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- December 20th, 2009
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12 Days of Christmas: "Webbing In a Winter Wonderland!" with Spidey and Ice Man
Hey, you guyyyyys! The Electric Company, the Children's Television Workshop's follow-up to the phenomenal Sesame Street was must-see TV for Young Groove. By the time Spider-Man started making appearan…
- December 19th, 2009
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12 Days of Christmas: "The Year Without a Christmas!"
Season's Greetings, Groove-ophiles! In Shazam! #11 (December 1973), the Marvel Family banded together to rescue Santa Clause, himself, and keep the evil Sivana Family from causing the worst thing imag…
- December 18th, 2009
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12 Days of Christmas: A Marvel-ous Chuck Norris Christmas
Way, way back before he became a punch-line-ism, Chuck Norris was a world-wide karate phenom. Since Marvel Comics had a black and white mag called Deadly Hands of Kung Fu, which featured both martial…
- December 17th, 2009
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12 Days of Christmas: Christmas Teach-In
From Archie's Giant Christmas Stocking #203 (1972), here's a fun look at Christmas through history and around the world. Who says Ol' Groove never learns ya nuthin'?
- December 16th, 2009
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12 Days of Christmas: "Musk\'s Daughter" by Walt Simonson
Imagine if you will, a cold, damp December day in 1973. You go to your favorite grocery or drugstore, combing through the spinner-rack for a comic you haven't yet bought. You already have all the Marv…
- December 15th, 2009
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12 Days of Christmas/Making a Splash: DC Comics for December 1977
Season's Greetings, Groove-ophiles! The Groovy Age 12 Days of Christmas rolls merrily along with a mountain of momentous splash pages from DC Comics' December 1977 Christmas crop! How many of these cl…
- December 14th, 2009
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12 Days of Christmas: Steve Gerber\'s "What If...Famous People Were Santa Claus?"
Welcome back to the Christmas party for 2009, Groove-ophiles! Today's a short but sweet chuckle-fest was produced by the late, great Steve (Howard the Duck) Gerber, the enigmatic Warren Statler, and t…
- December 13th, 2009
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12 Days of Christmas: "The Stranger" by Kupperberg, Rogers, and Springer
Welcome to the first day of this year's 12 Days of Christmas, Groove-ophiles! From now through December 25, Ol' Groove is gonna share a dozen comicbook memories. Splash pages, covers, comics, stories,…
- December 12th, 2009
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Sunday Funnies: Charlie\'s Angels and M*A*S*H* Cracked by John Severin
More of the genius of John Severin from Cracked issues 141-142 (cover-dated May-July 1977). This time he pokes fun at a couple of the most iconic TV shows of the Groovy Age.Be back tomorrow as we star…
- December 11th, 2009
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(P)Raising Kane: "One of Our Androids Is Missing!"
Here's some vintage Gil Kane for your lazy Saturday, Groove-ophiles! "Sugar-Lips" produced this rip-roaring NoMan yarn for T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #16 (July 1967). Keep in mind, this comic was produced…
- December 10th, 2009
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Making a Splash: Marvel Comics 40 Years Ago
Here's a sensational selection of splashes from December, 1969. Is it any wonder everyone was making theirs Marvel?Oh, you noticed that Iron Man cover, eh? Think Ol' Groove's pullin' a fast one? Look…
- December 9th, 2009
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Addicted to Alex Nino: "The Day After Doomsday"
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! It's time for another brain-blasting tale from the maniacal minds of of writer Jack Oleck and artist supreme Alex Nino. This one comes from DC's Weird War Tales #69 (August…
- December 8th, 2009
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Black and White Wednesday: Worms of the Earth Part 2 by Thomas and Conrad
Here it is, Groove-ophiles! The cataclysmic conclusion to the comicbook adaptation of Robert E. Howard's Bran Mak Morn classic "Worms of the Earth" from Savage Sword of Conan #17 (December 1976). Thi…
- December 7th, 2009
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Makin\' Chaykin: Red Circle Sorcery Two-fer
Why, oh, why haven't I started a regular Howard Chaykin segment here on DotGK? To be totally honest...I dunno. But never let it be said that Ol' Groove makes the same mistake forever! To celebrate the…
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Random Reads: "Batman\'s Greatest Failure!"
How about this for a far-out-yet-unlikely creative team for a Batman story? Michael (Spectre/Jonah Hex) Fleisher, Rich (Deathlok) Buckler, and Bernie (Swamp Thing) Wrightson. Intriguing, no? For more…
- December 5th, 2009
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Byrne-ing to Read: Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch #2
Okay, Groove-ophiles! You've waited long enough! Based on the short-lived, but well-remembered NBC cartoon series, Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch (September 1974-August 1975), here's the almost mythica…
- December 4th, 2009
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Grooviest Covers of All Time: Dr. Doom
One of the greatest Marvel villains of all time is, without a doubt, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's immortal Victor Von Doom, aka Dr. Doom. While Doom was created to be the Fantastic Four's arch-enemy, it…
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Famous First Fridays: Shazam! #1
In the early 70s, nostalgia was big business. Summer of 42, American Graffiti, and similar films helped stoke that particular fire, and comicbooks were far from immune. Though sales didn't live up to…
- December 3rd, 2009
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If You Blinked You Missed: The Black Hood
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Wouldn't ya love to read the origin of the Black Hood by Gray Morrow, not to mention Morrow, Neal Adams, and Dick Giordano's "Life's Not Like A Comic Book!" from Archie's Su…
- December 1st, 2009
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Black and White Wednesday: Worms of the Earth Part 1 by Thomas, Smith, and Conrad
Many fans of Robert E. Howard point toward "Worms of the Earth" as the author from Cross Plains' best horror story, if not his best story period. It ranks pretty high on Ol' Groove's list of favorite…
- November 30th, 2009
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Random Reads: "Don\'t Call Me Superboy!" by Bates and Swanderson
After a few years of Superboy sharing his mag with the Legion of Super-Heroes, the powers-that-were at DC decided it was about time The Boy of Steel got some solo-page time. Paul Levitz, editor of DC…
- November 29th, 2009
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Groove\'s Faves: Fabulous 500th Post! The Beatles Story by DAK and Perez
Thanks to Beatles: Rock Band (did'ja catch the VH-1 special?), Beatlemania is in full bloom again. When Ol' Groove sat down to figure out how to celebrate our 500th post, I asked myself, "What could…
- November 28th, 2009
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Making A Splash: Neal Adams\' Detective Comics
Ol' Groove can't let the month of November end without remembering the 40th anniversary of Neal Adams' triumphant turn on Detective Comics. Though he had previously drawn Batman teaming with other her…
- November 27th, 2009
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Ol\' Groove\'s Request Line: The Owl #2
Salutations, stalwarts! Ol' Groove is back with another rapturous request! I've gotten a few requests here in Groove City to lay the scintillating second issue of Gold Key's The Owl (from 1968) upon y…
- November 26th, 2009
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Thanksgiving Feast 2009 Leftovers : Bob Rozakis, Mike Grell, George Kashdan, Don Newton, and Gil Kane
Who says leftovers can't be as good as the actual meal? Not Ol' Groove! To make my point, here's a tasty tidbit by Bob Rozakis and Mike Grell called "The Touchdown Trap!" starring Robin, the Teen Wond…
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Thanksgiving Feast 2009: Roy Thomas, Barry Smith, and Sal Buscema\'s "To End In Flame!"
Welcome back, my gluttonous Groove-ophiles! It's time for the final course in our Groovy Age Thanksgiving Feast, 2009! For dessert, what could be sweeter than Roy Thomas, Barry Smith, and Sal Buscema…
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Thanksgiving Feast 2009: Steve Englehart and Marshall Rogers "Midnight of the Gods"
It's time for part two of our Groovy Age Thanksgiving feast! Are ya ready for more? Okey dokey, then, prepare to satisfy your munchies with more Steve Englehart magic (writing as "John Harkness") as h…
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Thanksgiving Feast 2009: Steve Englehart and Jim Starlin "Midnight Brings Dark Death!"
Hai-YAHH, Groove-ophiles! Welcome back to the Groovy Age Thanksgiving Feast 2009! Now it's time for part one of the main course in which Shang Chi, Master of Kung Fu learns that "Midnight Brings Dark…
- November 25th, 2009
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Thanksgiving Feast 2009: Denny O\'Neil, Mike Kaluta, and Bernie Writghtson "The Kingdom of the Cobra"
Happy Thanksgiving, Groove-ophiles! Get ready to glut yourself on some of the most far-out and fab comics by some of the most far-out and fab artists and writers to ever slide between the four-colored…
- November 24th, 2009
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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 hor…
- November 23rd, 2009
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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…
- November 22nd, 2009
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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 o…
- November 21st, 2009
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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 stu…
- November 20th, 2009
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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…
- November 19th, 2009
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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…
- November 18th, 2009
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Warriors and Wizards Week! Grooviest Covers of All Time: John and Marie Severin\'s Kull
Warriors and Wizards Week!Few sword and sorcery comics ever enjoyed such a run of rich, majestic, and classically illustrated covers as Marvel's Kull series. Siblings John and Marie Severin, whether w…
- November 17th, 2009
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Warriors and Wizards Week! Black and White Wednesday: The Birth of Blackmark
You can't have a Warriors and Wizards Week without including Gil Kane and his creation, Blackmark. Kane had intended to self-publish Blackmark as a black and white comic magazine, but instead saw it p…
- November 16th, 2009
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Warriors and Wizards Week! Bring On the Back-Ups: Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
Hey,hey,hey, Groove-ophiles! Here's another way-outWarriors and Wizards Week write-up for your reading pleasure. And, ah, what the hey, it's Tuesday, so let's make it a two-fer!From December, 1972, th…
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Warriors and Wizards Week! If You Blinked You Missed: Wulf the Barbarian
Call it sword and sorcery, fantasy, epic fantasy, blood and thunder, or whatever else ya wanna call it, but Ol' Groove digs it the most. To celebrate all that is far-out and fantastic about cats like…
- November 15th, 2009
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Admiring Adams: "Never Kill a Demon!"
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! It's a rare treat to get to see Neal Adams apply his penciling prowess to a western strip. It's even more special when he inks it, to boot! Well, he did just that in this fa…
- November 13th, 2009
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Those Groovy Saturday Mornings: The Return of Birdman and Young Samson
More Saturday morning magnificence from Hanna-Barbera Super TV Heroes #3 (cover dated October 1968). Get down with Birdman in "The Solar Scorpions" and Young Samson and Goliath in "The Cosmic Werewolf…
- November 12th, 2009
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(P)Raising Kane: 13 Pages of Bad Luck With "The Eavesdropper" and "Hang Him High"
Seems we just finished Halloween, and here we are facing down a dread Friday the 13th! In honor of the day, Ol' Groove's dug deep into his fright-files for 13 pages of Gil Kane macabre magnificence. F…
- November 11th, 2009
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Secret Origins: Tarzan by Roy Thomas and John Buscema
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Let's take a look at the sensational secret origin of Edgar Rice Burroughs' immortal Tarzan of the Apes. This condensed version of the classic tale is extra-special since it…
- November 10th, 2009
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Veterans Day Salute: Jack Kirby\'s Losers in "Good-Bye Broadway...Hello Death!"
Ol' Groove would like to extend a heartfelt "Thank You" to all of our men and women in uniform, past and present. I can't think of anyone better to showcase on Veterans Day than Jack "King" Kirby, who…
- November 9th, 2009
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Random Reads: "Monster Men of Tropica!"
From Charlton's Flash Gordon #13 (January 1969), here's "Monster Men of Tropica!" by Bill Pearson and a very young Jeffrey Jones.
- November 8th, 2009
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Mining For Gold(en): "The Monstrosity Chase!"
It's time for more Michael Golden greatness as he applies his peerless pencils once again to a bodacious Batman adventure, this one from Batman Family #18 (March 1978). "The Monstrosity Chase!" is wri…
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Groovy Guest-Post: MAN-GOD: The Story That Was Almost Never Published!!
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Here's a groovy Guest-Post by Mighty Michael Mikulovsky, comicbook fan and original art collector. He's got some Man-God memories to share with ya! Take it away, Mike!Hey Groov…
- November 6th, 2009
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Grooviest Covers of All Time: The Best of George Perez
George Perez has always known how to create eye-popping, quarter-grabbing, heart-pounding covers.See? (Having far-out inkers like Bob Wiacek, Bob Layton, Terry Austin, and Joe Sinnott don't hoit, eit…
- November 5th, 2009
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Famous First Fridays: E-Man
By 1973, Charlton's Action-Hero line was naught but a dim memory. Charlton's output consisted mostly of adaptations of various cartoon characters, westerns, war, and of course, horror/mystery. The Pha…
- November 4th, 2009
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Random Reads: The Thing Meets Doc Savage
As I mentioned way back in the early days of DotGK, when Marvel lost the rights to Doc Savage, fandom lost the chance to see some very cool/interesting/strange team-ups. Like this one from Marvel Two-…
