Tuesday, December 31, 2024

New Year's Evil

Getting ready to celebrate the New Year this New Year's Eve, with New Year's Evil #1 (February, 2020) with a cover by Jim Cheung, as the Joker, Reverse Flash, Bane, Black Manta, Sinestro, Harley Quinn, The Batman Who Laughs, Cheetah, Brainiac and Gorilla Grodd are raring to go with more evil next year....

...and stories inside featuring the Joker, Toyman, Sinestro, Poison Ivy, Ares, Black Adam, Calendar Man, Chronos, the Prankster and Harley Quinn...all with either a Christmas or New Year's theme.


Saturday, December 28, 2024

Hulk Vs Santa Claus

By now, probably starting to get over Christmas...

...but, here's a flashback tale to the time of the grey Hulk, where Hulk fights a department store Santa Claus (really the Rhino, who's having a hard time of it as well) under a cover by Bill Jaaska and Bob McLeod for Incredible Hulk #378 (February, 1991).


Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Merry Christmas With Green Lantern

A Merry Christmas to one and all...

...brought to you by Green Lantern and Doiby Dickles, as shown on this cover to Green Lantern #18 (Winter, 1945) by Paul Reinman.


Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Richie Rich Holiday Digest

Just a little bit of the adventures of the richest boy in the land, Richie Rich, and the covers to his 5 Richie Rich Holiday Digest issues...

...to help you into the holiday mood.





Richie Rich Holiday Digest #1 and #2 (January, 1980 and January, 1981)

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Richie Rich Holiday Digest #3 and #4 (January, 1982 and March, 1988)

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Richie Rich Holiday Digest #5 (February, 1989)

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Saturday, December 21, 2024

Batman, Robin And Santa Claus

Holy Terrific Trio, Batman!  


Santa Claus joins the Dynamic Duo of Batman and Robin to help spread Christmas cheer on this cover by Jack Burnley for Batman #27 (February-March, 1945).


Sunday, December 15, 2024

Remembering Artist Kurt Schaffenberger

Remembering artist Kurt Schaffenberger on his birthday (December 15, 1920 - January 24, 2002)...but which of his wonderful covers to choose?

How about a pair...the Lois Lane Annuals, from the Summer of 1962 and 1963, which has Kurt doing his take of famous Lois Lane stories from before his time working on Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane!

Though these were the only two annuals featuring Lois Lane, she was in two 80 Page Giants, (#3 and #14), which also had Kurt doing covers!


Saturday, December 14, 2024

Iron Man Vs Santa Claus?

To be fair, that really isn't Santa Claus, but a disguised Spymaster that Iron Man is fighting on the cover to Iron Man #254 (March, 1990, cover by Bob Layton)...as Spymaster was directed to fight Iron Man by the Taskmaster.

Still...lumps of coal for the villains for attacking Iron Man and sullying the image of Santa!