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,…
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…
Once a certain guy from Krypton made it obvious how much money there was in superhero comics, the race was on to duplicate his success at other publishers. The challenge,…
Fifty years ago this month, I was reading a tabloid-sized comic collection called “Christmas With the Super-Heroes” (aka Limited Collector’s Edition C-34) and in the years since I’ve trotted it…
Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of the demise of Captain James T. Kirk in the hugely underwhelming “Star Trek: Generations,” and to mark the occasion, The Roddenberry Archives released a…
It was great while it lasted.
