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When Spidey Jumped the Shark, Pt. 8: The Tom DeFalco Era

When Spidey Jumped the Shark, Pt. 8: The #TomDeFalco Era of #SpiderMan

We have now reached the Tom DeFalco Era of Amazing Spider-Man, which means the end of this series of blogposts is within sight. Continue reading When Spidey Jumped the Shark, Pt. 8: The Tom DeFalco Era

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misterdtour · 1 month

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When Spidey Jumped the Shark, Pt. 7: The Roger Stern Era

An analysis of the #RogerStern Era of #SpiderMan. #WhenSpideyJumpedTheShark

The Roger Stern Era of Amazing Spider-Man had a nice little rehearsal space of sorts in the pages of Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man, as touched on last time. Continue reading When Spidey Jumped the Shark, Pt. 7: The Roger Stern Era

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misterdtour · 2 months

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Ramona Fradon 1926-2024

One of the most famous women to ever work as a comic-book artist, Ramona Fradon, died today at age ninety-seven. Continue reading Ramona Fradon 1926-2024

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#1960s #1970s #Aquaman #bob haney #bronze age #comics #DC Comics #freedom fighters #Metamorpho #plastic man #ramona fradon #silver age #super friends

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misterdtour · 2 months

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“The Death of Speedy Ortiz” by Jaime Hernandez

A critical look back at #TheDeathOfSpeedyOrtiz by #JaimeHernandez #LoveAnd Rockets #Love&Rockets

In honor of Valentine’s Day, I thought it would be fun to look back on a work that happens to have “love” right there in the title: Love and Rockets. Continue reading “The Death of Speedy Ortiz” by Jaime Hernandez

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misterdtour · 3 months

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When Spidey Jumped the Shark, Pt. 6: The Denny O’Neil Era

Examining the #DennyONeil Era of #SpiderMan here.

We’re calling it the Denny O’Neil Era of Spider-Man, which it is, but it’s also the stealth beginning of the Roger Stern Era. Continue reading Untitled

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misterdtour · 4 months

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Frank Miller’s First Batman

Frank Miller’s First Batman story, among other gems from DC's “Super-Star Holiday Special” from 1979! #FrankMiller #Batman

Considering the many options for classic Christmas comics this season, I recalled Frank Miller’s first Batman story, “Wanted: Santa Claus—Dead or Alive!” Continue reading Untitled

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misterdtour · 5 months

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Super Friends 50th Anniversary

In honor of the Super Friends 50th Anniversary, I'm looking back at the history of both their animated Saturday morning show and their comic book. #SuperFriends #SaturdayMornings #comics

A couple months back, a Saturday morning favorite of mine celebrated the golden jubilee of its debut as Super Friends premiered on the ABC television network on September 8, 1973. (Fun Fact: the original Star Trek also debuted on this same date, September 8, seven years earlier in 1966—a Thursday, for the record.) While I’m a couple months late here, I still wanted to celebrate the Super Friends…

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misterdtour · 6 months

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Casper #170, “The Littlest Trick-or-Treater”

In honor of Halloween, a fifty-year look back at Casper #170, “The Littlest Trick-or-Treater”

Looking for something Halloween themed while also looking to branch out into fresh genres and publishers, I figured there would be a ton of Halloween stories of Casper the Friendly Ghost out there, right? Continue reading Untitled

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#1970s #1980s #bronze age #Casper 170 #casper the friendly ghost #comics #famous studios #ghostly trio #harvey comics #paramount #sid jacobson #unicef #warren kremer #“The Littlest Trick-or-Treater”

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misterdtour · 7 months

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Keith Giffen 1952-2023

At some point within the last couple of days, Keith Giffen passed away. He would have been seventy-one years old on November 30. Continue reading Untitled

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misterdtour · 7 months

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When Spidey Jumped the Shark, Pt. 5: The Marv Wolfman Era

Today it’s the Marv Wolfman Era of Amazing Spider-Man I’ll be covering. Continue reading Untitled

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misterdtour · 8 months

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Spidey Miscellanea Pt. 7: Ditko Essays and More

In the midst of doing some Steve Ditko research recently, I stumbled across this article on what might be my new favorite comics blog, Jack Elving’s Elving’s Musings. The fresh info I found here regarding the Ditko essays published in the first decade of the 21st century led me to update my Ditko/Norman Osborn/Green Goblin article from April Fool’s Day last year. As I said in that update: in the…

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#1960s #comics #john romita #marvel comics #silver age #spectacular spider-man #spider-man #stan lee #steve ditko #Steve Ditko in the 1960s #Superheroes #web-slinger #webhead

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misterdtour · 9 months

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The Wagner-Grant-Breyfogle Batman

The Wagner-Grant-Breyfogle Batman run in Detective Comics in the late 1980s.

Re-presenting another classic column of mine from the Pronto days, this one is about some great Batman stories from the very late 80s. Let’s call it the Wagner-Grant-Breyfogle Batman, as these stories come from writers John Wagner and Alan Grant, and artist Norm Breyfogle. Continue reading Untitled

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#"When Batman Met Captain Beefheart"#1980s #Alan Grant #Batman #comics #Corrosive Man #DC Comics #detective comics #DJ Dark #gotham city radio #John Wagner #Mortimer Kadaver #norm breyfogle #The Wagner-Grant-Breyfogle Batman #WGCR #WGCR’s midnight to six man

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misterdtour · 10 months

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The Flash #243, “If I Can’t Rob Central City, Nobody Can!”

Looking back at classic comics is the primary purpose of this blog, but I will often find inspiration for such posts from contemporary events, as is the case today. Continue reading Untitled

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#1970s #bronze age #Captain Boomerang #Captain Cold #comics #DC Comics #Flash #Flash 243 #flash 244 #Heat Wave #Mirror Master #Nobody Can!”#Rogues’ Gallery #Superheroes #the top #Trickster #Weather Wizard #“If I Can’t Rob Central City #“The Last Day of June Is the Last Day of Central City!”

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misterdtour · 11 months

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John Romita 1930-2023

Late last night on Twitter, John Romita Jr. announced the passing of his father. He was ninety-three. Continue reading Untitled

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#1960s #1970s #comics #john romita #marvel comics #spider-man #Superheroes #web-slinger #webhead

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misterdtour · 11 months

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When Spidey Jumped the Shark, Pt. 4: The Len Wein Era

Looking back at the Len Wein era of Spider-Man. #spiderman #marvel #LenWein

This should be a relatively quiet and easy post, particularly compared to the previous one in this series. Continue reading Untitled

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misterdtour · 11 months

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Micronauts #36, “This Battlefield Earth!”

To celebrate the news of classic #Marvel #Micronauts #comics getting reprinted in 2024, I'm looking back at one of my favorite Micronauts comics.

Rom got the spotlight last week, now the Micronauts get their turn. Continue reading Untitled

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misterdtour · 11 months

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Rom #17, “Hybrid!”

A look back at some classic Rom stories featuring the x-men #Rom #RomSpaceKnight #Marvel #SpaceKnights #ParkerBrothers #romnibus #xmen #rogue

Rom has returned! In case you missed the news, the classic Rom comics (as well as Micronauts) published by Marvel back in the 80s are finally being packaged in reprint editions, scheduled for release beginning early next year, 2024. Continue reading Untitled

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#1980s #bill mantlo #brandy clark #bronze age #Brotherhood of evil mutants #comics #Destiny #dire wraith #hybrid #marvel comics #Mystique #rogue #rom #sal buscema #spaceknight #x-men

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