading What Ever Became of Supergirl?
Batman & Catwoman Got Married – Once upon a time, Batman and Catwoman got married and they had a daughter – her name was Helena Wayne and she was Huntress. But wait! Didn’t Batman (Bruce Wayne) and Catwoman (Selena Kyle) get married just this past week in Batman #50 (July 2018)? No. No, they did not. At least that is what I heard tell the New … Continue reading Huntress
Deborah Darnell, the Star Sapphire who first appeared in Secret Society of Super-Villains #1 (June 1976), was last seen in Infinite Crisis #6 (May 2006). She seems to have really pissed off Spectre. Deborah and a handful of others gathered at Stonehenge to summon Spectre. When he appeared, he ignored everyone else while he proceeded to condemn Star Sapphire for having murdered hundreds of men. … Continue reading In Search of Star Sapphire – Pt. 6
Plastic Man returns in his own series this coming June in a six-issue series. The series is to be written by Gail Simone of Batgirl fame. Plastic Man first appeared in Police Comics #1 in August 1941. Police Comics was an anthology series published between 1941 and 1953 by the defunct Quality Comics. DC Comics acquired Quality Comics in 1956. According to DC comics, “Pop … Continue reading The Return of Plastic Man
The variant cover of the two most recent editions of Supergirl pays tribute to past Supergirls. I recognized the Supergirl on the cover of 18B (Feb 2018) as the Supergirl of the 1970s as she regularly appeared on and between covers of Adventure Comics. And I know the Supergirl on the cover 19B (Mar 2018) as the Supergirl in the DC Animated series Justice League … Continue reading Supergirls
From All-Star Comics #4 (March 1941) Continue reading All-Star Comics #4 (March 1941)
Puzzling… Does anyone know what the secret message is? Continue reading To All Junior Justice Society Members
