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Black and White Wednesday: "Morbius" by Gerber and Marcos
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Marvel Comics had a habit of making villains into heroes, so when the Comics Code relaxed and opened the floodgates for supernatural shenanigans in comicbook land, they...
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The Boys from Derby: "The Last Monster Hunter!" by Carlson and Zeck
It's your lucky week, Groove-ophiles! Yet another awesome art job, an early one, by mighty Mike Zeck--that's two in one week, oh, yaz! Check out this cool sci-fi/werewolf tale by written by Mark...
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The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Frank Miller's Groovy Age Daredevil
Frank Miller Daredevil covers! Need Ol' Groove say more?Okay, I will say inkers: Klaus Janson (natch!), Joe Rubinstein, Bob McLeod, and Wally Wood (yeah, Wally Wood)! You're welcome.
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Groove's Faves: "Timber Wolf...Dead Hero, Live Excecutioner!" by Bates and...
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Legion of Super-Heroes fans knew that Cary Bates and Dave Cockrum's revival of our favorite team of teens from the future was catching fire when they snagged the lead spot...
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Amazed by Aparo: "Masque of Mirrors" by Kaler and Aparo
By popular demand, here's Dave Kaler and Jim Aparo's third solo Nightshade strip from the final issue of Charlton's Captain Atom (#89, September 1967)! Prepare to face the..."Masque of Mirrors"!
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Black and White Wednesday: "The Blood Sacrifice of Amanda Saint!" by...
HoOOOOOOWWWWWW's it goin', Groove-ophiles! Ol' Groove had planned to run this, the second solo Morbius saga from Vampire Tales (#2,July 1973), a bit later, but since it's the first of October...the...
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Ol' Groove's Request Line: "The Revenge of the Spider-Witch" by Fleisher and...
Ever since Ol' Groove posted this article about Atlas/Seaboard's Tarantula series in Weird Suspense, many of you out there in Groove City have been clamoring for more. Who'da thunk ya'd love that big,...
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Making a Splash: Mike Ploog's Kull the Destroyer
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! For a short-but-sweet time, Marvel's Monster-Master, Mike Ploog, took over the penciling chores of Kull the Destroyer (11-15, August 1973-May 1974), and man, was it...
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MOKF Monday: "Like a God Weeping Fire" by Moench, Zeck, and Day
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! As we thrill to Shang-Chi and company's ever deepening and deadly march toward all-out war with Fu Manchu, courtesy Doug Moench, Mike Zeck, and Gene Day, natch, let's just...
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Shades of Gray: "Law of the 100!" by Kanigher and Morrow
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Dig this gorgeous Rose and Thorn art job by Gray Morrow! I remember being stunned when I first saw this--it was so different from what I was used to, but even as a Li'l...
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Black and White Wednesday: "The Strange Ones" by Gill and Boyette
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! A sci-fi shocker by uber-pros, Joe Gill and Pat Boyettee! From Space: 1999 #5 (May 1976) meet..."The Strange Ones"!
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Groove's Faves: "ComputERR" by Alex Toth
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-philes! What more can you ask for? A cool story (plotted by Sergio Aragones)? Awesome-plus art? Well, that's what ya got here with "ComputERR" by Alex Toth (from Witching Hour #8,...
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The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Marvel Goes Giant-Size (Part One)
Ah, Groove-ophiles, can ya remember back in early 1974 to early 1975 when Mighty Marvel unleashed their 68 page, fifty cent Giant-Size line of quarterly comics? A bonus-length lead feature plus a...
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Our Pal Sal: "Firefall!" by Mantlo and Buscema
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! We're gonna kick this week off with Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema's "Firefall!" from ROM, Spaceknight #3 (November 1979). Action, dire wraiths, and a new hero/villain wearing...
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Amazed by Aparo: "Murder Haunts the Midway" by Wein and Aparo
What it is, Groove-ophiles! Ya know, after Neal Adams' definitive Deadman stories in Strange Adventures and Aquaman, Ol' Groove really digs Len Wein and Jim Aparo's Deadman series in Adventure Comics...
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Black and White Wednesday: "Demon Fire!" McGregor, Buckler, and Janson
Hey, hey, hey, Groov-ophiles! Today we're gonna take a bite outta supernatural crime with the next installment of Don McGregor, Rich Buckler, and Klaus Janson's Morbius, the Living Vampire series from...
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Groove's Faves: "The Lawn That Devoured Cleveland" by Michelinie and Aragones
How 'bout a howling heap o' ha-ha, Groove-ophiles? It's an early script by David Michelinie, illustrated by Sergio Aragones! Are ya starting to get an inkling of where "The Lawn That Devoured...
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The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Giant-Size Marvel, Part Two
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Last week, we dug on a stack of Giant-Size Marvel covers while they were still in their quarterly phase. Well, by the Summer of 75, the Giant-Size mags were phasing out,...
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MOKF Monday: "Warriors of the Golden Dawn Part 1: The Phoenix and the Snake"...
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Today's the big day! All of our previous MOKF Mondays have been leading up to Master of Kung Fu #83 (September 1979) and Part one of "Warriors of the Golden Dawn"! Doug...
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Groove's Faves: "All In the Family..." by Skrenes and Wrightson
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Here's a sizzlin' short-shocker by Mary Skrenes (under her pen-name of Virgil North) and Berni Wrightson from House of Mystery #204 (May 1972)! It's "All In the...
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