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Making a Splash: Gil Kane's Flash
Dig it, Groove-philes! For a short time during the Groovy Age, Gil Kane drew four issues of The Flash! Bet ya forgot all about that, huh? Well, it's true--his action-packed art graced Flash issues 195,...
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Marvel-ous Monday: "The Sting of the Widow!" by Conway, Heck, and Everett
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! It's the finale of the Black Widow vs. the Astrologer saga from Amazing Adventures #7 (April 1971). The thing Ol' Groove remembers most about this comic is the Goliath (Clint...
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Decent Comics: "The Man Who Stalked the Spectre" by Fleisher, Carley, and Aparo
You may have already heard, Groove-ophiles, that Michael Fleisher passed away this past February 2. Fleisher was a fave of Ol' Groove's. He was a unique voice who wrote some of my all-time favorite...
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Black and White Wednesday: "A Trip In Time" by Skeates and Sparling
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! You can never get enough time travel stories, right? Especially when they're the creation of top talents like Steve Skeates and Jack Sparling. Here's "A Trip In Time"...
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Funny Stuff: Yosemite Sam and Bugs Bunny-Art By Fred Abranz
Has Ol' Groove ever mentioned that he absolutely loves the old Looney Tunes cartoons? Fave cartoons of all time. As much as I dig Bugs and Daffy, the character that tickles my funny bone the most is...
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The Grooviest Covers of All Time: The Champions
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! The Champions. Ol' Groove just dug that group so much. Yeah, it went through a lotta growing pains in its early issues. Yeah, it was an unlikely team (two X-Men, two Avengers,...
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Marvel-ous Monday: "Beast-Killer!" by Kirby and Royer
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Spinning off from our fabulous 1500th post (one of the top posts of all time here on DotGK, by the way), here, finally, is the first standard-comic issue of Jack Kirby's...
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Decent Comics: "The Solomon Plague" by Michelinie and Redondo
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! David Michelinie's final Swamp Thing tale is a pretty cool one, continuing the sci-fi and horror mash-up-thing with a town full of nuclear radiated mutants! Artist Nestor...
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Black and White Wednesday: "The Butchered at the Earth's Core!" by Fedory and...
Sometimes, Groove-ophiles, there are no words to describe the wild weirdness of the guys from Skywald. From Nightmare #14 (cover-dated August 1973) Ed Fedory and Suso give us..."The Butchered at the...
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Funny Stuff: "Seeing Stars" by Joe Edwards
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Ya know, we haven't talked about Li'l Jinx here on the Diversions, and that needs rectified! Ol' Groove doesn't remember reading an Archie comic during the Groovy Age...
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Making a Splash: Frank Thorne's Korak
Check it out, Groove-ophiles! Before Frank Thorne became an "overnight sensation" on Red Sonja for Marvel, he'd been toiling away at comics companies like Dell, Gold Key, and yep, DC for nearly three...
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Marvel-ous Monday: "The Soft Parade...of Slow, Sliding Death!" by Moench,...
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Man, could author Doug Moench come up with some doozies for story titles? "The Soft Parade...of Slow, Sliding Death!" didn't sound like it was gonna be a Spidey or Millie the...
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Decent Comics: "Challenge to the Black Orchid" by Mayer and DeZuniga
We're back with the second Black Orchid mystery, Groove-ophiles! This time, our mysterious heroine takes on piracy, 1970s style! From Adventure Comics #429 (June 1973), Sheldon Mayer and Tony DeZuniga...
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Black and White Wednesday: Michael W. Kaluta Original Shadow Art
Check it out, Groove-ophiles! Ol' Groove has been truckin' around the interwebs stealing acquiring scans of some super-suh-weet Mike Kaluta original Shadow art. Feast your eyes, baby!Issue 1 cover...
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Random Reads: "Night Flight" by Englehart and Estrada
Check it out, Groove-ophiles! Did'ja know that back in 1977/78 when Stainless Steve Englehart was at DC making history with Batman in Detective Comics, the Justice League of America, Mister Miracle,...
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The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Two Gun Kid
Slap leather, Groove-ophiles! Back in the Groovy Age, one of Young Groove's fave western comics was Two Gun Kid. I guess the mask and the mostly black outfit just made him seem more cool and...
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Marvel-ous Monday: "Traitors or Heroes?" by G. Friedrich, Springer, and Colletta
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! With Captain Marvel #13 (February 1969), Gary Friedrich took over the writing chores for a few issues, continuing Mar-Vell's ongoing battle with the robotic Man-Slayer. Frank...
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Decent Comics: "The Bloodspear" by Michelinie, Chan, and Boyette
Salutations, Stalwarts! We're back with the third issue of Claw the Unconquered (June 1975). While many say (and I doubt I'd argue with 'em) that Claw is DC's Conan, the world Claw lived in is not a...
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Black and White Wednesday: "Short Circuits" by Michael Uslan
Check it out, Groove-ophiles! Since we're a bit past April Fool's Day and nearing Friday the 13th, how about a kooky parody of DC's own Direct Currents called "Short Circuits"? Written by...
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The Boys from Derby: "Beyond Human Help!" by Gill (?) and Boyette
Ya-HEE, Groove-ophiles! Let's head down to the bayou for a short shocker from Haunted #2 (September 1971). Possibly written by Joe Gill, definitely illustrated by Pat Boyette here is..."Beyond Human...
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