Comic Book Legends Revealed
Comic Book Legends Revealed #367
Welcome to the three hundredth and sixty-seventh in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. This week, learn of the production of Julius Caesar with costumes designed by Jack Kirby, discover the Spider-Man “wardrobe malfunction” that got Marvel Comics in a bit of jam and find out [...]
Comic Book Legends Revealed #366
Welcome to the three hundredth and sixty-sixth in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. This week is a special All-G.I. Joe legends edition! Was Ghost Rider a member of G.I. Joe?! Was longtime G.I. Joe writer Larry Hama’s band the real life “Cold Slither?” And was [...]
Comic Book Legends Revealed #365
Welcome to the three hundredth and sixty-fifth in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Today, in honor of the opening of the Avengers this weekend, it is an ALL-AVENGERS EDITION! Discover the Avengers issue that was edited at the last minute because of a possibly ribald [...]
Comic Book Legends Revealed #364
Welcome to the three hundredth and sixty-fourth in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Today, learn whether Luke Cage was nearly an Avenger almost 15 years before he actually joined the team, find out if Jemm was originally not the Son of Saturn but the Son [...]
Comic Book Legends Revealed #363
Welcome to the three hundredth and sixty-third in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. This is a special All-Psylocke edition of Comic Book Legends Revealed! Today, learn whether Psylocke was meant to die during the Psi-War, discover what the deal was with Psylocke and Cyclops’ flirtations [...]
Comic Book Legends Revealed #362
Welcome to the three hundredth and sixty-second in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Today, what is the secret origin of Wonder Woman’s silver bracelets? What is the Simpsons connection to the Runaways? And just who or what is the Mexican Green Lantern?!?! Click here for [...]
Comic Book Legends Revealed #361
Welcome to the three hundredth and sixty-first in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Today, was Jean Grey almost turned back into the Phoenix in the 1990s?! Was a panel in an New Mutants issue based on a dirty magazine? And was the voice of Meowth [...]
Comic Book Legends Revealed #360
Welcome to the three hundredth and sixtieth in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Today, discover which Academy Award-winning screenwriter did an X-Men parody comic during the early 1980s! Plus, did legendary Superman writer Jerry Siegel write an issue of Thor? And what Teen Titan went [...]
Comic Book Legends Revealed #359
Welcome to the three hundredth and fifty-ninth in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Today, just how DID Watchmen come about (the true “Before Watchmen,” as it were)? Also, learn the bizarre story of how John Rozum broke into comics and the even more bizarre (and [...]
Comic Book Legends Revealed #358
Welcome to the three hundredth and fifty-eighth in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Today, learn about how close we came to a Cerebus/X-Men crossover! Plus, did a new member of the Titans debut…in a trading card set? Finally, prepare your eyes for Richard Nixon…as a [...]
Comic Book Legends Revealed #357
Welcome to the three hundredth and fifty-seventh in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Today, discover the fascinating behind-the-scenes connection between John Carter, Warlord of Mars and Flash Gordon! Learn whether Spider-Ham’s visual design was based on Cerebus! And marvel at the longtime DC artist who [...]
Comic Book Legends Revealed: Does Batman Carry Shark Repellent?
Welcome to a special edition of our series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Today, we discover whether Batman actually carried shark repellent or not. Click here for an archive of the previous legends. Let’s begin! COMIC LEGEND: Batman never actually carried shark reppellent in his utility belt.
Comic Book Legends Revealed #356
Welcome to the three hundredth and fifty-sixth in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Today, what was so controversial about a Static issue that DC would not release the original cover? Speaking of obscene, was the first daily comic strip seriously canceled because William Randolph Hearst [...]
Comic Book Legends Revealed #355
Welcome to the three hundredth and fifty-fifth in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Today, has the creator of the Crow been trying to do a Batman comic for over a decade? What is the shocking history of Black Adam? And who or what is Starhawk, [...]
Comic Book Legends Revealed #354
Welcome to the three hundredth and fifty-fourth in a series of examinations of comic book legends and whether they are true or false. Today, learn whether the Greatest American Hero had its origins in a failed Superboy TV series, discover whether Warren Ellis used WildC.A.T.s./Aliens as a loophole to kill off the Stormwatch supporting cast [...]
