Magno solves Super-Mysteries in Hong Kong
The newest Public Domain redesign challenge has turned its eye on a character named Magno. Chances are you haven’t heard of Magno because he wasn’t […]
New in the 1960s and earlier
Before Man-Wolf there was Colonel Jupiter
We have to admit we’re not super-familiar with Spider-Man’s earliest adventures. Or, at the very least, his middle-early adventures. Comics on the Brain can rattle […]
Hawkman: The Life of a Second Stringer
“Showcase Presents Hawkman Vol. 1” is an interesting look at this iconic character from DC Comics. The early Joe Kubert issues are quite good — […]
Twitter reviews: Superman Man of Steel, Justice Society of America, Disney, Lone Ranger, New Mutants, RoboCop
I review comics on Twitter at twitter.com/johnsimcoe. Here are the May 2010 through June 2010 reviews! Total Eclipse Book Two (1988): Airboy and others prep […]
Twitter reviews: Justice League Generation Lost, Valkyrie, Teen Titans, Asterix, Wolverine, Superman, Power Girl, Disney, RoboCop, Lone Ranger and even Elvis
I review comics on Twitter at twitter.com/johnsimcoe. Here are the July 2010 through October 2010 reviews! Salvation Run no. 1 (Jan 08): 2 dozen DC […]
Siegel and Shuster after Superman: A look at Funnyman
A few years after they stopped working on the Superman comic books, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster came together once again with the intent to […]
Twitter Reviews: John Carter, Beetle Bailey, Justice Society, Conan, 1985, Lone Ranger, Army of Darkness, Buckaroo Banzai
I review comics on Twitter at twitter.com/johnsimcoe. Here are the January and February 2011 and November and December 2010 reviews! Weird Worlds No. 1 (2011): […]
Twitter Reviews: Free Comic Book Day, Batman, Avengers, G.I. Joe, Justice League, Replacement God, Heroes for Hire, Weird Worlds, Action Comics, New Warriors
I review comics on Twitter at twitter.com/johnsimcoe. Here are the March, April and May 2011 reviews! Batman Arkham City No.1 (2011): A prequel to a […]
Twitter Reviews: Tin Tin, Nancy Drew, DCnU, Spider-Man, Ecclectic Comics, Reed Gunther, He-Man
I review comics on Twitter at twitter.com/johnsimcoe. Here are the October 2011 reviews! … And yes, I plan on posting all of them since I […]
Better read than Red
By chance the other day, I stumbled on the Wikipedia entry of a Hungarian cartoonist named Victor Vashi. Vashi was an artist active during the […]
Observations on The Adventures of Captain Marvel
A few days ago, I dug my old VHS copy of “The Adventures of Captain Marvel,” an old 12-part serial from Republic Pictures.I have to […]
Chester Drawers and Scooby Doo
A recent trip to my parents’ house in New York uncovered a treasure trove of old documents and artwork that they had saved for me […]
It’s all inside The Okay Adventure Annual
I stumbled across a copy of “The Okay Adventure Annual,” ahybrid of a comic-book collection and a pulp magazine published out ofLondon around 1955, while […]
Executioner’s Song — A tale of Halloween
Many years ago, I stumbled upon a comic that really fired up my imagination. It was King Size Avengers No.1, with the a masterfully alliterative subtitle: […]
The Mann behind Son of Vulcan
The silver age had just begun, and Marvel Comics was just beginning to hit it big. One of Marvel’s books was “The Mighty Thor,” and […]
Spotlight on Charlton Spotlight
Well, it must be a new month, because my mail is full of neat magazines. Yesterday I talked about History Magazine and the other mag […]
Son of Vulcan versus King Midas
Like the Ventriloquist in the Batman rogue’s gallery, Son of Vulcan has his own mousy villain. Mr. Lambie was a hen-pecked husband who was constantly belittled […]
Son of Vulcan’s very own Lex Luthor
Like Lex Luthor to Superman, the Son of Vulcan had his own bald-headed badguy. His name was Zolotto and he was a tycoon who owned […]
Son of Vulcan versus Mars
While Dr. Kong may have been Son of Vulcan’s most insidious nemesis, Mars, the god of war, was essentially his first. In the court on […]
The Son of Vulcan and the insidious Dr. Kong
The Son of Vulcan’s primary nemesis was Dr. Kong, an asian man with unnaturally yellow skin. Also known as “The Meanest Man Alive,” Kong was […]