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Marvel-ous Monday: "It" by Sturgeon, Thomas, Severin, and Giacoia
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Halloween is almost here, so let's kick off this week with classic Marvel adapting classic pulp--Theodore Sturgeon's "IT" from Supernatural Thrillers #1 (September 1972)! As...
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Decent Comics: "Sing a Song of Sorcery!" by O'Neil and Wrightson
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! What better story to prepare us for Halloween than one with a title like "Sing a Song of Sorcery!" by Denny O'Neil and Berni Wrightson? Nightmaster's second appearance (in...
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Happy Halloween 2018!
Happy Halloween, Groove-ophiles! As usual, we've got all the comicbook goodies you're gonna need right here, so grab a bag of candy and enjoy!Kicking things off light, here's our favorite kid ghost...
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Addicted to Alex Nino: "The Dark Secret of the Swamp!" by Fleisher and Nino
Happy day after Halloween, Groove-ophiles! We've gotta squeeze in some superbly sinister Alex Nino art before the week's out, so let's do it with a creepy Michael Fleisher swamp story! From Unexpected...
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The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Mike Zeck's Chilling Charlton Covers
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! When we think of the Groovy Age art of Magnificent Mike Zeck, we most often think of Master of Kung Fu (and post-Groovy Age Captain America, Punisher, and Secret Wars). Like...
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Approaching 3000!
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Well, we're just ten (10!) posts away from #3000 here on The Diversions. That's a big deal, don'tcha know! It's also gotten Ol' Groove to do some thinking. Ten years ago, I...
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If You Blinked You Missed: Super Cops by Channing, Morrow, Pino, Alcazar, and...
Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Here's one of those weird one-shots that popped up from time to time during the Groovy Age. Two real-life policemen, Dave Greenberg and Bob Hantz became minor media...
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Thanks for Everything, Stan!
I knew I'd have to write this post someday. It's something I dreaded for years. And I certainly didn't intend to come out of "semi-retirement" for this particular post, but here it is: Stan Lee passed...
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Happy Groovy Thanksgivings of Yore!
Some of Ol' Groove's favorite comics came out in November, and I've shared a whole lot of 'em here on the blog. In a weird bout of nostalgic nostalgia, Ol' Groove would like to help you (in the U.S.A)...
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Our Pal Sal: "Titan's Three!" by Thomas, S. Buscema, and Mooney
Merry Christmas, Groove-ophiles! 'Tis Christmas Eve and Ol' Groove is back to share an all-time favorite comicbook classic with you! Now, this one, Sub-Mariner #34, has no special Christmas-y memories...
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Merry Christmas 2018 with Roy Thomas, Sal Buscema, Jim Mooney, Len Wein, Walt...
Merry Christmas, Groove-ophiles! Not only do we have (as promised) part two of the awesome Roy Thomas/Sal Buscema/Jim Mooney Titans Three Saga, but we have some little-seen classic tales from the...
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Lo, There Shall Come Endings! "The Legion of the Black Orchid!", "The Black...
Happy New Year's Eve, Groove-ophiles! We're continuing our tradition of sending the old year off with the finale of a comic we've been sharing during the waning year! This time we're going with our...
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Groovin' Back In the Summertime: June/July 1980
Summertime, summertime, sum, sum, summertiIIIime! Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Ol' Groove couldn't let any lazy, hazy, or crazy days go by without a pithy post about summer times past! Hope you dig it!...
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Black and White Wednesday: "The Deadliest Enemy of Gotham City!" by O'Neil...
Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Ol' Groove doesn't know how he missed this gem when it hit the Interwebs back in 2016, but here ya go! While scrounging for some cool original art to share in future posts, yers...
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Ernie Colon R.I.P.
Ernie Colon, the man who could draw any and every genre amazingly well... the man who did masterful work for nearly every publisher from the 1960s until just a handful of years ago has passed away at...
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Thanksgiving Feast 2019!
Greetings, Groove-ophiles! As Gomer Pyle would say, "Surprise, surprise, surprise!" Ol' Groove is here to kick off your holiday cheer with a Thanksgiving Feast! (For those of y'all living outside the...
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Merry Christmas 2019!
Season's Greetings, Groove-ophiles! As is our tradition in Groove City, we're sharing a favorite mag from the Groovy Age Yuletide Season, this time it's Freedom Fighters #1!Back on December 9, 1975, DC...
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Welcome to the brand new, 2020 model Diversions of the Groovy Kind! Ol' Groove hopes you dig the new weekly format! Onward, Groove-ophiles!Hey, Kids! Comics from 50 Years Ago! January 1, 1970 Groovy...
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Hey, Kids! Comics from 50 Years Ago!January 6 & 8, 1970Groovy Age Splash Page of the WeekArt by Jack Kirby and Mike RoyerGroovy Age Spotlight On...Christopher Mills' Atomic Action Comics!If you're...
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Hey, Kids! Comics from 50 Years Ago!January 13 & 15, 1970Groovy Age Splash Page of the WeekScorpion #1 (November 1974)Groovy Age Spotlight On...Rudy Nebres!Rudy Nebres (whose birthday is January...
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