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Black and White Wednesday: May the Groovy Age Force Be With You!
Happy May Fourth, Groove-ophiles! We all know that the (arguably) greatest science-fantasy film of all time, Star Wars, is a product of the Groovy Age. We also know that Marvel Comics (thanks in a huge...
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Amazed by Aparo: "Tomorrow I Hang!" by Bridwell and Aparo
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Jim Aparo, as we all know, was one of the greats of the Groovy Age! His Batman (mostly in Brave and the Bold, but also in a few issues of Detective Comics) is, for many,...
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The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Captain America's Not So Civil Altercations...
Hey, hey, hey, Groov-ophiles! Today's the big day when we here in the U.S. finally get to enjoy Captain America: Civil War! To celebrate the occasion, Ol' Groove has dug up some cavorting covers in...
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Marvel-ous Mondays: "A Priestess...Yet a Woman!" by Thomas, Buscema, and...
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Marvel's Tarzan #6 (August 1977) focuses on the High Priestess of Opar, La, and her strange love for the Lord of the Jungle as Roy Thomas, John Buscema, and Tony DeZuniga...
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Decent Comics: "The Captain and the King!" by Bridwell, Newton, and...
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Here's the first of episode of Shazam's long World's Finest run. Shazam became "the closer" for each ish of World's Finest Comics beginning with issue #253 (July 1978) through...
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Black and White Wednesday: Iconic Gil Kane Original Marvel Art
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Ya had such a positive response to the Gene Colan original art post, Ol' Groove thought, "Why not try that trick again--but this time with Gil Kane original art?" So, once more,...
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The Boys from Derby: "Brides for Sale!" by Gill and Sattler
HiiiiYA, Groove-ophiles! Today we're gonna rap a little bit about the ninth issue of Charlton's Yang, which hit the spinner-racks way back in June, 1975. This issue delves into some really deep water,...
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The Grooviest Covers of All Time: The Mighty Model "T" (Thor)
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! No, this post isn't about snap-together, glue-together, or chiseled in stone Thor models. This post focuses on the mighty thunder god "posing for the camera." Poster...
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Marvel-ous Mondays: "Manhunt!" by Moench, Tuska, Esposito, and Mortellaro
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Here's another ish of Adventures On the Planet of the Apes, the color comic that reprinted the POTA movie adaptation from Marvel's POTA b&w mag! "Manhunt!" from ish #3...
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Decent Comics: "No Coffin for a Killer!" by Kanigher and Kane
Howdy, Groove-ophiles! We're back with another Robert Kanigher/Gil Kane Outlaw extravaganza! This is one action-packed western tale, baby, and Gil Kane is at the top of his game! That waterfall...
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Black and White Wednesday: "A Time Stop" by Will Eisner
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Today we're going black, white, and blue as we take a look at a classic reprint of Will Eisner's The Spirit from Warren Magazines' far-out and truly groovy b&w mag of the...
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Groove's Faves: "The Walking Bombs!" by Albano, Saaf, and Oksner
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! During the early 1970s when Supergirl was headlining Adventure Comics, one of the strip's main attractions was a pre-Vanna White "What's She Wearing This Time?" angle....
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Making a Splash: James Sherman's Legion
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! James Sherman is one of those Groovy Age artist who won and wowed us, but also tantalized us by doing way too few comics. I loved Sherman's style (especially when he got out...
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Our Pal Sal: "The Dreams of Death!" by Englehart, S. Buscema, and McLaughlin
What it is, Groove-ophiles! For about 40 issues, Our Pal Sal was the mainstay artist on the Defenders. Writers and inkers (great ones!) came and went, but Sal kept pushing that pencil to tell give us...
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Decent Comics: "The Death of Doctor Fate" by Levitz, Giffen, and Wood
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! The title of All-Star Comics #63 (August 1976) says it all: "The Death of Doctor Fate!" Yeah, right! Well, it is a pretty far-out comic, with Paul Levitz starting his incredible...
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Black and White Wednesday: "The $6,000,000 Man-iac!" by Herman and Colon
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Just 'cause Marvel's Crazy wasn't nearly as polished or popular as Mad, it didn't stop Len Herman and Ernie Colon from producing parodies like "The $6,000,000 Man-iac!"! It's...
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Bring on the Back-ups/Thursday Triple-play: "From the Sky...Winged Wrath!",...
 Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Tomorrow is the U.S. premiere of X-Men: Apocalypse, and Ol' Groove's got his fingers crossed (which makes typing pretty excruciating) that this new entry into mutant...
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Making a Splash: Jim Steranko's X-Men
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Dunno why Ol' Groove hasn't done this post already, but here it is! Since we're still celebrating the release of X-Men: Apocalypse, and since some of the original team-members...
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Bring on the Back-ups: "The Longest Block in the World!" by Maggin and Giordano
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Let's kick the week off with a far-out back-up featuring Captain Marvel, Jr.! This one's a bit of fun fluff, with writer Elliot S! Maggin giving us a little bit of a morality...
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(P)Raising Kane: "And a Child Shall Lead You!" by Thomas, Kane, and Adkins
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Yesterday we dug on DC's Captain Marvel (well, at least his junior side-kick), so today let's marvel at Marvel's Mar-Vell! Y'know, a lot of folks think Marv got his...
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