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Black and White Wednesday: "The Vow!" by Pat Boyette
Pat Boyette--in black and white and unleashed, baby! From Skywald's 1974 Psycho Fall Special (Psycho #22) get ready to take..."The Vow!" For the completists among ya, this tale was originally presented...
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Thanksgiving Feast 2012! The Marvelous Wizard of Oz by Thomas, J. Buscema,...
Cover art by John Romita Happy Thanksgiving from the U.S. of A. from Ol' Groove to Groove-ophiles everywhere! Usually, the Thanksgiving Feast here in Groove City consists of several classic comicbook...
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Black (and White) Friday: "Modern Technology and the 'Get-Away Car'!" by Jack...
Whether you're resting your full belly or shopping til you drop, you might wanna take a moment to check out this rare Jack Kirby classic intended for the nigh-mythical In the Days of the Mob #2! From...
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Groove's Faves: "Fight Without Pity" by Moench, Gulacy, and Adkins
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Let's kung-fu kick off this week with a far-out, hardcore Master of Kung Fu action epic! It's writer Doug Moench and artist Paul Gulacy (co-plotting this time) firing on all...
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Groovy Age Gold: "The Tarantula Strikes!" by Bert Christman
Young Groove flipped for this reprint of the first appearance of the original Sandman from Adventure Comics #40 as it appeared in Justice League of America #93 (September 1971). That suit/gas...
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Black and White Wednesday: "The Thing in the Well" by McKenzie and Duranona
Welcome to the weird side, Groove-ophiles! Here's a shocker by the criminally underrated Roger McKenzie with sumptuous art by Leo Duranona, "The Thing in the Well' from Creepy #85 (November 1976)!
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Groove's Faves: "The Starry-Eyed Siren of Space!" by Bates, Swan, and Anderson
Ol' Groove doesn't know why, but for some reason when I was a kid I was always enamored of Superman stories which featured the Man of Steel in some sort of impossible romantic entanglement. Toss...
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Grooviest Covers of All Time: Dick Giordano Made Me Buy These!
Dick Giordano was best known as an inker and editor, but he was also one heckuvva cover artist as well! Just check out this dazzling dozen DC quarter-grabbers...!
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Secret Origins: "The Origin of the Spirit" by Will Eisner
My hands-down most favorite b&w mag back in the Groovy Age was without a doubt Will Eisner's The Spirit published by Warren. Black and white reprints of some of the greatest Golden Age comics of...
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Random Reads: "In the Crypts of Yamath!" by Fox, Mayerick, and Alcazar
Okay, Ol' Groove makes bonehead boo-boos from time to time, but when I find out, I will fess up! When we last visited Lin Carter's Thongor, I mentioned that Creatures on the Loose #26 was the final ish...
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Black and White Wednesday: "Stranger in a Village of the Insane!" by Skeates...
Another episode of Steve Skeates and Jaime Brocal's The Mummy Walks for ya, Groove-ophiles! From Creepy #76 (August 1976), do you dare follow a..."Stranger in a Village of the Insane!"?
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The Forgotten Batmen: "The Batman's Burden!" by O'Neil and Chua (Chan)
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Here's a dyn-o-mite Batman short from Detective Comics #451 (June 1975) by Denny O'Neil and Forgotten Batman artist Ernie Chua (Chan). "The Batman's Burden" proved that Mr....
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Making a Splash: Gil Kane Team-Up
Gil Kane drew several early issues of Marvel Team-Up (4-6, 13, 14, 16-19, and 23), and man, were they far out! Some starred Spidey and the Human Torch, some starred Spidey and someone else, some...
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12 Days of Christmas 2012! "Night Prowler!" by Wein and Wrightson
Season's Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Today we kick off 12 Days of Christmas 2012 with an all-time fave, "Night Prowler!" from House of Mystery #191 (January1971). At around the same time writer Len Wein...
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12 Days of Christmas 2012! "Murder at Malibu!" by Claremont, Tuska, and Colletta
Happy Holidays, Groove-ophiles! Our 12 Days of Christmas celebration continues, and Ol' Groove's glad to see ya back! Today's titanic tale, "Murder at Malibu!" doesn't have a Christmas theme per se...
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12 Days of Christmas 2012! "The Greatest Christmas of All" by McKenzie and...
Here's a one of those "scary ghost stories" that also tugs at your heartstrings, Groove-ophiles. Roger McKenzie's "The Greatest Christmas of All", with art by artist Leo Duranona, was first published...
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12 Days of Christmas 2012! "Little Town with a Big Secret!" by Haney, Dillin,...
Ho-ho-how's it goin', Groove-ophiles! Today we're gonna trip down memory lane to those ka-razee days when writer Bob Haney and editor Murray Boltinoff thought it would be cool to reveal that Superman...
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12 Days of Christmas 2012! The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Marvel Comics 40...
December 1972! Which of these Marvel Masterpieces made it from the spinner-rack to stuffing your stockings, Groove-ophiles?
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12 Days of Christmas 2012! "My Father" by Hartley and Sinnott
Seasons Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Here's a sweet little Christmas fable featuring Archie and the Gang, written and penciled by Al Hartley with inks by Joltin' Joe Sinnott! 'Tis the season of love and...
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12 Days of Christmas 2012! "Silent Night, Deadly Night!" by O'Neil, Novick,...
Merry Christmas, Groove-ophiles! Today's Christmas classic features The Batman in all his Groovy Age glory, with a Neal Adams/Dick Giordano cover, a Denny O'Neil Story, and Irv Novick/Giordano art!...
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