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Mar 24, 2017 - 7:17 AM
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Jim Phelps
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Ah, where was I? Okay.
Been reading many Superman and Action Comics from my tragic youth years, and one thing that is apparent is how "basic" and old fashioned many Superman stories from 1978-84 are. From the Cary Bates writing to the Curt Swan artwork, Superman/Action Comics find The Man of Steel in stories that could very well have been published in the 1950s and 1960s. These tales are more youth-oriented than the same stories being told in JLA or DC Comics Presents, the Superman team-up book.
Occasionally there is a story a cut above the usual Bates-Swan offering, but mostly they feel free of in-depth continuity or "dark" or "edgy" stories, even for that time period. They are largely well told and highly entertaining, though. They remind me of everything I loved about Superman as a kid, though Batman was always my hero of choice. It was fun to read these comics again. I'll spare you all the sight of eight-year-old me in my Ben Cooper Superman costume, circa 1979.
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You did it again, Jim. You got me to buy that Back Issue, um, back issue. Bring on the vintage photo!
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Who was the artist on that above picture? It's really decent.
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Who was the artist on that above picture? It's really decent.
Looks like John Buscema's art.
I didn't really start reading Superman books until the John Byrne reboot after Crisis, so my knowledge of his stories before that is pretty minimal. The only stories I can think of that I have read are the Alan Moore stories, including Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow two part farewell letter to pre-Crisis Superman, and For the Man Who Has Everything, both of which are excellent. Of course that will change when I receive the Phantom Zone book I ordered!
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Michael_Scorefan: Have you had the chance to read the Phantom Zone yet?
I haven't even received it yet. When I ordered it, I bundled it with a book coming out in June. Although I have received some other items form the order, Phantom Zone hasn't shipped yet, so I may not receive it until mid-June. I know you wanted to post comments about it, so why don't you, and I will chime in once I get the book.
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A while back we were talking about NIGHT FORCE - Marv Wolfman's and Gene Colan's 80's DC supernatural horror team up. Well, the whole thing is coming just in time for Halloween, says Amazon....
Night Force by Marv Wolfman: The Complete Series Hardcover – October 31, 2017
Writer Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan, the creative team behind the classic Marvel Comics 1970s series TOMB OF DRACULA, reunited in 1982 for NIGHT FORCE, collected here for the first time ever. The series begins as the mysterious sorcerer Baron Winter assembles a team to take on an occult evil. But can the granddaughter of Dracula's greatest foe, a powerful parapsychologist and a time-lost warrior from the court of King David, tackle these threats?
Collecting NEW TEEN TITANS #21 and NIGHT FORCE #1-14.
https://www.amazon.com/Night-Force-Marv-Wolfman-Complete/dp/1401274293/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494955644&sr=8-1&keywords=wolfman+night+force
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Yes, there is getting to be almost too much coming out, and I've taken a break from ordering because I've been slow to crack open what I've got. (In the Tales of the Batman category, f'rinstance, I've only got the Gene Colan volume. Um, obviously.)
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) 
Anytime I can get across the love I have for this stuff and "move" someone to also give it a look always makes my day.
