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Black and White Wednesday: Frank Brunner's Mind Blowing Original Art
Check it out, Groove-ophiles! Believe it or not, Ol' Groove has been to only one (!) comicbook convention in my life (that's what I get for living out in the boonies--literally, Daniel Boone Memorial...
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The Boys from Derby: "The Genius Plant" by Cuti and Staton
What it is, Groove-ophiles! We're only a few short weeks away from the dazzling debut of Charlton Arrow Vol. 2, No. 1 featuring the return of E-Man and Nova! To celebrate, let's truck on back to April...
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The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Bob McLeod Covers the Best
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! This past Wednesday, August 9, was Bob McLeod's birthday. Happy birthday, Bob! We're gonna celebrate by looking back at a dozen Marvel-ous covers from the Groovy Age...
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Marvel-ous Monday: "The Runaway and the Rescuer!" by Kraft, Zimmerman, and Chan
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Here's a little-seen piece from The Hulk! #10 (the first full-color ish of the former Rampaging Hulk magazine) by David Anthony Kraft, Dwight Jon Zimmerman (yep, the...
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Decent Comics: "Village of the Doomed" by Michelinie and Redondo
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! It's time for another forgotten David Michelinie/Nestor Redondo Swamp Thing classic! "Village of the Doomed" from Swamp Thing #18 (June 1975). For some reason, I can relate to...
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Black and White Wednesday: "Angel of Jaipur" by DuBay and Severin
Sometimes Ol' Groove just has to sit back and let two masters of the medium let their work do the talking for them. From Creepy #89 (April 1977) here are Bill DuBay and John Severin with..."angel of...
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They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore--Or Do They? Forbidden Gallery
Check it out, Groove-ophiles! What mag gives you new, Groovy Age style talent mixed with brand new horror and sci-fi tales by Groovy Age luminaries like Joe Rubenstein, Paul Kupperberg, Roger McKenzie,...
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Making a Splash: Joe Staton and Bob Smith's Plastic Man
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Ya know, when the final Dollar Comics issue of Adventure Comics (#466) hit the stands, Teen Groove was rather bummed. No more cool stories featuring JSA, Aquaman, or...
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Groove's Fave Posts Week! I Was a Friend Of Ol' Marvel
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Ol' Groove is having a birthday this coming Saturday, I've got a brand new grandchild (#4!) on the way, and school has started back. Instead of struggling to keep up or...
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Groove's Fave Posts Week! "The Brain-Blasting Ballad of Iron Man's Nose!"
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Ol' Groove is having a birthday this coming Saturday, I've got a brand new grandchild (#4!) on the way, and school has started back. Instead of struggling to keep up or...
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Groove's Faves Week! Black and White Wednesday: "Temple of the Spider" by...
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Ol' Groove is having a birthday this coming Saturday, I've got a brand new grandchild (#4!) on the way, and school has started back. Instead of struggling to keep up or...
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Groove's Fave Posts Week! Super-Hero Super-Groups of the 1970s
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Ol' Groove is having a birthday this coming Saturday, I've got a brand new grandchild (#4!) on the way, and school has started back. Instead of struggling to keep up or...
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Groove's Fave Posts Week! The Editors In My Little Marvel's Life
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Ol' Groove is having a birthday this coming Saturday, I've got a brand new grandchild (#4!) on the way, and school has started back. Instead of struggling to keep up or...
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Happy 100th Birthday, Jack Kirby!
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Today is the hundredth anniversary of the birth of one of the most revered comicbook creators to ever pick up a pencil--Jack "King" Kirby! Why is Kirby so revered? To say...
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Decent Comics: "The Plot Against the Human Race" by Bridwell, Netwon, and...
What it is, Groove-ophiles! We're back with part two of E. Nelson Bridwell, Don Newton, and Frank Chiarmonte's SHAZAM/Monster Society of Evil epic! This time, Mr. Atom and Kull team up to battle the...
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Black and White Wednesday: "The Thing In the Box!" by Hewetson and Rubio
Check it out, Groove-ophiles...a cool, kooky, and mostly silent shocker that could have actually fit into an ish of DC's PLOP!--but was, instead, published in Skywald's Psycho #16 (cover dated January...
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Marvel-ous Monday Thursday: "And Then Came...the Black Widow!" by G....
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Don'tcha think it's about time we dug into the Black Widow's solo-series in Amazing Adventures that ran through that Marvel-ous mag's first 8 issues (May 1970-June 1971)?...
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Making a Splash: Ant-Man In the Groovy Age
Hank Pym! Scott Lang! Pick your favorite Ant-Man, but here they are in all their Groovy Age splash-page glory from Iron Man #44, Marvel Feature issues 4-10, and Marvel Premiere #47-48!
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Marvel-ous Mondays: "Die, Town, Die!" by Drake, Heck, and Tartaglione
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Captain Mar-Vell is continuing his complicated adventure on earth as his double-agent situation puts him in quite a sticky spot. It's hard to be a villain and hero at the...
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Decent Comics: "Seven Doorways to Destiny!" by Conway, Giffen, and Celardo
Check it out, Groove-ophiles! Gerry Conway's story, "Seven Doorways to Destiny!" for Challengers of the Unknown #83 (July 1977) not only gave us the return of the Swamp Thing, but also a new art team:...
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