Ken Hale’s still not sure what happened with that dodgy business back in the jungle. But he’s plagued by the dreams. Dreams of… the Gorilla-Man! Your Major Spoilers Retro Review of Men’s Adventures #26 awaits!
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Just as the superhero has precursors in pulps, myth and even Japanese kamishibai (paper theatre), the modern comic book traveled through a few developmental stages. Your Major Spoilers Retro Review of Famous Funnies: A Carnival of Comics awaits!
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are about to go through an expansion phase. It’s a new century, and time to go global! Your Major Spoilers Retro Review of Avengers #38 awaits!
Somewhere between revival and retcon, there lives… Yankee Doodle Dandy! And even by Doom Patrol standards, this one is weird. Your Major Spoilers Retro Review of Doom Patrol #51 awaits!
The problem with trying to collect British comics is often the difference in the definition of “comics.” Still, there is one British hero that I’ve found worth the collecting trouble, and they call him… BANANAMAN! Your Major Spoilers Retro Review of Nutty #1 awaits!
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!
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!