Art: Dan Barry Summary: Leaving the island of Tamboka (see D2-116 Shark Boy) to rendezvous with Zarkov on Xahid, an unexplored continent on Mongo, Flash and Dale are shown alien living spores that have grown into massive living creatures.Discovering [...]
D2-117 - "The Biggest Living Thing in the Universe” (4/15/80 to 8/9/80)
Người đăng: lecuongle on Thứ Hai, 31 tháng 1, 2011
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Clark Kent: Not An Atheist
Người đăng: lecuongle on Chủ Nhật, 30 tháng 1, 2011
Because, as the old saying goes, there are no atheists in foxholes. And Clark (or his Superman identity) certainly found himself in foxholes oft [...]
D2-116 - "Shark Boy” (12/24/79 to 4/14/80)
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Art: Dan Barry Summary: Ferrying U-Lan to his exile on the paradise island of Tamboka (see D2-115 Ming’s Children), Flash and his party are attacked by a two-headed sea dragon, but manage a miraculous escape thanks to the intervention of a boy riding [...]
A Modest Defense of Death
Người đăng: lecuongle on Thứ Năm, 27 tháng 1, 2011
Well, the latest outrage to hit the comics community is the "death" of the Human Torch, Johnny Storm. In the latest issue (No. 587) of the Fantastic Four, out today, Johnny Storm, the Human Torch, heroically dies in battle.Death [...]
Diamond Phantom Digest #8
Người đăng: lecuongle on Thứ Ba, 25 tháng 1, 2011
Wishing Everyone a Very Happy Republic Day!!!Hello Everyone,Today is the first anniversary of my first post on PBC and as a special treat I am posting Diamond comics Phatom digest #8. It contains one [...]
Amazing Fantasy #15
Người đăng: lecuongle on Thứ Hai, 24 tháng 1, 2011
I consider Spiderman the single best Silver Age character. For starters, he has the best motivation for putting on the outfit and fighting crime: Because when he failed to stop a criminal, it resulted in the death of his [...]
Is May the Cruelest Month?
Người đăng: lecuongle on Thứ Sáu, 21 tháng 1, 2011
I have often commented that DC released 30 comics a month, regular as clockwork, during the Silver Age. I based this on the fact that DC released about 3500 comics in the 1950s and about 3600 comics in the 1960s; simple math gave me the rest.But it [...]
In Search Of...
Người đăng: lecuongle on Thứ Tư, 19 tháng 1, 2011
Emailer Jason writes of his search for a particular story from his youth:But I've been trying to find one Superman story in particular, based only on a vague recollection of its plot and a very vivid image of a single illustrated [...]
D2-115: Mings Children
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Flash Gordon D-2 Series Strip Art: Dan Barry Summary: Surviving a murder attempt by Euda, one of his many wives, Ming learns that he has a son who is plotting to bring back his siblings from enforced exile and lead a movement to overthrow his [...]
Superman and Lois
Người đăng: lecuongle on Thứ Sáu, 14 tháng 1, 2011
Over at Superman Fan, blogger Nightwing posts a scathing review of a Silver Age Lois Lane story. He's particularly hard on the supposed romance between Lois and Superman:Honestly, I don’t know why so many people talk up [...]
Detective #288
Người đăng: lecuongle on Thứ Ba, 11 tháng 1, 2011
On the most obvious level, this issue is part and parcel of the horrific "monster of the month" era in Detective Comics that characterized a good part of Jack Schiff's tenure as editor of the Batman family of magazines. [...]
Frew 1587 -The Cabin Boy And The Princess
Người đăng: lecuongle on Thứ Hai, 10 tháng 1, 2011
Writer: Janne LundstromArtist: Hans LindahlCover: Painter FelmangEgmont has a long history of changing and twisting original Falk lore throughout its long and successful history.The new writer has [...]
D2-114 - "Black Out" (6/18/79 to 8/18/79)
Người đăng: lecuongle on Chủ Nhật, 9 tháng 1, 2011
Flash Gordon D-2 Series Strip Art: Dan Barry Summary: Readying themselves for their graduation test flight from Earth's Space Academy, The Space Kids are reunited with Flash as they set off on a faster-than-light flight to the stars.But on [...]
D2-113 - "Ming's Women” (2/26/79 to 6/16/79)
Người đăng: lecuongle on Thứ Bảy, 8 tháng 1, 2011
Flash Gordon D-2 Series StripArt: Dan BarrySummary: Realising that she is no longer Ming’s favourite consort, the harem girl Verma seeks refuge in Arboria, where she infiltrates Prince Barin's inner circle as companion to Thalia (see D2-112 Odyssey) [...]
D2-112 - "Odyssey” (11/20/78 to 2/24/79)
Người đăng: lecuongle on Thứ Sáu, 7 tháng 1, 2011
Art: Dan BarrySummary: Leaving Mongo’s Mystic Isles by boat (see D2-111 Slaves), Flash loses Thalia to a group of nomad fishermen who leave Flash for dead in the middle of the ocean.Coming to, Flash is rescued by a group of robot beach scavengers who [...]
Brave & Bold #57: DC's First Ambivalent Superhero
Người đăng: lecuongle on Thứ Năm, 6 tháng 1, 2011
Up till this point, DC's superheroes had all pretty much relished their superpowers. And why not? Who wouldn't want to be able to zoom at super speed, or have a ring that obeys your every command, or shrink down to the [...]
Superboy #108
Người đăng: lecuongle on Chủ Nhật, 2 tháng 1, 2011
As the cover story begins, Superboy receives a mental request from another planet, asking him to come help them. It turns out a super-powered youth named Mighto had stolen a statue of one of their most famous leaders. [...]
