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THE ARCHIVES
This page lists every article ever
posted on the web page, sorted by their publication date.
To access an article just click on the yellow
underlined text hyperlink. You can find specific articles by doing searches for
keywords with your web browser. For today, may I recommend sampling articles
#2, 3, 5 and 9? Or just browse how you want, who the hell am I to tell you what
to do?
Article #75
January 10, 2021 – The Gobots Comic Strip? Did you know the Transformers had a lesser known “cousin”
called the Gobots in the 1980s? While the Transformers
had a cool Marvel comic book the Gobots had… this…
January 20,
2019 – It’s Raining Bats! It’s Batman’s 80th anniversary. Revisit his origin in a most
unusual way.
Article #73
May 01, 2017 – The Shadow of the Moon! Pulp crime fighter the Shadow investigates a sudden surge of UFO
activity and ends up on the moon! Really, it makes as much sense as you think.
Article #72
November 04, 2016 – Lois
Lane Likes Little Bugs! Lois Lane and Lana Lang,
the two women Superman loves, test that love to the max as they become
completely buggy!
Article #71
January 9, 2016 – Shadowing Pa Kent Boners!
In a special 2 for 1 entry, we see that even the
Shadow is not immune to comic boners! And speaking of boners, Superboy's Pa Kent decides to share his! It's win-win!
Article #70
October 15, 2015 – Daredevil
does Masks! Our blind Marvel hero shows us a newfound
superpower (or two)! One involves a magical pair of glasses and what I like to
call a reverse Clark Kent - the other is just too brutal to mention!
Article #69
August 07, 2015 – When Superheroes Kill! In a child's comic, a cartoon team-up between Batman and the Blue Beetle
turns oddly tragic.
Article #68
April 26, 2015 – Space Drunks
get all the Perks! In Part 2 of our look at Space
and Drugs, we learn the perks of being Space Drunk in this ACG story.
Article #67
January 19, 2015 – Teen
Getting High with Little Green Men! What
happens when the town's most irresponsible teen gets shot into space in this
gonzo ACG comic? He gets high baby in Part
1 of our look at Space and Drugs!
Article #66
October 17, 2014 – Scooby’s
Super Friends! Ghosts, villains and a phantom Supergirl
appear when Scooby Doo meets the Super Friends!
Article #65
November 21, 2013 – Potpourri 4 – Another hodgepodge mix of 4 entries to stink up the joint! First, Astro
Boy’s feline counterpart, Atomcat, has an awkward moment! Next, Archie and the
gang fight vampires and we learn Veronica’s secret shame! Then Batman has a
rare slip of the tongue! And finally, an awkward moment in Detective Comics! No
matter how hard you wash, your eyes will never get clean after this update!
Article #64
August 12, 2013 – Bombastic Buzz Balmer!
– It’s another bit of Golden Age lunacy and the
(possible) inspiration to ‘Honey, I Shrunk the Kids’ as the intrepid Professor
Balmer shrinks down his only son and proceeds to… try and get him killed! Yes,
it’s parenting at its finest!
Article #63
June 18, 2013 – Blue Beetle Baddies! – It’s the Golden Age Blue Beetle in a story that has to be read to be
believed! And introducing the Beetle-Goat! Also the Image Within Image moment shows why Fox publishing is not all it’s cracked up to be.
Article #62
April 04, 2013 – Cobra
Vs. Doom Patrol! – The 1980s meets the 1960s
(sort of) as the Doom Patrol battles Cobra!
Article #61
March 05, 2013 – The Unknown
Letter! – Adventures into the Unknown #144 features
one of the unlikeliest “fan” letter you’ll ever read and a sampling of the
issue’s quality entertainment! Sword sodomy anyone?
Article #60
January 30, 2013 – Beep Beep! – See Warner Brothers cartoon character the road runner (and his secret
family) battle wits with Wile E Coyote in his first comic book appearance!
Thrill to my joy of finally installing Windows 8!
Article #59
September 30, 2012 – The Horrors of Spider Island! – No, this isn’t about that 2011 Spider-Man mega-crossover event in the
comics. This is about a 1960 black and white movie that may have just inspired
Spider-Man’s origin! I kid you not – and hey, if you don’t
believe me, just check it out if you’re a fan of B-horror zaniness!
Article #58
August 31, 2012 – Batman
and his Brothers! – Inspired by the recent
Court of Owls story arc we look at another time Batman was (almost) given a
brother in the burly BANE (of the Dark Knight Rises fame). I kid you not!
Article #57
June 02, 2012 – Batman
Gets Animated! – See a couple of goofy screenshots from
Batman: The Animated Series submitted by our first ever legitimate – uh –
submitter! No fooling!
Article #56
April 20, 2012 – Spider-Man vs.
Sledge Hammer! – It’s a healthy dose of 1980s goodness as
the world’s most violent and inept cop tackles a vision impaired Spider-Man!
Ah, memories!
Article #55
February 17, 2012 – Sprocket Man!
– It’s the greatest government sponsored bicycle
superhero of all time, the amazing and incomparable Sprocket Man!
Article #54
December 30, 2011 – Another Hollywood Adaptation
– And you’ll never guess which one this is! Let’s just
say it isn’t Shaq’s finest hour. Image Within Image moment asks whatever became of Dr. Erskine? Wait, who?
Article #53
October 12, 2011 – Egads, My Logic
Sense is Tingling! – Batman meets a psychopath
in a story that falls off the tracks, Spidey meets a shape-shifting teacher,
and in a special Image Within Image moment,
Commissioner Gordon goes monster hunting!
Article #52
June 26, 2011 – Godzilla
goes Vegan – Everyone’s favorite atomic lizard shows
his quirky side as he devours… trees? And thrill to his wondrous magic trick!
Article #51
April 29, 2011 – Iron
Man gets Animated Part Two – See what happens when Iron
Man battles the deadly Crimson Dynamo in a no holds barred battle! Also
introduces that famous Russian superspy, the Black Widow! And perhaps the most
anticlimactic sound effect you’ll ever hear!
Article #50
February 25, 2011 – Iron
Man gets Animated Part One – See what happens when Iron
Man makes his first foray into motion pictures on the small screen! It’s mayhem
with the Mandarin as Tony Stark plays Commie Buster behind the red curtain! Not
for the feint of heart!
Article #49
November 29, 2010 – Jimmy Olsen – Nazi! When Superman’s pal travels back in time, he gets to hobnob with some of
WWII’s biggest Nazis! Hi-jinks ensue.
Article #48
October 21, 2010 – Space Angel and Futurama Travel back in time (or is that forward in time?) and thrill to the
“animated” exploits of the Space Angel!
How many eerie similarities between it and Futurama can you spot? (HINT:
It’s more than one!)
Article #47
September 6, 2010 – Batwoman and Kobra What eerie similarities exist between the new Batwoman and the vile
villain Kobra? Well, besides meeting
Batman, a lot more than you may realize!
Article #46
June 17, 2010 – The Megatron You Don’t Know Things really hit the fan when Megatron battles a bunch of TRANSFORMING
robots in this Shogun Warrior filled entry!
Article #45
April 29, 2010 – The Power
Pachyderms Invade It’s another of those wacky books for
Marvel, the house of ideas. This time
they take the X-Men and turn them into mutant elephants! No, seriously. I’m not making this up. Wolverine, Cyclops, Electra and Colossus – as
mutant elephants. If you’ve ever
wondered what mutant elephants look like without pants, this entry’s for you!
Article #44
March 29, 2010 – Giant, Molten,
Zombie Jesus is the feature of this very special
Gatchaman (Battle of the Planets) Easter entry!
Article #43
March 01, 2010 – Potpourri 3 A case for Veil, a case of radiation and the case of the comic costume
maker! Also, Image Within Image presents a special little panel from Young Romance.
Article #42
January 26, 2010 – Potpourri 2 Clothing certainly makes the man!
Thrill to Andy Panda’s brain cramp!
Chill to the dire meeting of Superman’s enemy Lex Luthor and a talking
tiger! Spill at Supergirl’s wardrobe
miscue (wait, that doesn’t sound right)!
Stare at Mickey Mouse! Yes, if
you read one entry this year… well, this is the only entry this year, so I
guess this would be it. Also, Image Within Image returns with Tarzan and his special lady. If anyone knows how to treat the girls right,
it’s our resident ape-man, that’s for sure!
Article #41
December 12, 2009 – Bugs Bunny Civil Rights Activist! From Bugs Bunny #160, Bugs and Elmer Fudd reveal the true nature of
their relationship – all this and Abraham Lincoln too!
Article #40
November 02, 2009 – Captain America Crosses
Wonder Woman When gum is crossed with comics, it
creates crap. Literally. Oh, the Red Skull is here too. Image Within Image with a
follow-up to the Perils of Leading a Double Life as Powergirl and Terra learn
Supergirl’s lesson in Powergirl #4 (see March 11th, 2009 for
Supergirl’s inauguration!).
Article #39
October 02, 2009 – Woody’s Wacky
Debut! A cute and cuddly cartoon character, Woody Woodpecker
sure looked different in his first comic book foray as we quickly delve into
the muck!! Also, Image Within Image returns with Superman Annual #14.
Perhaps one of the most unlikely crossovers you’ll ever see!
Article #38
August 25, 2009 – Oh Those Wacky Jetsons! Animal and robot
cruelty abounds in the Jetsons #1. And
yes, the Comics Code allows dog on the menu!
Also, Image
Within Image returns with Young Romance #208. Guys, I’ll let you use your imaginations to
read between the lines on this cover!
Article #37
July 10, 2009 – Potpourri
1 Watch Superman vomit black goo at the sight of Mr.
Kerry! Watch the Justice Society of
America take a novel approach to crime fighting! And thrill to the gaseous misadventures of
Uncle Marvel as he and Mary Marvel track misbegotten missing uncles! This one has something for everyone!!
Article #36
July 10, 2009 – Supergirl Becomes
Superwoman! Where else but in comics can you become an
adult by skipping over all that awkward puberty crap? Image Within Image sees
Wonder Woman find it awfully awkward fighting Nazis. Though some say she seems to enjoy it a bit
too much…
Article #35
March 11, 2009 – Wacky Wooden
Indians Whack Wood! Here comes a bizarre entry
in the annals of Golden Age comics, a comic book that features only
puppets. Redwood Rodney is perhaps the
most perverse story of the bunch. It
made me want to retch in terror, how about you?
Image
Within Image sees Part 2 of the Perils of Leading a
Double Life in Superhero comics.
Supergirl learns the difficulty of having to change in public!
Article #34
January 11, 2009 – Indiana
Jones and the Secret to my Success! Ever
wonder how Indy gets out of some of those precarious situations? Marvel Comics had the answer, are you willing
to click here and find out? Image Within Image sees Part 1 of the Perils of Leading a Double Life in Superhero
comics. Captain Marvel’s alter ego Billy
Batson learns the cruel fate of a life at sea.
Article #33
December 02, 2008 – A
Generic Comic Book Entry Thrill as your generic host
enters the most generic entry ever!
Rediscover a ridiculous entry from the House of Ideas (Marvel genius!)
that anyone and everyone whose ever bought has spontaneously combusted upon
reading!!! Read it IF YOU DARE!!!!
Article #32
October 22, 2008 – Superman’s Secret
Superpower The Man Of Steel proves he’s the true master of disguise! Eat your heart out Dana Carvey! Image Within Image sees
Archie experimenting with, ah heck, just click the link and find out! I always had my suspicions about Archie.
Article #31
August 11, 2008 – A
Strange Case of Klingons (Or “What the F**K?”) Watch as the Klingons
metamorphasize before your very eyes not once, not twice, but THRICE! Oh, and an Image Within Image moment has Adam Strange using an unorthodox method to stop a wild
beast.
Article #30
July 08, 2008 – Anarky asks “Who’s my daddy?” Our salute to parenthood
continues as Anarky looks for his dad, and boy, given the choices, you’ve got
to wonder why he bothers!
Article #29
May 08, 2008 – Superman
Gives Mom Her Due Parenting was certainly different in the 1940s, and if Supes weren’t
around, it would’ve been downright dangerous… for the baby!
Article #28
April 08, 2008 – Krazy Kissin’ Super Kousins! One of many examples where
a Superman and Supergirl story just gets weird.
Article #27
March 13, 2008 – Krypto’s Krazy Kaper! One dog given absolute
power and the ability to travel through time!
We’re doomed, doomed I tells ya’!
Article #26
February 09, 2008 – Wacky Disney Dances How can anyone say Mickey
and friends don’t know how to party after witnessing this wacky dance party?
Article #25
January 08, 2008 – Chyna Syndrome II Would you believe that former
female pro-wrestler Chyna had a comic book?
Okay, now would you believe that they actually made a sequel to it? And would you believe that it uses
hang-gliders? It’s all true, it’s all
crap, and it’s all in this entry. That,
and an Image
Within Image moment sees the Joker give Wonder
Woman a – well, you have to see it to believe it!
Article #24
December 08, 2007 – Crime Comics Banned
In Canada Taken from the Federal
Government’s law-books, it really is illegal to possess any crime comics.
Entry Keywords: Crime
comics, Canadian Law
Article #23
December 08, 2007 – Christmas 1975 – Santa’s Very Bad Year The JLA bands together to bring a diabolical
killer to justice and to explain the true meaning of the holidays! I think.
Entry Keywords: DC,
Justice League of America, the Key, Santa Claus, the true meaning of Christmas
Article #22
November 10, 2007 – The Two-Gun Kid Battles Ox Miller –
I Think See the beloved Two-Gun
Kid trip through the 5th dimension!
Entry Keywords: Marvel,
Western, Two-Gun Kid, print error, 5th dimension
Article #21
October 5, 2007 – The
Terminator Meets Dr. Fate! Not a
hoax and not an illusion! What happens
when the master of the arcane arts meets science’s greatest killing
machine? Well… a lot of people die,
that’s what!
Entry Keywords: DC,
Doctor Fate, Terminator, arcane arts, lawsuits and martians
Article #20
September 3, 2007 – The Pony’s
Popping Pills! Or The True Threat of Grass Part II This story delves further into the hereto
unknown uses of marijuana! Image Within Image
moment.
Entry Keywords: DC,
Fawcett, Whiz Comics, Golden Arrow, horses, race, kick to family jewels, Robin
Article #19
July 31, 2007 – Joker’s
Marijuana Spree! The Clown Prince of Crime uses weed in his crimes, and
the Dynamic Duo find the cure! Image Within Image moment.
Entry
Keywords: DC, Batman,
Joker, marijuana, toke, loco weed, Robin
Article #18
June 25, 2007 – Go-Go Jo-Jo! The Congo King Jo-Jo has a dramatic
change of heart in terms of the girls he loves. Well, Jo-Jo doesn’t really
change… also our first Image Within the Image Moment.
Entry Keywords: Jo-Jo
Congo King, Jungle comics, good girl art, Skywald, Fox, Africa, jungle fever?
Article #17
May 6, 2007 – It’s Not Easy
Being Green! The
Justice Society of America turns green at the thought of protecting the
President of the USA!
Entry Keywords: Comic books, comics, fun facts, tid bits, Green
Lantern, Justice Society of America, green, DC
Article #16
April 1, 2007 – Secret Life of Billy the Kid!
Ever wonder what the inspiration for Brokeback
Mountain was? Here’s a story from the
1970s that gives a clue.
Entry Keywords: Comic books, comics, fun facts, tid bits, Billy
the Kid, cowboy love, Western, DC, Lorne Greene?
Article #15
February 24, 2007 – Batman
– Mutant? How
is it Batman has been able to hold his own in a world filled with super powered
beings? Could it be that this ordinary
human being is more than he appears?
Entry Keywords: Comic books, comics, fun facts, tid bits,
Batman, mutant, Bruce Wayne, Vicki Vale, DC
Article #14
January 21, 2007 – Superman’s One True Weakness! Kryptonite? Magic? Lois Lane? What could it be? Find out here as Superman tells you his only, true weakness! Oh, and Superman murders the Atom, but really, would anyone notice?
Entry Keywords:
Comic books,
comics, fun facts, tid bits, Superman, Batman, weakness, kryptonite, Atom
KILLED, shrinking down, Kandor, a whole bunch of wackiness, DC
Article #13
January 21, 2007 – Superman: Unknown Cosmic Baby? Why didn’t the government
simply track the spaceship that brought baby Superman to Earth and turn him
into our greatest weapon?
Entry Keywords:
Comic books,
comics, fun facts, tid bits, Superman, crash landing, baby, UFO, DC
Article #12
November 28, 2006 – Star
Trek: To Boldy Go – To Toronto !?! This TV and comic series is renowned for out of this world
adventure. I never knew that included
Canada’s largest city.
Entry Keywords: Comic
books, comics, fun facts, tid bits, Star Trek, Toronto City Hall, Contagion,
Next Generation, Gold Key, Kirk, Spock, McCoy
Article #11
November 12, 2006 – Robin
Meets Monty Python – Sort of! Batgirl and Robin come
across some foes they least expect.
Entry Keywords: Comic books, comics, fun facts, tid bits, Batman, Robin, Batgirl, Monty Python’s Flying Circus, DC
Article #10
November 12, 2006 – Batman
meets Larry, Curly and Moe – Sort of! What happens when a
deranged Batman meets the 3 Stooges?
Pretty much what you’d expect.
Entry Keywords: Comic books, comics, fun facts, tid bits, Batman, Azrael, Larry, Curly, Moe, Three Stooges, DC
Article #9
September 22, 2006 – Batman Battles Joker’s Boner! Batman has his hands full when Joker pulls his boner crimes… I kid you not!
Entry Keywords: Comic
books, comics, fun facts, tid bits, Batman, Joker, Robin, Growing Pains, Boner,
DC
Article #8
August 27, 2006 – Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Does Whatever a Spider Can! Organic web-shooters have been around since the 1960s!
Entry Keywords:
Spider-Man, organic web-shooters, Antman, Giantman,
Wasp, new costume
Article #7
August 27, 2006 – Superman Meets Mr. Clean? Superman has long cleaned up disasters on Earth, but never quite like this!
Entry Keywords:
Superman, Batman, Batmite, Mr. Mxyzptlk,
cleaning, mop
Article #6
August 15, 2006 – The Daily Planet’s Other Intrepid Girl Reporter! Lois Lane may be the most famous girl reporter, but here’s an arch rival she never even knew about!
Entry Keywords: Comic
books, comics, fun facts, tid bits, Superman, Lois Lane, Daily Planet, Joan
Mason, Blue Beetle, Fox, DC, Wonderman
Article #5
July 22, 2006 – Star Trek – The Wrath of Spock! A world of sentient plants runs afoul of Mr. Spock’s interesting take of the prime directive!
Entry Keywords: Comic
books, comics, fun facts, tid bits, Star Trek, Captain Kirk, Spock, prime
directive, alien plant-life, war of the worlds, genocide, Paramount
Article #4
July 7, 2006 – Robin – Armed and Dangerous! Batman’s been known to carry and even use a gun, but Robin? This shows that on at least one occasion, Robin was truly armed and dangerous!
Entry Keywords: Comic
books, comics, fun facts, tid bits, Batman, Robin, Detective Comics, gun,
MerBatman, Julius Schwartz, Bob Kane, DC
Article #3
June 14, 2006 – Censoring Superman’s
Organs? This is an example of
one of the most overt censorships in comics.
Hey kids, you can see Superman’s corpse, but not his organs!!
Entry Keywords:
Comic books,
comics, fun facts, tid bits, Superman, Batman, World’s Finest Comics,
transplants, organs, censorship, CCA, DC
Article #2
June 5, 2006 – Same Sex Comic Book Couple?
We look at what may be the earliest example of same sex
coupling in comic book history!
Entry Keywords: Comic
books, comics, fun facts, tid bits, Zatara, Batwoman, Action Comics, same sex
couple, lesbian, Queens, Fred Guardineer, DC
Article #1
May 28, 2006 – Extra! Extra! Superman says Cleveland Rocks!! Superman’s connection with Cleveland is looked at, as well as the time he utterly destroyed the town – and got the Police Chief’s thanks!!
Entry Keywords: Comic
Books, comics, fun facts, tid bits, Superman, Cleveland, Eliot Ness, torso
killer, Daily Star, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, DC
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