When I was a boy in the early 1960s, my heart belonged to the superheroes. But…
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JUST IMAGINE! December 1939: Small Heroes, Big Dreams
Everything about superheroes is gigantic, symbolically if not literally. They are colossal, displaying the strength of…
JUST IMAGINE! August 1964: Even Iron Can Crumble
“I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with…
JUST IMAGINE! October 1943: Johnny Thunder Plays Spider-Man
Super-goofball Johnny Thunder probably drove some readers up the wall. In All-Star Comics 18 (Fall 1943),…
JUST IMAGINE! April 1946: The Superhero Circus Leaves Town
Superheroes are supposed to arrive in the nick of time, but Stuntman left it too late,…
INDY SPOTLIGHT: Nuclear Nerds #1
Nuclear Nerds #1 In a world gone to hell, a post-apocalyptic pair of motley survivors, Zeke…
JUST IMAGINE! August 1962: The Monster At My Window
There’s something about the thing that’s inexorably approaching that can send a particularly keen frisson of…
JUST IMAGINE! October 1962: Aliens and Alienation
For a second time, interplanetary foes have attacked the Fantastic Four through the tactic of turning…
JUST IMAGINE! December 1939: The Name is Phantom, Bob Phantom
I always suspected that Bob Phantom, an early MLJ superhero, added the friendly, aw-shucks “Bob” just…
INDY SPOTLIGHT: Rob Hanes Adventures #23
Rob Hanes Adventures #23 Justice International troubleshooter Rob Hanes is hired to provide security to a…
JUST IMAGINE! July 1930: The Shadow Arrives, and Returns and Returns
By the time Superman arrived in 1938, the Shadow was already a well-established multi-media superhero who’d…
JUST IMAGINE! March 1966: Home is the Hunter
Many of Spider-Man’s early foes were animal-themed costumed adventurers, like him. And one of them was…
JUST IMAGINE! December 1942: The Rabbit Who Said ‘Shazam!’
Fawcett’s Captain Marvel was one early superhero who swiftly evolved into a franchise. Debuting in 1940,…
JUST IMAGINE! May 1965: Where Strides Steve Ditko…
Steve Ditko gave the Hulk a more sinister quality than other artists, and I always found…
JUST IMAGINE! November 1965: The Ghost in the Machine
Advancing age helps you appreciate the appeal of T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agent NoMan. In the first issue of…
JUST IMAGINE! February 1963: Brains Over Basketball
Wish fulfillment. It supplies the kick to comic book superhero stories, but it’s a successful element…
JUST IMAGINE! April 1964: Clash of the Titans
Peak Marvel? In 1964, I’d have said that happened when Fantastic Four 25 hit the newsstands…
INDY SPOTLIGHT: Gimme Five Comics #3
Gimme Five Comics #3 Featuring more collaborators: Sergeant Deathsquad, by Keith Lansdale and JW Harp, is…
JUST IMAGINE! May 1964: Giants in the Earth
I remember the thrill I got just looking at a house ad for Giants Walk the…
JUST IMAGE! August 1941: How to Escape a Shark Tank
As death traps go, being dropped into a shark tank has got to rank right up…
SAVAGE TALES: The Masturbating Gunman
It seems most of us are Outsiders. Freaks. Misfits. Call it what you want. We’ve all…
JUST IMAGINE! October 1964: The Ironic, Ionic Wonder Man
Born to die in a single issue, Wonder Man nevertheless ended up spawning four enduring Marvel…
Art for Art’s Sake: ERASING EDEN
My take on the feature film “ERASING EDEN” Well, it’s me. It’s him. It’s T.I.M. At…
JUST IMAGINE! April 1961: A Space Ghost Winks
Comic books rarely use a good idea only once. For example, take Charlton’s Space War 10…
PERSONALITIES FROM AFM 2024
PERSONALITIES FROM AFM 2024 Well, it’s me. It’s him. It’s T.I.M. In this edition, I will…
MARVEL’s MIDNIGHT SONS – Art by Wolfe Hanson
THE ART STYLINGS OF “WOLFE HANSON” I love this guy. I’m a huge fan of THE…
Nudist Humorist movie and series NOW on Blu-ray!!
LIFE IS SHORT. GET NAKED!! Add “The Nudels of Nudeland: and “Naked & NOT Afraid” to…
JUST IMAGINE! Oh, the Things a Thunder God Can Do
Thor’s go-to powers of flight, super-strength and super-durability were suggested by the Captain Marvel/magical transformation template…
JUST IMAGINE! August 1965: Subby Moves into a Duplex
Marvel’s seagoing Superman of the 1940s became a useful utility character early in the 1960s, serving…
AMERICAN FILM MARKET rocks THE PALMS in LAS VEGAS!!
BEST OF THE BEST IN THE FILM INDUSTRY KNOW WHERE TO GO Well, it’s me. It’s…
INDIE RIGHTS at AFM 2024
INDIE RIGHTS ~ A Fine Distribution Option Well, it’s me. It’s him. It’s T.I.M. At American…
INDY SPOTLIGHT: A Tale Of #2
A Tale Of #2 Black Sting and Vipera’s shopping day gets interrupted by the appearance of…
JUST IMAGINE! July 1957: Who Was that Old Masked Man?
In the superhero desert of the late 1950s, kids like me were eager for any glimpse…