A Pot Of Gold?
THE WHAT'S IT WORTH DEPARTMENT: Time for another collection of questions from folks who've been cleaning closets, attics and basements and think they've found the comic book equivalent to the pot of gold....
Bat-Questions Answered
The "joys" of being an accountant during income tax season have caught up with me this week, so my official unofficial researcher John Wells is here to fill in with answers to a number of Batman-related...
Superman Qs and More Reviews
Not sure if you'll be able to help me with this one, but I'll give it a try. I've just been re-reading "The Tragic Day Ma and Pa Kent Died", reprinted in SUPERBOY #165 ("Superboy's Red Letter Days"), and was...
Reviews And Qs
The much-publicized "Blizzard of '03" that hit last weekend afforded me some time to do some reading (in between rounds of shoveling snow). That in turns prompts me to do a few reviews… JLA/JSA: VIRTUE...
This And That
I really like Marvel's Squadron Supreme (their JLA) and DC's Assemblers (or Revengers; I never sorted it out). Was there any other kind of homage/counterpart of marvel (or others) heroes in DC before the...
How Much Would YOU Pay?
Hey, BobRo! I just picked up a copy of SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE #40 for $1.00 (that's one buck), and it got me to wondering if you know of any website that will tell you what's the *least* amount of...
YOU Interview ME
In looking through the email that has piled up, I realized that a number of readers were asking about me or asking for my opinion on various topics. So, I've decided to turn them into a chance for YOU to...
Another Round of Q, Another Round of A
Where was the Green Lantern of the Krypton sector of planets when it exploded? -- Michael Aaron Frandy (mfrandy@jazzatlincolncenter.org) As coincidence would have it - assuming you believe that there are...
Lots of Questions, Lots of Answers
So, we all know that Doctor Occult was the first sort-of superhero, that Superman was the first super-superhero and that the Crimson Avenger was the first masked superhero in comics, BUT who was the first real...
You Too, Have Been The Answer Man
Well, I posted the questions and got more than a few answers (including a bunch from Kurt Busiek). So, without further ado, here's an installment of "You Too Have Been the Answer Man!" **Back in the early...
Hembeck, Power Girl & Stuff I Enjoyed Reading
Okay, the mention of the Hembeck strips made me ponder this question: Outside of the various comic strips that he did for DC and Marvel and the FRED HEMBECK DESTROYS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE special, what other...
The Complete Power Girl Chronology
As 2002 comes to a close, I'm taking a little holiday vacation time, so here's my official unofficial researcher, John Wells, with an answer to a recent question…. DC continuity is a nightmare where...
You, Too, Can Be the Answer Man
The questions I receive come from far and wide and touch on a great deal of topics. Many of these I have the answers to, some I need help with (from folks like my official unofficial researcher John Wells -...
Mike W. Barr, What’s-It-Worth, & More
What ever happened to Mike W. Barr? I enjoyed his run on DETECTIVE COMICS and BATMAN & THE OUTSIDERS. -- king7739@bellsouth.net What better way to answer this question than by contacting Mike...
Alternate Earths, Continuity, and More
DC published quite a few horror/mystery titles in the later 1960's to 1980's. While a few narrators from those titles -- such as Cain, Abel, Destiny, Madame Xanadu, and so forth -- did appear with definite...