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Diversions of the Groovy Kind
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Diversions of the Groovy Kind is a celebration of the fun comics produced during the 1970s. Not only do we take a look at the comics themselves, but we delve into the stories behind the stories. We look at who created what, and why.
- Added on: Nov 21st, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: The Groovy Agent
- Listed in: Comics Cultural
- Tags: pop culture 1970s DC Comics marvel comics comic book history charlton comics
Recent Posts
Black and White Wednesday: Gerry Boudreau and Alex Toth\'s "The Phantom of Pleasure Island"
Here's a pre-Thanksgiving day snack, Groove-ophiles! A Creepy (#75, cover dated November 1975) mystery-noir piece by Gerry Boudreau and the master, Alex Toth. It's a pleasant change from the usual horror and sci-fi fare, don't ya think?See ya tomorro...
Groove\'s Faves: "Of Swords and Sorcery!" and "Sanctuary!"
Wally Wood was one of the greatest talents of the Groovy Age or any other comicbook age, of this there is no doubt (if you do, for some strange reason, need further proof, get thee to Steve Thompson's Hooray for Wally Wood as soon as you finish here)...
Monday Miscellanea: More Groovy Blogs, Some "Thank You\'s", and Jim Aparo\'s Phantom
ITEM! Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Man, did Warriors and Wizards Week go by like a flash (or The Flash) or what? Ol' Groove didn't get in nearly the stuff I wanted to share with ya. Maybe another week of Warriors and Wizards is due sometime in the near...
Warriors and Wizards Week! Sunday Funnies: "Wednesday\'s Child" and "The King of the Ring" Plops! by Wally Wood
In the mid-70s, Wally Wood was back doing some work for DC. Woody was applying his talents to cool stuff like inking the JSA (in All-Star Comics) and Stalker (over Steve Ditko pencils) to ca-razee stuff like these two Plop! offerings! Wotta way to wr...
Warriors and Wizards Week! Science Fiction Theater: The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
Sinbad the Sailor, star of an ancient Middle Eastern cycle of tales made famous in Sir Richard Burton's 1885 The Book of One Thousand and One Arabian Nights, Volume 6, could possibly be considered one of the grandfathers of the Sword and Sorcery genr...
Warriors and Wizards Week! Famous First Fridays: Claw the Unconquered
Claw the Unconquered. What a far-out name for a sword and sorcery hero. In 1975, after a few attempts at sword and sorcery (Nightmaster and Sword of Sorcery, most notably), DC tossed out a handful of fantasy mags to see which ones fandom would dig. M...
