Laugh out Loud: Dennis by Al Wiseman
As a kid, Dennis the Menace was one of my absolute favorite comic books–and I loved it far more than the TV show or the daily newspaper panel, although I … Continue reading Laugh out Loud: Dennis by Al Wiseman
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Sunday Movie Matinee: Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis comic books? What the $#*%!? Who’s idea was this? I have no idea what the equivalent comic would be today-Jimmy Fallon comics? Will Ferrell? Somehow-the idea was … Continue reading Sunday Movie Matinee: Jerry Lewis
Saturday Starlin!
It’s Saturday Starlin time! When all is said and done, Starlin covers will make up more of these recreations than those by any other artist. Not a conscious decision. In … Continue reading Saturday Starlin!
Friday Frankenstein!
So..I admit it. I’ve done a lot of Ploog!(How many times do you hear that in rehab?) There will be at least one more of these, so I hope you … Continue reading Friday Frankenstein!
The Shadow no.3, my Kaluta no.2
The Shadow no.3-Another great Kaluta cover from the early seventies. This one looks like it’s pen and ink in the foreground and watercolor with an ink wash in the background–but … Continue reading The Shadow no.3, my Kaluta no.2
Our Love Story: John Romita
Everybody knows the Spiderman of Lee and Romita was essentially a love story. (as distinguished from the Spiderman of Lee and Ditko) Maybe it still is, I don’t know … Continue reading Our Love Story: John Romita
Young Romance
Romance is in the air! And in honor of Valentine’s day, I’m offering three covers from classic Romance Comics, yesterday’s valentine- Confessions of Love, today’s Young Romance, and then tomorrow, … Continue reading Young Romance
Confessions of Love: A Valentine
To my wife; you are the fire that warms my life, the nourishment that fills my soul, the center of my world. You are all that I hold dear.You have … Continue reading Confessions of Love: A Valentine
Strange Tales Indeed
Strange Tales no. 181-Starlin’s Ditko homage! “1000 Clowns” is Starlin at his most completely wacked. There’s the clowns, of course, Gamora(wow!) and Pip the Troll, but if that’s not enough … Continue reading Strange Tales Indeed
Jimmy Olsen no.115 by Neal Adams
This is one of those covers, like so many Neal Adams did for DC in the late sixties, that far surpasses the contents of the package. The story inside has … Continue reading Jimmy Olsen no.115 by Neal Adams
The Ultimate Comic; Warlock
Warlock was the comic for me when I was 14-15. In Jim Starlin’s hands it was a masterpiece of cosmic space-opera, replete with cigar-smoking trolls, beautiful women (more likely to … Continue reading The Ultimate Comic; Warlock
Klik-Klak,Kamandi & Kirby
This was the first issue I bought of Kamandi back in ’73. I’d held off in part because it wasn’t a traditional super-hero book, (no colorful costumes!) and because it … Continue reading Klik-Klak,Kamandi & Kirby
Geoff Grogan 