Memory Monday: Nicknames
I love it when Cyborg calls Robin “Bat-Boy.” (From New Teen Titans #25, November 1982. Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by George Perez and Romeo Tanghal.)
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Memory Monday: Hi-Tech Diaper
Damn. Even the diapers on Krypton fit like Spandex! (From World of Krypton, 1982. Written by Paul Kupperberg. Art by Howard Chaykin & Murphy Anderson.)
Read MoreMemory Monday: All Talk Works, Sometimes
I know I just used something from Swamp Thing #53 last week, but this sequence is one of my favorites ever. I think what I love so much is that Batman’s victory in this issue comes not against the fearsome,...
Read MoreMemory Monday: Batman is All Talk
What I love most about this is that little indulgent, self-confident smile on Swamp Thing’s mossy kisser. Sure you will, little human, he’s thinking. Sure you will. (From Swamp Thing #53, October 1986. Written by...
Read MoreMemory Monday: Balanced
Only if your “true appearance” involves somehow appending the word “marsh” to your name, Mallo. (From Action Comics #515, January 1981. Written by Bob Rozakis. Art by Alex Saviuk & Vince...
Read MoreMemory Monday: True Fantasy
Truthfully, it’s more the words “spacious Manhattan dwelling” than the floating, glowing brain that makes this a work of fantasy. (From All-Star Squadron #19, March 1983. Written by Roy Thomas. Art by Jerry...
Read MoreMemory Monday: Perfect Batman
This page is pretty much a perfect representation of what I loved about Batman and Robin as a kid — the mysterious disappearance, the frightening reappearance, the banter, the goofily-masked villains. (From Detective...
Read MoreMemory Monday: Super-Hero Faux Pas
Oh, Flash… Don’t you know you should always invite your teammates to your wedding? Otherwise, they’ll just gossip about you in the satellite headquarters. (From Flash #323, July 1983. Written by Cary Bates. Art...
Read MoreSuperman Visits Earth-Prime
For those of you who don’t know, Earth-Prime is our world… (From DC Comics Presents #87, November 1985. Written by Elliot S! Maggin. Art by Curt Swan and Al Williamson.)
Read MoreMemory Monday: Tell, Don’t Show
I saw this in a comic book store over Christmas weekend and I just had to buy it… (From Superboy #108, October 1963. Art by Curt Swan.)
Read MoreMemory Monday: The Definition of Manly
Being this confident, while standing there in a Speedo and elf boots. (From New Teen Titans #23, Sept. 1982. Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by George Pérez and Romeo Tanghal.)
Read MoreMemory Monday: Men
At first glance, you might think this panel was the beginning of an eighties-era anti-sexism dialogue. But she’s actually talking about the Holocaust. (From Supergirl #15, January 1984. Written by Paul Kupperberg, art by...
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