All Articles

Sugar and Spike Number 33 arrives from July August 1961 with the confident energy of a publisher expanding the possibilities of American comics. The issue does not feel like a museum piece sealed behind glass. It feels busy, ambitious, occasionally awkward, and eager to keep the reader turning pages. Sugar Plumm and Spike Wilson gives the collection its clearest point of focus, while the surrounding material creates a lively sense of variety. ⁠ The book's structure is loose b

G.I. Combat Number 89 arrives from August September 1961 with the confident energy of a publisher expanding the possibilities of American comics. The issue does not feel like a museum piece sealed behind glass. It feels busy, ambitious, occasionally awkward, and eager to keep the reader turning pages. the soldiers and tank crews of the war anthology gives the collection its clearest point of focus, while the surrounding material creates a lively sense of variety. ⁠ The book's

All Star Western Number 117 arrives from January February 1961 with the confident energy of a publisher expanding the possibilities of American comics. The issue does not feel like a museum piece sealed behind glass. It feels busy, ambitious, occasionally awkward, and eager to keep the reader turning pages. the western anthology cast gives the collection its clearest point of focus, while the surrounding material creates a lively sense of variety. ⁠ The book's structure is lo

Challengers of the Unknown Number 19 arrives from March April 1961 with the confident energy of a publisher expanding the possibilities of American comics. The issue does not feel like a museum piece sealed behind glass. It feels busy, ambitious, occasionally awkward, and eager to keep the reader turning pages. the Challengers of the Unknown gives the collection its clearest point of focus, while the surrounding material creates a lively sense of variety. ⁠ The book's structu

Superboy Number 89 arrives from June 1961 with the confident energy of a publisher expanding the possibilities of American comics. The issue does not feel like a museum piece sealed behind glass. It feels busy, ambitious, occasionally awkward, and eager to keep the reader turning pages. Superboy gives the collection its clearest point of focus, while the surrounding material creates a lively sense of variety. ⁠ The book's structure is loose but rarely dull. Stories involving

Adventure Comics Number 287 arrives from August 1961 with the confident energy of a publisher expanding the possibilities of American comics. The issue does not feel like a museum piece sealed behind glass. It feels busy, ambitious, occasionally awkward, and eager to keep the reader turning pages. Superboy, Green Arrow, Aquaman, and the anthology cast gives the collection its clearest point of focus, while the surrounding material creates a lively sense of variety. ⁠ The book

There is something appealingly direct about Sugar and Spike Number 32. This May June 1961 publication moves with the speed of an editor trying to fit a whole entertainment programme between two covers. Sugar Plumm and Spike Wilson supplies the main dramatic pull, but the issue earns its personality from constant shifts in mood, setting, and visual style. The result is imperfect, energetic, and much more readable than its age might suggest. ⁠ As a complete package, the issue v

There is something appealingly direct about G.I. Combat Number 88. This June July 1961 publication moves with the speed of an editor trying to fit a whole entertainment programme between two covers. the soldiers and tank crews of the war anthology supplies the main dramatic pull, but the issue earns its personality from constant shifts in mood, setting, and visual style. The result is imperfect, energetic, and much more readable than its age might suggest. ⁠ As a complete pac

There is something appealingly direct about Sea Devils Number 2. This November December 1961 publication moves with the speed of an editor trying to fit a whole entertainment programme between two covers. Dane Dorrance and the Sea Devils supplies the main dramatic pull, but the issue earns its personality from constant shifts in mood, setting, and visual style. The result is imperfect, energetic, and much more readable than its age might suggest. ⁠ As a complete package, the

There is something appealingly direct about Challengers of the Unknown Number 18. This January February 1961 publication moves with the speed of an editor trying to fit a whole entertainment programme between two covers. the Challengers of the Unknown supplies the main dramatic pull, but the issue earns its personality from constant shifts in mood, setting, and visual style. The result is imperfect, energetic, and much more readable than its age might suggest. ⁠ As a complete

There is something appealingly direct about Superboy Number 88. This April May 1961 publication moves with the speed of an editor trying to fit a whole entertainment programme between two covers. Superboy supplies the main dramatic pull, but the issue earns its personality from constant shifts in mood, setting, and visual style. The result is imperfect, energetic, and much more readable than its age might suggest. ⁠ As a complete package, the issue values momentum above polis

There is something appealingly direct about Adventure Comics Number 286. This July 1961 publication moves with the speed of an editor trying to fit a whole entertainment programme between two covers. Superboy, Green Arrow, Aquaman, and the anthology cast supplies the main dramatic pull, but the issue earns its personality from constant shifts in mood, setting, and visual style. The result is imperfect, energetic, and much more readable than its age might suggest. ⁠ As a compl