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Writer of AMERICAN COMIC BOOK CHRONICLES: 1960-1964 & 1965-1969, the Eisner-nominated COMIC BOOK IMPLOSION (w/Keith Dallas) and lots of other things. Major DC Comics historian and consultant. Newspaper comic strip fan/preservationist. I contain multitudes.

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A Jules Feiffer cartoon on Nixon from April 28, 1974. Why does this seem so familiar?

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My favorite variant covers of the week: Catwoman #84 (Frank Cho), Black Panther 60th Anniversary Special #1 (Steve Rude), and Nightwing #135 (Dave Johnson).

20.02.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Love and the Single Supergirl.

Two of this week's covers for issue #10 by Sophie Campbell and Joe Quinones.

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This week, in ACTION COMICS #1095, Mark Waid finally fixes a long absent omission from Superboy mythology with a 21st Century reconsideration of how Clark Kent's best friend Pete Ross deals with suddenly having a big big secret. It's note perfect. Art by Patricio Delpeche, Ryan Sook & Chris Sprouse

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Mike Rosenthal

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Happy #LibraryShelfieDay

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"Boy and Moon," by Edward Hopper (circa 1906-1907).

23.01.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Shhh, it's National Squirrel Appreciation Day!

Art by Erica Henderson.

21.01.2026 11:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From the recent (and wonderful) hardback showcase of Rea Irvin's THE SMYTHES: April 16, 1933.

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January 14, 1951: Famed Captain Marvel artist C.C. Beck also had an advertising studio that produced a few Sunday comics ads like this one meant to publicize Unicorn Press' New Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia. The grand prize was a whopping $102,500.

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WONDER WOMAN: THE SILVER AGE OMNIBUS, VOL. 3, for which I wrote the foreword. I'm not sure of the exact on-sale date but it will be sometime in January.

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Pogo, by Neal Sternecky: January 1, 1992.

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The Family Circus, by Bil Keane: December 18, 1966.

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King Features' 1949 promotional Christmas Carol book "Sing With King" included this piece by BUZ SAWYER's Roy Crane featuring Buz (far right), Buz's wife Christy and Buz's pal Roscoe Sweeney.

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This wonderful original by Scott Koblish arrived today! A few months back, Scott reached out to see if I had a list of every established Green Lantern in DC's history. He needed reference for his upcoming GREEN LANTERN #600 variant cover. I came up with--gulp!--eleven pages of names!

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Hagar the Horrible, by Dik Browne: December 18, 1973.

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Charles Addams, for The New Yorker: December 21, 1946.

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December 17, 1950: excerpt from Little Annie Rooney, by Brandon Walsh and Darrell McClure.

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Little Dot #29 (1957). Art by Warren Kremer.

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Frank Miller for the Des Moines Register: December 14, 1958.

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December 20, 1964: Lolly, by Pete Hansen.

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Joseph Leyendecker for the Saturday Evening Post (Dec. 26, 1936).

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Christmas 1988: Neither snow nor rain nor Skrulls nor Doctor Doom would keep Willie Lumpkin from his appointed rounds. Art by John Byrne from Marvel Comics Presents #18.

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The Family Circus, by Bil Keane: December 11, 1968.

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December 10, 1950: A full-page ad in the Sunday comics section.

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When Schulz recycled this line from his November 18, 1961 strip for 1965's "A Charlie Brown Christmas," he transferred the key dialogue in panel two from Linus to Sally.

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A year after "A Charlie Brown Christmas" first aired, Charles Schulz recalled Linus’ show-stopping scene in the December 18, 1966 Sunday strip. Scan via Fantagraphics’ The Complete Peanuts.

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December 9, 1965: Written by Peanuts creator Charles Schulz, the CBS special β€œA Charlie Brown Christmas” drew dialogue directly from earlier comic strips and faithfully translated the heart and bite of the feature to a degree that few adaptations have ever pulled off.

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