Since their fateful test flight, Reed, Sue, Johnny, and Ben have faced a literal army of foes, from dragons to time-travelers to clones of deposed dictators. But what happens when ALL those foes return at once? Your Major Spoilers Retro Review of Fantastic Four #100 awaits!
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Jimmy’s seeing little people everywhere! Could it be elves? Leprechauns? What is the secret of The Superman Emergency Squad? Your Major Spoilers Retro Review of Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #48 awaits!
The Golden Age of comics created the superhero, but by the 1950s, the cowboy was king. Or, in the case of K-Bar Kate, queen. Your Major Spoilers Retro Review of Western Crime-Busters #1 awaits!
If you believe the Internet, the subject of today’s Retro Review is the first stretchy superhero in comic history. The problem is, he doesn’t stretch. So, what IS the deal with The Thin Man? Your Major Spoilers Retro Review of Mystic Comics #4 awaits!
Before there was Batman, before there was Superman, there was… Hope Hazard! Your Major Spoilers Retro Review of Detective Comics #3 awaits!
For centuries, a warrior has reincarnated over and over to combat threats even the gods could not defeat. Your Major Spoilers Retro Review of Devi #1 awaits!
Before there was Chaos! Comics, there was Evil Ernie. And Evil Ernie begat Lady Death, and the rest is… Actually, the rest is carnage. Your Major Spoilers Retro Review of Evil Ernie #1 awaits!
Long before there was Black Label, long before even Vertigo, DC’s horror anthologies handled the occult, the arcane, and the dark places between. And there, in the shadows, is where we meet Mister E! Your Major Spoilers Retro Review of Secrets of Haunted House #31 awaits!
It’s well-documented that King T’Challa predates, if only barely, the political group that also calls themselves The Black Panthers. But have you heard about the time they tried to address it in the comics? Your Major Spoilers Retro Review of Fantastic Four #119 awaits!
Three apples high and able to eat berries without ruining their white clothes, The Smurfs are a pretty amazing bunch. But when they first debuted, they were all boys… until La Schtroumpfette! Your Major Spoilers Retro Review of Les Schtroumpfs #3 awaits!
The lineage of Batman will continue into the far future. But what about the legacy of The Joker? Your Major Spoilers Retro Review of Batman #59 awaits!
Everybody loves to talk about the first issues of classic comic books, but I’ve always found it fun to example the last issue. Your Major Spoilers Retro Review of Marvel Mystery Comics #92 awaits!
These days, we know Doctor Nemesis as the pharmacological genius behind the Krakoan-era miracle drugs. But not only did he not debut as a mutant, he didn’t even debut in a Marvel Comic! Your Major Spoilers Retro Review of Lightning Comics #6 awaits!
The first Batgirl made her debut in 1961. It took forty years (and a couple of additional Batgirls) before she got her own ongoing solo comic. Your Major Spoilers Retro Review of Batgirl #1 awaits!