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Random Panel: When you gotta go, you gotta go

(From “Fantastic Comics” number 15, 1941.)

Power User Profile: Watson Bradshaw

Winner of Character Design Contest 55 and invaluable commenter Watson Bradshaw is the subject of this week’s Power User Profile. He also has my all-time favorite profile photo, so bursting with joy and good honest geeky excitement it fills me … Continue reading

Random Panel: Um, that’s a wall, Samson …

(From “Fantastic Comics” number 15, 1941.)

Sharing Day, Disillusionment Edition

When I was a kid, watching the original “Star Wars” trilogy was practically a religious experience. Those movies flamed the geeky fires of my nerdy little heart. I was already a big sci-fi and comics fan, but that first movie … Continue reading

Random Panel: The Playboy Club hits rock bottom

(From “Fantastic Comics” number 10, 1940.)

Dollah dollah billz, y’all!

Like a giddy country girl shopping in the big city for the first time, our little Lone Wolf cub dithered long and hard at the checkout counter over which two items to add to his inventory as his reward for … Continue reading

Not-so-great moments in abrupt plan changes

(From “Uncanny X-Men” number 150, ©Marvel Comics.)

More Shayme than Pryde, alas

Today I am pleased (horrified?) to give you what may be the worst costume I have ever seen. In a delicious twist of irony, it is worn by Kitty “Pryde”, though after being forced to appear in public like this … Continue reading

Random Panel: Life before the comics code. Also, EEEEWW!

(From “Fantastic Comics” number 10, 1940.)

Poll Position: Robots ATTACK!

We return once again to our “Versus” series, this time pitting two of the best-known robotic leaders in comics. One is dedicated to pure evil and destruction, while the other is a noble defender of goodness. And also a truck. … Continue reading