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Bring on the Back-Ups: "The Last Duty!" by O'Neil and Craig 27 Aug 2013 | 09:02 am
One of the best things about DC's Dollar Comics format was that it allowed the editors of those extra-sized comic mags to try a variety of content. One of the things editor Paul Levitz used for back-u...
Groove's Faves: Marvel Treasury Edition #7 featuring the Mighty Avengers 26 Aug 2013 | 09:02 am
Happy birthday to moi, happy birthday to meeeeeeeee! Yeah, Ol' Groove's gettin' older today, hitting the big five-oh, just like my all-time faves, the Mighty Avengers! (Okay, they're not turning fifty...
The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Herb Trimpe Made Me Buy These! 23 Aug 2013 | 09:02 am
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Happy Herb Trimpe is one of the Groovy Age greats, and that's a fact. His over-half decade tenure on the Incredible Hulk clinched that, for sure, not to mention his work...
Groove's Faves: "Children of Doom" by O'Neil and Boyette 22 Aug 2013 | 09:02 am
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Today we're going to take a look back at Denny O'Neil (writing as Sergius O'Shaugnessy) and Pat Boyette's Children of Doom. Charlton's publishers and editory Dick Giordano m...
Black and White Wednesday: "The Pest!" by Hewetson and Corben 21 Aug 2013 | 09:02 am
HowOOOO's it' goin', Groove-ophiles? Today's black and white monsterpiece was first seen (shambling through) Warren's Eerie #33 (March 1971). Written by "Archaic" Al Hewetson (before he got his "Horro...
Groovy Age Gold: "The Origin of Dr. Fate" by Fox and Sherman 20 Aug 2013 | 09:02 am
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Ol' Groove has mentioned many times and often how much he digs Dr. Fate, like in this Secret Origins featuring Dr. Fate post, so I thought now might be a good time to take a...
Shades of Gray: "Two Worlds to Win!" by Effinger and Morrow 19 Aug 2013 | 09:02 am
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Here at last is the final installment of Marvel's Gullivar Jones adaptation in Creatures on the Loose! Written by George Alec Effinger with art by (but of course!) Gray ...
The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Gold Key's Lone Ranger 16 Aug 2013 | 09:02 am
Ya know, Groove-ophiles, when I was a Li'l Groove, Gold Key/Western Publishing's painted covers really turned me off. They looked like magazines, not comicbooks, ya know? Now, by the time I hit my tee...
Groove's Faves: "Kongzilla!" by Robbins and Evans 15 Aug 2013 | 09:02 am
Check it out, Groove-ophiles! Sick humor from DC's PLOP! #1 (June 1973). It's one of those stories that's so obvious that you can't figure out why you never thought of it yourself, but done up with su...
Black and White Wednesday: "The Hyborian Age Chapter 6: The Darknes...and the Dawn" by Thomas and Simonson 14 Aug 2013 | 09:02 am
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Are you ready for the fearsome final chapter of Roy Thomas and Walt Simonson's adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "The Hyborian Age"? Well, ready or not, from the pages of...
