Friday, March 04, 2016

Action #305: What Part of "I Hate Supergirl" Don't They Understand?

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Linda Lee Danvers spotted a local girl going over the falls in her canoe, and rescued her.  But instead of saying "Thanks," Karen ...
Wednesday, March 02, 2016

Action #305: The Girl Who Hated Supergirl!

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'The Girl Who Hated Supergirl!" appeared as the second story in October, 1963's Action Comics .  The script was by Leo Dorfman....
Monday, February 29, 2016

Happy Birthday, Supoerman! -- Action #305: Filler

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Yes, it was established in a 1967 comic that Superman's birthday (not Clark Kent's) was to be celebrated on February 29, Leap Day.  ...
Friday, February 26, 2016

Action #305: Between the Stories

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Meanwhile, messages from our sponsors. I always considered these ads, but never followed through on subscribing.  Heck, I bet my folks w...
Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Action #305: Sippin' Nitro, Burpin' Trouble!

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Here are the last two pages from "Why Superman Needs a Secret Identity!" from October 1963. Superman has lost his Clark Kent i...
Monday, February 22, 2016

Action #305: Superman's Secret Identity Is Blown!

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This tale from October 1963 riffs on the necessities of our hero's Secret Identity.  The springboard is a visit by Clark and Jimmy to Pe...
Friday, February 19, 2016

Action #305: That darn Ol' Stockroom Mirror!

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OCTOBER, 1963:  This is the last page of this mini-vignette that ruminates on Superman's need for a Secret Identity. After Jimmy O...
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Action #305: Loose Lips May Sink Kryptonians

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OCTOBER, 1963:  In our next vision of what Superman's life might have been like with his Secret Identity in jeopardy, we start over with...
Monday, February 15, 2016

Action #305: It's Lonely at the Top

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In this Imaginary Tale-within-a-Real-Tale from October 1963, Superman has decided to forego a Secret Identity.  In the previo...
Friday, February 12, 2016

Action #305: Continuing Our "What If?" Tale

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In our meditations from October 1963 on the necessity of a Secret Identity for the Man of Steel, our flashback has shown us that the proud K...
Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Action #305: As We Begin Our First Story

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"Why Superman Needs a Secret Identity!", from Action Comics #305 (October 1963), was written by Leo Dorfman.  Pencils by Curt Swa...
Monday, February 08, 2016

Page-by-Page Through Action #305

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This wonderful comic book is cover-dated October, 1963.  As we pass through its pages we'll be having an everyday experience.  Comic boo...
Thursday, February 04, 2016

MA-82 - Joy and Noise, Disc 5

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Here's another collection of songs that inspire me to laugh, pray, and be thankful.  Many from the 1990s, a few from earlier.  You...
Monday, February 01, 2016

I've got a New PARD -- First Hand

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Thanks to my work for Jacobs/Brown Press , I'm now the owner of a laptop to use in editing. His name is PARD, for Pretty Awesome '...
Thursday, January 28, 2016

MA-50 - 45s & Favorites, Disc 7 -- More Pop Music Miscellany

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More proof in the wonderful cornucopia that USE TO BE pop music, before rhythms replaced melody and thought, not focus groups, produced lyri...