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Site Updates: Lady Flash and Silver Age Reprints
So much for getting something done every week…Still, I made some new progress this weekend catching up on Flash: Those Who Ride the Lightning. The most visible update is to Christina/Lady Flash. I added a scan of her “Lady Savage” o...
Speed Reading: Joan, Posters, Kerschl Tour & More
Some linkblogging for the week… Flashy What Were They Thinking?! approves of Joan Garrick, even in her original Golden Age appearances. High Five! Comics looks at Flash #206: 24 Hours of Immortality and Nurse Barry. The Idol-Head of Diabolu has...
Dead Flash Covers
Looking back at the cover for Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #13, it wasn’t promising for Bart Allen, especially with the Flashes’ history of death. We know now that it ended badly for him (though he got better). Of course, there’s ...
Super-Hero Weddings
Originally posted way back in 2003, long before the infamous Green Arrow/Black Canary wedding! Over the past few weeks I’ve been going through the Silver Age Flash series, cataloging character appearances. I’m almost done – only 25...
Classic Flash: Cool Moments, Lame Bits, and…Octopus Fighting?
Some more linkblogging… CSBG’s Cool Comic Book Moments #245 features the death of Barry Allen from Crisis on Infinite Earths. Crimson Lightning finishes up the Super-Powers retrospective with the original mini-comic that came with the act...
Speed Reading: Dezago on Casper, Undead Allies, Marvel vs. DC, and More
Some Friday linkblogging: Former Impulse writer Todd Dezago is working on a Casper the Friendly Ghost miniseries. Again with the Comics considers other times that DC’s heroes have had to face undead former allies. Being Carter Hall posts a sket...
Speed Reading: Interviews and Flashbacks
Some Friday morning linkblogging… Creator Interviews Remember that interview with Carmine Infantino last week? The legendary artist was unhappy about how he was portrayed in the article, and has fired back a complaint at the interviewer. The ...
On the Hunt: Finding Back Issues, Then and Now
How I searched for back issues of comics in… 1989: Look at the local comic store. Wait for a convention that my parents were going to. 1999: Look at the local comic store. Drive around to other stores. Save up for San Diego Comic-Con. Look o...
Speed Reading: Secret ID, Impulse Alumni, and More
At CBR, Geoff Johns wants your questions! Submit questions for the next Q&A by Monday, June 29. Scans_Daily demonstrates how Barry Allen kept his secret identity. Or, rather, didn’t. Comic Bloc has Noah Van Sciver’s comedic recap o...
Speed Reading: Panels, Moments and Flash Facts
Some Monday morning linkblogging… Images Mark Waid reminds us all that Barry Allen discovered Earth-2 on June 14, 1961. Groovy Superhero has a scan from Futurama Comics #34, in which Fry gets a job at Speed Force Burgers. It’s very fast f...
Silver Age Milestone Sells for $180K
Heritage Auctions reported today that a copy of Showcase #4 graded at CGC NM+ 9.6 sold for almost $180,000 at auction, making it “the single most-expensive Silver Age book in history.” In an earlier post, Heritage Auctions stated that th...
Happy (belated) Birthday, Carmine Infantino!
LA Times’ Hero Complex has a tribute to Carmine Infantino, co-creator of the Silver Age Flash, who celebrated his 84th birthday yesterday. I got to see the legendary artist at the 2006 Comic-Con International, where he appeared on at least two ...
Speed Reading: Mirrors and Rainbows Addicted to Crime
Some links of note before this holiday weekend: Flashy Links Comics Should Be Good’s Year of Comic Book Moments features Flash v.2 #73, Wally and Linda’s first Christmas together and a surprise visit from the man in red. Somehow...
