I know this is a free giveaway comic but you’d think they wouldn’t just use the first panel as their cover when it tells you nothing about the story.
TRS-80 Computer Whiz Kids
Radio Shack/Archie Comic Publications (1984)
“The Computer Trap”
WRITER: Paul Kupperberg
ARTISTS: Dick Ayers & Chic Stone
EDITORIAL DIRECTION: William Palmer
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It should be noted that Kratos is a long stronger and more muscular than Shad’s testers, and the blades and chains are infused with Olympian god magic. The chains are basically to control the blades, like keeping a horse from running off…when thrown at your opponent…you know what I mean. It’s an easy way for Kratos to call them back.
Not a scary long list but it happens more often than I thought.
Admittedly he didn’t know they were baddies when he dated them, and if you look at someone like Andrea she became a bad guy after they broke up, but I did look up a list to see if anyone besides Talia and Catwoman could go on this list and I was surprised how many of Bruce’s dates turned out to be evil or became evil at some point. As for Flatline, she is the protege of Lord Death Man in current DC continuity so she’s hardly a hero. I blame Damien’s mother. Or maybe grandpa.
One last distraction this week and I should be able to focus solely on the site. This is good considering we’re starting a new book for Chapter By Chapter that unintentionally ties in to this week’s Jake & Leon. I’m not sure what else is coming outside of the comic reviews (except for Thursday as it’s just me going through non-Marvel leftovers since I’m doing Marvel on Tuesday with more Captain America) but hopefully it’ll be fun for us all. Have a great week, everyone!
Giant From The Unknown is a 1958 low-budget…sci-fi? horror? What genre does this go in? It’s the story of a giant conquistador from Unknown, Spain who somehow keeps coming back to life and dying again until it’s time to actually kill someone on-screen. There to stop him is a cop who is looking for an excuse to arrest a local geologist for no apparent reason. Said geologist meets an archaeologist and his obligatory pretty daughter. Can they stop the giant from killing people? How about people of importance?
It’s up to Michael J. Nelson. Bill Corbett, and Kevin Murphy to bring us the answer and get me something to post for Saturday Night Showcase on a crazy week. Thrill to the grid scans. Be amazed at unbelievable stasis. Wonder why didn’t they didn’t make more Peanuts jokes just because this movie’s Charlie Brown is a minor character. Enjoy…won’t you?
Dan’s side job in home renovation hit a snag.
The Blue Beetle #5
Fox Features Syndicate (November-December, 1940)
They’re doing it to me again. Another anthology. Look, Golden Age, not every book has to be an anthology. A couple of issues ago you had two original Blue Beetle stories with no reprints for other characters. It’s a pain to review and I don’t want to ditch this series as well. It was why I started doing the Golden Age comics, to see the classic Beetle stories in action.
I apologize if you folks are sick of me complaining about this. It’s okay to read, and you can do so here, but it’s a pain to review. I like my review format. It’s tough to do with so many short stories and I’m reading The Blue Beetle, not reprints of stories with characters from the anthology comics. Fine, I’ve vented. Let’s get on with this.
A bit off-topic for this site but yesterday kicked my butt and I’m still under the weather today. Besides, half of you are probably drunk right now and I’m surprised you can read this.
St. Patrick’s Day is a day in honor of Patrick Icantfindalastname of the British Icantfindalastnames. He wasn’t Irish but came Ireland’s patron saint…despite never being canonized officially by the Catholic Church, making him as much a saint as Susan St. James. He still brought Christianity (not counting a few Christians who already lived in the then-Pagan country), and has been accused of everything from the four-leaf clover to driving out the snakes. Apparently he did none of these things.
I have a few videos about St. Patrick and the holiday that honors him that you might find interesting…if all the green beer hasn’t put you out cold yet.
“If I keep going I’ll find a background eventually.”
Tangent Comics: The Atom
DC Comics (December, 1997)
“Truth”
WRITER/LAYOUT/TANGENT CONCEPT: Dan Jurgens
FINISHES: Paul Ryan
COLORIST: Pat Garrahy
SEPARATIONS: Digital Chameleon
LETTERER: Dave Lanphear
ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Dana Kurtin
EDITOR: Eddie Berganza
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