Tales from the past viewed through rose tinted glasses
Monday, December 11, 2023
Bring on the Christmas Back-Ups - Night of the Prowler - by Bernie Wrightson & Len Wein
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The Shock of the New: Batman and Robin: Year One - by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee
In general, I haven't really purchased many new comics since the early 1990's . There have been some exceptions to this and I wil...
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I was probably about seven years old when I walked into my local newsagents in Cambuslang (near Glasgow) with my pocket money firmly he... -
Following on from my last post featuring some of my favourite Marvel comic book covers from 1973, I thought I would show some of DC's ... -
Nearly a half-century on I still consider 1973 to be the year that cemented my destiny in becoming a lifetime comic book fan. It was a yea...
I don't have that issue, but I've got that story somewhere so it must've been reprinted at some point. Yeah, classic stuff (if a bit cliched).
ReplyDeleteIt was reprinted in "Christmas with the Superheroes"Kid. I only picked this issue up in the early 1980s , initially for the Neal Adams cover but it's a great HoM issie.
DeleteI've never seen this little gem before. Thanks for sharing a story which well and truly fits the times.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly packs a lot into its 3 pages Rip.
ReplyDeleteThat story reminds me of waking up on Christmas Eve when I was about 5 and being convinced that Santa wouldn't come if I didn't go back to sleep.
ReplyDeletelol I was the same Colin. I can still remember when I was about 4 years old being convinced I saw Santa and his reindeer in the sky when I was looking out my window on Christmas eve way back.
ReplyDeleteThat's a nice little story. Love the slow zoom on the husband's face as his expression softens and the colouring turns from monochromatic to pastels. I don't remember ever reading it, but I do have the comic buried away somewhere. Time to fish it out.
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