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Entries from August 2008

The Spirit, 3 February 1946

September 18th, 2007 · No Comments

The End of the World

A man wearing a sign proclaiming the end of the world wanders the streets, informing a man it’ll all be over in a week–three scientists are planning on using an independently-crated atom bomb. The man collapses and the attending physician sends for Commissioner Dolan–the man is suffering from radiation poisoning. News […]

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All-Flash #1 by Mark Waid, Karl Kerschl, Ian Churchill, Manuel Garcia, Joe Bennett and Daniel Acuña

September 14th, 2007 · No Comments

Was I expecting more from All-Flash #1? Maybe. I probably shouldn’t have been. Meant to bring the existing Flash series to the return of Wally West, it turns a four page story into a twenty-two page one… most of the scenes belong in other comic books, most notably Justice League of America and this issue’s […]

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Tags: DC Comics · Daniel Acuña · Flash · Ian Churchill · Joe Bennett · Manuel Garcia · Mark Waid

Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane #7.3

September 13th, 2007 · No Comments

The Girl Who Stole Superman
by an unknown writer and Kurt Schaffenberger
…you’d expect trouble–and that is exactly what you get!
On assignment covering Metropolis’s slums, Lois discovers Superboy’s girlfriend Lana Lang in line for a charity food service. Lois approaches her and discovers Lana came to Metropolis looking for work and failed to find any. Lois takes […]

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Batman #666 by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert

September 11th, 2007 · No Comments

I just told my wife last night, the last decide year to be born to know good movies was 1978. I’m not sure what the last good year for comic books was, but it must have been before that, because no one should have had to go through the 1990s. Reading Batman #666 reminded me […]

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The Spirit, 27 January 1946

September 10th, 2007 · No Comments

The Siberian Dagger

Commissioner Dolan is sleeping at home, preparing for his poker night with some other policemen, when a loud crash wakes him. He discovers Niechevo, the great Siberian sleuth, with mule, in his living room. Niechevo is looking for the Siberian Dagger, which Dolan thinks gangster “Morgue” Mason has in his possession. However, Niechevo […]

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