Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Ken Shannon Crime-Busting Private Eye

Ken Shannon Crime-Busting Private Eye was one of the last titles of Quality Comics, featuring Ken Shannon, who, as a private eye, would bust crime.  Ken had some odd cases in his 10 issue career, with issues written by Joe Millard, Robert Bernstein and Bill Woolfolk, with art by Reed Crandall (who did covers for #2-#8), John Daly and Chuck Cuidera....and a short feature in most issues...Angles O'Day by Jack Cole.



Ken Shannon Crime-Busting Private Eye #1 and #2 (October and December, 1951)

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Ken Shannon Crime-Busting Private Eye #3 and #4 (February and April, 1952)

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Ken Shannon Crime-Busting Private Eye #5 and #6 (June and August, 1952)

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Ken Shannon Crime-Busting Private Eye #7 and #8 (October and December, 1952)

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Ken Shannon Crime-Busting Private Eye #9 and #10 (February and April, 1953)

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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Celebrating Artist Adam Hughes

Celebrating artist Adam Hughes on his birthday (May 5, 1967) with a couple of his Wonder Woman covers featuring Clayface (#160 and #161 from September and October, 2000)....where Wonder Woman (who was made from magical clay) faces Clayface (a man who uses magical clay to change shape).


Monday, May 4, 2026

Celebrating Artist John Ridgway

Celebrating artist John Ridgway on his birthday (May 4, 1940) with his covers to Babylon 5 featuring their law officer, Michael Garibaldi, his war against the Shadows...

...as well as a special issue focusing on Bester and the Psi-Corps.



Babylon 5 #6 and #7 (July and August, 1995)

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Babylon 5 #8 and #11 (September and December, 1995)

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Saturday, May 2, 2026

Early Detective Comics

A couple of early Detective Comics (#26 and #28, April and June, 1939) both by Fred Guardineer, showcasing the types of stories in comics in those days, cops fighting crime (oh, but the issue between started something....as you can see here). 

Friday, May 1, 2026

Remembering Artist Tim Sale

Remembering artist Tim Sale on his birthday (May 1, 1956 - June 16, 2022) with a couple of his covers featuring Batman and Commissioner Gordon, as the two prepare to fight crime in Gotham, in Detective Comics #779 and #784 (April and September, 2003).

Thursday, April 30, 2026

Sad Sack Laugh Special

 

A few out of this world laughs with Sad Sack Laugh Special (#1 and #18, and Winter 1957-1958 and October, 1963), with covers by George Baker, featuring Sad Sack in out of this world adventures, from Harvey Comics!


Sunday, April 26, 2026

Celebrating Artist Kerry Gammill

Celebrating the birthday of artist Kerry Gammill (April 26, 1954) with his covers to the 1994 Supergirl mini-series...

...where Supergirl (the protoplasmic Matrix) finds her independence from Lex Luthor, in the height of the Superman triangle of comics.



Supergirl #1 and #2 (February, and March, 1994)

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Supergirl #3 and #4 (April, and May, 1994)

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