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The Boys from Derby: "Death Is Driving!" by Gill and Morisi
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! It's another Vengeance Squad adventure courtesy Joe Gill and Pete Morisi (PAM)--"Death Is Driving!" Truck on back with Ol' Groove to December 1975 (though the scans are...
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The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Someone Stole Marvel's Crayons!
Monochrome covers, baby! How cool were they? During the late 60s/early 70s, Mighty Marvel experimented with a few--sometimes to awesome effect! Now all of the following comics aren't purely...
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Marvel-ous Mondays: "...And One Shall Die!" by Wolfman, Kane, and Nebres
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! With John Carter, Warlord of Mars #5 (July 1977) Marvel went all in with "truth in advertising" with their "Giant Battle Issue" cover blurb! Writer Marv Wolfman and artists Gil...
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Decent Comics: "Crisis in the 30th Century!" by Levitz, Pasko, Dillin, and...
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! We interrupt our regularly scheduled All-Star Comics featuring the Justice Society post to bring you this special Justice League/Justice Society/Legion of Super-Heroes...
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Black and White Wednesday: "The Incredible Hunk" by Weiss and Gamble
Marvel Eats Its Own Children Department: In Crazy #50 (March 1979) Marvel Comics ran a parody of their most successful TV show of the 70s, Incredible Hulk. With "Incredible Hunk" writer Michael Weiss...
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Decent Comics: "Crisis in Triplicate!" by Levitz, Pasko, Dillin, and McLaughlin
Check it out, Groove-ophiles! We're back with the senses-shattering conclusion of the massive JLA/JSA/LSH team-up that Paul Levitz, Martin Pasko, Dick Dillin, and Frank McLaughlin started last Tuesday!...
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Making a Splash: John Buscema Gets Thor, Part 1
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Sunday will be the 89th anniversary of the birth of the late, great Big John Buscema! Our Pal Sal's big brother made a mark on comicdom in general and Marvel Comics in...
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Marvel-ous Mondays: "Burn While You Learn!" by Gerber, Skrenes, and Mooney
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! We're headed back to Hell's Kitchen and Omega the Unknown! As cool as it is to see a rock-'em sock-'em dust-up between Omega and Electro, the thing that grabbed Teen Groove...
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Decent Comics: "My Name Is...Bat Lash!" by Aragones, O'Neil, Cardy, and Sekowsky
Howdy, Groove-ophiles! In our past Bat Lash posts, we've talked about the realism and humanity of the strip. We've talked about the lead character's charm, wit, and humor. Today, with his origin, we...
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Black and White Wednesday: "The Strange Incurable Hauntings of Terrible...
HoooOOOw's it shakin', Groove-ophiles! Bill DuBay's contributions to Warren Magazines as both writer and editor (and sometimes artist) are pretty monumental, to say the least. Here's a classic written...
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The Boys from Derby: "Never Is a Long Time" by Cuti and Staton
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! An early teaming of our fave Boys from Derby, Nick Cuti and Joe Staton from Midnight Tales #2 (December 1972) ! "Never Is a Long Time!"
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The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Toys in Comicland
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Back in the Groovy Age, if you couldn't find the toy you still had a very good shot of picking up the comicbook adaptation! Did any of the toys that inspired these comics wind...
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Christmas 2016: 16 Page Kenner Fun Catalog
Merry Christmas, Groove-ophiles! We're going to be celebrating the holidays this week by trucking down memory lane (how unusual for the Diversions, huh?) to look back to a time when the Holidays was a...
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Christmas 2016: "Close Trim" by Malmgren and Hartley
Merry Christmas, Groove-ophiles! Ol' Groove loves to turn out the lights, turn on some holiday music, and watch the lights twinkle on the Christmas tree...but setting up and decorating said faux...
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Christmas 2016: 2500th Post! "The Millennium Massacre" by Levitz, Grell, and...
Merry Christmas, Groove-ophiles! Along with the holiday festivities, seems we have a Groovy Milestone to celebrate today, as well: our 2500th post! Man, that's a lotta comics! Thanks for the years (!)...
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Christmas 2016: "Battlestar Galactica" by McKenzie and Colon
Merry Christmas, Groove-ophiles! Hoping your holidays (or at least your December) at finding you happy, healthy, warm, and ready to dig into some far-out comics! Today we're gonna peek in on the...
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Christmas 2016: Covering Christmas Memories from 1970-1973
Merry Christmas, Groove-ophiles! Today Ol' Groove is gonna truck on down the Memory Lane of Christmas' past--and I hope you'll enjoy the trip! The following covers are of comics Li'l Groove pulled...
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Marvel-ous Mondays: "Where Stalks the Sentry!" by Thomas, Colan, and Reinman
Happy Holidays, Groove-ophiles! Hope you had one of the best weekends e-vah! It's Monday again, and this one is three times as Marvel-ous 'cause it's time  Marvel's Captain Marvel from Marvel...
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Decent Comics: "The Partisans!" By Kirby and Berry
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! More Kirby-at-war wonderment via Our Fighting Forces #155 (February 1975). Jack Kirby, D. Bruce Berry, the Losers, and..."The Partisans!"
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Black and White Wednesday: "In the Beginning--" by Lee, Lieber, and Everett
Happy Birthday, Stan (The Man) Lee! 94 today? Wow! He's still going strong (I was able to snap a blurry shot of him at the Cincinnati Comics Expo back in the fall--blurry because a security dude was...
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