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Marvel-ous Monday: "Morbius, the Living Vampire!" by M. Friedrich, Gulacy,...
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! October is here, so it's time to start getting cracking creaking with the haunted Halloween side of the Groovy Age! We're kicking it all off with Morbius, the Living...
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Decent Comics: "Some Forbidden Fate" by O'Neil, Grandenetti, and Giordano
What it is, Groove-ophiles! Didja know that nearly a year before Marvel unleased Conan the Barbarian on fandom assembled, DC dipped into the Sword and Sorcery waters with Nightmaster in Showcase issues...
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Black and White Wednesday: "Bernice" by Poe and Villamonte
From the Master of Terror, Edgar Allan Poe, comes "Bernice" adapted and illustrated by Ricardo Villamonte for Skywald's Scream #7 (cover dated July 1974)...
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Random Reads: "A Matter of Breeding" by Jones and Sekowsky
HoooOOOOW's it shakin', Groove-ophiles! Here's a wild and wooly werewolf tale by Russ Jones and Mike Sekowsky from Atlas/Seaboard's Tales of Evil #1 (December 1974)…
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The Grooviest Covers of All Time: 13 More from the House of Secrets
Oh, yeah, Groove-ophiles! House of Secrets had some sensational covers during the Groovy Age! Artists like Neal Adams, Bernie Wrightson (if you wanna see more of his HoS covers, click here), Mike...
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Marvel-ous Monday: "Nighthawk's Brain!" by Gerber, S. Buscema, and Mooney
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! A mere 10 issues after their introduction (Defenders #31, October 1975), Steve Gerber finally went all out to unleash the horrible Headmen upon the dynamic Defenders! The...
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Decent Comics: "The Swami and...the Spectre" by Fleisher and Aparo
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! 'Tis no secret that one of Ol' Groove's all-time favorite series is Michael Fleisher (aided by Russell Carley) and Jim Aparo's Spectre from Adventure Comics. "Grim and Gritty"...
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Black and White Wednesday: Marvel-ously Macabre Original Art
Original art from some of Marvel's Groovy Age mags like Tower of Shadows, Chamber of Chills, Chamber of Darkness, Journey Into Mystery, Supernatural Thrillers, Creatures on the Loose, Tomb of Dracula,...
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Random Reads: "It's Only Magic!" by Lee, J. Buscema, and Verpoorten
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Today we've got Stan the Man Lee, Big John Buscema, and Jumbo John Verpoorten teaming for the inaugural ish of Chamber of Darkness (July 1969)! Marvel was dipping into the...
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The Grooviest Covers of All Time: 13 from Dell's Ghost Stories
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Dell Comics, family friendly, tasteful, and so self-regulated that they didn't even need the Comics Code Authority turned out a few suspenseful and supernatural mags during the...
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Marvel-ous Monday: "...And Once Removed from Never!" by Mantlo, Buckler, and...
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! For the penultimate issue of Astonishing Tales (#35, February 1976), creator Rich Buckler, ably aided and abetted by scripter Bill Mantlo and inker Klaus Janson, created one...
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Decent Comics: "The Secret of the Black Orchid!" by Fleisher and Carrillo
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! We're down to the final four Black Orchid stories of the Groovy Age, brought to you by the team of writer Michael Fleisher (with Russell Carley) and artist Fred Carrillo....
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Black and White Wednesday: "Plague of the Wolf" by Moench and Bolle
HooOOOW's it shakin', Groove-ophiles! Today's fear-fest comes from Warren's Vampirella #7 (June 1970) and features the second pro script from one of Ol' Groove's all time favorite comicbook writers,...
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Random Reads: "The Man Who Cheated Destiny" by Klein, Von Eeden, and Simons
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Here's a rare script by ace letterer Todd Klein for Secrets of Haunted House #25 (March 1980), "The Man Who Cheated Destiny!" Another cool and rare thing about this story is...
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Making a Splash: Ghost Rider--the First 13
What it is, Groove-ophiles! How about a look back at the stunning splashes from the first thirteen issues of The Most Supernatural Hero of All? Ghost Rider issues 1-13 featured art by gifted graphite...
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Marvel-ous Monday: "Chaos at the Earth's Core!" by Wein and Kane
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Here's the follow-up to last month's Spider-Man/Captain Mar-Vell team-up! This time, with Marv trapped in a giant gem (that had mysteriously disappeared), our favorite Wall...
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Decent Comics: "Long Die N'hglthss!" by Michelinie, Giffen, and Layton
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Here's the final issue of Claw the Unconquered's first run. How a mag this cool could go under right when things were really getting mind-blowing is beyond Ol' Groove--but...
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Black and White Wednesday: "The Doorway!" by Goodwin and Adkins
Enter freely and of your own will, Groove-ophiles! Today we're looking back at the cover-story for Creepy #28 (June 1969)--said cover being provided by Vic Prezio, don'tcha know. "The Doorway!" is a...
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Random Reads: "Where Walks the Werewolf!" by Wein and Crandall
HoOOOw's it shakin', Groove-ophiles! It's time for another werewolf tale as told by yet another terrifying team of truly titanic talents! From Creatures On the Loose #13 (June 1971) here's "Where Walks...
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Marvel M-AD-ness: 13 Terrifying Teasers from Macabre Marvel
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! When the Comics Code relaxed its ban on supernatural-style stories, Mighty Marvel unleashed more monsters than Transylvania and all its neighbors! Dig this random sampling of...
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