A Happy New Year With Betty And Veronica

A happy New Year to one and all, celebrating with Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge, with his cover to Betty and Veronica #61 (March, 1993) by Dan DeCarlo and Alison Flood, showing that even with the change of year, nothing changes with Betty and Veronica.

A Bizarre Santa Claus

It's after the holiday, but you still better watch out...

...or this undead Santa Claus could find you, in this horrific comic cover, for all those not a fan of Christmas....the cover of Bizarre Adventures #34 (February, 1983) by Joe Jusko.

Remembering Artist M. D. Bright

Remembering artist M. D. Bright on his birthday (December 27, 1955 - March 27, 2024) with his covers to Firestorm the Nuclear Man, done during his Millennium crossover issues (#67 and #68, January and February, 1988).

End Of The Justice League Of America

After 3 issues of Brave and the Bold, 3 Annuals, and 261 issues, the Justice League of America called it quits in Justice League Of America #261 (April, 1987), with cover by Luke McDonnell and Bill Wray.  But, after the events of the Legends mini-series....the Justice League was reborn in Justice League #1 (May, 1987) with a cover by Kevin Maguire and Terry Austin, with both stories written by J.M. DeMatteis, though aided in later issue by Keith Giffen.

Merry Christmas 2025

A very Merry Christmas to all, as Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica take some of the local kids to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas in this cover to Christmas With Archie from 1974 by Al Hartley.  

Batman And Santa Claus

Batman helps Santa Claus battle Krampus in a four issue mini-series from 2024, Batman Santa Claus: Silent Knight...

...where the DC heroes help to save Christmas in a story by Jeff Parker, with interior art by Michele Bandini and Trevor Hairsine, with main covers by Dan Mora.

Batman Santa Claus: Silent Knight #1 and #2 (February, 2024)

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Batman Santa Claus: Silent Knight #3 and #4 (February, 2024)

Celebrating Artist Bill Willingham

Celebrating artist Bill Willingham on his birthday (December 22, 1956) with a couple of his covers to the Green Lantern Corps (#218 and #219, November and December, 1987), featuring John Stewart in battle with Kilowog!

Zatanna And Black Canary Meet Santa Claus

A couple of variant covers (#1 and #3)  to the recent Batman - Santa Claus: Silent Knight mini-series from 2024...with art by Derrick Chew, and featuring Zatanna and Black Canary giving old Nick a reason to be jolly!

The End Of Batman Family

Batman Family ended with issue #20 (October-November, 1978) but, Robin, Batgirl and Man-Bat all migrated to Detective Comics (along with Batman) starting with Detective Comics #481 (December-January, 1978/1979), with both covers by Jim Starlin.

Detective Comics was the one that originally was scheduled to end due to low sales, but it was decided that the title the company was named after should still be published by the company!

Remembering Artist Kurt Schaffenberger

Remembering artist Kurt Schaffenberger on his birthday (December 15, 1920 - January 24, 2002) with another ending, the covers for the last two issues of Marvel Family (#88 and #89, October 1953 and January, 1954)...the last appearances of Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr. before they showed up in Shazam! #1 at DC!

Santa Hauls The Marvel Universe

Santa Claus tries to carry the whole Marvel Universe in his back, but it seems too much for him in the Art Adams cover for the January, 1993 Marvel Holiday Special, with stories for Wolverine, the New Warriors, Spider-Man, Deathlok and the Punisher, and pin-ups for Excalibur and Captain America.

Celebrating Artist Joseph Michael Linsner

Celebrating the birthday of artist Joseph Michael Linsner (December 13, 1968).  

His incredible painted work has adorned many covers, with some of the earliest featuring mutant Mystique for the earliest issues of her title....and they are drop dead gorgeous!

Mystique #1 and #2 (June and July, 2003)

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Mystique #3 and #4 (August and September, 2003)

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Mystique #5 and #6 (October and November, 2003)

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Remembering Artist Dan DeCarlo

Remembering artist Dan DeCarlo on his birthday (December 12, 1919 - December 19, 2002) with a couple of covers for the Archie Giant Series Magazine, featuring Santa Claus.  

On the first, #168 of January, 1970, Betty is asking for what she wants for Christmas (much to Veronica's dismay), and the second, #220 of December, 1973, has Sabrina dealing with Santa in a mall as well.

Batman As Santa

Batman as Santa?

That's how it looks on this Neal Adams/Dick Giordano cover for Batman #239 (February, 1972).

But, inside, in a story by Denny O'Neil, Irv Novick and Dick Giordano, it starts with Batman helping a street corner Santa who was robbed, leading him to the robber, his poor daughter, and the robber's boss, who he actually was trying to help....and Batman instead taking the sleigh to save the boss' life.

Celebrating Artist Leonard Kirk

Celebrating artist Leonard Kirk on his birthday (December 6, 1966) with friends, not unlike these two covers of Supergirl (#36 and #37, September and October, 1999) where Supergirl faces off with the members of Young Justice (Impulse, Robin, Arrowette, Wonder Girl and Superboy) who were manipulated by Dante.

The End Of Quality Blackhawk

Quality Comics went out of business in 1956, leading to the end of Blackhawk, with issue #107 (December, 1956)....but, DC took over publishing the next month with Blackhawk #108 (January, 1957)....with the same art team of Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera!

Home For Christmas

Making the switch from war comics to the holidays, here, with a incredible cover from Joe Kubert to Sgt. Rock #350 (March, 1981), where the Rock wants to be "Home For Christmas".  

Remembering Artist Keith Giffen

Remembering artist Keith Giffen on his birthday (November 30, 1952 - October 9, 2023) with a look at his covers for the Omega Men, a Baxter (enhanced paper) series.  The Omega Men were a team of citizens of the Vega system, who had banded together to fight the oppression of the Citadel, having a system wide war.  Their members included leader Primus, his wife Kalista, cat like Tigorr, cloaked Nimbus, rocky Broot, serpentine Demonia and winged Harpis.  During this run, bounty hunter Lobo was introduced, and the Omega Men suffered a shake up, as Tigorr took control...and defeated the Citadel!

Omega Men #1 and #2, (April and May, 1983)

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Omega Men #3 and #4, (June and July, 1983)

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Omega Men #5 and #6, (August and September, 1983)

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Lost Sgt. Rock

It seems at times that Sgt. Rock was lost, whether being redirected by a superior officer, or working with out a compass, but Easy Company could always count on the Rock....as shown on these two covers for Sgt. Rock #334 and #335 (November and December, 1979) by Joe Kubert.

Happy Thanksgiving 2025

A happy Thanksgiving to all.

May you have more fun, and not face a turkey as big as this pilgrim did, in this cover to More Fun Comics #26 (November, 1937) by Vin Sullivan.

Blackhawk's Batman Villains

Blackhawk had changed from a straight war comic to almost a team fighting super villains....but, they had a few interesting villains by name.

Blackhawk fought (a) Mr. Freeze and Cat-Man before Batman did!

Mr. Freeze

In Blackhawk #117 (October, 1957) with art by Dick Dillin and Chuck Cuidera, the Blackhawks were helping to test inventions by three scientists, when the items were stolen by a masked man, whom the Blackhawks called Mr. Freeze (due to his using an ice-ray, one of the items, on them). 

The team eventually deduced it was one of the scientists, Professor Thurman, who was the real criminal, using his robot to commit the crimes.

Cat-Man

While in Blackhawk #141 (October, 1959) also with Dillin/Cuidera art, the team encounters a villain who is willing to take incredible chances with his life, as he feels he was gifted with the lives of a cat by a witch doctor in Africa.  

Blackhawk and his crew convince him he has used up his extra lives, and not wanting to lose his last one, Cat-Man surrenders.

"The Real Ones"

But, Batman's Mr. Freeze debuted in Batman #121 (February, 1959, as Mr. Zero) and his Cat-Man in Detective Comics #311 (June, 1963), going on to long careers facing Batman and more.  

Though they aren't the same characters, Blackhawk had them as villains before Batman!

Sgt. Rock Art

Here, a couple of Sgt. Rock covers showing a slightly different view of war and war comics by Joe Kubert, and quite the stunning looks from issues #370 and #371 of November and December, 1982.

 

Remembering Artist Steve Lightle

Remembering artist Steve Lightle on his birthday (November 19, 1959 - January 8, 2021) with a couple of his covers to Conan the Barbarian, featuring Conan and Red Sonja - #244 and #246 of May and July, 1991.

Remembering Artist Darwyn Cooke

Remembering artist Darwyn Cooke on his birthday (November 16, 1962 - May 14, 2016).  

An incredibly talented artist and writer, with a love of comics...remembered here by the first four issues of Catwoman, which he did the covers for.

Catwoman #1 and #2, (January and February, 2002)

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Catwoman #3 and #4, (March and April, 2002)

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Sgt. Rock At Sea

Usually working in the European front, Sgt. Rock occasionally fought in the Pacific, as shown here in Our Army At War #257 and #258 (June and July, 1973) with covers by Joe Kubert.

Saluting Our Veterans

Saluting our veterans on this Veterans' Day with this cover to Sgt. Rock (#417, of August, 1987 by Joe Kubert), here, with a hopeful vision of what happened to Frank Rock after World War II.

Sgt. Rock Front And Back

It's so easy to think of Joe Kubert when thinking of Sgt. Rock, but Jerry Granenetti did a few covers feature the top kick of Easy Company, like Our Army At War #92 and #93, from March and April, 1960.

Celebrating 50 Years Of Wonder Woman

While Wonder Woman was around for more than 50 years, and there was an attempt at a Wonder Woman TV movie just before this, Wonder Woman as she looked in the comics first found its way onto the airwaves on ABC, with the telemovie The New Original Wonder Woman, staring Lynda Carter.

Set in World War II for the first season, the show then moved to the modern day (the 1970s) when it moved to CBS for its second and third seasons.

In 2015, DC gave us comics based on the TV show, with covers by Nicola Scott, with 4 Wonder Woman '77 Specials (and a little more....).

Wonder Woman '77 Special #1 and #2 (June and November, 2015)

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Wonder Woman '77 Special #3 and #4 (May and November, 2016)

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Celebrating Artist Jim Steranko

Celebrating the birthday of legendary artist Jim Steranko (November 5, 1938) with his two covers to Shanna the She-Devil (#1 and #2, from December, 1972 and February, 1973)...a throwback to the classic jungle comics of Jim's youth!

Strange Adventures With Clocks

It's time for that yearly extra hour of sleep, as you should have set your clocks back, but for the residents of Earth here in Strange Adventures #71 (August, 1956, with cover by Ruben Moreira), it was "Zero Hour For Earth!".

Skeletons At War

Switching from horror to war, and combining the two, here are a couple of covers by Luis Dominguez, with skeletons at war with humanity, from Weird War Tales #30 and #31 (October and November, 1974).

Happy Halloween 2025

A happy Halloween to all, as Flash, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern join in on this cover to Comic Cavalcade #12 (Fall, 1945), with the heroes drawn by E. E. Hibbard, Harry Peter and Martin Naydel.  

An Unexpected Witch

Another horror host, this one, the Mad Mod Witch (also known later as the Fashion Thing), who first appeared in Unexpected #108 (August-September, 1968) in a story by Dave Wood, Jack Sparling and Rocco Mastroserio, and continued regularly in the title up to Unexpected #116 (December-January, 1969/1970), missing Unexpected #113, but appearing with other horror hosts like Abel and Cain in DC Special #4 (July-September, 1969), and then in Witching Hour #13 (February-March, 1971) with the Three Witches....and popping up here and there over the years, most notably in a few issues of Neil Gaiman's Sandman.

She made a few cover appearances, including Unexpected #109 (October-November, 1968) by Jack Sparling, Unexpected #111 (February-March, 1969)  by Nick Cardy and Unexpected #114 (August-September, 1969) by Neal Adams.