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Now That's Heavy, Man: "The Tangled Web" by Malmgren and Bolling
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! If you know much about comics of the early 1970s, you know that comicbooks got pretty heavy into dealing with "issues of the day". We called the trend "relevance". Some...
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Black and White Wednesday: "To Slay the Savior" by Moench and Nebres
Here's a rare kung-fu team-up for all'a you Groove-ophiles! When preparing Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #29 (August 1976) for print, b&w editor John Warner found himself short one lead-off story, so he...
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The Boys from Derby: "Malfunction" by Cuti and Howard
Here's a sweet sci-fi shocker from Charlton's Midnight Tales #3 (February 1973) by Nick Cuti and Wayne Howard, Groove-ophiles! "Malfunction"!
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Weird Worlds Week! Black and White Wednesday: "The Dream Temple of Kandu-Ra!"...
We're still rollin' like stones with Weird Worlds Week, Groove-ophiles! Today we're hitch-hiking to the Savage Land to keep up with the Lord of the Hidden Jungle, himself, Ka-Zar! "The Dream Temple of...
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Weird Worlds Week! Addicted to Alex Nino: "The Hot Spot" by Kanigher and Nino
Weird Worlds Week rockets right along to an asteroid "beyond the stars!", Groove-ophiles! It's time to plant our peepers on more far-out psychedelic art by the amazing Alex Nino! Alex let it all hang...
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Weird Worlds Week! Byrne-ing to Read: "Hidden Empire!" by Gill and Byrne
All aboard, Groove-ophiles! We setting sail to our last destination for Weird Worlds Week, and this time we're headed not only to the future, but far beneath the South China Sea to the..."Hidden...
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Makin' Chaykin: "Ghoul of My Dreams" by O'Neil and Chaykin
Let's kick this week off right, Groove-ophiles! Let's make this Monday "MOREday"! More Chaykin! More O'Neil! More Dominic Fortune! And more--ZOMBIES! From The Hulk! #22 (June 1980) get ready to meet...
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Black and White Wednesday: Savage Sword of Conan #14
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Today let's spend some time with a fave mag--Savage Sword of Conan #14 (June 1976). Roy Thomas was a master of putting together magnificent black and white comic mags, and...
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The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Summer of 1977, Marvel Style
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! The Summer of 1977! Star Wars! Smokey and the Bandit! The Deep! The Spy Who Loved Me! Charlie's Angels! Three's Company! What's Happenin'! Alice! The Gong Show! Fleetwood...
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The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Summer of 1977, DC Style
We're back in 1977, Groove-ophiles, checking out what's shakin' at the summertime spinner rack. Yesterday we marveled at Marvel's heat wave of offerings, today let's dig what DC is dishing out!
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Groove's Faves: "He Who Slaughters!" by O'Neil and Staton
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Did you know that one of my fave Boys from Derby, Joe Staton eventually became the regular artist of DC's Green Lantern mag in the late 70s? Well, he did! Joe loved GL,...
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The First Spider-Man Movie?
Need more Spidey in your life? Like the debut of Amazing Spider-Man isn't enough? Well, our pals at Vision Comics recently shared this rarity on Facebook--thanx guys! According to Fudgebudger, the...
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Happy July 4th, 2012!
Ol' Groove's just posting a shortie, 'cause like most folks in the U.S. of A. I'm celebrating the Fourth of July with my family. Have a great day, and I hope you dig this pic of most every Groovy Age...
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Groove's Faves: "Ice Cream Belle" by Gladir, DeCarlo, and Lapick
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! It's a hot summer day--the perfect kind of day to travel back in time via our Groove-a-licious Archie-powered time machine to get our giggle on! "Ice Cream Belle" by...
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The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Spidey vs. the Lizard
Can't get enough of our favorite Friendly Neighborhood Wall-Crawler laying the smack-down on the Lizard, Groove-ophiles? Well then feast your eyes on this cornucopia of cavortin' covers featuring...
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The Boys from Derby: "Uncle Arthur's Workshop!" by Gill and Boyette
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Here's a fun frightener from Charlton's Ghostly Haunts #32 (February 1973) by Joe Gill and Pat Boyette called "Uncle Arthur's Workshop!" Looking back on this story, I realize...
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Ol' Groove's Request Line: "Tower of the Serpent-Women!" by Carter, Fox,...
"More Thongor!" cried Groove-dom! "More Thongor you will have!" replied Ol' Groove! "Tower of the Serpent-Women" by Gardner Fox, Val Mayerick, and Wayne Howard (continuing the adaptation of Lin...
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Black and White Wednesday: "The Corpse Rider" by Warner and Kim
Here's a wild and weird one, Groove-ophiles! Kung Fu (well, actually samurai) horror from Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #16 (July 1975) here's John Warner and Sanho Kim's..."The Corpse Rider"!
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Bring on the Back-ups: "The Mystery of the Flyaway Car!" by Bridwell,...
Fun story? Check! Awesome art? Check! Cool hero? Check! From Detective Comics #446 (January 1975) here's Hawkman in "The Mystery of the Flyaway Car!" by E. Nelson Bridwell, Rich Buckler, and Klaus...
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Burning Question: Were Comics Really Just for Kids?
Yep, just when you thought it was safe to visit the Diversions, Ol' Groove has come up with yet another department: BURNING QUESTION. For our inaugural post, I have to know: were comics really just for...
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