tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39582724294767912342024-03-17T20:02:56.805-07:00Dave's Comic Heroes BlogA blog about comic books, and enjoying the stories, characters and creators of them...and occasionally subjects that relate to comic books as well.Dave's Not Here Comic Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16386137287478619744noreply@blogger.comBlogger1213125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958272429476791234.post-41178542443627906892024-03-17T04:55:00.000-07:002024-03-17T04:55:00.252-07:00Happy St. Patrick's Day From Veronica<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYshA9umfOK45_m3AZ_nQoXh_n5IA-cKCCQLsyD0MZz7GCqzdRwlOUhPVpzzVtr23v5xx-mgynMh9UtwtqTtdJL1GPRKGrX19Ts3yrs3UnIbuXek7RyU3mNwhIHGfcmosA2Uzdq3P2hKuCx3RrcV2P7A52HyfrAnTI20yA_Wu6sFIi9DRvFRakIN3aoJ0w/s614/Veronica23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYshA9umfOK45_m3AZ_nQoXh_n5IA-cKCCQLsyD0MZz7GCqzdRwlOUhPVpzzVtr23v5xx-mgynMh9UtwtqTtdJL1GPRKGrX19Ts3yrs3UnIbuXek7RyU3mNwhIHGfcmosA2Uzdq3P2hKuCx3RrcV2P7A52HyfrAnTI20yA_Wu6sFIi9DRvFRakIN3aoJ0w/w260-h400/Veronica23.jpg" width="260" /></a></div>A Happy St. Patrick's Day to one and all!<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Celebrating here with <b><i>Veronica #23 </i></b>(September, 1992, with art by <i>Rex W. Lindsey</i>), wondering what's more valuable at the end of the rainbow, Veronica Lodge or the pot of gold?</p><p><br /></p>Dave's Not Here Comic Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16386137287478619744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958272429476791234.post-88657666916914337892024-03-12T11:22:00.000-07:002024-03-12T11:22:00.318-07:00Celebrating Artist Graham Nolan<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBvHd1tr0unL2xtm5RjZ1WlJQfhVce5US8dgyxayjMUvmprTG7weGFq633OnEh5mXaIJWfkH6FoKILctdkNWQJsYqpP1FnyTaxrGcAMyfckhPhEaSTFRAWPxcVPBjEm_EonXJkNBz90whcPZwmIfRKZoeBTUG8EDZMRLrgnZ1_6a3RGEogX3iULazCSTE/s1058/Metamorpho1to4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBvHd1tr0unL2xtm5RjZ1WlJQfhVce5US8dgyxayjMUvmprTG7weGFq633OnEh5mXaIJWfkH6FoKILctdkNWQJsYqpP1FnyTaxrGcAMyfckhPhEaSTFRAWPxcVPBjEm_EonXJkNBz90whcPZwmIfRKZoeBTUG8EDZMRLrgnZ1_6a3RGEogX3iULazCSTE/w400-h300/Metamorpho1to4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Celebrating the birthday of artist <i>Graham Nolan </i>(March 12, 1962) with a look back at his work on a mini-series featuring Metamorpho.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Bringing the Element Man back to his basics, with him travelling the world to save the life of his son, Joey, looking for the Orb of Ra which gave him his powers. Featuring the usual battles with Simon Stagg and adding female adventurer Jillian Conway to the mix, the game was ready to go as the billionaire was none too happy that Rex Mason married his daughter, Sapphire.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Metamorpho #1 and #2 (August and September, 1993)</h3><p>.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSEObZHqbC_jRjFsm9PIYxxz8JmTDHtgxak8-6e9wkjTNzCieXbgbUum-YRKyOHNrTjsRxIvz8uAzlQSyOeZpceIX3TdI58lJo5id44y0yMTjUQFaP6ZW01c6pS1aVlToDSK8UK_w0TXDRqwXDv3bPja9TVbbFWMBGtmZIVsoMZ-Je5xp3K0WBKyrFdURO/s1058/Metamorpho1and2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSEObZHqbC_jRjFsm9PIYxxz8JmTDHtgxak8-6e9wkjTNzCieXbgbUum-YRKyOHNrTjsRxIvz8uAzlQSyOeZpceIX3TdI58lJo5id44y0yMTjUQFaP6ZW01c6pS1aVlToDSK8UK_w0TXDRqwXDv3bPja9TVbbFWMBGtmZIVsoMZ-Je5xp3K0WBKyrFdURO/w640-h480/Metamorpho1and2.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Metamorpho #3 and #4 (October and November, 1993)</h3><div>.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhep-8JCrIgDGntjbqWcYPzhVNZ-rg9bid3OmgvAW61NfIarjPPbk0s29p2f-2OL88ax8Uv7nPinjLu3kNvX8yyWfYLzzcadP2W-463wloAnq7sLosg_CIDP26ngMiCmNN0GsvoNrJnTB-tIe2PoVRyVULD4ODECSuERit9ixwygeNc2axQQ2BE5bMdhwW6/s1058/Metamorpho3and4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhep-8JCrIgDGntjbqWcYPzhVNZ-rg9bid3OmgvAW61NfIarjPPbk0s29p2f-2OL88ax8Uv7nPinjLu3kNvX8yyWfYLzzcadP2W-463wloAnq7sLosg_CIDP26ngMiCmNN0GsvoNrJnTB-tIe2PoVRyVULD4ODECSuERit9ixwygeNc2axQQ2BE5bMdhwW6/w640-h480/Metamorpho3and4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>.</div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p>Dave's Not Here Comic Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16386137287478619744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958272429476791234.post-11293988205896862882024-03-09T07:00:00.000-08:002024-03-09T07:00:00.250-08:00Time Runs Amok<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7eYTuCvufN1nWQ-2jLj65FF88UAviPnb3woLHyUHZCLalcOziaGiNrx_Jqfn-2kgXb6mUnPTEHrc3guEJLMiy-xLAQ0l8xEram7tAs99rlzGK3-VQX4bD12uQgRwLQ7uQsItSyP6Zxgtecblu5YsILnNgSHlf0CtNZK8wSj_VscC6FaM7BA1fUnwi32m/s1058/BlueBeetle10and22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7eYTuCvufN1nWQ-2jLj65FF88UAviPnb3woLHyUHZCLalcOziaGiNrx_Jqfn-2kgXb6mUnPTEHrc3guEJLMiy-xLAQ0l8xEram7tAs99rlzGK3-VQX4bD12uQgRwLQ7uQsItSyP6Zxgtecblu5YsILnNgSHlf0CtNZK8wSj_VscC6FaM7BA1fUnwi32m/w400-h300/BlueBeetle10and22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Time, like Chronos, runs amok...as Daylight Saving Time is upon us again as an hour is stolen from our weekend.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Here, Blue Beetle fights the time thief (and Atom foe) in <b><i>Blue Beetle #10 </i></b>(March, 1987) in a <b><i>Legends </i></b>crossover with a cover by <i>Paris Cullins </i>and <i>Bruce Patterson</i>...</p><p><br /></p><p>...setting the stage for a return battle in <b><i>Blue </i></b><i><b>Beetle </b></i><b><i>#22 </i></b>(March, 1988) with cover by <i>Chris Wozniak </i>and <i>Keith Wilson</i>.</p><p><br /></p>Dave's Not Here Comic Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16386137287478619744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958272429476791234.post-4592109635953060002024-03-06T05:55:00.000-08:002024-03-06T05:55:00.138-08:00Celebrating Artist Al Milgrom<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBUP1P_lX4OGfBh14tfj7Zp_wDhgV_zTyYZKG4QTClNqkMWFN72u828tBJiTlzav_X3bhPI2d2DiyZKCChbyybILQWP2xb5gZ2BQNa8HGU_ZoI20cgsl1sq4vUkYEmTPn0TQY6uUhBydSqwQx9jjPYlfegL8zqnpUor7yB4BZyOlDOgggTLZm6UzIlPQm/s1058/Firestorm1to5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBUP1P_lX4OGfBh14tfj7Zp_wDhgV_zTyYZKG4QTClNqkMWFN72u828tBJiTlzav_X3bhPI2d2DiyZKCChbyybILQWP2xb5gZ2BQNa8HGU_ZoI20cgsl1sq4vUkYEmTPn0TQY6uUhBydSqwQx9jjPYlfegL8zqnpUor7yB4BZyOlDOgggTLZm6UzIlPQm/w400-h300/Firestorm1to5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Celebrating the birthday of artist <i>Al Milgrom </i>(March 6, 1950), born in Detroit, Michigan. <p></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Al </i>was the co-creator of Firestorm (with both Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein), as well as his most fearsome foes...</p><p>..being Multiplex, Killer Frost and the Hyena, in Firestorm's first five issues that came out in the 1970s.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Firestorm #1 and #2 (March and April, 1978)</h3><p>.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihF4NwZvRWKpIfScYf8viXdiha6heesB1Dnfm1IEJ3uUD1kanZfDt3z_rMOgGa5CuOL3AtoMGboruYCcPnN7Hpc6DuifJbRqzfTnTTPqm_Z05wOAA003PitbLU3xcUbM1i7WJVMw2USzI41ZnCHHBsAeeQTRmxahPs4TF-GDbuu1KIVBwxR3RtU89niz7H/s1058/Firestorm1and2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihF4NwZvRWKpIfScYf8viXdiha6heesB1Dnfm1IEJ3uUD1kanZfDt3z_rMOgGa5CuOL3AtoMGboruYCcPnN7Hpc6DuifJbRqzfTnTTPqm_Z05wOAA003PitbLU3xcUbM1i7WJVMw2USzI41ZnCHHBsAeeQTRmxahPs4TF-GDbuu1KIVBwxR3RtU89niz7H/w640-h480/Firestorm1and2.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Firestorm #3 and #4 (June and August-September, 1978)</h3><div>.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09HXZFai4jzoH90Q6FXIUizViq5S5P8zBJEJG4FLjiug2PZkYVTqsKXe2q1uwSjvTdBRwvGOYz8jMlMW__j3q_UmfYWaZp8OweGAqLg0TZ9kFVHKQoK1lrGSbALdLpUlR7sf7zEk5fei59OcXMSUYG3qMHHHVDYPC8cItEMVPjB-woVVej04r2g0v4Vgs/s1058/Firestorm3and4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09HXZFai4jzoH90Q6FXIUizViq5S5P8zBJEJG4FLjiug2PZkYVTqsKXe2q1uwSjvTdBRwvGOYz8jMlMW__j3q_UmfYWaZp8OweGAqLg0TZ9kFVHKQoK1lrGSbALdLpUlR7sf7zEk5fei59OcXMSUYG3qMHHHVDYPC8cItEMVPjB-woVVej04r2g0v4Vgs/w640-h480/Firestorm3and4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Firestorm #5 (October-November, 1978)</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdjS2rGQQCfXK7vvzbcXXoU6zd68jRZwWAOAQk3Q9AQJRBPfLlXGBBncNizPeXaxxbpEKJWL3-QQ5mu1fDb2DHlWFvN5uYQOlXE7M0tLXcuXYJfzqgKrRF6L3xYdxcWSDa51YhbS6IO8tRGo9-XVEuHM4xGDqttOKLyAWwCUVbkuixWIBxBE-VkuOGLfb/s611/Firestorm5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="611" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdjS2rGQQCfXK7vvzbcXXoU6zd68jRZwWAOAQk3Q9AQJRBPfLlXGBBncNizPeXaxxbpEKJWL3-QQ5mu1fDb2DHlWFvN5uYQOlXE7M0tLXcuXYJfzqgKrRF6L3xYdxcWSDa51YhbS6IO8tRGo9-XVEuHM4xGDqttOKLyAWwCUVbkuixWIBxBE-VkuOGLfb/w261-h400/Firestorm5.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><br /><p><br />.</p>Dave's Not Here Comic Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16386137287478619744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958272429476791234.post-63641939008684558792024-03-02T07:10:00.000-08:002024-03-02T07:10:00.246-08:00Millie The Model Goes To London<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqF5GBFzLC_XmvdJNnv_rukJ_unerL9IB4qb7QJFLdg75cRfl5hD59tc-A1FfFKL3rqDjqzQjccTDNt-jcbFCl_mYiv7bKVbKPgyjTUOfrg5xFvJNdsztQWD7XlMgm6fyRh5eseqtPRzCs7OOH37Zt_Cl1NA1-USsdVCnkzcm94SJnRMvnw_2__cMCTpqn/s1058/MillieTheModel147and153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqF5GBFzLC_XmvdJNnv_rukJ_unerL9IB4qb7QJFLdg75cRfl5hD59tc-A1FfFKL3rqDjqzQjccTDNt-jcbFCl_mYiv7bKVbKPgyjTUOfrg5xFvJNdsztQWD7XlMgm6fyRh5eseqtPRzCs7OOH37Zt_Cl1NA1-USsdVCnkzcm94SJnRMvnw_2__cMCTpqn/w400-h300/MillieTheModel147and153.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Millie the Model was usually a wholesome, American model, but, for two special issues of her title, blonde bombshell Millie and her friend, redhead Chili Storm, went to London to take advantage of the mod scene...first in <b><i>Millie The </i></b><i><b>Model </b></i><b><i>#147 </i></b>(March, 1967) with a cover by <i>Bill Williams</i>, and the second in <b><i>Millie The Model #153</i></b> (September, 1967) with a cover by <i>Ogden Whitney</i>.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkA_yZAALLybPft-2wUchkDSFPjG-140Bkeiq5CIbUmzY0Kdx5jaZi5-Y5SCF1Q3H3g4M3N4HkT1HuYuWkVLM8HyCz_bMt3GPr_rKETeIoK6TiA8pIzmBjqnQgjqqqdJs-BJEy0TfkHfZ0IRjyqwubFCmbkV3Acx5mxoT98al2lf2pyXsMle4BTn-Mj5il/s1058/MillieTheModel154and207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkA_yZAALLybPft-2wUchkDSFPjG-140Bkeiq5CIbUmzY0Kdx5jaZi5-Y5SCF1Q3H3g4M3N4HkT1HuYuWkVLM8HyCz_bMt3GPr_rKETeIoK6TiA8pIzmBjqnQgjqqqdJs-BJEy0TfkHfZ0IRjyqwubFCmbkV3Acx5mxoT98al2lf2pyXsMle4BTn-Mj5il/w400-h300/MillieTheModel154and207.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Millie got a bit of a make over after that last issue as well, changing format and art style, to become more of an Archie style humor comic as opposed to romantic soap opera, with art by <i>Stan Goldberg</i>, up until her final issue (<b><i>#207</i></b>) in December, 1973.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Dave's Not Here Comic Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16386137287478619744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958272429476791234.post-21345182246081533662024-02-29T08:33:00.000-08:002024-02-29T08:33:00.132-08:00Quantum Leap Year<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbhKhmWxguZmhX5QUDyPhvEbBYebsM8HfFmUCyK_mg6WOq4E4qLc8mqrOoUA9PqzK1dTVjzwOLB_bTRCwukkbv9lImrAP9afnnLHEg8M1qo_cc8WMgi59MF8JaghKvUEs40wa1ihLA3u9oq-prKYkqrGFv6fUjSAyeOqLVkkKtzga9dRDdeWi8SmkJuZL/s617/QuantumLeap5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbhKhmWxguZmhX5QUDyPhvEbBYebsM8HfFmUCyK_mg6WOq4E4qLc8mqrOoUA9PqzK1dTVjzwOLB_bTRCwukkbv9lImrAP9afnnLHEg8M1qo_cc8WMgi59MF8JaghKvUEs40wa1ihLA3u9oq-prKYkqrGFv6fUjSAyeOqLVkkKtzga9dRDdeWi8SmkJuZL/w259-h400/QuantumLeap5.jpg" width="259" /></a></div>With this being a Leap Year, time to celebrate Superman's birthday (which is February 29th)...but, want to also celebrate Quantum Leap, a show about Sam Beckett, who leaps into people who need help with the help of his hologram, Al Calavicci.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If only there was a way to do both....Great Krypton (or Oh, Boy!), there is!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwyom-5smecjjYzWZh1EQak21OxVA8Eb8PqO-soUJCDsV-qXVhDPH8wg_4pBOJMo-wG2ZF9Suc5ZpJwQQ12S3ekxjP3NoRlIigb8l7lJgBUO6Wok3b84MwlHefHLUmNeC7320xgbpRSscAxVKC2EpVVfS1up_ZvyNJnehQRDsj3wLJDEKH0KUufiaylg5J/s1058/Flash62to65.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwyom-5smecjjYzWZh1EQak21OxVA8Eb8PqO-soUJCDsV-qXVhDPH8wg_4pBOJMo-wG2ZF9Suc5ZpJwQQ12S3ekxjP3NoRlIigb8l7lJgBUO6Wok3b84MwlHefHLUmNeC7320xgbpRSscAxVKC2EpVVfS1up_ZvyNJnehQRDsj3wLJDEKH0KUufiaylg5J/w400-h300/Flash62to65.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Celebrating artist <i>Greg LaRocque </i>on his birthday (February 24, 1954) with an origin story...<p></p><p><br /></p><p>...the covers for Flash: Year One featuring Wally West's earliest outings as Kid Flash (who, at that time, wore a costume similar to his mentor, the Flash).</p><p><br /></p><p>\</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Flash #62 and #63 (Early May and Late May, 1992)</h3><p>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgw5pVhfBNbvJ8O2ieY0z1_f7xhbqdX7Yxuc-Z2RocHvEaSaAUpBRKUihYWk3Qbvk0DAclF87SK3ugoPKKIEg988pHB1B2ALMHdjLgpw1c2QtxkntrlPslMl6Fha5kiJVQsJrq3a7tqnk9jPbIEA1AT9lMwhfDkdD2X9sPlYV3KrQgOlIzW-HdTsezHNx/w400-h300/RedSonja12and14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Celebrating fantasy artist <i>Frank Brunner </i>on his birthday (February 21, 1949) in savage style....<p></p><p><br /></p><p>....with his three covers for Red Sonja in the 1970s!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Red Sonja #12 and #13 (November, 1978 and January, 1979)</h3><p>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIVf_eIuEP17BU1sWyNfKdtVDWiD6QqznqgI4-qy9LWLnpq9bMIZZ22y8WKpGu2Fv_k2DLc9rBIhlfmJI1koZz3Vb7OmvNR-nOoGpX4gDDkiwk8cjYKEs5AH2_kKW1Co9s0duLTbTb4l-mSl_l3ZKgJ4tHVGVHDJSnsxVFIXrKAByz4wGs_Kgm_ebf8jm/s1058/RedSonja12and13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIVf_eIuEP17BU1sWyNfKdtVDWiD6QqznqgI4-qy9LWLnpq9bMIZZ22y8WKpGu2Fv_k2DLc9rBIhlfmJI1koZz3Vb7OmvNR-nOoGpX4gDDkiwk8cjYKEs5AH2_kKW1Co9s0duLTbTb4l-mSl_l3ZKgJ4tHVGVHDJSnsxVFIXrKAByz4wGs_Kgm_ebf8jm/w640-h480/RedSonja12and13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Red Sonja #14 (March, 1979)</h3><div>.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaYIHsZvCAAsh6wvjLmU63eR8xppXiiiyVNRSeibYi1YcmrOCdRNX_GHfJCWRr6mKcoffA3MkG5b6HbkdnYtXPOrYvXaL-nMDQvfqeVLv6fXR2vQcWYVUf0N4HATza8Jptv7TBx9Fp4T7zBH9adxRU5G1gWvmTpZiZ3V_ZqSWDear2ZR9jxszlIm-zF1ai/s618/RedSonja14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaYIHsZvCAAsh6wvjLmU63eR8xppXiiiyVNRSeibYi1YcmrOCdRNX_GHfJCWRr6mKcoffA3MkG5b6HbkdnYtXPOrYvXaL-nMDQvfqeVLv6fXR2vQcWYVUf0N4HATza8Jptv7TBx9Fp4T7zBH9adxRU5G1gWvmTpZiZ3V_ZqSWDear2ZR9jxszlIm-zF1ai/w414-h640/RedSonja14.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><br /></div>Dave's Not Here Comic Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16386137287478619744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958272429476791234.post-20081297831773084872024-02-18T05:33:00.000-08:002024-02-18T05:33:00.253-08:00Happy Pluto Day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVWqZeh-Tdp_jQz8xoX-C8X3OFAfyjqttXvyIXGFSL07-Iod2bjywSQYYLwNJ5F4z1vv9tJ0ae29eGCuX1hG2J40Lu0aMapIyFVtsKSe_GsxQyOb4UEgeq8ortKlnOb9wAf5Oqqp-5vZq5G43tvl5JYFL6fsUA_b9-UzwoJGcQfi4OeE3U-ZrYGQjYBa9/s1058/PlutofromDell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVWqZeh-Tdp_jQz8xoX-C8X3OFAfyjqttXvyIXGFSL07-Iod2bjywSQYYLwNJ5F4z1vv9tJ0ae29eGCuX1hG2J40Lu0aMapIyFVtsKSe_GsxQyOb4UEgeq8ortKlnOb9wAf5Oqqp-5vZq5G43tvl5JYFL6fsUA_b9-UzwoJGcQfi4OeE3U-ZrYGQjYBa9/w400-h300/PlutofromDell.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Today is Pluto Day, celebrating the discovery of the planet Pluto by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>But, since it was decided in 2006 that Pluto wasn't a planet, here, we celebrate Mickey Mouse's dog, with these lovable covers to Four Color comics from Dell featuring the crafty canine.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Four Color #429 and #509 (October, 1952 and October 1953)</h3><p>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCNr2Wl8bP7rY-QlqvXRJuqHgVsOmiEDfMPhvH4HAThzOD2ETyzPPwe2CVie8Bz5OzABV8qx18WwdDRT977fO47tiNBcYMlyuYE-J4mq6M27aaSsHg6_PfFAMxReAnjH5kMVuw4S7flL0mjv8CPIqYVlHZgfjsZ2GPupZwG8HycmKMLtcuCGNKd0yl3ni/s1058/PlutoFourColor429and509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCNr2Wl8bP7rY-QlqvXRJuqHgVsOmiEDfMPhvH4HAThzOD2ETyzPPwe2CVie8Bz5OzABV8qx18WwdDRT977fO47tiNBcYMlyuYE-J4mq6M27aaSsHg6_PfFAMxReAnjH5kMVuw4S7flL0mjv8CPIqYVlHZgfjsZ2GPupZwG8HycmKMLtcuCGNKd0yl3ni/w640-h480/PlutoFourColor429and509.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Four Color #595 and #654 (October, 1954 and October, 1955)</h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLPU1291yEds0_mZj1PmzViZZ2-WN2EecRRtr7PrXMrg-I0mAaBj4zDYAmOkuMw6PToqHYvhKErmF7YqE46q2sibHgwRc0T9Ydm6W1eCIzad5PyYzTnz7hdtLtYXTcnnhjEZvF9rRdZl-Hc3KZ5IN9Zl7kFWyniXaXkrTcwktDTBTCPkB7LxJW0qvsqVT/s1058/PlutoFourColor595and634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLPU1291yEds0_mZj1PmzViZZ2-WN2EecRRtr7PrXMrg-I0mAaBj4zDYAmOkuMw6PToqHYvhKErmF7YqE46q2sibHgwRc0T9Ydm6W1eCIzad5PyYzTnz7hdtLtYXTcnnhjEZvF9rRdZl-Hc3KZ5IN9Zl7kFWyniXaXkrTcwktDTBTCPkB7LxJW0qvsqVT/w640-h480/PlutoFourColor595and634.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>.</div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Four Color #736 and #853 (October, 1956 and October, 1957)</h3></div><div>.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YlwJZ2j8G2ccp0Cdrwx4F9z3Wa13Q2cd8ysdLIV5VYIdyU5-9b_EMLGqs6IlWM-dXLiFK4TkY2c64v7xkwLhs3Ev2QM-wbdpUEC0ImIUnUxvL1EgYm0JdDSfX3qHZcSUXWKdzjJNpn3nY0r_vgQvjmIj7icnv1YjBk4B-ZA8SwNtNi1c0kYZ1tL7IZVZ/s1058/PlutoFourColor736and853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YlwJZ2j8G2ccp0Cdrwx4F9z3Wa13Q2cd8ysdLIV5VYIdyU5-9b_EMLGqs6IlWM-dXLiFK4TkY2c64v7xkwLhs3Ev2QM-wbdpUEC0ImIUnUxvL1EgYm0JdDSfX3qHZcSUXWKdzjJNpn3nY0r_vgQvjmIj7icnv1YjBk4B-ZA8SwNtNi1c0kYZ1tL7IZVZ/w640-h480/PlutoFourColor736and853.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Four Color #941 and #1039 (October, 1958 and October, 1959)</h3><p>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRheEbFu6aClMLfu8XDRVfNpmgdyx0EslUpTgqIRPBQGsIOoncMXYwQFJPn-AbaV4Y-6L6ekyIyXxj9fS_MOmTqWHkaBvIzCel9rTb89C1u0BHPkqbyv_Y-Pgv9nao28nlkVE7w08jVBUK5J_qEWCcl_D2YcwfTns6yg8GWEvqKjnF3zAWGceiAS9vaEXG/s1058/PlutoFourColor941and1039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRheEbFu6aClMLfu8XDRVfNpmgdyx0EslUpTgqIRPBQGsIOoncMXYwQFJPn-AbaV4Y-6L6ekyIyXxj9fS_MOmTqWHkaBvIzCel9rTb89C1u0BHPkqbyv_Y-Pgv9nao28nlkVE7w08jVBUK5J_qEWCcl_D2YcwfTns6yg8GWEvqKjnF3zAWGceiAS9vaEXG/w640-h480/PlutoFourColor941and1039.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br />Four Color #1439 (November, 1960 -- January, 1961)</h3><p>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5r8HbQJbPQb8y1w-Psvl4k514RImmsf-DuXtslVs4bJfseoDeqETJ1ae46c5Z-Oon_rp7P8-FvqtBv1QTzhTscLGxwg5y2PYsCOw0splDQRrH6REItXDcLhzSdST70iNhPMEp-gwNAAFHpLyWY4G2qFUAWGJ3gqW1H28UNdOVK0J9hFsBSRxrHAQKaTw/s567/FourColor1143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcrzGhDSCyLVj20LxRSolt6S27uJd8A21lvAbBYPFsoSpG61ZptyKreNS-cQdghbvVT4YMh9BkYA81EBZ6WzvH1Q-oNG4fznD9jmKBJcUdD59XuZyvPjIKoNmhCPAVIqk2qXyHcXnNCoSLRIjriWWOhIStvQdH8-MUMbehyphenhyphenXG7Yy9vvQWSKbFk3JG5DgH/w400-h300/Batman223and228.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Remembering artist <i>Curt Swan </i>on his birthday (February 17, 1920 - June 17, 1996) with these 1970s Batman covers to <b><i>Batman </i>#<i>223 </i></b>(July-August, 1970) and <b><i>Batman #228 </i></b>(January-February, 1971).<p></p><p><br /></p><p>By the 1970s, <i>Curt </i>was more famous for drawing the Man of Steel, yet he did have a bit of history with Batman.</p><p><br /></p>Back in the 1950s, <i>Curt </i>drew Batman, such as on these covers to <i><b>Batman </b></i><b><i>#120 </i></b>(December, 1958) and <b><i>Batman #122 </i></b>(March, 1959).<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiO436wg12DrIGcEqkgRmNPoXTb39g2zBphPkObTY88KzsmwSDMgefFffhhMz8S8rNgQMYcmv8U8mdx2FNBKIYLKO2FRMPh66l8AMcCFjOKWXJLqF1_xKP_Q0iVyNN4P9oN5NX9orVq4UJjmnrhDK0FlkXcQCMFH_u5XCH6liDe0hWaJuNwHwZ2nZzLcB/s1058/Batman120and122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiO436wg12DrIGcEqkgRmNPoXTb39g2zBphPkObTY88KzsmwSDMgefFffhhMz8S8rNgQMYcmv8U8mdx2FNBKIYLKO2FRMPh66l8AMcCFjOKWXJLqF1_xKP_Q0iVyNN4P9oN5NX9orVq4UJjmnrhDK0FlkXcQCMFH_u5XCH6liDe0hWaJuNwHwZ2nZzLcB/w640-h480/Batman120and122.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Of course, later, in the 1960s, <i>Curt </i>drew Batman with his Worlds' Finest teammate for a while, including covers with Batman villains Clayface and Joker (as well as Brainiac and Bizarro), for <b><i>World's Finest Comics </i><i>#</i><i>144</i></b> (September, 1966) and <b><i>World's </i><i>Finest Comics #156</i></b><i> </i>(March, 1966).</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVo-1pRwPUvLrE2wmGpPEL9kqacMiCFpPBVCGIh3DUwRJ-KiFfdeHw94p0t3IbrsODCwpsMj_hLVADgvLG8rFCMpiB1faUmAtp20Kg4SIRJKeBcVwqzLqmGlDK4jxdNtLt5qEpEzsUS9-MY-lMzbyQvalTcp2O9Gz54hIdnYLwPoHs-xd_1HkJU2X8fuHC/s1058/WorldsFinestComics144and156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVo-1pRwPUvLrE2wmGpPEL9kqacMiCFpPBVCGIh3DUwRJ-KiFfdeHw94p0t3IbrsODCwpsMj_hLVADgvLG8rFCMpiB1faUmAtp20Kg4SIRJKeBcVwqzLqmGlDK4jxdNtLt5qEpEzsUS9-MY-lMzbyQvalTcp2O9Gz54hIdnYLwPoHs-xd_1HkJU2X8fuHC/w640-h480/WorldsFinestComics144and156.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>If you need to see <i>Curt </i>drawing the Caped Kryptonian, check <a href="https://davescomicheroes.blogspot.com/2021/02/remembering-superman-artist-curt-swan.html" target="_blank">here</a>!</div><div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Dave's Not Here Comic Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16386137287478619744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958272429476791234.post-60471327977041919942024-02-14T06:22:00.000-08:002024-02-14T06:22:00.210-08:00Valentine's Day With Superman And Wonder Woman<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsm5RKVa-lGrTxIcXVMHi1nUcRYLZzaRAA6MuGLdD_dOqjsG-2h7xxoK2tAuJanfBD7qTSyqX59Cx43UqnO0eq7vpHtxLOjS3ZmUbxq834RdVfigKGG1k-CVGoMBBV9zbBIBPIpYbbfKoC_iYitWfpoW1guFaup7B7ZDMjH1I105brImsaQHFlVhhog4LT/s621/YoungRomanceTheNew52.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsm5RKVa-lGrTxIcXVMHi1nUcRYLZzaRAA6MuGLdD_dOqjsG-2h7xxoK2tAuJanfBD7qTSyqX59Cx43UqnO0eq7vpHtxLOjS3ZmUbxq834RdVfigKGG1k-CVGoMBBV9zbBIBPIpYbbfKoC_iYitWfpoW1guFaup7B7ZDMjH1I105brImsaQHFlVhhog4LT/w258-h400/YoungRomanceTheNew52.jpg" width="258" /></a></div>One of the odd things about DC's New 52 is that they went places fans thought of but weren't usually explored in regular comics before...like a Superman and Wonder Woman romance with <b><i>Young Romance</i></b>: <b><i>The New 52 Valentine's Day</i></b> <b><i>Special </i></b>#1 from April, 2013, with a cover by <i>Kenneth Rocafort</i>.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Now, Superman and Wonder Woman did have some team-up <a href="https://davescomicheroes.blogspot.com/2016/03/wonder-woman-vs-superman.html" target="_blank">issues</a>, and even approached this in an <b><i>Action Comics </i></b>Anniversary <a href="http://davescomicheroes.blogspot.com/2018/03/action-comics-centennial-600-and-700.html" target="_blank">issue</a>, but not like the New 52.</p><p><br /></p>Dave's Not Here Comic Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16386137287478619744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958272429476791234.post-44191339177428882832024-02-11T11:34:00.000-08:002024-02-11T11:34:00.127-08:00First Football Romance<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbv2DYk1fMp-vm84ZV-aXm1PNGsaiGd5PhHykKaI0alTIfM5uikcijswjKp6qbn2bnvVYgO-Ogu-r4eThnfXJc06-d6-Gcvvps658rMoINaq1ElxAck01rj5UmPC-a_zAREu_pFFH4Tstmo8nu7bAIixznqdtVdATe1di1mg4Ym_gJzrV-fUnVM0d6GJBY/s583/FirstRomance20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbv2DYk1fMp-vm84ZV-aXm1PNGsaiGd5PhHykKaI0alTIfM5uikcijswjKp6qbn2bnvVYgO-Ogu-r4eThnfXJc06-d6-Gcvvps658rMoINaq1ElxAck01rj5UmPC-a_zAREu_pFFH4Tstmo8nu7bAIixznqdtVdATe1di1mg4Ym_gJzrV-fUnVM0d6GJBY/w275-h400/FirstRomance20.jpg" width="275" /></a></div>A long time ago, Harvey Comics put out romance comics, with <b><i>First </i></b><i><b>Romance </b></i>being one of them, which lasted for 52 issues from August 1949 to November 1958.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Here, in <b><i>First Romance #</i></b><i><b>20 </b></i>(February, 1953) with a cover likely by <i>Al Avison</i>, is the love triangle of Carol Emrick, Phil Taine and Roger Mayo, as these college students fell in love, first Carol and Roger, then Carol and Phil....but, when Carol finds out Phil cheated on her, she went back to Roger.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Dave's Not Here Comic Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16386137287478619744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958272429476791234.post-76589966234674088432024-02-09T07:00:00.000-08:002024-02-09T07:00:00.247-08:00National Pizza Pie Day 2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlfE7JhGhbPyY66UDsPWqB0DecT9HRO78qQ7a_zebnNMwIyBATCe4Rld41W6kpLx5xCPbM-CfIWGFSW4JWJFnVFv3wesSiUcdLGsJsMpxGvErIJhLhFy3wroCNTxfobmpSftREP-_sJd7RGv9YgSkPuO_HwUAEUIa3wVxOl25YVebyTR1nvwH6N4Gm7Cb/s613/LifeWithArchie282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlfE7JhGhbPyY66UDsPWqB0DecT9HRO78qQ7a_zebnNMwIyBATCe4Rld41W6kpLx5xCPbM-CfIWGFSW4JWJFnVFv3wesSiUcdLGsJsMpxGvErIJhLhFy3wroCNTxfobmpSftREP-_sJd7RGv9YgSkPuO_HwUAEUIa3wVxOl25YVebyTR1nvwH6N4Gm7Cb/w261-h400/LifeWithArchie282.jpg" width="261" /></a></div>Go out and have a slice of pizza today, as it is National Pizza Pie Day, but, be careful that you don't have pizza ninja Archie doing the slicing....as Jughead and Betty worry...as shown on this cover for <b><i>Life </i></b><i><b>With </b></i><b><i>Archie #282 </i></b>(January, 1991) by <i>Stan Goldberg </i>and <i>Rudy Lapick</i>.<p></p><p><br /></p>Dave's Not Here Comic Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16386137287478619744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958272429476791234.post-22354401478366221822024-02-07T06:33:00.000-08:002024-02-07T06:33:00.150-08:00A Pair Of Girls' Romances<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Pat seems to do too good a job, as she earns the ire of Captain Bill Mitchell, who accuses her of coddling his men. Later on leave in Japan, the two meet and fall in love.</p><p>But, as the second part of the story unfolds, Bill is sent into action and goes missing...with Pat left to wait on his return.</p><p><br /></p>Dave's Not Here Comic Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16386137287478619744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958272429476791234.post-7044040965822733042024-02-06T06:33:00.000-08:002024-02-06T06:33:00.251-08:00Remembering Artist Rich Buckler<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXJbiLBg_rhImVSm-ANZfEdumu_-kQudk1afa4Vbi4pFjLUq-v0RzHQWtBHShspcEItxbxwfdlEP8FaOZjEonJEC-8KFW62S_JhlCIv8YQFkSp2hZC1f6khgTvqhapfl_2Abiyk8KqgNK4fWzSwTZDEV4imjVa_dxnFicjN2kqXu2zq2inY7K0ChWO2uJ/s1058/KarateKid12to15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXJbiLBg_rhImVSm-ANZfEdumu_-kQudk1afa4Vbi4pFjLUq-v0RzHQWtBHShspcEItxbxwfdlEP8FaOZjEonJEC-8KFW62S_JhlCIv8YQFkSp2hZC1f6khgTvqhapfl_2Abiyk8KqgNK4fWzSwTZDEV4imjVa_dxnFicjN2kqXu2zq2inY7K0ChWO2uJ/w400-h300/KarateKid12to15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Remembering Detroit born artist, <i>Rich Buckler </i>on his birthday (February 6, 1949 to May 19, 2017). Buckler was a fine cover artist for DC in the 1970s....as these issues of <i><b>Karate </b></i><b><i>Kid </i></b>(30th Century member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, at the time, working his way through time, fighting Major Disaster and the Lord of Time, while meeting Superboy and the Legion, Robin and Kamandi!).<p></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Karate Kid #12 and #13 (January-February and March-April, 1978)</h3><p>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUOmZjIia1o_HADgordA6S9xlri9Z9qn5EEsjdW4KraRdP2US-62MUrPZmGtkqX_82v22qEpWxV_5tLiSmlZ_n-2Pljp0QaPH8ZN2awIcqeXrEPXrZnwM3zgRH6rk1HH5-ujd1wU3c2O9OMWfb8eKIP-HL1H8Ormw63F6hluKr_7nhJy8SXwL5ibrNpxo/s1058/KarateKid12and13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUOmZjIia1o_HADgordA6S9xlri9Z9qn5EEsjdW4KraRdP2US-62MUrPZmGtkqX_82v22qEpWxV_5tLiSmlZ_n-2Pljp0QaPH8ZN2awIcqeXrEPXrZnwM3zgRH6rk1HH5-ujd1wU3c2O9OMWfb8eKIP-HL1H8Ormw63F6hluKr_7nhJy8SXwL5ibrNpxo/w640-h480/KarateKid12and13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Karate Kid #14 and #15 (May-June and July-August, 1978)</h3><p>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ohkTYpKVi3MnzIKY80vBVWRFCgrgmXqS-h927FarUxeWgmMWYpDurXHDvtJ8-ivBEK8_FoH1POzhliLuYGo_0Cu8x9HSVz8fw0YJFLT7-i02JbogEv9uIBQfqYFHra0v5VpmUvoMe4er0i6HjIi70cBhAWXb0YymJmHmnD1JkkDhsJN_SijHDopPYeHN/s1058/JLAIncarnations.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ohkTYpKVi3MnzIKY80vBVWRFCgrgmXqS-h927FarUxeWgmMWYpDurXHDvtJ8-ivBEK8_FoH1POzhliLuYGo_0Cu8x9HSVz8fw0YJFLT7-i02JbogEv9uIBQfqYFHra0v5VpmUvoMe4er0i6HjIi70cBhAWXb0YymJmHmnD1JkkDhsJN_SijHDopPYeHN/w400-h300/JLAIncarnations.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Celebrating artist <i>Val Semeiks </i>on his birthday (February 5, 1955) with a look at an all too infrequent cover art appearance...the 7 issue mini-series, <b><i>JLA</i></b><i><b>: </b></i><b><i>Incarnations</i></b>....a post-Crisis, post-Hawkworld look back at the long history of the Justice League of America, with meetings with the JSA, Batman joining the League, the Satellite era, the problems that broke up the JLA, the Motor City years, the transformation into the Justice League International and the return of the "Big 7" JLA!<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">JLA: Incarnations #1 and #2 (July and August, 2001)</h3><p>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ga81zRiO7lpKbRKdEIFniTwstuxgaawqieE2NPF3X3vo0_w0AJQ42vymxomxfdgU0AHEw1ACSgX2ehYcNCgDJqj1IqKQrhGClGo80VVq3Jrqj8RkC4ckMJgEIVDhooI-8DYxYKToRsvOXc112gaXKHIQtx2IJ3pwHS53rr-kQ4eoxv9a1GHSTgMC3_A1/w640-h480/JLAIncarnations3and4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">JLA: Incarnations #5 and #6 (November and December, 2001)</h3></div><div>.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2htaLdzZz4CN-8LrG3UsBSeDj4qQ6Pp9ysUhIEEI8lFBoLb9k0rjqRnoxAT5iqQ_JCNQAojuCyH-fIhgrOwYF9XycIeDl3BNo9OXoPrP606-HUs_yd2CnAAENU9O_8NE2hiZGHVINmdvgrEIp08E_i7hFAG4TDTkX1lvmcKOfsT1s44WDGNIiSSuXXVSn/s1058/JLAIncarnations5and6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2htaLdzZz4CN-8LrG3UsBSeDj4qQ6Pp9ysUhIEEI8lFBoLb9k0rjqRnoxAT5iqQ_JCNQAojuCyH-fIhgrOwYF9XycIeDl3BNo9OXoPrP606-HUs_yd2CnAAENU9O_8NE2hiZGHVINmdvgrEIp08E_i7hFAG4TDTkX1lvmcKOfsT1s44WDGNIiSSuXXVSn/w640-h480/JLAIncarnations5and6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">JLA: Incarnations #7 (February, 2002)</h3></div><div>.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqMB1rwDMzVXXuzZzuW3Z70rPjRf0MLntiUmeIGHa5sSaG5D9bozdZKFVeeg2bhJW5tdevDt7EErvBDDegXMX42xAsoowWg-GnBqoc8dpER0BdUEinWVDBfVR-kwgGoq1rDbK5qxNaPkv6nmp7UK6_pV_O753V_4t-_-bHTXlBxw3iUS2C9GfipW5HpVv/s577/StrangeAdventures79.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqMB1rwDMzVXXuzZzuW3Z70rPjRf0MLntiUmeIGHa5sSaG5D9bozdZKFVeeg2bhJW5tdevDt7EErvBDDegXMX42xAsoowWg-GnBqoc8dpER0BdUEinWVDBfVR-kwgGoq1rDbK5qxNaPkv6nmp7UK6_pV_O753V_4t-_-bHTXlBxw3iUS2C9GfipW5HpVv/w278-h400/StrangeAdventures79.jpg" width="278" /></a></div>Still in the grip of winter, but it could be worse! <p></p><p><br /></p><p>The snowmen could be attacking!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's how that happened in <i><b>Strange </b></i><b><i>Adventures </i></b>#79 (April, 1957) under a cover by <i>Gil Kane</i>, with story by <i>Gardner Fox</i>, <i>Carmine Infantino </i>and <i>Bernard Sachs</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Invaders From The Ice World!</h3><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtL7DPKsgbpJ1ASfxGZI4lVUD7EZhlpFpHxY3MSSofDZgskHa-kkQrRbDc9KB52S32MSfUqrdVEegktnlwW-rS67XZMxF_4TYtLJuqsGilv7Pkh59x1CYolsOU_WNAxO9TRsSxy0jgco1oqzMn_WpM3ILbAoIKtxdrD1Ax6HB5iXBOby7myzgB8Q4phXw4/s1058/StrangeAdventures79ONE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtL7DPKsgbpJ1ASfxGZI4lVUD7EZhlpFpHxY3MSSofDZgskHa-kkQrRbDc9KB52S32MSfUqrdVEegktnlwW-rS67XZMxF_4TYtLJuqsGilv7Pkh59x1CYolsOU_WNAxO9TRsSxy0jgco1oqzMn_WpM3ILbAoIKtxdrD1Ax6HB5iXBOby7myzgB8Q4phXw4/w400-h300/StrangeAdventures79ONE.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It all started innocent enough, with kids at an Iowa farmhouse making snowmen in a field. Then, the snowmen came to life...and disappeared! The snowmen wandered off, with the boys' father calling the Department of Scientific Investigations, who sent scientist Darwin Jones to the scene. <p></p><p><br /></p><p>There, he found out the snowmen were inhabited by energy being from Pluto, who planned to make Earth colder by destroying crops, making Earth uninhabitable for humans. All the warfare was unable to stop them...until Darwin Jones figures out the best way to stop the snowmen was cold....absolute zero! This froze their bodies, making them vulnerable, so the energy beings gave up attacking Earth.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLWmiZk-ASQoqoN7D1KS5In0EbU-EhVir4CGxjNUjpTXrBPvx3j0QADigLtkRbUt4wlNZeyvnCaXwJKyKgeptLfFaKHDWFMXXjSyUMBR2SsF5LseBAURN5LzeIt5OTpKU33bS4PfWhiDkpGqwi6EYztOo0jS_4ptskBiQI016_BqeGH0YRLvwmCHFOj8h/s438/DarwinJones.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="182" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLWmiZk-ASQoqoN7D1KS5In0EbU-EhVir4CGxjNUjpTXrBPvx3j0QADigLtkRbUt4wlNZeyvnCaXwJKyKgeptLfFaKHDWFMXXjSyUMBR2SsF5LseBAURN5LzeIt5OTpKU33bS4PfWhiDkpGqwi6EYztOo0jS_4ptskBiQI016_BqeGH0YRLvwmCHFOj8h/w166-h400/DarwinJones.JPG" width="166" /></a></div>This was not the first appearance of Darwin Jones, who was an infrequent star of <b><i>Strange Adventures </i></b>(issues #1, #49, #58, #66, #70, #76, #77, #79, #84, #88, #93, #149 and #160, before helping Lois Lane in <b><i>Daring Adventures Of Supergirl #7</i></b>, aiding the scientists during Crisis On Infinite Earths, then returning in <b><i>Power Of The</i></b> <b><i>Atom </i></b>and <b><i>Action </i></b>Comics.<p></p><p> </p>Dave's Not Here Comic Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16386137287478619744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958272429476791234.post-31418537293455981012024-01-26T12:57:00.000-08:002024-01-26T13:03:22.638-08:00Celebrating Artist Sal Buscema<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXCGezOqe1WBr3V7J3zY9McyZ2gxJ19fUVtzsUGPETVPIztrHLWMoWGQ4CNjlMa8OXG47qa8ADIhJ15TmAxe1bzWlroCiq1AAS0GoCBfBQTr6yxV3h_kYs8gCyPuGWsM0K_9tMTGrvTYw6zVGTc0kbhy-5CZ2qs8IwZhodpGqL90v1geGyXIBMT6SYo8B/s1058/ShadowOfTheBatmanMarshallRogers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXCGezOqe1WBr3V7J3zY9McyZ2gxJ19fUVtzsUGPETVPIztrHLWMoWGQ4CNjlMa8OXG47qa8ADIhJ15TmAxe1bzWlroCiq1AAS0GoCBfBQTr6yxV3h_kYs8gCyPuGWsM0K_9tMTGrvTYw6zVGTc0kbhy-5CZ2qs8IwZhodpGqL90v1geGyXIBMT6SYo8B/w400-h300/ShadowOfTheBatmanMarshallRogers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Remembering artist <i>Marshall Rogers </i>on his birthday (Jannuary 22, 1950 - March 24, 2007) with the 1980s mini-series, <b><i>Shadow </i></b><i><b>Of The Batman</b></i>, which had cinematic wraparound covers by <i>Marshall</i>...<p></p><p>...featuring the stories from his memorable run on <b><i>Detective Comics </i></b>in the 1970s, featuring villains Dr. Phosphorus (though <i>Walt Simonson </i>did the art on these), Rupert Thorne, Hugo Strange, Deadshot, Penguin, Joker and Clayface III, as well as Bruce Wayne's lady love, Silver St. Cloud.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Shadow Of The Batman #1, (December, 1985)</h3><p>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uX5pkRyGmJm8Bj2fu98pgbUf5eAeNJ4tjbHt_u3yPHQnxYFeeUpBbX7ZcbysrIBC42hUy8mYmQz3_atyKTljQcDeSSNpmFD69kIoBeNiqVD-NTgRUbYoIlW7aWX60Yi2KaTEAxdexZ7qibsqCC4_9Fwu27kvFSxpc2maoDVci6YRt0hyphenhyphenrX2p2bAb0kzg/s799/ShadowOfTheBatman1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="799" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uX5pkRyGmJm8Bj2fu98pgbUf5eAeNJ4tjbHt_u3yPHQnxYFeeUpBbX7ZcbysrIBC42hUy8mYmQz3_atyKTljQcDeSSNpmFD69kIoBeNiqVD-NTgRUbYoIlW7aWX60Yi2KaTEAxdexZ7qibsqCC4_9Fwu27kvFSxpc2maoDVci6YRt0hyphenhyphenrX2p2bAb0kzg/w640-h490/ShadowOfTheBatman1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Shadow Of The Batman #2, (January, 1986)</h3><p>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkv80qSeTwaCafwR_dEM9CDPJWUTYSKKg7abhwQlJ2nhqEA1Td1Gyi-aK9iLkgF5IC1mhnSVkAMfrb8iOject9adKUVPEO05bXt0nwMJXqTIXwSxGEfnqsqE6hcO8mXhyoQd43TfJ_6Vxk73pR1j08Aaf-ugs9JmJRr59cHRlKWbdbZL4nnUZal1KhKB3/s799/ShadowOfTheBatman2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="799" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkv80qSeTwaCafwR_dEM9CDPJWUTYSKKg7abhwQlJ2nhqEA1Td1Gyi-aK9iLkgF5IC1mhnSVkAMfrb8iOject9adKUVPEO05bXt0nwMJXqTIXwSxGEfnqsqE6hcO8mXhyoQd43TfJ_6Vxk73pR1j08Aaf-ugs9JmJRr59cHRlKWbdbZL4nnUZal1KhKB3/w640-h486/ShadowOfTheBatman2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Shadow Of The Batman #3, (February, 1986)</h3><div>.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBME_0n4BOaGWcmRLkzO9_137KleWUFKPEcKcusPhRZTQv7UaVKvkuwC-fn2escpbqYNJ2rgGDQmEnkZEBC6Ml2pXE8DGC0Dshy6JjznU6RNfVFjKtxkdOURAAWWKRmyED-C1djAFg4F3Fo5htwpJJx7X-izC33w0Zbcxsb5pfSW8gnqCFYdBAYMtPcADR/s800/ShadowOfTheBatman3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="800" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBME_0n4BOaGWcmRLkzO9_137KleWUFKPEcKcusPhRZTQv7UaVKvkuwC-fn2escpbqYNJ2rgGDQmEnkZEBC6Ml2pXE8DGC0Dshy6JjznU6RNfVFjKtxkdOURAAWWKRmyED-C1djAFg4F3Fo5htwpJJx7X-izC33w0Zbcxsb5pfSW8gnqCFYdBAYMtPcADR/w640-h492/ShadowOfTheBatman3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Shadow Of The Batman #4, (March, 1986)</h3></div><div>.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="799" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibn5ThENyHhyKDrATRXmJ9Uzy_2dqtgwyeEfoKl8ujZxLCHUY0jsMMUbMCOJq97lwZuyMu_0SyGSl89gZ-hcy2EZv2vsEtyvyRanYrUeHmpz4Bc9pGclppaQx9mNBf0tDnY4qBb-jHHf4L-dxsNSYK9uXU1PMwEQ3iRUVCLNNAYexsgi3ozTXeHkdkFqhs/w640-h490/ShadowOfTheBatman5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p><br /></p>Dave's Not Here Comic Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16386137287478619744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958272429476791234.post-83520099153697279832024-01-19T06:22:00.000-08:002024-01-19T06:22:00.132-08:00Celebrating Artist Joe Staton<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4P7YT6k574SR7G8v3fq7gdMDNDbz8Us6Cag3IeVEGFffXvXwQfYqOUt-63oZg0Uu81h8pxfN_ngJeTCmaVMmftoO4x3tNkBiUgc9Gui7i2ITCz1_NQANRrVpD-d-eD_DmXGRsfQUv1ht-vAmV_gSMKEKCBOtoT5H0yX7fb4MHXAiIKnOLSWr2VnwljJ1/s1058/PowerGirlJoeStaton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4P7YT6k574SR7G8v3fq7gdMDNDbz8Us6Cag3IeVEGFffXvXwQfYqOUt-63oZg0Uu81h8pxfN_ngJeTCmaVMmftoO4x3tNkBiUgc9Gui7i2ITCz1_NQANRrVpD-d-eD_DmXGRsfQUv1ht-vAmV_gSMKEKCBOtoT5H0yX7fb4MHXAiIKnOLSWr2VnwljJ1/w400-h300/PowerGirlJoeStaton.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Celebrating the birthday of Eisner Award winning artist, <i>Joe Staton </i>(January 19, 1948) with a Showcase of his covers featuring Power Girl!<p></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Joe </i>handled covers and art for Power Girl's appearances in <i><b>Showcase</b></i>, and followed her back to <i><b>All</b></i><b><i>-Star Comics </i></b>to finish up that run with the Justice Society of America in the 1970s!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Showcase #97 and #98 (February and March, 1978)</h3><p>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTl6GX5x9AKSSIqqjfjg9pbt7TUFA7SIn8c_NYlgWE-aq44M_ukcVrwimZ209fb6Ixjb76ttRh5Jyy2l-gGusZn4ePc4uSsejnMRYO0vOIlq0df3pwjUEkz5dmQJRlLOZCr6lU54oHcysoEal5g3_AgOL7zrHwIrBQTQt30KhcT_tbiz_6sX46qYNmJFt/w640-h480/Showcase99andAllStarComics72.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">All-Star Comics #73 and All-Star Comics #74 (July-August and September-October, 1978)</h3><p>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKXNEiIY2yLORtQ5Cr4WrENPJYy3CHLB74xRt0HWdAyJwmro6kZAJVb0rvRkDvKcVAww2xLT_dpL6MJEgTDGRFAfHsko3EiahmvOWakdBP6bvwqVn0KaDXXyp6B5mOiQIyzeVqHf6B8K6CLWKGDYaxcv7FRKy6mVqvqeBwTcRxGL51pTU44jLyQ1w5NSh/s1058/AllStarComics73and74.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKXNEiIY2yLORtQ5Cr4WrENPJYy3CHLB74xRt0HWdAyJwmro6kZAJVb0rvRkDvKcVAww2xLT_dpL6MJEgTDGRFAfHsko3EiahmvOWakdBP6bvwqVn0KaDXXyp6B5mOiQIyzeVqHf6B8K6CLWKGDYaxcv7FRKy6mVqvqeBwTcRxGL51pTU44jLyQ1w5NSh/w640-h480/AllStarComics73and74.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Dave's Not Here Comic Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16386137287478619744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958272429476791234.post-71988418962549099012024-01-12T09:12:00.000-08:002024-01-12T09:12:00.295-08:00Celebrating Artist Joe Quesada<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bzXoYA1JaiRaec-Nt6ICxQ3h90wYV8Z57rEXhAMdFFY_ISVXAFVesXSYlXx53bn1ka0ob0VEv6v72F9Dr8c-IDGMgDgNDgISCbniUKJnQUV8kzGSnGwn6kpwfH2fL5Rw9fcujrBFzd_Eadkgteo6GVr1BhqdSObIUxOOr6suyafNgmkjdh4wvwlE05dN/s1058/RayJoe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bzXoYA1JaiRaec-Nt6ICxQ3h90wYV8Z57rEXhAMdFFY_ISVXAFVesXSYlXx53bn1ka0ob0VEv6v72F9Dr8c-IDGMgDgNDgISCbniUKJnQUV8kzGSnGwn6kpwfH2fL5Rw9fcujrBFzd_Eadkgteo6GVr1BhqdSObIUxOOr6suyafNgmkjdh4wvwlE05dN/w400-h300/RayJoe.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Before he went over to Marvel, <i>Joe Quesada </i>worked at DC. For <i>Joe</i>'s birthday (January 12, 1962), time to shed some light on one of his early projects....the Ray.<p></p><p>While he drew the insides of every issue, he only did the later 4 covers (as well as the tradepaperback). </p><p><br /></p><p>The series covered the story of Ray Terrill, the son of the original Ray (Happy Terrill). Ray had been protected from the sun (supposedly because of an allergy), but was really there to prevent his powers from manifesting. He did see the light, found out of his powers and legacy, then battled Green Lantern villain Dr. Polaris, as well as an alien light entity.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Ray #3 and #4 (April and May, 1992)</h3><p>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_qDClKCiAAQEg9d2Y_adwy7DB96IXJ-zWkmfUIMF4SuvCQHTlvKk_xtpnJIPhLd_m5p6q3Y92Rg7fKAP-kaNU8_1iMEdQ8Mm3nEvnbW87VOmFgouoU-MzDhUktFShSoLCejwsTMicWdS1hMOWYjhHUxxSfHZgQj3MWKLiwC0YBqnyxQXOHIrUfEVwqEf/s1058/Ray3and4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_qDClKCiAAQEg9d2Y_adwy7DB96IXJ-zWkmfUIMF4SuvCQHTlvKk_xtpnJIPhLd_m5p6q3Y92Rg7fKAP-kaNU8_1iMEdQ8Mm3nEvnbW87VOmFgouoU-MzDhUktFShSoLCejwsTMicWdS1hMOWYjhHUxxSfHZgQj3MWKLiwC0YBqnyxQXOHIrUfEVwqEf/w640-h480/Ray3and4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Ray #5 and #6 (June and July, 1992)</h3><div>.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUIs2FPl7ozWi6sKHr51kgbL9jVeRQ5cuuBkGQbkn8fchuNkxVNkswcuoYgE4c-PvGLUH0Pt8Iyh4ATQUQRM-n43rexGgssFAqjWkuqNAxMzooQFEsuoKVVG1wYJfGh04x38FfvBVyACJvmOq8OgTxykuVK5sMvlAibulJo6k8a-dBDzCnfuPGUfel5wj/s1058/Ray5and6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUIs2FPl7ozWi6sKHr51kgbL9jVeRQ5cuuBkGQbkn8fchuNkxVNkswcuoYgE4c-PvGLUH0Pt8Iyh4ATQUQRM-n43rexGgssFAqjWkuqNAxMzooQFEsuoKVVG1wYJfGh04x38FfvBVyACJvmOq8OgTxykuVK5sMvlAibulJo6k8a-dBDzCnfuPGUfel5wj/w640-h480/Ray5and6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Ray Tradepaperback</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2L8pCYvkMvzsgdyn_GDt518dQ8FuuoF0MNz0sgtuF-eTwe78Wf8IR5sGAHbqX66GshrpuZ3il7EyNxM4BP08Swgov_Elb3khBK4MB6Hytkg_ulwa7HvhoS-cJ2xceN_5xATjFbHg64fGwxTcWHhKuRK8mxOy8zzUaQGDRxqxFjktjjh5Gah9XeXg52P_/s612/RayTPB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2L8pCYvkMvzsgdyn_GDt518dQ8FuuoF0MNz0sgtuF-eTwe78Wf8IR5sGAHbqX66GshrpuZ3il7EyNxM4BP08Swgov_Elb3khBK4MB6Hytkg_ulwa7HvhoS-cJ2xceN_5xATjFbHg64fGwxTcWHhKuRK8mxOy8zzUaQGDRxqxFjktjjh5Gah9XeXg52P_/w261-h400/RayTPB.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><p><br /></p>Dave's Not Here Comic Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16386137287478619744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958272429476791234.post-8021803088719675162024-01-07T06:33:00.000-08:002024-01-07T06:33:00.136-08:00Celebrating Artist Karl Kesel<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuC58m0G9wLoavzxuOdpKbctaDqjjrNsHGmMNb7ktCIRgEFK9PmbxY3cbCk8fz_nL3vrl9kZPOn29d2Jh3LZrPG9zXOQCbC6ySYAayaE4KSWxO9ToSPrBmSUNV9CsQEmqroPCw-WoOqDbzNofzjgv420s68-cP_j5RsGlVnxQaVh8Ycvrn0kauEXn-X2nO/s1058/HawkandDove8and13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuC58m0G9wLoavzxuOdpKbctaDqjjrNsHGmMNb7ktCIRgEFK9PmbxY3cbCk8fz_nL3vrl9kZPOn29d2Jh3LZrPG9zXOQCbC6ySYAayaE4KSWxO9ToSPrBmSUNV9CsQEmqroPCw-WoOqDbzNofzjgv420s68-cP_j5RsGlVnxQaVh8Ycvrn0kauEXn-X2nO/w400-h300/HawkandDove8and13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Celebrating the birthday of <i>Karl Kesel </i>(January 7, 1959)...<p></p><p><br /></p><p>...with two covers he penciled and inked for <b><i>Hawk </i></b><i><b>& </b></i><b><i>Dove </i></b>(<i><b>#8 </b></i>and #<i><b>13 </b></i>from January and June, 1990...</p><p><br /></p><p>...though he inked almost all the issues of this 28 run, and co-wrote them with his wife, <i>Barbara</i>), with Hank and Dawn facing M.A.C. the robot and Shellshock.</p><p><br /></p><p> </p>Dave's Not Here Comic Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16386137287478619744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958272429476791234.post-7156814857524033082024-01-05T06:22:00.000-08:002024-01-05T06:22:00.132-08:00Remembering Artist Russ Manning<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGdpEBOtF94H5d0I0I6qzLiSr5UNexaDc9vX-mvhcXf49g4InyY7T8RQy1H_Rj3Z7WELQUqdsCqfowBqhXRqqM6NtouEqaWy7Vn20U0VrGaexPX9twCsGtZje8x7OSQI46tOhFRh53lqssUysj1hT5sgcHuLLv035djvLKmxK2fOHNK7WgGi6htocbtvOA/s1058/TheAliens1and2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGdpEBOtF94H5d0I0I6qzLiSr5UNexaDc9vX-mvhcXf49g4InyY7T8RQy1H_Rj3Z7WELQUqdsCqfowBqhXRqqM6NtouEqaWy7Vn20U0VrGaexPX9twCsGtZje8x7OSQI46tOhFRh53lqssUysj1hT5sgcHuLLv035djvLKmxK2fOHNK7WgGi6htocbtvOA/w400-h300/TheAliens1and2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Remembering artist <i>Russ Manning </i>on his birthday (January 5, 1929 - December 1, 1981)...<p></p><p>...with a quick look at a serialized feature that ran in the back of Gold Key's <b><i>Magnus</i></b>: <b><i>Robot Fighter </i></b>series from February, 1963 to November, 1969...</p><p>...The Aliens.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSpDpVMQoxsmDuyN0z4z28-Tz-ePUcsLQh6SwRJ5uzOa4SlEF-vEwFC4tzgAxCNK4k0B5-e7tqJRlANGkq-t9hWpHx8GCiZbwX2t86eZp0Coak0GB-D2zGv7JKiqAEivjF7F31Ptn1TLKMUnFzoefuFxOZLJTR8-OT7LcNvRO4PZe84w7Rpz7P7-NCotm/s1058/TheAliensChapters.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSpDpVMQoxsmDuyN0z4z28-Tz-ePUcsLQh6SwRJ5uzOa4SlEF-vEwFC4tzgAxCNK4k0B5-e7tqJRlANGkq-t9hWpHx8GCiZbwX2t86eZp0Coak0GB-D2zGv7JKiqAEivjF7F31Ptn1TLKMUnFzoefuFxOZLJTR8-OT7LcNvRO4PZe84w7Rpz7P7-NCotm/w400-h300/TheAliensChapters.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The Aliens was a short feature following the adventures of Captain Johner and his crew in the far future, where they first encounter alien life. At first adversarial, the crews of the ships learn to work together, with members of Johner's crew going off with the aliens, while Commander Zarz and 3 of his crew join Johner to face the unknown, including a group called the False Men.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Gold Key/Whitman reprinted chapters 1 and 3-10 twice, in the two volumes pictured above, once in September-December, 1967 and the second time in May, 1982.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMLXEjFBzRj2NQ81-ZEf7JDwGLR3LN1rLm0EvT6kQCeoRkpuZW_rLG4rnc8oDQLQPwIgo6DRqfF5hyphenhyphenK6ZQ1AbWliZYL4SKCGzjaK5ODq1IT1xkRttGhNMTBlf5K4sFUtz1XQc0BBmTnrDrUcWQ0zciibHVPUHaoKrZCtJlOk_poiuCsXOX_sHWOgbdwkd/s1058/CaptainJohnerAndTheAliens.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1058" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMLXEjFBzRj2NQ81-ZEf7JDwGLR3LN1rLm0EvT6kQCeoRkpuZW_rLG4rnc8oDQLQPwIgo6DRqfF5hyphenhyphenK6ZQ1AbWliZYL4SKCGzjaK5ODq1IT1xkRttGhNMTBlf5K4sFUtz1XQc0BBmTnrDrUcWQ0zciibHVPUHaoKrZCtJlOk_poiuCsXOX_sHWOgbdwkd/w400-h300/CaptainJohnerAndTheAliens.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Valiant gave readers two collections of The Aliens (though the covers were not by <i>Manning</i>), with the first containing the first 7 chapters, the second, the next 7 chapters in May, 1995.<p></p><p><i>Manning </i>seems to have left the series after issue #<b><i>22 </i></b>(May, 1968). Sadly, the original series ended on a cliffanger in issue #<i><b>28 </b></i>(November, 1969), with Johner, Zarz and new crew member M'Reema defeating a space wizard (but left with a lifeless planet Earth, covered in ice).</p><p> </p>Dave's Not Here Comic Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16386137287478619744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958272429476791234.post-47435687534304657012024-01-01T06:33:00.000-08:002024-01-01T06:33:00.129-08:00A More Fun New Year<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVj-xX3mdlAySJbqCmx9fncHMzqTcoGas7IpiwqpWntilwsP32PeRno4Xhiapa6QVqTef_Rip0LPDwbBtN1iBhAqBaKTFzusMNt2BAihERg6G9JNoNBmMYzhcfshQZ4hThJUMfcW2Ib7xgKsTvHVjkTFB_0b-8MthfPHzgwvwmPEIx14tRfhoCBQVZsA0M/s578/MoreFunComics17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVj-xX3mdlAySJbqCmx9fncHMzqTcoGas7IpiwqpWntilwsP32PeRno4Xhiapa6QVqTef_Rip0LPDwbBtN1iBhAqBaKTFzusMNt2BAihERg6G9JNoNBmMYzhcfshQZ4hThJUMfcW2Ib7xgKsTvHVjkTFB_0b-8MthfPHzgwvwmPEIx14tRfhoCBQVZsA0M/w276-h400/MoreFunComics17.jpg" width="276" /></a></div>May you have a Happy New Year, and celebrate today however you will...but don't get caught like Spike Spalding did on this cover to <i><b>More</b></i> <i><b>Fun </b></i><b><i>Comics #</i></b><i><b>17 </b></i>(January, 1937) by <i>Vin Sullivan</i>.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Spike was an ordinary kid of the time who got into extraordinary trouble, including being mistaken for the young king (Philip) of Patrania, leading to Spike being kidnapped by the evil Count Alex.</p><p><br /></p><p>Spike appeared starting in <b><i>New Fun #3 </i></b>(April, 1935) up to <b><i>More </i></b><i><b>Fun </b></i><b><i>Comics #30</i></b> (March-April, 1938), all predating the first appearance of Superman in <b><i>Action Comics</i></b>.</p>Dave's Not Here Comic Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16386137287478619744noreply@blogger.com0