Superman vol. 1, issue 262 (March 1973) (DC Comics) [Comic Book Spotlight Review of the Day]

TITLE: Superman vol. 1, issue 262 YEAR: March 1973 WRITTEN BY: Elliot Maggin ART:  Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson EDITOR: Julius Schwartz Did Superman ever kill anyone? I suppose it depends on who you ask but issue 262 is rather interesting and unfortunately, I have Read More …

Superman vol. 1, issue 256 (September 1972) (DC Comics) [Comic Book Spotlight Review of the Day]

TITLE: Superman vol. 1, issue 256 YEAR: September 1972 WRITTEN BY: Cary Bates ART:  Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson EDITOR: Julie Schwartz During the early ’70s, “Superman” still managed to maintain its family friendly storylines and quite often you received two stories for a wonderful Read More …

Comic Book Spotlight of the Day: Superman Issue #402 – December 1984 (DC Comics)

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 …

Comic Book Spotlight of the Day: Superman Issue #411 – September 1985 (DC Comics)

TITLE: Superman issue #411 YEAR: September 1985 COMPANY: DC Comics BY: Elliott S. Maggin, Curt Swan, Murphy Anderston, John Costanza, Genus D’Angelo AIDED AND ABETTED by Dick Giordano, Paul Levitz, Bob Rozakis For those who read early DC Comics, Julius “Julie” Schwartz was a major Read More …

Comic Book Spotlight of the Day: Superman Issue #373 – July 1982 (DC Comics)

TITLE: Superman vol. 1,  issue #373 YEAR: July 1982 COMPANY: DC Comics WRITER: Cary Bates PENCILLER: Curt Swan INKER: Dave Hunt COLORIST: Anthony Tollin LETTERER: John Costanza EDITOR: Julius Schwartz Rarely do you see men with a receding hairline, nearly bald, being treated like a Read More …

Comic Book Spotlight of the Day: Action Comics vol. 39, issue #457 -March 1976 (DC Comics)

TITLE: Action Comics vol. 39, issue #457 YEAR: March 1976 COMPANY: DC Comics Writer: Gerry Conway & Curt Swan Artwork: Tex Blaisdell Editing: Julius Schwartz While Superman must take on a lame supervillain known as Whirlicane, who rides around a green UFO, the main story Read More …

Comic Book Spotlight of the Day: Action Comics vol. 1, issue #583 – September 1986 (DC Comics)

TITLE: Superman vol. 1, issue #583 YEAR: September 1986 COMPANY: DC Comics Written By Alan Moore Art by Curt Swan & Kurt Schaffenberger Letterer: Todd Klein Colorist: Gene D’Angelo Editor: Julius Schwartz Back in 1986, there were major changes in store at DC Comics after Read More …