Category: Comic Books
Marvelous Joltin’ Joe
June 25 will mark five years since the passing of Joe Sinnott. I was fourteen when I first read an interview with Joe. It was conducted by Mark Evanier and Tony Isabella (now preferring to be called Jenny Blake), and published in Marvelmania No. 4.
Here’s the original published format, suitable for widescreen viewing.
An brief bio is in the same issue, with Joe sharing space with bad boy Sci-Fi writer Harlan Ellison.
Drain the Swamp Thing
From DC to DC, Swamp Thing makes a special guest appearance on Paul Krugman’s Substack, nudging me ever closer to becoming a paid subscriber.
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/wake-up-and-smell-the-corruption
To Hellinger and Back
Following my introduction to comic books with Superman and Batman, Daredevil was my first step into the decidedly different world of the Marvel Comics Group.
The gritty tone of Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+ brought to mind Mark Hellinger, a New York street reporter turned columnist, who became an influential writer and producer of tough guy movies. Right now I’m watching Hellinger’s The Roaring Twenties, a quintessential Warner Brothers picture.
The movie is available here on Tubi.
Colbert’s Direct Current
After the Batman TV show transformed me into a rabid comic book fanboy, my favorite title was World’s Finest, featuring both Superman and Batman. Note how, with Batman’s sudden popularity, Superman was given second billing on the cover.
And now, 59 years later, Superman is teaming up with fanboy Stephen Colbert.
The Daily Planet — After Hours
“You’re mine now, my mild-mannered man of steel!”
