Comic Book Spotlight of the Day: Superman vol. 2, Issue #22 – October 1988 (DC Comics)

TITLE: Superman vol. 2, issue #22 YEAR: October 1988 COMPANY: DC Comics STORY & ART: John Byrne LETTERER: John Costanza COLORIST: Petra Scotese ASSISTANT EDITOR: Renee Witterstaetter EDITOR: Mike Carlin SUPERMAN created by Siegel and Shuster Back in 1989, a crossover arc known as “Superman: Read More …

Comic Book Spotlight of the Day: Ghost – In the Smoke and Din – TPB – July 2013 (Dark Horse Comics)

TITLE: Ghost – In the Smoke and Din – TPB YEAR: July 2013 COMPANY: Dark Horse Comics STORY: Kelly Sue Deconnick ART: Phil Noto LETTERS: Richard Starkings & Comicraft COVER: Alex Ross I’ve written about Ghost before, about Elisa Cameron who is in search of Read More …

X-Men Unlimited issue #1 – June 1993 (Marvel Comics)

TITLE: X-Men Unlimited Issue #1 YEAR: June 1993 COMPANY: Marvel Comics WRITER: Scott Lobdell PENCILLER: Chris Bachalo INKER: Dan Panosian LETTERER: Chris Eliopoulos COLORIST: Glynis Oliver ASSISTANT: Jaye Gardner EDITOR: Kelly Corvese EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Tom DeFalco With the popularity of anything X-Men related during the early Read More …

Comic Book Spotlight of the Day: Superman vol. 2, Annual issue #3 – 1991 (DC Comics)

TITLE: Superman vol. 2, Annual issue #3 YEAR: 1991 COMPANY: DC Comics WRITER: Dan Jurgens PENCILLER: Dusty Abell INKS: Austin, Beatty, Giordano & Janke LETTERER: John Costanza COLORIST: Glenn Whitmore ASST. EDITOR: Dan Thorsland EDITOR: Mike Carlin SUPERMAN created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster Read More …

Comic Book Spotlight of the Day: The Uncanny X-Men issue #145 – May 1981 (Marvel Comics)

TITLE: The Uncanny X-Men issue #145 YEAR: May 1981 COMPANY: Marvel Comics WRITER: Chris Claremont PENCILLER: Dave Cockrum INKER: Josef Rubenstein LETTERER: Joe Rosen COLORIST: Glynis Wein EDITOR: Louise Jones EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Jim Shooter Back in the ’80s, one of the X-Men’s greatest foes was Arcade, Read More …

Comic Book Spotlight of the Day: Superman vol. 2, Issue #33 – July 1989 (DC Comics)

TITLE: Superman vol. 2, issue #33 YEAR: July 1989 COMPANY: DC Comics WRITER: Roger Stern PENCILLER: Kerry Gammill INKER: Dennis Janke LETTERER: John Costanza COLORIST: Glenn Whitmore ASSOC. EDITOR: Jon Peterson EDITOR: Mike Carlin SUPERMAN created by Siegel and Shuster Back in 1989, a crossover Read More …

The Saga of the Original Human Torch Issue #2 – May 1990 (Marvel Comics)

TITLE: The Saga of the Original Human Torch issue #2 YEAR: May 1990 COMPANY: Marvel Comics WRITER: Roy Thomas PENCILER: Rich Buckler INKER: Danny Bulanadi LETTERER: Janice Chiang COLORIST: Bob Sharen EDITOR: Ralph Macchio EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Tom DeFalco Way back in October 1939, the android Jim Read More …

Comic Book Spotlight of the Day: Superman vol. 2, Issue #83 – November 1993 (DC Comics)

TITLE: Superman vol. 2, issue #83 YEAR: November 1993 COMPANY: DC Comics WRITER: Dan Jurgens PENCILLER: Dan Jurgens FINISHED ART: Joe Rubinstein LETTERER: John Costanza COLORIST: Glenn Whitmore ASST. EDITOR: Frank Pittarese EDITOR: Mike Carlin SUPERMAN created by Siegel and Shuster The Cyborg Superman has Read More …

Monkeyman and O’Brien Special – 1996 (Legend/Dark Horse Comics)

TITLE: Monkeyman and O’Brien Special YEAR: 1996 COMPANY: Legend/Dark Horse Comics Story & Art: Arthur Adams Colorist: Matthew Hollingsworth Letterer: Lois Buhalis Cover Colorist: Laura Allred Back in 1993, Arthur Adams created “Monkeyman and O’Brien”.  While an entertaining and fascinating comic book series, all that Read More …

Comic Book Spotlight of the Day: Superman vol. 2, Issue #82 – October 1993 (DC Comics)

TITLE: Superman vol. 2, issue #82 YEAR: October 1993 COMPANY: DC Comics WRITER: Dan Jurgens PENCILLER: Dan Jurgens INKER: Brett Breeding LETTERER: John Costanza COLORIST: Glenn Whitmore ASST. EDITOR: Frank Pittarese EDITOR: Mike Carlin Cyborg Superman has led Mongul and a group of aliens destroyed Read More …

Comic Book Spotlight of the Day: Marvel Team-Up featuring Spider-Man and Moondragon issue #44 – April 1976 (Marvel Comics)

TITLE: Marvel Team-Up featuring Spider-Man and Moondragon issue #44 YEAR: April 1976 COMPANY: Marvel Comics Writer: Bill Mantlo Illustrators: Sal Buscema and Mike Esposito Letters: K. Mantlo Colors: J. Cohen Editor: Marv Wolfman When I was a kid, I always found Moondragon to be rather Read More …