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Groove's Faves: "A Likely Story" by Skeates and Aragones
Oh, the genius of Steve Skeates and Sergio Aragones! They put the "op" in Plop! and that's for sure! From Plop! #8 (August 1974) here is "A Likely Story" by Skeates and Aragones! Look out!
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Black and White Wednesday: Department of InFOOMation, FOOM Magazine #4
Late 1973, Marvel released FOOM Magazine #4. Among all the cool articles, games, and ads, standing head and shoulders above it all was the Department of InFOOMation, revealing what comics and b&w...
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Random Reads: "Coming of a Dragon!" by "Jim Dennis" and Leo Duranona
Hiiiii-YA, Groove-ophiles! Today we're trippin' back to January 1975 to dig on the premiere ish of DC's Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter! According to most sources, RD, KFF was adapted from a novel by...
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Making a Splash: John Buscema, Lord of the Jungle! (Part One)
What it is, Groove-ophiles! Last Friday Ol' Groove promised to share some sensational John Buscema TarzanLord of the Jungle splashes with ya--well, here ya go! Now, Big John stayed on Tarzan's mag from...
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Groovy Guest Post by Mike Mikulovsky: "Codename: The Cold Warrior!" by...
Here 'tis, Groove-ophiles! Mighty Mike Mikulovsky's thoughts on 3-D Man's final Marvel Premiere appearance! Dig it!!What it be, cool kats! Have you been chillin' out this winter? Speaking of cool,...
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Groovy Age Gold: "The Lady and the Tiger" by Simon and Kirby
Check it out, Groove-ophiles! Here's another magnificent Golden Age Manhunter saga from Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. This particular tale was originally told in Adventure Comics #78 (September 1942) and...
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Black and White Wednesday: "The Box!" by Wein, Netzer, and Alcala
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Has Ol' Groove got a sci-fi shocker for you! Digging through Warren's 1984 mag (trying to find something "PG" to use--no easy task!), what should appear but this highly...
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Random Reads: "Here There Be Monsters!" by Maggin, Vosburg, and Colletta
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! It's time for another far-out science-fantasy epic courtesy Elliot S! Maggin, Mike Vosburg, and Vinnie Colletta! From Starfire #5 (January 1977)..."Here There Be Monsters!"
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Making a Splash: Rich Buckler's Avengers
Happy Valentine's Day, Groove-ophiles! No romance comix today, but I am posting some splashes that I dearly love! Y'all know the Avengers was the mag that hooked me into comics for life. From 1970...
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Bring On the Back-ups: "Sign of the Two Fingers!" by Maggin and Giordano
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! When Detective Comics #436 came out in May 1973, we had no idea how much things would change by the time ish 437 would come out. Up til now, Julie Schwartz held the editorial...
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Secret Origins: The Wondrous Wasp by Lee, Hart, Kirby, and Heck (With...
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! When Young Groove saw the far-out Jim Starlin/Mike Esposito cover of Marvel Feature #8 (December 1972), I knew something was up. Ant-Man and Wasp were in their original...
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Black and White Wednesday: "There Will Be Time" by John Byrne
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Today we're diggin' on what would (could? should?) have been Doomsday +1 #7, but instead originally appeared in black and white (split into two parts, yet!) in Charlton...
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Groove's Faves: "The Day After the Martians Came!" by Pohl, Conway, and Reese
How 'bout another sci-fi shocker, Groove-ophiles? This is a goodie, "The Day After the Martians Came!" adapted by Gerry Conway and Ralph Reese from Frederick Pohl's immortal short story. This classic...
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The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Mike Grell Made Me Buy These!
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Starting in 1974, Mike Grell hit Young Groove's radar and sped up into my super-star stratosphere with the speed of light! While he's best known (and justly so!) for his...
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Groove's Faves: "Eternal Hour" by Alex Toth
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Art class is now in session! The Master, Alex Toth, illustrated "Eternal Hour" for Witching Hour #38 (October 1973). Haven't been able to track down the author (Toth,...
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The Boys from Derby: "Jason" by Cuti and Staton
What it is, Groove-ophiles! Today our fave Boys from Derby, Nick Cuti and Joe Staton are gonna give us a lesson in mythology! From Midnight Tales #11 (November 1974) meet..."Jason"!And don't forget to...
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Black and White Wednesday: "That Dracula May Live Again!" by Wolfman and Adams
Pullin' out the big guns today, Groove-ophiles! In Dracula Lives! #2 (April 1973) Marv Wolfman and Neal Adams (with "spiritual advising" by Archie Goodwin) turned the awesome origin of Dracula loose on...
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(P)Raising Kane: "Town Tamer" and "Timber Wolf!" by Gil Kane
Howdy, Groove-ophiles! Are ya ready to ride the dusty trail with Gil Kane? Today we're gonna dig on two Gil Kane short-shorts from All-Star Western issues 6 and 8 (April and August 1971): "Town Tamer",...
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Making a Splash: Jack Kirby's Losers
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! One of Jack "King" Kirby's final DC assignments for his legendary Groovy Age run was on Our Fighting Forces' The Losers. Kirby, a WWII veteran, was a master of war comics (as...
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Ol' Groove's Request Line: "What If Peter Parker Had Become Nova?" by...
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Ever since Ol' Groove shared the Walt Simonson and George Perez chapters of What If #15 (April 1979) waaaaaaaaaaaaay back in September 2009 (you can read that post here),...
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