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Decent Comics: "Dreamdancer" by Bridwell, Newton, and Schaffenberger
Can you dig it, Groove-ophiles! Not only do E. Nelson Bridell, Don Newton, and Kurt Schaffenberger give us both Captain Marvel and Mary Marvel in "Dreamdancer" (World's Finest #255, November 1978), but...
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Black and White Wednesday: "Bad Moon On the Rise!" by Moench and Sutton
HoOOOOOOOOOw's it shakin',  Groove-ophiles! Are ya ready for a short shocker that shares its title with a line from one of Ol' Groove's (and possibly one'a yours, too) favorite CCR songs? Yep, Ol'...
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The Boys from Derby: "Lost In the Land of the Lost!" by Gill and Boyette
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Here's a slight, but fun, Phantom adventure that really doesn't star The Ghost Who Walks, but features his lady-love Diana Palmer and his ward, Rex! Ol' Groove really...
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The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Life's a Beach with Betty, Veronica, and...
Dig it, Groove-ophiles, Young/Teen Groove never got to go to the beach, but I spent a lot of time wishing I could go--mostly because of Dan DeCarlo's (aided and abetted at times by a variety of inkers)...
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Marvel-ous Mondays: "Into the Forbidden Zone" by Moench, Tuska, Esposito, and...
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Today we've reached the penultimate chapter of Marvel's color reprint (from the b&w mag of the same name) Planet of theApes movie adaptation. Yank Adventures On the...
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Decent Comics: "Kill Me with Wagner!" by Kirby and Berry
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! A comicbook with a Joe Kubert cover and Jack Kirby story and art just screams "Read me!" dunnit? That's what DC figured when they let Kirby (and inker D. Bruce Berry) take over...
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Black and White Wednesday: "The Valley of Ancestors" by Mantlo, Perez, and...
HiiiiiiiYA, Groove-ophiles! We're back with another Sons of the Tiger adventure, this one featuring the Bruce Lee inspired SoT, Lin Sun. Some fine cosmic kung fu action goin' on in Bill Mantlo, George...
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Model Heroes: The Amazing Spider-Man
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! First of all, Ol' Groove want's to say, "Happy Anniversary!" Yep, t'was eight years ago today that yers trooley posted our very first Diversion! It wasn't much, but it was a...
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Making a Splash: John Byrne's Doomsday (+1)
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! I know you're gonna love today's post (well, unless you're John Byrne--sorry, don't mean to embarrass you, man, but dang! Your art was great even way back then)!...
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Marvel-ous Mondays: "Carnival of Souls!" by Grant, Broderick, and Patterson
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Ah, summertime! Amusement parks! Cotton candy! Roller coasters, baby! Who'da thunk all those things plus Spider-Man and the Ghost Rider would come together for an ish of...
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Decent Comics: "The Master Plan of Vandal Savage" by Levitz and Wood
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Before he became a TV star on Legends of Tomorrow, Vandal Savage was the arch-enemy of The Justice Society (and, for a short while, the All Star Super-Squad). Here he is taking...
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Black and White Wednesday: "Home Stretch" by McKenzie and Sanchez
Hay, hay, hay, Groove-ophiles! (See what I did there, snicker!) Here in Kentucky, there are two sports that turn us on the most: college basketball and horse racing. Roger McKenzie, a former Kentucky...
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The Boys from Derby: "The Octopus" by Gill and PAM
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! There was so much buzz goin' on in Groove City the last time we planted our peepers on a Joe Gill/Pete Morisi Vengeance Squad masterpiece, we gon' do it again! Here's "The...
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The Grooviest Covers of All Time: More Comics John Buscema Made Me Buy
Well, Groove-ophiles, for a guy who didn't like drawing super-heroes, Big John Buscema (aided and abetted by a small army of awesome inkers) sure made 'em look far-out! Here are a dozen Marvel-ous...
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Marvel-ous Mondays: "A Hanging for a Hero!' by Wolfman, J. Buscema, and Mooney
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Here's the penultimate chapter of Daredevil's battle with the Jester (and the media, and the police, and...) from Daredevil #136 (May 1976)! Written by Marv Wolfman, with art...
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Decent Comics: "Melinda's Doll" by O'Neil and Cardy
Can you dig it, Groove-ophiles? Pathos. Humor. Charm. Wit. Laurel and Hardy? Along, of course, with action and bombast. All in a legendary western comic by Nick Cardy (plot and art) and Denny O'Neil...
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Black and White Wednesday: FOOM Magazine #4 by Steranko and Company
Check it out, Groove-ophiles! The fourth fab ish of FOOM Magazine from late 1973! Editor Jim Steranko and a variety of Marvel Bullpenners put the spotlight on the bad guys long before Smilin' Stan...
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Groove's Faves: "Music Soothes" by Doyle, Lucey, and Epp
Can you dig it, Groove-ophiles? Mere weeks before the debut of the first Archies single (Bang Shang A Lang, don'tcha know) and the first Archie TV show (The Archie Show), Archie's very own comic is...
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Making a Splash: Rose and The Thorn
Happy Friday, Groove-ophiles! Today let's check out the superior splashes of the only back-up that ever made me buy issues of Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane--Rose and The Thorn! R&T ran for most...
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Marvel-ous Mondays: "Tarzan Triumphs!" by Burroughs, Thomas, Buscema, Adams,...
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! It's time for the grand finale of Roy Thomas and John Buscema's awesome adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar! The thing that makes this ish...
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