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Sunday Funnies: "Blunder Agents!" by Friedrich and Severin
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! DC Comics just released the latest updated version of the legendary T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents and that got Ol' Groove wondering...will this new version be worthy to carry on the...
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Grooviest Covers of All Time: Jim Starlin Covers Marvel-Age Classics Plus Two
What it is, Groove-ophiles! Ya know that "Judo" Jim Starlin is one'a Groove's all-time faves, so I thought today'd be a great day to look back at some of his early Marvel work. Seems that a lotta new...
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Groove's Faves: "Berserker" by McKenzie and Simonson
The original Battlestar Galactica TV show was must-see TV for Teen Groove. That such a short-lived show is so well remembered (and revamped with yet another fan-fave TV show) decades later speaks much...
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Thanksgiving Feast 2010! "Even the Noble Die!" by Conway and Colan
Welcome back to Thanksgiving Feast 2010, Groove-ophiles! Check out this poignant tale from Sub-Mariner #46 (November 1971). It's typical of Marvel Comics at the time--crammed with soap-0pera style...
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Thanksgiving Feast 2010! "Die, Spectre--Again!" by Fox and Adams
And we're back with Thanksgiving Feast 2010! This time, we're going way, way back to Thanksgiving, 1967! DC had revived the Spectre and handed the creative chores to one of the cornerstones of the...
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Thanksgiving Feast 2010! "Rites of Courage, Fists of Death!" by Moench and...
Still not full, huh, Groove-ophiles? Well, this should do it! We're winding down Thanksgiving Feast 2010 with one of the most together creative teams of the 1970s--Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy. And,...
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Making A Splash: Marvel Comics November 1977
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Whether you're snacking on left-overs or back from battling the Black Friday crowds, has Ol' Groove got a few minutes of drool-worthy diversions for you! Dig this pile of...
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"Swash" Buckler Saturdays: "Ninja Strategies of a Rebel On a Leash"
"Adulthood" did not come easy for me. Did I mention that before? Well, I've probably dropped hints about it. Nowadays my wife Mila and I go to the movie theater and I order tickets asking: "One...
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Ol' Groove's Request Line: More Groovy Covers by Earl Norem
Greetings, Gang! Groove-ophile (and sometimes contributor) Mike Mikulovsky asked for more Earl Norem covers--and here they are! Thanks for the suggestion, Mike!
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Groove's Faves: "The Grandee Caper!" by Delaney and Giordano
What it is, Groove-ophiles! Today we're gonna turn the Waybak Machine back to August, 1972, so we can check out sci-fi legend Samuel R. ("Chip") Delaney and Dick Giordano's paean to Women's Liberation...
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Diggin' Ditko: "A Man Who Was Here!" and "I'll Never Leave You!"
It's about time we dug some more Steve Ditko wonderment, don'tcha think, Groove-ophiles? Yeah, that's what I thought, so here's a double-dose of Ditko from Ghostly Haunts issues 24 and 25 (January and...
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Black and White Wednesday: "Kings of the Night" Part 1 by Thomas and Wenzel
What it is, Groove-ophiles! Groove City is rockin' with another adaptation of one of Robert E. Howard's most acclaimed tales, "Kings of the Night". Not only is "Kings..." one of Howard's most powerful...
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Bring On the Back-ups: "The Curse of the Ancient Weapons!" by Bridwell and...
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Here's a neat little gem from the back pages of Detective Comics #452 (July 1975). "The Curse of the Ancient Weapons!" was written by the late E. Nelson Bridwell, so you know...
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Famous First Fridays: Don McGregor Debuts
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Today we're celebrating the dazzling debut of one of Ol' Groove's favorite wordsmith's, Dauntless Don McGregor. Don rose from the ranks of fandom, broke in at Warren,...
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"Swash" Buckler Saturdays: "Childhood Without End, Halcyon Days At Marvel...
Every once in a while I am asked the somewhat curious question: "Are you going through your second childhood?" Well, to that I would have to answer: "Why would I do that? I haven't really finished my...
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Sunday Funnies: "Cracked Interviews the Power Company King" by Bill Ward
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! I don't know about where you live, but winter is coming on strong in Ol' Groove's neck of the woods. Of course, with cold weather comes high heating bills--but who wants...
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Amazed By Aparo: "H Is for Holocaust!" by Levitz and Aparo
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Today we're going for a swim! Yep, it's DC's King of Atlantis from his days as lead-feature of Adventure Comics (ish 442 [August 1975] to be exact). "H Is for Holocaust!" is...
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Bring On the Back-ups: "Operation: Rotten Apple" by Cuti and Sutton
Move over, James Bond! Step aside, Nick Fury! Back off, Maxwell Smart! Here comes Nick Cuti and Tom Sutton's The Knight in his one-and-only appearance from the back of E-Man #1 (August 1973). I think...
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Black and White Wednesday: "Kings of the Night" Part 2, "Pass of Death" by...
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! As promised last week, Ol' Groove's back with the second part of Roy Thomas and David Wenzel's far-out adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "Kings of the Night"! From Savage...
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Making a Splash: Jim Starlin's Captain Marvel
What it is, Groove-ophiles! Ol' Groove's feelin' especially cosmic today and there's no better way to swing to that tune than to dig some of Judo Jim Starlin's simply sensational splashes (and double...
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