All Articles

There is something appealingly direct about All American Men of War Number 74. This December January 1964 publication moves with the speed of an editor trying to fit a whole entertainment programme between two covers. the soldiers and pilots 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

There is something appealingly direct about Hawkman Number 1. This April May 1964 publication moves with the speed of an editor trying to fit a whole entertainment programme between two covers. Katar Hol as Hawkman and Shayera Hol as Hawkgirl 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,

There is something appealingly direct about Tomahawk Number 91. This March April 1964 publication moves with the speed of an editor trying to fit a whole entertainment programme between two covers. Tomahawk and his frontier companions 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 iss

There is something appealingly direct about World's Finest Comics Number 142. This June 1964 publication moves with the speed of an editor trying to fit a whole entertainment programme between two covers. Superman, Batman, Robin, 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 complet

There is something appealingly direct about Strange Adventures Number 171. This December 1964 publication moves with the speed of an editor trying to fit a whole entertainment programme between two covers. the science fiction 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 complete package, t

Reading All American Men of War Number 73 today is a surprisingly immediate experience. Published for October November 1964, it carries the compact rhythms of Silver Age comics, yet its confidence is easy to recognise. The strongest material centres on the soldiers and pilots of the war anthology, and the wider anthology keeps changing tone before any single idea becomes stale. That uneven mixture is part of the appeal because the issue is visibly testing what works. ⁠ The st

Reading Captain Storm Number 4 today is a surprisingly immediate experience. Published for November December 1964, it carries the compact rhythms of Silver Age comics, yet its confidence is easy to recognise. The strongest material centres on Captain William Storm and his PT boat crew, and the wider anthology keeps changing tone before any single idea becomes stale. That uneven mixture is part of the appeal because the issue is visibly testing what works. ⁠ The storytelling w

Reading Tomahawk Number 90 today is a surprisingly immediate experience. Published for January February 1964, it carries the compact rhythms of Silver Age comics, yet its confidence is easy to recognise. The strongest material centres on Tomahawk and his frontier companions, and the wider anthology keeps changing tone before any single idea becomes stale. That uneven mixture is part of the appeal because the issue is visibly testing what works. ⁠ The storytelling works best w

Reading World's Finest Comics Number 141 today is a surprisingly immediate experience. Published for April May 1964, it carries the compact rhythms of Silver Age comics, yet its confidence is easy to recognise. The strongest material centres on Superman, Batman, Robin, and the anthology cast, and the wider anthology keeps changing tone before any single idea becomes stale. That uneven mixture is part of the appeal because the issue is visibly testing what works. ⁠ The storyte

Reading Strange Adventures Number 170 today is a surprisingly immediate experience. Published for November 1964, it carries the compact rhythms of Silver Age comics, yet its confidence is easy to recognise. The strongest material centres on the science fiction anthology cast, and the wider anthology keeps changing tone before any single idea becomes stale. That uneven mixture is part of the appeal because the issue is visibly testing what works. ⁠ The storytelling works best

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Number 26 arrives from October 1964 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. Dobie Gillis, Maynard Krebs, and their friends gives the collection its clearest point of focus, while the surrounding material creates a lively sense of variety. ⁠ Th

All American Men of War Number 72 arrives from August September 1964 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 pilots of the war anthology gives the collection its clearest point of focus, while the surrounding material creates a lively sense of variety. ⁠ Th