Dennis A. Amith presents My Comic Book Journey
TITLE: Conqueror of the Barren Earth Issue #1 YEAR: 1984 COMPANY: DC Comics Writer: Gary Cohn Artist: Ron Randall Colors by R. Le Rose Letterer: P. Felix Editor: Ross Andru In the 63rd issue of “The Warlord” (Nov. 1982), a backup story called “Barren Earth” Read More …
TITLE: The Incredible Hulk vol. 2, issue #122 YEAR: December 1969 COMPANY: Marvel Comics Writer: Roy Thomas Artist: Herbe Trimpe Letterer: Artie Simek Editor: Stan Lee Back in 1959, Marvel Comics released “Tales to Astonish”, a science-fiction anthology. While the majority of the stories featured Read More …
TITLE: Mad Magazine vol. 1, Issue 72 YEAR: July 1962 COMPANY: E.C. Publications, Inc. Publisher: William M. Gaines Editor: Albert B. Feldstein Art Director: John Putnam Production: Leonard Brenner Contributing Artists and Writers: The Usual Gang of Idiots In 1952, “Mad Magazine” was created by Read More …
TITLE: ElfQuest Issue 1 YEAR: August 1979 COMPANY: WaRP Graphics Written by Richard Pini, Wendy Pini Art by Wendy Pini I wrote a lengthy post about “ElfQuest” last month, as “ElfQuest: New Blood” was a random pull . While New Blood ushered in a new Read More …
TITLE: Showcase ’94 Issue #10 YEAR: September 1994 COMPANY: DC Comics Writer: Alan Grant Penciller: Mike Vosburg Inker: Ron McCain Letterer: Ken Bruzenak Colorist: Dave Hornung Editor: Neal Pozner Azrael created by Dennis O’Neil & Joe Quesada I blogged about Bruce Wayne taking back the Read More …
TITLE: Strange Tales Issue #116 YEAR: January 1964 COMPANY: Marvel Comics Writer: Stan Lee Drawn by Dick Ayers Inker: Geo.Bell Letterer: R. Holloway Back in 1951, Marvel Comics would unveil its horror anthology, “Strange Tales”. While popular, because of the Comics Code which was Read More …
TITLE: Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight – Issue #63 YEAR: August 1994 COMPANY: DC Comics Writer: Denny O’Neil Penciller: Barry Kitson Inker: Scott Hanna Letterer: Willie Schubert Colorist: Digital Chameleon Assistant Editor: Chuck Kim Associate Editor: Jim Spivey Editor: Archie Goodwin Batman created by Read More …
TITLE: Patsy Walker a.k.a. Hellcat! TPB YEAR: July 2016 COMPANY: Marvel Comics Writer: Kate Leth Artists: Brittney L. Williams & Natasha Allegri Color Artists: Megan Wilson & Natasha Allegri Letterers: VC’s Clayton Cowles with Joe Sabino Assistant Editor: Chris Robinson Editor: Wil Moss I have Read More …
TITLE:Sabre vol. 1, issue #1 YEAR: August 1983 COMPANY: DC Comics Writer/Co-Creator: Don McGregor Artist/Co-Creator: Paul Gulacy Lettered by Annette Kawecki Colorist: Glynis Wein Editor: Tom Orzechowski Back in August 1978, Eclipse Comics released the first modern graphic novel, “Sabre” which was created by writer Read More …
TITLE:Batman and the Outsiders vol. 1, issue #1 YEAR: August 1983 COMPANY: DC Comics Writer/Co-Creator: Mike W. Barr Artist/Co-Creator: Jim Aparo Colorist: Adrienne Roy Editor: Len Wein For those who have read “Batman”, especially during the ’80s and ’90s, we have seen a vulnerable Bruce Read More …
TITLE: Rom Spaceknight vol. 1, Issue #36 YEAR: November 1982 COMPANY: Marvel Comics Written by Bill Mantlo Penciler: Sal Buscema Inker: Akine E. Garvey Letterer: Janice Chiang Colors: Ben Sean Editor: Ann Nocenti Editor-in-Chief: Jim Shooter Back in the 70s, Scott Dankman, Richard C. Levy and Read More …