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Monthly Archives: November 2013
House ad for Vigilante v1
First, I want to say that this Vigilante has no relation to DC’s golden age Vigilante that appeared in 1941 (cowboy who rides a motorcycle). I did a lot of research on Vigilante before I posted this, and found there … Continue reading
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Tagged 1983, Kupperberg, Marv Wolfman, Paul Kupperberg, subscription, Vigilante, Wolfman
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House ad for Masters of the Universe mini-series
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe was originally devised by Mattel as a toy line to take advantage of the late 1970s sci-fi/sword and sorcery boom (generated by Star Wars and Conan the Barbarian, respectively). Eventually He-Man and the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1982, Cohn, Gary Cohn, He-Man, Masters of the Universe, Mattel, mini-series, Toy
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House ad for Super-Star Holiday Special 1980 (DC Special Series)
First of all, it’s amusing to note that this (Christmas) Holiday Special has a cover date of April. From a business perspective, the appeal of a holiday special is two-fold: customers are more likely to pick up a holiday issue … Continue reading
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Tagged 1979, 1980, Batman, Christmas, Frank Miller, Holiday, Holiday Special, House of Mystery, Jonah Hex, Legion of Super-Heroes, Miller, Sgt Rock, Superboy
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House ad for Cinder & Ashe mini-series
Cinder & Ashe is a detective thriller set in (then) present-day Louisiana. It carries a “mature readers” label and that would mainly have to do with depictions of graphic violence and nudity. It occurs outside of regular DC continuity, thus … Continue reading
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Tagged 1988, Cinder & Ashe, Conway, Garcia-Lopez, Gerry Conway, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, mini-series
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House ad for Justice Inc. v2
Justice Inc. is based on ‘The Avenger’, a late 30s/early 40s pulp hero that was prominently featured in Street & Smith dime novels and pulp magazines. For anyone who doesn’t know, The Avenger was created by an editor and a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1989, Andy Helfer, Justice Inc, prestige format, Pulp, The Avenger
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Part of no place completely
Originally posted on Suggested For Mature Readers:
Rereading The Demon, from 1987, by Matt Wagner and Art Nichols. So I decided, as a prelude to spending half-a-year at least blogging about Matt Wagner’s Grendel, that I’d write about Matt Wagner’s…
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Tagged 1987, Art Nichols, Etrigan, Matt Wagner, mini-series, Nichols, the Demon, Wagner
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House ad for Cosmic Boy mini-series
Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) was meant to clean-up continuity by killing off a bunch of worlds/characters, and the goal of the the LEGENDS mini-series (1986) was to re-establish and strengthen the iconic characters/teams that remained (and even create new … Continue reading
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Tagged 1986, Cosmic Boy, Giffen, Keith Giffen, LEGENDS, Legion of Super-Heroes, Levitz, LoSH, mini-series, Paul Levitz, spin-off
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House ad for Doom Patrol v2
The Doom Patrol originally debuted in My Greatest Adventure #80 (1963). At the time, My Greatest Adventure was an adventure anthology series that decided to “test the waters” by introducing a super-hero feature. The introduction of the Doom Patrol was … Continue reading
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Tagged 1987, Doom Patrol, Erik Larsen, Invasion!, Kupperberg, Larsen, Lightle, Paul Kupperberg, Steve Lightle
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House ad for Detective Comics #489, #490 and #491
In 1978, DC comics underwent the “DC implosion” and several DC titles were planned for cancellation due to numerous market factors (e.g. , increased costs for comic production, economic recession, fewer readers, etc…) One of the titles planned for cancellation … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980, Batgirl, Batman, Batman Family, Batwoman, Dennis O'Neil, Denny O'Neil, Detective Comics, League of Assassins, Robin
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