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12 Days of Christmas 2012! "Sneak Preview '75" by Paul Levitz
Happy Holidays, Groove-ophiles! Today we're taking a time-machine tour of what we had to look forward to from DC Comics back in 1975! Paul Levitz put together "Sneak Preview '75" for Amazing World of...
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12 Days of Christmas 2012! "Murder Stalks Ward 8!" by Thomas and Mortimer
Happy ho, ho, ho to you, Groove-ophiles! When we took a look at the Marvel-ous covers of Christmas '72 last week, the cover of Night Nurse #3 caught many of your eyes, so Ol' Santa Groove thought ya...
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12 Days of Christmas 2012! The Grooviest Covers of All Time: DC Comics 40...
Merry Christmas, Groove-ophiles! Since so many of ya dug trucking through the flashback spinner rack to check out Marvel's wares for Christmas '72, Ol' Santa Groove thought ya might dig doing the same...
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12 Days of Christmas 2012! "Do It Yourself" by Unknown and Lucey
Merry Christmas, Groove-ophiles! It's Christmas Eve! That magical night of love, laughter, family, friends, and tradition. Archie, Betty, and Jughead get it, Veronica doesn't seem to get it, but Ol'...
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12 Days of Christmas 2012! "Tis the Season!" by Stern, Tuska, and Perlin
Here's wishing the happiest of Christmas Days to all of my Groove-ophiles! Today's extra-special post features the far-out framing sequence from Marvel Treasury Edition #13's (Christmas 1976) Giant...
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Black and White Wednesday: The Savage Barry Windsor-Smith
Happy Holidays, Groove-ophiles! How 'bout some Barry Windsor-Smith to groove to as we wind down from our big Christmas day? The early issues of Savage Tales were filled to the brim with Barry's...
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Happy 90th Birthday, Stan!
Tomorrow Stan (the Man) Lee will be 90! To help celebrate this distinguished deed of durability, Ol' Groove thought he'd share a few Groovy Age milestones--the covers to the 90th issues of Tales to...
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Grooviest Covers of All Time: Jack Returns to Kover Some of His Ko-Kreations
When Jack Kirby returned to Marvel in late 1975, he refused to return to penciling any of his Marvel ko-kreations except for Captain America (and later Black Panther).The King did, however, provide...
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Lo! There Shall Come Endings! "Gotterdammerung" by Goodwin and Simonson
The New Year is almost upon us, and the Old Year is nearly done. Here in Groove City that means one thing--another annual installment of Lo! There Shall Come Endings! One of the best and most beloved...
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Happy New Year! Famous Firsts featuring Len Wein with Gene Colan and Gil Kane
Happy New Year, Groove-ophiles! Here's wishing you the happiest of holidays and may 2013 be the best year ever! Let's kick the New Year off right with a Famous First featuring one of the all-time...
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Black and White Wednesday: Department of InFOOMation from FOOM #20
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Ever wonder (or try to remember) what us Marvel Madmen were looking forward to to kick of 1978 (a mere 35 years ago right now--sheesh!)? What mags were coming out? Who...
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Oh, Alfredo: "The Devil and the Dead!" by Skeates and Alcala
Here's the final El Diablo solo tale of the Groovy Age, and what a way to go out! Script by Steve Skeates and incredible art by Alfredo Alcala. From Weird Western Tales #32 (October 1975) here's "The...
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Making a Splash: DC Comics 40 Years Ago this Month
What DC mags were we reading back in January, 1973? A LOT of 'em from the looks of it! Keep in mind that a lot of DC's mags at the time were bi-monthly (which is why you don't see splashes for Batman,...
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The Boys from Derby: "The Sea--Its Givings...and Takings!" by Molloy and PAM
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Nothing like kicking off a week with a good ol' mermaid story, right? Right! From Monster Hunters #1 (May 1975), it's Joe Molloy and Pete Morisi (PAM) and..."The Sea--Its...
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Groovy Age Gold: "The Sword of Hate" by Sheldon Moldoff
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Ol' Groove has always dug pirate stories, Sheldon Moldoff art, and comicbooks. Well, all three of 'em slammed together in the back pages of World's Finest Comics #210...
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Black and White Wednesday: Get to Know Your Groovy Age Bullpen
What it is, Groove-ophiles! For today's post, Ol' Groove has culled a handful of Bullpen biographies from various issues of FOOM Magazine. Prepare to get yerself ejumikated 'bout luminaries like Gil...
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Ol' Groove's Request Line: "The Borrowed Brain!" by Bates, Saaf, and Colletta
Groove-ophile John S. saw the splash from this Supergirl saga in last Friday's post and asked that Ol' Groove share the whole story. Well, here 'tis! From Supergirl #4 (January 1973), it's "The...
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Making a Splash: Marvel Comics 40 Years Ago this Month
Last Friday we checked out DC's awesome offerings from January 1973, so today it's only right we give equal time to mighty Marvel's splash pages from that same 40 year old spinner rack! Check 'em out,...
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Groove's Countdown: 5 Super-Villains that Bugged Me
It's back! ...is BACK, baby! Today's countdown focuses on five super-baddies who could'a been contenders but wound up scraping the bottom of the garbage pail. Ready? Let's get buzzin' with...5...
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Tuesday Team-up: "The Heart that Attacked the World!" by Bates and Novick
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Kinda like the JLA and JSA had annual team-ups, the Flash and Green Lantern had semi-regular team-ups throughout most of the Silver and Groovy Ages. It got really easy to...
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