Tag: Silver Age

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February 12, 2019February 12, 2019

Comic Review: Green Lantern Kyle Rayner Volume 1

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Alan Scott, batman, Controversy Week, DC Comics, Donna Troy, Gail Simone, Ganthet, Gerard Jones, Green Lantern: Rebirth, Guardians of the Universe, Hal Jordan, Justice League, Kilowog, Kyle Rayner, Major Force, Marvel Comics, Parallax, R.E.B.E.L.S., Ron Marz, Silver Age, Silver Surfer, Sinestro, Superman, titans, Zero Hour

DC decided to get a new Green Lantern in the 90s.

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March 8, 2018March 7, 2018

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case File #162: Tom Strong

Posted By: tomk74 2 Comments 1963, Alan Moore, America's Best Comics, batman, Commissioner Gordon, DC Comics, Doc Savage, Frank Miller, Fu Manchu, Image Comics, Jack Kirby, John Constantine, Joker, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Lost Girls, Metamorpho, Misplaced Heroes, Promethea, rob liefeld, Silver Age, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Superman, Supreme, Swamp Thing, Tarzan, The Killer Joke, The Shadow, The Simpsons, The Terrifics, Tomorrow Stories, top 10, V for Vendetta, Warren Ellis, Watchmen, Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow, Wildstorm

Alan Moore’s homage to the pulp hero from times gone by just won’t stay down.

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November 9, 2017November 4, 2017

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case File #145: Angel And The Ape

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Angel and the Ape, Arthur Adams, Captain Carrot, DC Comics, Dumb Bunny, E Nelson Bridwell, Howard Chaykin, Inferior Five, Julius Schwartz, Merryman, Misplaced Heroes, Silver Age, Vertigo

A female P.I. and her gorilla partner fight crime!

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November 7, 2017November 6, 2017

Going Through The DCAU Part Forty-Nine

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Aquaman, Bane, Batgirl, batman, Batman The Animated Series, Brainiac, Brainiac 5, Bruce Timm, Bruce Wayne, Catwoman, Chad Lowe, Chameleon Boy, Clark Kent, Commissioner Gordon, Cosmic Boy, Darth Vader, Daxam, DC Comics, DC Rebirth, DCAU, Dukes of Hazard, Dum Dum Dugan, Firestar, Flash, Flashpoint, Fraiser, Gladiator, Gotham City, Green Arrow, Harley Quinn, Human Torch, Invisible Kid, Jackpot, Jason Priestly, Jesse Eisenberg, Jimmy Olson, Joker, Justice League 3000, Kevin Conroy, Krypton, Legion of Superheroes, Lex Luthor, Live Wire, Lois Lane, Ma Kent, Mad Hatter, Man-Thing, Marvel Comics, Mary Jane Watson, Matter-Eater Lad, Melissa Joan Hart, Mercy Graves, Metropolis, Mon-El, Nick Fury, Pa Kent, Penguin, Peri Giplin, Peter David, Phantom Zone, Professor X, Ra's al-Ghul, Renee Montoya, Rich Little, Riddler, Robin, Roxy Rocket, Saturn Girl, Scarecrow, Science Police, Shi'ar Imperial Guard, Shrinking Violet, Silver Age, Smallville, Spider-Man 2099, Superboy, Superman, Superman The Animated Series, Swamp Thing, Tim Daly, Ultra Boy, Volcana

Tom and Jimmy still have plenty to say about cartoons, and they’re back with some Superman chat for the Superman the Animated Series episodes “Where There’s Smoke,” “Knight Time,” and “New Kids in Town”.

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November 7, 2017November 4, 2017

Know Your Kryptonite

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment All-Star Superman, Aquaman, Batman The Brave and the Bold, Doomsday, Grant Morrison, Green Lantern, Jimmy Olson, Kryptonite, Lex Luthor, Martian Manhunter, Metallo, Peter David, Phantom Zone, Silver Age, Supergirl, Superman, Swamp Thing, thor

Everyone knows kryptonite as that glowing green rock that can kill Superman. But it isn’t always green and it isn’t always lethal.

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October 24, 2017October 24, 2017

Gabbing Geek Discusses: Kingdom Come

Posted By: tomk74 2 Comments Alan Moore, Alex Ross, Americommando, Angel, Apokalips, Aquaman, Barry Allen, batman, Batman Year One, Bill Finger, Billy Batson, Book of Revelation, Brad Meltzer, Cable, Caesar Romero, Captain Marvel, Chinatown, Christianity, civil war, Clark Kent, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Dante, Dante's Inferno, Dark Knight Returns, Dark Phoenix Saga, DC Animated, DC Comics, DC Rebirth, DC Universe, Deadman, Dean Cain, Dick Grayson, Donald Trump, Earth-2, Earth-X, Elseworlds, Ezra Pound, Frank Miller, Gal Gadot, Geoff Johns, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Greg Rucka, Harrison Ford, Heath Ledger, Helen Slater, Impulse, Infinite Crisis, Jack Nicholson, Jared Leto, Jay Garrick, Jenny, Jerry Siegel, Jimmy Impossible, Joe Shuster, JSA, Justice, Justice League, Justice League Dark, Justice Society, Kingdom Come, Kurt Busiek, Kyle Rayner, Library of Dreams, Lord of the Rings, Magog, Mark Waid, Martian Manhunter, Marvel Comics, MARVEL UNIVERSE, Marvels, Max Lord, Mel Gibson, Misplaced Heroes, Mr. Miralce, New Mutants, Norman McCay, Orion, Orson Scott Card, Phil Sheldon, Reagan's Raiders, rob liefeld, Robin, Roman Polanski, Ryan, Shatterstar, Silver Age, Steve Miller, Superboy, Supergirl, Superman, The Beatles, The Creeper, The Flash, The Human Bomb, The Inferno, The Joker, The Monkees, The Ray, The Sandman, The Simpsons, The Spectre, The Wonder Twins, Time Magazine, Tom, twilight of the superheroes, Virgil, Wally West, Warner Brothers, Watchmen, Watson, Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow, Wizard Magazine, Wonder Woman, X-Force, X-Men, Zatara

The guys discuss the original trade paperback of the Mark Waid/Alex Ross epic story of a dystopian DC future.

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October 18, 2016October 17, 2016

Going Through The DCAU Part Thirty

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Alderaan, Aliens, batman, Batman The Brave and the Bold, batmobile, Brainiac, Captain Marvel, Clone Wars, Convergence, Corey Burton, Czarnia, Darkseid, David L Lander, DCAU, Denny O'Neil., Disney, Doomsday, Fortress of Solitude, Jabba the Hutt, John Byrne, Jor-El, Justice League, Keith Giffen, Krypton, Kryptonite, L.E.G.I.O.N., Lana Lang, Laverne and Shirley, Lex Luthor, Malcolm McDowell, Megatron, Mr Freeze, Paul Dini, Professor Hamilton, Punisher, Rancor, Red Tornado, Robert Patrick, Sherman Howard, Shockwave, Silver Age, Squiggy, Star Trek, Star Wars, Starro, Superboy, Superman, Superman The Animated Series, Terminator, The Preserver, Transformers, wile e coyote, Wolverine

Jimmy and Tom discuss the Superman the Animated Series episodes “The Way of All Flesh,” “Stolen Memories,” and “The Main Man” parts one and two.

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May 26, 2016May 25, 2016

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case Files #69: Comet

Posted By: tomk74 1 Comment Blithe, Circe, Comet, Comet The Superhorse, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Krypto, Krypto the Superdog, Misplaced Heroes, Peter David, Silver Age, Steve Austen, Supergirl, Wonder Woman

I pride myself on an excellent recall ability.  Stuff I read tends to stick to one degree or another, so many times when I

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March 11, 2016

Comic Review: DC Showcase Presents Batman Volume 6

Posted By: tomk74 1 Comment batman, Denny O'Neil., Detective Comics, Frank Robbins, Green Lantern, Jonah Hex, Lazarus Pit, League of Assassins, Man-Bat, Metamorpho, Neal Adams, Ra's al-Ghul, Robin, Showcase Presents, Silver Age, Superman, Talia, Ten-Eyed Man, Two-Face

I’ve long been a fan of DC Comics Showcase Presents line.  These inexpensive reprints of old comics in black and white allowed people like

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January 11, 2016

Bento Review: Marvel Masterworks Iron Man Volume 2

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Avengers, Black Widow, Captain America, Comic Bento, comic book subscription box, Don Heck, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Mandarin, Marvel Masterworks, Nikita Khrushchev, Robert Downey Jr, Scarecrow, Silver Age, Stan Lee, Tales of Suspense, Unicorn, Wasp

I finished off the December Bento box pile with one I had some minor mixed feelings for:  a Marvel Masterworks volume of old 1960s

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