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Black and White Wednesday: Gene Day's Scream-ing Psycho Nightmares
What it is, Groove-ophiles! Today we're gonna dig on some stunning and scary art by none other than the late, great Gene Day. Day was best known during the Groovy Age as an awesome Marvel Comics inker,...
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R.I.P. Sam Glanzman
Sam Glanzman, a comicbook creator who got his start at the dawn of comics in 1939, has passed away at age 93. Glanzman's energetic, detailed style was published by almost every publisher ever, but he's...
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The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Bob Larkin Made Me Buy These!
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Artist Bob Larkin just had his 68th birthday this past Tuesday, so why don't we wish him a belated happy one by ooh-ing and ahh-ing over a few of his captivating covers...
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Marvel-ous Monday: "...Under the Name of Ritual--" by Conway, Colan, and...
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! A few weeks ago (right 'chere) we rapped about Daredevil #77 and the DD/Sub-Mariner/Spider-Man free-for-all that ended with Spidey and Subby following a mysterious lady into...
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Decent Comics: "The Destiny Machine" by Michelinie and Redondo
Check it out, Groove-ophiles! The team of David Michelinie and Nestor Redondo went bonkers (in a very cool way) on Swamp Thing #17's (April 1975) "The Destiny Machine." Cool story and art, but this...
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Black and White Wednesday: "Bad Choke" by Glut and Xirinius
Enter freely and of your own will, Groove-ophiles! Today we're cracking open our moldy copy of Skywald's Psycho #8 (cover-dated September 1972) to take a look at a classic short shocker by writer Don...
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Funny Stuff: "See No Evil" by Doyle and DeCarlo
Question for ya, Groove-ophiles: what could be more fun than spending a day at the beach with Betty and Veronica? I couldn't think of anything, either! From Archie Giant Series Magazine #236 (July...
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Making a Splash: Star-Lord
Man, does Ol' Groove ever love Star-Lord--but I'm sure I'm not the only one! Created by Steve Englehart and Steve Gan for Marvel Comics way back in 1975, Peter Jason Quill's alter ego remained a cult...
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Marvel-ous Monday: "Cry--Vengeance!" by Claremont, Byrne, and McLeod
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Ya know. a lotta folks think that Chris Claremont and John Byrne's final ish of Marvel Team-Up was MTU #79 (December 1978)--you know, the legendary Spider-Man/Red Sonja...
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Decent Comics: "The Monster Society Strikes Back!" by Bridwell, Newton, and Hunt
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! One of the great things about DC Comics back in the Groovy Age is that they were proud, and I do mean proud, baby, of their past--even if it was a past they put out of business...
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Black and White Wednesday: "Among the Great Divide" by Gerber, Starlin, and...
Check it out, Groove-ophiles! Steve Gerber and Jim Starlin were to of the strongest, most unique, most, yes, idiosyncratic voices of the Groovy (or any) Age. Their comics were the ones you looked...
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They Don't Make 'Em Like That Any More--Or Do They? InDELLible Comics'...
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Hot on the heels of the successful re-birth of Charlton Comics (as Charlton Neo) comes the rebirth of Dell comics as InDELLible Comics! In fact the Charlton re-birth inspired...
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NINTH ANNIVERSARY POST! The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Nine Nines for Our...
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, Groove-ophiles! Can ya believe it? Nine years ago today, Ol' Groove started this blog with no real idea of what he was doing! Now, after nine years--I still dunno what I'm doin'! I...
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Marvel-ous Mondays: "In the Path of Solam!" by Drake, Heck, and Tartaglione
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Ya know, I've been accused of having little-to-no taste, but I yam what I yam, and I yam one who digs Don Heck's art on these early Captain Marvel epics. I guess the kid in...
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Decent Comics: "Gung Ho!" by Kirby and Berry
Here we are, Groove-ophiles! The final Losers story by Jack Kirby from Our Fighting Forces #162 (September 1975). This one starts off with a misleading cover by Ernie Chua (Chan); misleading in that it...
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Black and White Wednesday: "Small Is Beautiful" and "Cracked Looks At the...
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Today Ol' Groove's gonna crack open a copy of Cracked (see why I liked Cracked better than Mad? You can't mad open a copy of Mad!)--issue 143 (cover dated August 1977) to...
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The Boys from Derby: "The Eyes of Ikaba" by Gill and Glanzman
What it is, Groove-ophiles! Here's a rare 70s Charlton Sam Glanzman story from Ghostly Tales #93 (January 1972). According to Grand Comics Database it was probably written by Joe Gill. It's a hoot of...
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Making a Splash: John Romita's Captain America
Ya know, Groove-ophiles, for a short time in 1971, John Romita was reunited with a character he'd drawn back in the mid-1950s: Captain America. The Jazzy One's style had changed quite a bit, and the...
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Marvel-ous Monday: "The Hottest Slot In Town!" by Gerber, Skrenes, and Mooney
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Here we are with the final ish of Steve Gerber, Mary Skrenes, and Jim Mooney's Omega the Unknown. What an ending! Talk about a cliffhanger! Oh, how Ol' Groove wishes that,...
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Decent Comics: "The Lurker Below!" by Conway, Netzer, and Rubinstein
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! We're back with another Challengers of the Unknown adventure by Gerry Conway, Michael (Mike Nasser) Netzer, and Joe Rubinstein. This one starts off with a cool cover,...
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