John Costanza
Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 133: The Golden Age #2
Every day this year, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today’s page is from The Golden Age #2, which was published by DC and is cover dated 1993. Enjoy!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 122: Wonder Woman (volume 2) #156
Every day this year, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today’s page is from Wonder Woman (volume 2) #156, which was published by DC and is cover dated May 2000. Enjoy!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 105: Captain America #450
Every day this year, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. This month I will be doing theme weeks (more or less), with each week devoted to a single writer. This pseudo-week: Mark Waid. Today’s page is from Captain America #450, which was published by Marvel and is cover dated April 1996. Enjoy!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 102: Vertigo: Winter’s Edge #2: “New Year’s Demolition”
Every day this year, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. This month I will be doing theme weeks (more or less), with each week devoted to a single writer. This pseudo-week: Steve Gerber. Today’s page is from Vertigo: Winter’s Edge #2 and Gerber’s story called “New Year’s Demolition,” which was published by DC and is cover dated January 1999. Enjoy!
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Trade paperbacks, older editions, and miscellaneous for March 2012
And … we’re back! Let’s see what’s what under the cut, shall we?
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 73: The New Titans Annual #7
Every day this year, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today’s page is from The New Titans Annual #7, which was published by DC and is cover dated 1991. Enjoy!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 68: Swamp Thing #127
Every day this year, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today’s page is from Swamp Thing #127, which was published by DC and is cover dated January 1993. Enjoy!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 56: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1
Every day this month, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. This month I will be doing theme weeks, with each week devoted to a single artist. This week: Frank Miller! Today’s page is from Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1, which was published by DC and is cover dated February 1986. Enjoy!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 55: Ronin #2
Every day this month, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. This month I will be doing theme weeks, with each week devoted to a single artist. This week: Frank Miller! Today’s page is from Ronin #2, which was published by DC and is cover dated September 1983. Enjoy!
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Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 5: Sandman Mystery Theatre #66
Every day this month, I will be examining the first pages of random comics. Today’s page is from Sandman Mystery Theatre #66, which was published by DC/Vertigo and is cover dated October 1998. Enjoy!
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Comics You Should Own flashback – Dr. Fate #1-4; #1-24
Hey, look! It’s the last of the old posts that I need to move to this blog! That must mean the archives will no longer have dead links! Huzzah!
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Comics You Should Own flashback – Detective #629-633; 638; 643
Oh, the all-too-brief run of Peter Milligan on Detective Comics. Let’s check it out, shall we?
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Comics You Should Own flashback – Defenders #46-50
Let’s go old school, people, to the days when Greg Hatcher roamed the spinner racks and bought stuff like this and LOVED it! Yes, it’s a flashback to … the Seventies!!!!!
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Comics You Should Own flashback – Camelot 3000
Moving on with the reconstruction of the archives, we come to this. What could be the deal with this?
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Comics You Should Own flashback – Batman #452-454
In an effort to get the archives back, I’m going to post these a bit more often. I think I’ll get one up every Tuesday until I’m done. So hold onto your hats!
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