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All Hat, No Cattle
Not every villain can be the Joker or Ra’s al Ghul. Mark Waid tells us about the debut of the Mad Hatter, as seen in DETECTIVE COMICS #230! And you can own it! Click here for all the details!
When Clark Met Lois
The first time young Clark Kent met young Lois Lane? Adventure Comics #128 is when it happened. Let Mark Waid tell you more: And you can own it! Click here for all the details!
My Favorite Nicknames of the Silver Age
I can’t lie. One of the aspects of Silver Age DC books that makes me the happiest is the nicknames given to the heroes and villains. Though the writers didn’t mind repetition in the storytelling, it was apparently boring to just say the superhero or villain’s name over and over. Thusly, inventive (ish) nicknames were […]
Just how many Earths do you need
Before I dived into stories about the Justice League I had heard briefly of multiple Earths, infinite Earths, whatever Earths. I’m far from a lazy reader, but it all sounded too convoluted to be true. Not that I doubted the person who told me about them, but it bordered on ridiculous. Once I read more […]
They Are Legion
One of DC’s biggest super-teams didn’t exactly get a lavish introduction. Let Mark Waid tell you more: And you can own it! Click here for all the details!
Welcome Aboard!
Green Arrow joins the Justice League! Mark has more: Want to own it? Sure you do! Click here for all the details!
Life Looks Better From Inside a Giant Clam
Ahhh….the Silver Age. Whenever I hear those two words alongside one other, I start to giggle. Not a small giggle as one would emit watching a kitten ride a tortoise on YouTube, but an uncontrollable giggle that leads to an uproar of laughter. The Golden Age was the birth of our heroes. The writing may […]
Comics 101’s Most Wanted
As it’s become more and more more clear that I’m not really the audience for DC’s “New 52” (which isn’t a value judgment — it’s just becoming apparent that longtime fans are no longer the prime demographic, as the upcoming Earth-Two series seems to bear out), I find myself increasingly looking to back issues for […]
Silver Age Insanity
One of my favorite things about the San Diego Comic-Con is the annual back-issue crawl that t Chris Ryall and I make on Sunday afternoon. Quickly filing through aisles and aisles of quarter and dollar longboxes, it’s the most prime example of comic-book Darwinism. Each comic-book cover has maybe a second and a half to […]
Waid’s Got It Covered
Mark Waid schools us in the history of specialty covers, with the help of Captain Marvel Adventures #3: And it can be yours! Just click here for all the details!
Paint It Black
Mark tells us about the curiously short Golden Age career of Black Adam, from the pages of Marvel Family #1: And you can own it! Just Click here for all the details!
Enter Bat-Girl!
Mark Waid drops some knowledge about the genesis of Bat-Girl! Get your learn on! And you can own the issue! Click here for all the details!