Dennis A. Amith presents My Comic Book Journey
TITLE: Batman issue #363 YEAR: September 1983 COMPANY: DC Comics Created by Bob Kane Writer: Doug Moench Penciler: Don Newton Inker: Alfredo Alcala Letterer: Ben Oda Colorist: Adrienne Roy Editor: Len Wein Back in the ’80s, the character Natalia Knight a.k.a. Nocturna was one of Read More …
TITLE: Batman issue #274 YEAR: April 1976 COMPANY: DC Comics Created by Bob Kane Writer: David Vern Reed Penciler: Ernie Chan Inker: Ernie Chan Letterer: Ben Oda Edited by Julius Schwartz When it comes to “Batman” stories, there is one thing that starry-eyed Batman fans Read More …
The Teen Titans take on the scourge of the streets and an issue showcasing the teenage drug problem, prostitution problem, teenage pregnancy problem in America during the early ’80s (and still a problem today). TITLE: The New Teen Titans vol. 1, issue #27 YEAR: January Read More …
TITLE: Justice League of America Issue #173 YEAR: December 1979 COMPANY: DC Comics WRITER: Gerry Conway ARTISTS: Dick Dillin and Frank McLaughlin LETTERER: Ben Oda COLORIST: Jerry Serpe EDITOR: Ross Andru After watching the DCU TV series “Black Lightning”, I figured that it would be Read More …
TITLE: Justice League of America Issue #172 YEAR: November 1979 COMPANY: DC Comics WRITER: Gerry Conway ARTIST: Dick Dillin and Frank McLaughlin LETTERER: Ben Oda COLORIST: Jerry Serpe EDITOR: Ross Andru A little over a year and half after the “Justice League of America” was Read More …
TITLE: Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! vol. 1, issue #3 YEAR: May 1982 COMPANY: DC Comics Written by Roy Thomas Artists: Scott Shaw Inker: Bob Smith Letterer: Ben Oda Colorist: Carl Gafford Editor: Dick Giordano My journey of re-reading “Captain Carrot and His Read More …
TITLE: Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! vol. 1, issue #2 YEAR: April 1982 COMPANY: DC Comics Written by Roy Thomas Artists: Alfredo Alcala and Scott Shaw Letterer: Ben Oda Colorist: Carl Gafford Editor: Dick Giordano When I started mycomicbookjourney.com, my original pick to Read More …
TITLE: Superman vol. 1, issue #402, YEAR: December 1984 COMPANY: DC Comics WRITER: Cary Bates/E. Nelson Bridwell PENCILLER: Curt Swan/Wayne Boring INKER: Bob Oksner/Pablo Marcos LETTERER: Ben Oda COLORIST: Gene D’Angelo EDITOR: Julius Schwartz In the ’80s, “Superman” featured stories that almost seemed as if Read More …
TITLE: Tales of the Teen Titans Issue #45 YEAR: August 1984 COMPANY: DC Comics Co-Creators/Co-Editors: Marv Wolfman & George Perez Finisher: Mike DeCarlo Letterer: Ben Oda Colorist: Adrienne Roy It was not long after Tara had been killed and the betrayal on the team hit Read More …
TITLE: The New Adventures of Superboy – vol. 1 Issue #9 RELEASE: September 1980 COMPANY: DC Comics Writer: Cary Bates Penciller: Kurt Schaffenberger Inker: Dave Hunt Colorist: Gene D’Angelo Letterer: Ben Oda Editor: Julius Schwartz As a child, I grew up reading “Superboy and the Read More …
TITLE: Tales of the Teen Titans Annual #3 YEAR: 1984 COMPANY: DC Comics Co-Creator: Marv Wolfman & George Perez Letter: Ben Oda Finishers: Mike DeCarlo + Dick Giordano Colorist: Adrienne Roy Back in the ’80s, while “X-Men” was a popular series of the time, one Read More …