February 2012
11 posts
Anonymous asked: Well, first of all, I really like your blog. I'm reading myself all marvel titles and I read your reviews each time I finish a comic. The main reason to writte is because I have been trying to found Sub-Mariner #3 on your site with no luck. Is it possible you missed that one?
right about now
I don’t know exactly when. There’s no clear line, no editor credit in most of the comics. But this is around when Stan Lee returns.
In Lee’s absence, funny-animal cartoonist Vince Fago has been the interim editor, with the understanding that it’s only until Lee returns from the war. With Lee back, Fago will eventually leave Marvel and illustrate children’s books. And...
January 2012
38 posts
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Slowly Getting Interesting
I knew 1943 and 1944 would be the toughest slog of this whole project. Nothing was good, everything was generic, and not much happened. There were exceptions, like the debut of Miss America. But for the most part, even the new titles were just cookie-cutter combinations of the same old features. But in 1945, some things are going to happen:
WWII ends. Already, we’re seeing less WWII...
Character Stats: End of 1944
Presented without comment from now on, I think. There’s not much to add; it is what it is and it’s interesting or it’s not. I know these lists are largely redundant right now, but I think they’ll be interesting down the line, when more characters have come and gone. Think of all this as a beta test. Enjoy, nerds!
MOST APPEARANCES
1. Human Torch (same position) 2. Toro...
Title Stats: End of 1944
MOST ISSUES IN A TITLE 1. Marvel Mystery Comics (same position) 2. Captain America Comics (same position) 3. Terry-Toons Comics (same position) 4. Comedy Comics (+2) 5. Human Torch (-1) 5. Joker Comics (-1) 7. Krazy Komics (-1) 8. All-Winners Comics (same position) 8. Sub-Mariner Comics (same position) 8. U.S.A. Comics (same position) 8. Young Allies (new)
Not much change yet. Young Allies bumped...
December 2011
11 posts
