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I don't know if I'd say that Storm is my favorite female character (mostly because I'm not sure I'd say I have "favorites" per se) but she's certainly up there. And since there were requests for Storm scans, I'm going to share some scans of her very earliest appearances, so you can know she was awesome from the very beginning. I'll also be interspersing it with other scans from the same issues that amuse me.

( Onward! )

Current Music: Joan Baez - Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts

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I confess I can't bring myself to take entire umbrage with the concept of "Before Watchmen", and it's not a subject I'm going to discuss in this posting as it's been explored in depth elsewhere. It's had some good titles and some titles which left me disappointed or cold, but what I don't think anyone can deny is that, for better or worse, it's had some VERY impressive creators.

Case in point

( Len Wein and Steve Rude on 'Dollar Bill' )

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liekomgwtfbbq asked for "some of DC's mystic characters doing what they do" over in the latest requests post, and mentioned Phantom Stranger and Traci 13 specifically. Traci I've got none of except the Blue Beetle appearances, but I have got a Phantom Stranger issue, #25, coming to you from 1969 and the pens of Len Wein and Jim Aparo. This is a standalone issue dealing with voodoo and a serpent cult. If any of those three key words are triggery for you, beware of what's below the cut.

Sometimes, what the Phantom Stranger does is...not very much, beyond issuing the standard Mysterious Asshole Warnings, then standing back and letting his warn-ee's own character lead them to their own mystical fate or not, as the case may be, rather than intervening proactively on their behalf. This is one such case, in which jerkass filmmaker Jim Colter - travels to tropical Costa Roja to film, and mightily disrespect, the cult and its legendary Dance of the Serpent.

It does not go well for him, and after being royally dissed more than once by Colter, PS is ready to leave him to his fate. He ends up with a curse on his head courtesy of the High Serpent Priest -

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( the union of the snake is on the climb )

Current Mood: amused
Current Location: not Costa Roja, thank god
Current Music: Duran Duran, "Union of the Snake"

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From AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #176, Peter Parker wakes up after a fight with the Punisher and the Hitman resulted in a bullet wound in his arm.

Amazing Spider-Man V1 #176 - Page 5

Peter has healing powers, meaning he rarely has to explain any bruises from his tussles with bad guys. But is it really "I just need a good night's sleep to heal from a bullet wound" level?

Landlady Mrs. Muggins was a somewhat important supporting character from AMAZING #139 (when Peter moved into her Chelsea building) to AMAZING #300 (when Peter and Mary Jane moved out). She often griped how Peter was late with his rent, his odd hours, and the occasional super-villain attack.

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Another "Accentuate the Positive" post, one which I have posted bits of before, and had posted on s_d 1.0, but which I've checked and I haven't posted on here, which surprises me, but any excuse, as we venture into a story where we discover that it must have been one HELL of a party last night for Robin..

( Walt Simonson on art... you need MORE of a reason? )

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...according to current DC lore, it's the birthday of Dick Grayson! ("Robin" being his mothers pet name for him, since he arrived on the first day of Spring.... That makes more sense when you're American, as your robins are associated with Spring, whereas in Europe they're associated with Christmas and winter.

But first, a word from our ~~stalke~~r... SPONSOR

So with that recommendation... here is a summation of Dick's pre-Crisis origin as shown in the first attempt to summarise a complete history of Batman and his cast - "The Untold Legend of the Batman" from 1980, in this case issue 2 (Five pages from a 21 page story)

( Jim Aparo beneath... and that's a GOOD thing )

( Some other fols take on m'boy... )

( And some fun fanart from DA... )

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Time for a post showing an earth green lantern at their worst, and today we get to my favorite John Stewart. This is an amazing story from DCs 80s retroactive and so it takes place pre marine retcon of john stewart. Now he is just a rebellious kind hearted and passionate architect...who fights crime. Over the course of this story he finds love, fights a talking shark, saves the world from nuclear disaster, shows another villian why crime is stupid, and Screws up big time. This by far has to be the best john stewart centric story and(its giant sized) I have read in a long time.

It will hurt to tear John down a bit in this story, but meh all green lanterns deserve it now and again.

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I loved the DC retoactives for giving us the awesome giant sized issues, and me this amazing story one of my favorie DC heroes. Although he screwed up a lot he was still the freaking man, and this is by far one of the funniest mainstream books I have read.

On the Lantern screwup scale I rate it a 6.5/10

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Bonjour again, Ladies and Gentlemen!

As I promised last week, today you get another dosage of the saga of the Gentleman Ghost and you are going to get a nice treat in this session. Ever wondered what would happen if the world's greatest detective faced the world's greatest thief on a match of wits and resources? Well, today's session will deal with such scenario by pitting the Gentleman Ghost against Batman. Witness in amazement as the Cadaverous Cavalier of Crime confronts the Dark Knight on a series of battles that would make them sworn enemies. The actors are ready and the stage has been set. It's Showtime!

( Ghosts and Bats )

Current Mood: artistic
Current Location: Gotham City
Current Music: Miracle Guy

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Greetings True Believers!

Here's one from the vaults! The Mighty Thor #248 to be exact.

When the Warriors Three hit the Big Apple it's like a kegger/brawl/buffet all rolled into one.

Enjoy!

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Current Location: Earth-616

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Greetings True Believers!

I've had a request for B/K goodness so here it is. I do love the way they snap at each other.

While there is much love for the Simonson and JMS runs of Thor (justified) there have been other runs which I feel affection for. Such as Len Wein's.

It's '70s Thor. It's funky and full of adventures. Enjoy!

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Current Location: NornRealm

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Here we come to the final stretch of the Bloodlines epic. The Outbreak and Earthplague have passed, now the Earth faces its Deathstorm. The Parasites have become public knowledge, though that has helped the heroes very little thus far.

In this part we get to meet the heir to a weapons manufacturing company Andrew Van Horn.

18 pages of a 56 page story.

Also an ad for the Bloodlines event that I found when I my friend showed me a copy of the Giant Sized Atom Special #2 that I borrowed to get a scan of.

( Meet Gunfire. Who sadly enough does not have guns that shoot fire. )

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saralakali requested "The 12 Labors of Wonder Woman", a storyline that ran in 1974-75.
( Never trust Clark Gable in a Musketeer outfit )

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In 1996 DC had an event named Legends of the Dead Earth. The premise was that they were telling stories of earth's heroes centuries after its destruction. All DC annuals in 1996 tied into this event. The 39-page Green Lantern annual had the least relation to this event, given its stories had nothing to do with any of Earth's Green Lanterns.

But that's a good thing, because these two stories are way more memorable than anything else to do with that forgettable event.
( The first tale deals with an unlikely hero. )

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This is one of the stories that hold a deep place in my heart. I knew nothing about the Crimson Avenger before this since he's only mentioned very rarely in DC these days. In current continuity he's considered one of the first DC heroes to show up in the "modern day" inspiring the later Justice Society and Justice League.

Lord knows if it's still in continuity, I think it is, but he's fought alongside the Seven Soldier of Victory and while originally just a classy suit wearing character he later donned some superhero duds which kinda look silly but they do remind me of the Dan Garret Blue Beetle so I can't call them awful. After his stint with the Seven Soldiers of Victory he was transported to the near present roughly the time Infinity Inc started to show up I believe.

Still it's also a good example of a backup story being so much cooler than the front or main story and I hope you folks love it.

DC Comics Presents #38

Just under 2 and 2/3 pages from an 8 page story.

( The Last Tale of El Vengadore Rojo-The Crimson Avenger! )

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One of the most distinctive aspects of The Bronze Age of Comics (early 70's to mid 80's) was how it mixed classic superheroics in a greater sense of realism.

Or at least, that was the attempt, more often than not. Even those results that were groundbreaking at the time now read as dated, ham-handed, and/or just plain silly. I mean, I know it's blasphemous, but have any of you recently read the O'Neil/Adams Green Lantern/Green Arrow run?

Due to the popularity of James Bond and other Cold War spy adventures, Batman's stories took on a more global scope, most notably once O'Neil brought in Ra's Al Ghul. Even the classic Rogues got into the espionage game, including Penguin, Joker, and, of course, the focus of today's story:

( The surprise identity of today's mystery guest villain behind the cut! )

So obviously Two-Face survives, but we're never given any explanation to how. In fact, this was at least his second sure death during the Bronze Age, the first of which I still have yet to post, and that one wasn't explained away either!

Instead, Harvey returns a mere year later, with no mention of this story whatsoever, in another Novick-drawn tale that not only brings back Gilda, but also directly spins out of the Dave Davis origin. It's Gilda's first appearance since the Golden Age, and the first truly interesting look at the character and why she's so vital to Harvey as a character.

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Storm's early adventures

Before Watchmen - Dollar Bill

Phantom Stranger #25 - Dance of the Serpent

Does whatever a spider can, including... healing from bullet wounds?

One of my favourite Batman stories - Batman #321 "Dreadful Birthday Dear Joker"

It's the first day of spring, and you know what that means....

Cute Romance Week: Aunt May and Doctor Octopus

Green Lantern screw ups...John Stewart has his identity revealed. Big issue post

Spooky Saturdays : The Knightmare that Haunted Gotham City

Volstagg stops traffic and then Thor fixes traffic.

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Deathstroke The Terminator Annual #2 (1993) Bloodlines Deathstorm Part 1

The 12 Labors of Wonder Woman

A Tale of Two Lanterns

30 Days of Winter Day 24: Last Stand of The Crimson Avenger!

Superman/Santa Claus Team Up

DC Universe Legacies #7

Two-Face Tuesday! Bronze Age espionage fun with King Faraday in "Two for the Money!"

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