Green Arrow issue #5 – June 1988 (DC Comics) [Comic Book Spotlight of the Day]

The issue was no doubt ahead of its time.  A story about crimes against homosexual men, gang initiations and those dragged into the gang in order to survive, even if they had promising potential.  This was a darn good issue to read and again, another Read More …

Green Arrow issue #4 – May 1988 (DC Comics) [Comic Book Spotlight of the Day]

A riveting story about Oliver Queen vs. Fyers competing on who get a mystery device first.  Exciting and another wonderful “Green Arrow” story! TITLE: Green Arrow issue #4 YEAR: May 1988 COMPANY: DC Comics Writer: Mike Grell Artists: Ed Hannigan with Dick Giordano with Frank Read More …

Green Arrow issue #3 – April 1988 (DC Comics) [Comic Book Spotlight of the Day]

TITLE: Green Arrow issue #3 YEAR: April 1988 COMPANY: DC Comics Writer: Mike Grell Artists: Ed Hannigan with Dick Giordano with Frank McLaughlin Inks: Dick Giordano Colorist: Julia Lacquement Letterer: John Costanza Editor: Mike Gold One of the most well-known artist/writers in which fans can Read More …

Green Arrow issue #2 – March 1988 (DC Comics) [Comic Book Spotlight of the Day]

TITLE: Green Arrow issue #2 YEAR: March 1988 COMPANY: DC Comics Writer: Mike Grell Pencils: Ed Hannigan with Frank McLaghlin Inks: Dick Giordano Colorist: Julia Lacquement Letterer: John Costanza Editor: Mike Gold One of the most well-known artist/writers in which fans can expect quality is Read More …

Comic Book Spotlight of the Day: Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! vol. 1, issue #3 – May 1982 (DC Comics)

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 …

Comic Book Spotlight of the Day: Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! vol. 1, issue #2 – April 1982 (DC Comics)

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 …

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: Tales of the Teen Titans Annual #3 – 1984 (DC Comics)

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 …

Comic Book Spotlight of the Day: Action Comics vol. 1, issue #584 – January 1987 (DC Comics)

TITLE: Action Comics vol. 1, issue #584 YEAR: January 1987 COMPANY: DC Comics Writer: John Byrne Embellisher: Dick Giordano Colorist: Tom Ziuko Letterer: John Costanza Editor: Andrew Helfer Created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Schuster After DC’s restructuring of DC Comics history after “Crisis on Read More …

Comic Book Spotlight of the Day: Green Arrow issue #1 – February 1988 (DC Comics)

TITLE: Green Arrow issue #1 YEAR: February 1988 COMPANY: DC Comics Writer: Mike Grell Illustrated by Ed Hannigan & Dick Giordano Colorist: Julia Lacquement Letterer:John Costanza Editor: Mike Gold One of the most well-known artist/writers in which fans can expect quality is Mike Grell. Known Read More …

Batman Issue #422 – August 1988 (DC Comics)

TITLE: Batman Issue #421 YEAR: August 1988 COMPANY: DC Comics Created by Bob Kane Writer: Jim Starlin Penciler: Dick Giordano Inker: Joe Rubinstein and Steve Mitchell Colorist: Anthony Tollin Letterer: John Costanza Edited by Denny O’Neil Two days ago, I wrote about Jim Starlin and Read More …