One last time...

We celebrated the new beginning yesterday, but there was one more panel that deserves a shout out from this week's books, and that's the last in-continuity appearance of the old Superman.


Yep, there goes the Post-Crisis/Pre-Flashpoint Superman, dissolving into the speed force.

Rest easy big guy, as you definitely earned it.

I'll be seeing you in the longboxes as always. In the meantime, however, let's see what this new upstart can do.

Script by Geoff Johns
Pencils by Andy Kubert
Inks by Sandra Hope & Jesse Delperdang
Colors by Alex Sinclair
Letters by Nick J. Napolitano

Flashpoint #5
Flashpoint Part Five Of Five
October 2011
Copyright (c) DC Comics

Birthday posting

Just a quick post today, as it's your humble bloggers birthday. I'm sure there's some birthday tradition involving presents and cakes and whatnot that the wife and kid have cooked up, so let's get this post taken care of so I can relax and enjoy it.

Which reminds me, didn't Superman have a birthday party once?


Good thing I have a firm "NO BLACK MERCY" rule for all my get-togethers.

Script by Alan Moore
Artwork by Dave Gibbons
Colors by Tom Ziuko
Letters by Dave Gibbons

Superman Annual #11
For The Man Who Has Everything...
1985
Copyright (c) DC Comics

Gone Fishing...

...will resume regular posting when I get back from the old fishing hole.

Script by Gerry Conway
Pencils by Dick Dillin
Inks by Frank McLaughlin
Colors by Jerry Serpe
Letters by Ben Oda

Justice League Of America #1
While A World Lies Burning
September 1979
Copyright (c) DC Comics

First day of summer

Vacation
All I ever wanted
Vacation
Had to get away

Sea World advertisement
Copyright (c) DC Comics

Ten Days of Action Comics #6

We're quickly approaching Wednesday, and with it the release of Action Comics #900. Like we did for most of last week, we're taking a look at all of the centennial anniversary issues of Action. Up today is issue #600!


Like yesterday's issue #500, this one feels very anniversary-ish...what with the gold statue and all.

Readers of my other blog, The Random Longbox, may remember that I took an in depth look at this issue last year. Click on over here, here, and here if you need more than one panel of Superman excellence today,.

And readers of this blog have come to expect a Superman vs. Dinosaurs themed posting today, to which I apologize and promise the Sunday versus posts will resume next week. In the meantime, if you squint really hard and look at the cover for today, you can almost imagine that Superman is fighting a pterodactyl instead of Mat-Bat. Almost.

Pencils by John Byrne, George Perez, Kurt Schaffenberger, Dick Giordano, Curt Swan, Mike Mignola
Inks by George Perez, Jerry Ordway, John Beatty, Murphy Anderson, Mike Mignola

Action Comics #600
May 1988
Copyright (c) DC Comics

The old switcheroo...

At last, after forty years of super-villain shenanigans, the true meaning of evil is about to make itself known.

And brought on by Superman, no less!


Now we all know that that's not the real Superman.

Bonus points for anyone out there who knows which one of the super-villains at their feet is the real Superman.

And super-double bonus points to anyone out there who knows the identity of the rather generic looking fella on the right.

And super-triple bonus points to anyone out there who knows what blockbuster series took this storyline and expanded upon it almost three decades later.

Script by Gerry Conway
Pencils by Dick Dillin
Inks by Frank McLaughlin
Colors by Gerry Serpe
Letters by Ben Oda

Justice League Of America #166
The Long Way Home
May 1979
Copyright (c) DC Comics