Last Adventures Of Superman And Lois

A quick look back at the career and end of a Superman and Lois...as, during the course of the Infinite Crisis, both the original Superman and Lois Lane did not survive.

As DC transitioned to a new Superman, Superman #226 (April, 2006), Action Comics #836 (April, 2006) and Adventures Of Superman #649 (April, 2006) wander through the life of the original Superman, and his time with Lois, as a set up to what happened in Infinite Crisis #5 (April, 2006)...and beyond, where a new Superman and Lois would take over.

Superman #226 and Action Comics #836

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Adventures Of Superman #649 and Infinite Crisis #5

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Here, Superman's life from Action Comics #1 (June, 1938) to the time JSA member Kal-L, his wife Lois, the new Earth-Prime Superboy and Alexander Luthor left in Crisis On Infinite Earths #12 (March, 1986)...to come back for the Infinite Crisis.

Christmas With The Unknown Soldier

It's Christmas with the Unknown Soldier, as he and his friend, Chat Noir, are celebrating the season, fighting against the Nazis...

...with the help of Red Ball, an all-Black unit in Unknown Solider #237 (March, 1980), with a cover by Joe Kubert, and story by Bob Haney, with interior art by Dick Ayers and Gerry Talaoc.

Remembering Artist Keith Giffen

Remembering artist Keith Giffen on his birthday (November 30, 1952 - October 9, 2023).

Among so many accomplishments, Keith is likely best remembered for his work when he came onto the Legion of Super-Heroes, kicking off a run that led into one of their greatest challenges, with the Great Darkness Saga!

Fair warning...the cover of the last issue gives away the secret of the force behind the trouble...

Legion Of Super-Heroes #287 and #288 (May and June, 1982)

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Legion Of Super-Heroes #289 and #290 (July and August, 1982)

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Legion Of Super-Heroes #291 and #292 (September and October, 1982)

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Legion Of Super-Heroes #293 and #294 (November and December, 1982)

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Yes, coming from the pages of the New Gods, it was Darkseid that was menacing the Legion of the Super-Heroes in the 30th Century, animating corpses of famous heroes to battle the LSH, as Darkseid reached out after a long rest to try to conquer a new century...

Happy Thanksgiving With Chase

Happy Thanksgiving with Chase and her family!

A shame that things didn't go so well for young Cameron Chase, as her father, the Acro-Bat of the Justice Experience (a group of costumed heroes that existed between the disappearance of the Justice Society and the formation of the Justice League), as their foe, the evil Dr. Trap, killed him.

Cameron Chase grew up to become a government agent for the DEO (the Department of Extranormal Operations), working to monitor super heroes (but, secretly possessing super powers of her own), working for Mr. Bones.

Debuting in Batman #550 (January, 1998), Cameron had her own series (Chase) from February, 1998 to November, 1998 by Curtis Johnson, J. H. Williams III, and Mick Gray and then appeared as a frequent guest all over the DC Universe (mostly in Secret Files).

You'll be thankful to track down this series.

 

1960s Our Army At War

The last of our features on DC war comics of the 1960s goes to one of longest running series, that of Our Army At War, with the decade starting with Our Army At War #90 (January, 1960) and ending with Our Army At War #213 (December, 1969), both with covers by Joe Kubert and featuring Sgt. Rock and Easy Company.

Nothing was ever easy in Easy.

Sgt. Frank Rock fought hard to keep his men in Easy Company safe during World War II, as well as other friends he made along the way, like the members of the Haunted Tank, Gunner & Sarge, Mlle. Marie and more....even Superman, Batman, the Viking Prince and Swamp Thing, with the Rock of Easy eventually laying claim to the title of the book.

Celebrating Artist Pat Broderick

Celebrating the birthday of artist Pat Broderick (November 26, 1953) with his all too brief work on the Legion of Super-Heroes, mostly at a space station, with Sun Boy fighting Dr. Regulus. 

Pat got to do a little after, but his work laid the foundation for one of the biggest events in Legion history!

Legion of Super-Heroes #284 and #285 (February and March, 1982)

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Legion of Super-Heroes #286 and Tales Of the Legion Of Super-Heroes #353 (April, 1982)

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Pat even got to go a little of their early history with this special cover for the Best of DC #57 (February, 1985)!

1960s Star Spangled War Stories

Continuing our look at DC's war comics of the 1960s, here is Star Spangled War Stories, with two heroes about as opposite as you could get.

Mademoselle Marie from Star Spangled War Stories #88 (December-January, 1959/1960) with cover art by Jerry Grandenetti, and the Enemy Ace from Star Spangled War Stories #148 (December-January, 1969/1970) with cover art by Joe Kubert.

Mademoselle Marie debuted in Star Spangled War Stories #84 (August, 1959) but her French resistance fighter found that her series did not last long.  Still, the battle doll continued on, guest starring with other World War II heroes, including Hunter's Hellcats, Johnny Cloud, the Haunted Tank, Sgt. Rock and the Unknown Soldier (who would eventually take over her title and claim it for his own as well).

Enemy Ace was Hans Von Hammer, a flying ace from World War I....who worked for the Germans.  Debuting in Our Army At War #151 (February, 1965), Hammer kept up his fight through a few issues there, moving to Showcase, then taking over Star Spangled War Stories for a time.   Though he was the enemy, Hammer fought with honor, even after losing his spot in the title, though resurfacing in Unknown Solider for a time towards the end of that series' run.