BRAVE & THE BOLD #28 FACSIMILE EDITION DC COMICS
Nostalgia seems to be the theme this week. And if you don’t know all about this early issue of the Brave and the Bold, why are you here? But for our younger viewers, here is a brief look at what this issue represents. The Silver Age of Comics had arrived and writer Gardner Fox had decided to recreate the legendary Justice Society using the heroes of this new age of science related heroes. His idea also helped to cross promote popular existing titles. It was a win-win and although the cast has repeated changed, the group known as the Justice League is still around over 60 years later. Plus, you get the first appearance of Starro the Conquerer and of course, Snapper Carr. 10 out of 10 Grahams.
JUGHEAD #327 FACSIMILE EDITION ARCHIE COMICS
The 1980’s were an unusual time in the world of Archie. Anything went. Time Police, the gang in the year 3000, and apparently Jughead going classic Punk. Luckily, it turns out to be an undercover assignment for the school newspaper. And then it’s back to being good olr Jughead. Trying to sell encyclopedias, learning etiquette, eating! And while I am pretty sure no teenagers were trying to sell encyclopedias door to door in the 1980’s, the writers were trying to bring Archie and the gang slowly into the modern era. And while writer George Gladir’s visit to Riverdale’s newest punk rock club only lasted 8 pages, it did show that some people at ACG had an understanding of Riverdale needing to get with the present day. 7 out of 10 Grahams.
SUPERMAN VS THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FACSIMILE EDITION
Another in the wonderful look at the treasury sized editions from the 1970’s. A time when DC characters and Marvel characters could show up together in specials like these. And it was all above board. It wasn’t like when Roy Thomas would sneak the Avengers into a Justice League comic. This starts out with notes and blessings from both Stan Lee and Carmine Infantino! And looking at the first page list of contributors lets you know that the best of the best were working on this book. One of the best parts of this book is the oddities it has. At one point, Superman’s heat vision is referred to as Infra-Red Vision only to be switched back later on in the story. The fact that in this story’s universe both Superman and Spider-Man exist on the same Earth. And it’s Doc Ock that actually sames the day. A wonderful story made during a time when no one really cared about continuity. 10 out of 10 Grahams.