Category Archives: Comic Books

Action Comics #1 – Superman’s 80th Anniversary

Once I become a time traveler, the first thing I’m going to do (after killing Hitler before his rise to power and stopping Oswald before he assassinates Kennedy, but before I go visit with Einstein in Princeton) is go back … Continue reading

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Happy 56th Birthday to The Incredible Hulk

It was 56 years ago this month that The Incredible Hulk #1 hit the newsstands of the day, though cover-dated May, which was the practice in those days. The year before Stan Lee and Jack Kirby had started the Marvel … Continue reading

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North Texas Comic Book Show – Sidebar Photos

I attended the North Texas Comic Book Show a couple of weekends ago and you can read about my two days there by clicking here for the first part of day one, here for the second part of day one, … Continue reading

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North Texas Comic Book Show – Day Two

I’m finally getting around to writing about and sharing photos from my trip to the North Texas Comic Book Show – Day Two. You can read about day one, part one here; and day one, part two here. This will … Continue reading

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North Texas Comic Book Show – Day One – Part 2

If you missed it, you can read about the first part of day one at the North Texas Comic Book Show right here. After getting my main mission accomplished, I was able to relax a bit and enjoy the show. … Continue reading

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North Texas Comic Book Show – Day One

I arrived at the convention center on Saturday for the North Texas Comic Book Show at 8:30 am for a 10 am “doors opening” time. There were already a few people in line to get their tickets, but I already … Continue reading

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Going to the North Texas Comic Book Show

It’s been a while since I’ve been to a Comic Book Convention, so I’m especially looking forward to going to the North Texas Comic Book Show this weekend for my first visit to this event. I marked this on my … Continue reading

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Happy 88th Birthday, John Romita, Sr.

Wishing a happy 88th birthday of one of my all-time favorite comic book artists, John Romita, Sr. About 2 ½ years ago I explained why he is one of my favorite comic book artists in a post, “Mt. Rushmore of … Continue reading

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Mt. Rushmore Of Comic Book Artists – Part 4

Note: I originally wrote this as a single post, but it turned out to be much too long for a single reading, so I divided it up into 4 parts; 1 for each artist. Part 1 contains my intro to … Continue reading

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Mt. Rushmore Of Comic Book Artists – Part 3

Note: I originally wrote this as a single post, but it turned out to be much too long for a single reading, so I divided it up into 4 parts; 1 for each artist. Part 1 contains my intro to … Continue reading

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