My first encounter with Doctor Fate dates back to 1966, when I met him as a member of the Justice Society of America in Justice League of America #46 -- the opening half of that year's annual summer JLA-JSA meet-up event, which, as it happened, was the first such event I experienced as a young…

Attack of the 50 Year Old Comic Books

27.09.2025

Warlock #10 (December, 1975) | Attack of the 50 Year Old Comic Books

Fifty years and two months ago, the ninth issue of Warlock ended with a shocking revelation -- Thanos, the Mad Titan, who'd been missing and presumed dead since the climax of Captain Marvel #33 (Jul., 1974), was alive -- and had shown up to offer Adam Warlock his personal assistance in the latter's battle against…

Attack of the 50 Year Old Comic Books

04.10.2025

All-Star Comics #58 (Jan.-Feb., 1976) | Attack of the 50 Year Old Comic Books

In October, 1975 -- just a little less than a quarter-century since their last headlining appearance in All-Star Comics #57 (Feb.-Mar., 1951), and about half that time since their revival in Flash #137 (Jun., 1963) -- the Justice Society of America finally returned to newsstands in their own book. The premiere superhero team, not just…

Attack of the 50 Year Old Comic Books

08.10.2025

Astonishing Tales #33 (January, 1976) | Attack of the 50 Year Old Comic Books

Back in May of this year, we took a look at Astonishing Tales #31, which featured Deathlok the Demolisher... although only for its first ten pages. As regular readers of this blog may recall, the ongoing series plotted and (mostly) drawn by Deathlok's primary creator, Rich Buckler, had in the spring of 1975 recently been…

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Attack of the 50 Year Old Comic Books

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1st Issue Special #9 (December, 1975) | Attack of the 50 Year Old Comic Books

Warlock #10 (December, 1975) | Attack of the 50 Year Old Comic Books

All-Star Comics #58 (Jan.-Feb., 1976) | Attack of the 50 Year Old Comic Books

Astonishing Tales #33 (January, 1976) | Attack of the 50 Year Old Comic Books

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