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Black and White Wednesday: "For Tomorrow We Die" by Lee and Griffiths
Check it out, Groove-ophiles! Metal Hurlant, Heavy Metal, and Epic Illustrated got all the glory, but Dean Motter and company produced a glorious and ambitious, if short-lived, sci-fi ground level...
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The Boys From Derby: "Where Are They Now?" by Gill (?) and PAM
Check it out, Groove-ophiles! Here's another of those "artist uses black magic to create art" stories (we think it was written by Joe Gill), but with a cool twist and even cooler Pete Morisi (PAM) art!...
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The Grooviest Covers of All Time: DC Special Series
Check it out, Groove-ophiles! Early in Jenette Kahn's tenure as publisher of DC Comics, she began experimenting with new formats and new ways to publish comics. One of her truly wonderful products was...
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Len Wein, R.I.P.
Well, another of our Groovy Age greats has left us. Word got out early yesterday (Sunday, 9/10/17) afternoon that Wein had passed Sunday morning. Wein's health had been an issue, he'd ben on dialysis...
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Decent Comics: "A Rose By Any Other Name!" by Wein, Swan, and Chiarmonte
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! We're just gonna continuing celebrating the talent of Len Wein the rest of this week. Wein was so prolific and important, we could do a month-long tribute and still have...
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Black and White Wednesday: "Stainless Steel Savior" by Wein and Duranona
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Here's a rare Len Wein-authored Warren sci-fi tale from Creepy #107 (March 1979), with art by Leo Duranona. Meet the..."Stainless Steel Savior!"
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Random Reads: "The Bravados" by Wein, Shores, and Esposito
We're back with more rare Len Wein goodness, Groove-ophiles! Wein's "The Bravados" over at Skywald was like a Sam Peckinpah movie squeezed into ten pages. With solid, action-packed art from Syd Shores...
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Random Reads: "The Shivering Stars" by Wein and Giolitti
Welcome back, Groove-ophiles! We're finishing up our week-long tribute to Len Wein with one of his many stories done for Gold Key. "The Shivering Stars" from Twilight Zone #35 (September 1970), with...
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Marvel-ous Monday: "Crime and Circuses" by Isabella, Mantlo, Wilson, and Kida
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Here's part two (part one was back in June, right here) of Black Goliath's debut from Power Man #25 (March 1975)--at last! Plotted by Tony Isabella, plotted by Bill Mantlo...
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Decent Comics: "Atlas the Great!" by Kirby and Berry
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! At long last, and 'cause you demanded it, here's Jack Kirby's Atlas, from 1st Issue Special #1(January 1975). Sort of a simplified New Gods, Ol' Groove has always thought...
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R.I.P. Basil Gogos
Sigh. Seems like this is becoming a weekly thing, but that's they way it is. As most of you probably already know, Basil Gogos passed away last Thursday (11/14/17). Those of us who grew up during the...
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Funny Stuff: "In Or Out?"
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Here's a Sack of Sad from Sad Sack #250 (February 1976) called "In Or Out?" (Yep, that's what it's called...)
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Making a Splash: Kane and Anderson's Batgirl
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Way back in 1969/1970 (Li'l Groove's first grade year! Just tossin' that in there...) Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson provided the art for Batgirl and Robin's solo back-ups in...
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Marvel-ous Monday: "What If the Avengers Had Fought the Kree-Skrull War...
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Let's kick this week off with one of Ol' Groove's favorite comics: What If? #20 (January 1980)! "What If the Avengers Had Fought the Kree-Skrull War Without Rick Jones?"...
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Decent Comics: "Sorcerers of the Sea" by Skeates and Aparo
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Back in May 1968, Li'l Groove was still a pre-schooler and cartoons still came on the networks on Sunday mornings. My favorite cartoon at that time was Aquaman. So...
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Black and White Wednesday: "Sleep" by Pagan and Ploog
What it is, Groove-ophiles! Here's a cool creepy comicbook mini-epic from the team of writer Kevin Pagan and artist Mike Ploog (yep, Marvel's early 70s Master of Horror did some Warren work!). "Sleep"...
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Random Reads: "Idol of Fear" by ? and Sgroi
Ya know, Groove-ophiles, thinking about the old Aquaman cartoon (remember Tuesday's post?) got Ol' Groove reminiscing about his other childhood favorite cartoons. When I think of those, of course I'm...
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Making a Splash: Ms. Marvel, Year One
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Wanna take a look back at the first year's worth of sizzling Ms. Marvel splashes by titantic talents like the Brothers Buscema, Jim Mooney, Keith Pollard, Joe Sinnott,...
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Marvel-ous Monday: "And Fear Shall Follow!" by Drake, Heck, and Colletta
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Okay, Ol' Groove has to admit it: "And Fear Shall Follow!" by Arnold Drake, Don Heck, and Vinnie Colletta is all over the place. It starts with a cool, all-out space-war...
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Decent Comics: "To Save a Monster" by Conway, Giffen, Celardo
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! With Challengers of the Unknown #84 (September 1977), not only was Swamp Thing guest-starring, but Boston Brand, Deadman joined the ever burgeoning supporting cast! Gerry...
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