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Groovy Age Gold: "An Orchid for the Deceased!" by Kanigher, Infantino, and...
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! A Golden Age Black Canary strip from one of Ol' Groove's all-time favorite comics, DC 100-Page Super Spectacular#DC-20 (June 1973)! Talk about a Golden Age team of creators...
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The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Deathlok!
Check it out, Groove-ophiles! As much as Ol' Groove digs Deathlok the Demolisher (brainchild of Rich Buckler, natch), for some reason I've never run the oh-so-cool covers from his original series in...
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Marvel-ous Mondays: "La Seeks Vengeance!" by Burroughs, Thomas, Buscema, and...
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! It's time for another chapter from Marvel's adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar! It's jungle action galore by the dream-team of Roy Thomas, John...
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If You Blinked You Missed: Dolphin
Check it out, Groove-ophiles! Dolphin, the creation of Jay Scott Pike, made her debut in Showcase #79 (October 1968). For most of the Groovy Age, Dolphin was a bit of an enigma and legend, with her...
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Black and White Wednesday: FOOM #13
It's the Thirteenth, so why not celebrate it with the thirteenth issue of FOOM Magazine from March 1976? This one features Daredevil (complete with a Gene Colan cover and interviews with Stan Lee and...
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Decent Comics: "Backward, Turn Backward, O Time in Your Flight!" by Bridwell,...
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! I dunno why I didn't do something like this sooner, but here's a new department focusing on DC Comics of the Groovy Age (after all, you've been diggin' Marvel-ous Mondays and...
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The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Dr. Graves Grooves
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Ya know, one place where Charlton Comics doesn't get the respect it deserves when we rap about their covers. During the Groovy Age, The Boys from Derby absolutely killed...
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Decent Comics: "Death Deals the Cards!" by Kanigher and Kane
Howdy, Groove-pahdners! Time to get back in the saddle with Outlaw! Kanigher's All-Star Western creation's second outing was short, but beautifully illustrated by the one and only Gil Kane! From...
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The Boys from Derby: "Satan's Pools" by Gill and Boyette
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Ol' Groove chanced upon the sensational sixteenth issue of Ghost Manor (October 1973) and was struck by Joe Gill and Pat Boyette's "Satan's Pools". The story is a good...
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Black and White Wednesday: "The Quest" by Margopoulos and Stone
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! In Skywald's Psycho #2 (cover-dated March 1971), writer Rich Margopoulos and artist Chic Stone gave us a twisted twist on the "planetary romance" genre of heroes like...
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Groove's Faves: "World of Captive Humans" by Moench, Tuska, and Esposito
What it is, Groove-ophiles! Can you believe it's been nearly four years since we rapped about Marvel's adaptation of Planet of the Apes? Crazy, huh? Well, as you probably know, with Adventures on the...
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Making a Splash: Hot Wheels!
Let it be known, Groove-ophiles, that there was a time when comics actually had a competitor for my fanatical obsessions--Mattel's Hot Wheels. Li'l Groove was in the first grade, and digging comics a...
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Marvel-ous Mondays: "...And the Juggernaut Will Get You...If You Don't Watch...
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! We're back with the final all-new tale of The Beast from Amazing Adentures (ish #16, October 1972 to be precise; ish #17 features a reprint of The Beast's origin from the...
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Decent Comics: "When Fall the Mighty" by Conway, Levitz, Giffen, and Wood
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! With All-Star Comics #62 (June 1976), things are moving pretty rapidly toward returning the venerable Justice Society of America to prominence as the greatest super-team of all...
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Black and White Wednesday: RIP Ken Barr
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! As most of you probably know, artist Ken Barr passed away about a month ago, just a few days after his 83rd birthday. Barr was an artist of international renown (you can read...
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The Boys from Derby: "The Swamp Creature" by Gill, Larson, and Boxell
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Ya know how much we love swamp creatures here in Groove City, so anytime Ol' Groove chances upon a tale featuring some sorta muck we're gonna put it up here for all to...
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Making a Splash: Marvelous McLeod (Bob, That Is)
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! During the Groovy Age (and beyond!), Young/Teen Groove was always happy to see the name of inker Bob McLeod in the credits. Loved his inks from the first time I saw 'em (for...
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DotGK Special Edition! A Groovy Guest-Post by Dusty Abel: May, 2016:...
Happy first day of May, Groove-ophiles! Groove-ophile Dusty Abell recently sent Ol' Groove a link to his Deviant Art page on which he posted his very own (and very awesome) version of the classic...
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MOKF Monday: "The Phoenix Gambit Part II: End Game" by Moench, Zeck, and Tartag
HiiiiiEEEYA, Groove-ophiles! Here's the cataclysmic conclusion to last month's MOKF Monday masterpiece, "The Phoenix Gambit Part II: End Game"! Creators Doug Moench, Mike Zeck, and John Tartaglione...
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Groovy Age Gold: "Mystery of the Black Cat!" by Frank Borth
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Young Groove's introduction to the legendary Phantom Lady came in the form of a coverless copy of Adventure Comics #416 (aka DC 100-Page Super Spectacular # DC-10, January 1972)...
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