In Star Spangled Comics 81 (June 1948), DC’s Robotman faced the inevitable mirror-image foe, an evil…
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JUST IMAGINE! August 1967: All This and Captain Communist, Too
When Avengers Masterworks Vol. 5 arrived from Edward R. Hamilton, what a pleasure it was to…
JUST IMAGINE! January 1963: The Price of Dr. Strange?
Even back then, I suspected that this new Marvel character Dr. Strange might have something to…
Interview with the Game Developer Scott Lowther of “Delverium”
Brisbane-based indie studio Sagestone Games has revealed the Steam demo for their open-world survival crafting game,…
JUST IMAGINE! October 1941: Nor Iron Bars a Cage…
Most secret identities wouldn’t last long in the real world, of course, but Daniel Dyce’s might.…
INDY SPOTLIGHT: The Eternal #1
The Eternal #1 The Eternal, an immortal hero with a turbulent past, takes on tyrannical bureaucrats…
Spider-Man Joins Magic: The Gathering This September
Magic: The Gathering is launching a new set this fall: Magic: The Gathering | Marvel’s Spider-Man.…
JUST IMAGINE! April 1967: Incineration and Invincibility
Destruction and resurrection are a running theme in superhero stories. I think our unconscious minds are…
JUST IMAGINE! October 1961: Mayhem in Miniature
In order to tell a good superhero story, writers must constantly come up with ways to…
JUST IMAGINE! May 1954: Amid the Alien Corn
A Cold War “enemy within” vibe continues in Strange Adventures 44 (May 1954), when evil, intelligent…
JUST IMAGINE! August 1957: My Fair Super-Girl
Although the Superman comic books were aimed at kids, the Superman newspaper strip necessarily included…
El Rey del Comic: ABEL ROMERO DIBUJÓ EL ZORRO PARA DISNEY
Un chileno que triunfó en Europa, Suecia y España. Cuando llegué a trabajar como ayudante de…
JUST IMAGINE! February 1955: Fighting Red with Red
Odd that such a red-baiting character would dress all in red. A sort of anticommunist Batman,…
JUST IMAGINE! October 1947: The Shadow of Hawkman’s Ghost
The Gentleman Ghost, a character created by Robert Kanigher who first appeared in Flash Comics 88…
JUST IMAGINE! July 1950: King for a Brief Day
If superheroes were fading in 1950, maybe secret agents were the coming thing? During the spring…
Magic: The Gathering Unites with Final Fantasy to Launch in June
Wizards of the Coast is bringing the legendary Final Fantasy universe to Magic: The Gathering with…
JUST IMAGINE! November 1961: The Stranger in the Swamp
Just as cruelty was punished in Marvel’s short fantasy stories, kindness, and decency were always rewarded.…
JUST IMAGINE! January 1962: Flubber’s Strange Adventure
In 1961, jalopies took to the skies — first in the hit Disney comedy The Absent-Minded…
JUST IMAGINE! March 1963: When Titans Tangle!
Fantastic Four 12 (March 1963) offered something rare then — a superhero battle that enabled readers…
JUST IMAGINE! January 1929: Optimism and Armageddon
The art may seem a little crude, but the sense of wonder is palpable in the…
JUST IMAGINE! June 1966: Finding the First Fortress
Supermen seek solitude. After all, being inundated by ordinary people’s needs and demands would be draining,…
INDY SPOTLIGHT: Fantastic Stories #5
Fantastic Stories #5 A young man learns about werewolves the hard way when he discovers that…
JUST IMAGINE! October 1965: The Perfidious Premiere of Power Man
Even at first glance, I recognized Power Man as a nod to that one-issue wonder, Wonder…
FANTASTIC COMICS FAN: Kickstarters
It’s time again for another chance to back some of the most fantastic campaigns out there.…
JUST IMAGINE! October 1944: Siblings Shamble Out of the Swamp
One of the greatest foes ever faced by Green Lantern and the Justice Society of America…
JUST IMAGINE! September 1958: A Venusian Eye in the Sky
Admittedly, The First Satellite (Space Adventures 25, Sept. 1958) was a pretty predictable piece. Bellicose Earthmen…
JUST IMAGINE! April 1941: Zatara in Action
Although he always lived in Superman’s shadow, Zatara the Magician was at least as powerful as…
FANTASTIC COMIC FAN: INTERNET ARCHIVE
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been going through some of the ways to read digital…
JUST IMAGINE! July 1963: FF Shrinks as Marvel Universe Grows
I must have reread Fantastic Four 16 (July 1963) more often than any other issue, and…
JUST IMAGINE! July 1987: Wonder Drugs to the Rescue
Superheroes may be fiction, but wonder if drugs are real. Originally, in his first appearance in…
INDY SPOTLIGHT: Jennifer The She-Wolf #1
Jennifer The She-Wolf #1 Jennifer The She-Wolf #1Jennifer The She-Wolf #1 – Image 2Jennifer The She-Wolf…
JUST IMAGINE! January 1958: Strange Mysteries of Other Planets
Even in the superhero desert of the 1950s, a lot of comic book stories might be…
BEST INDIE HORROR FILM 2024
“HELLs COMING FOR YOU” Wins Film Threat / Award This! Award At this year’s Film Threat’s…