Author: Norman Robinson

by Norman Robinson | December 18, 2017

In August of 1967, DC had the first showdown between Flash and Superman in a foot race. This race appeared in Superman #199 and ever since has been a considerable Silver Age key; with a cover by Ross Andru and script by...

by Norman Robinson | December 16, 2017

Buy X-Men #134 written and penciled by the team of John Byrne and Chris Claremont both admitted masters of this medium. This story is the creation of the Dark Phoenix saga. The issue X-Men #134 is the first time Dark Phoenix appears....

by Norman Robinson | December 13, 2017

In his self-titled series in Sub-Mariner #1, Namor finds a home among the top Silver Age issues; art by the brilliant John Buscemi with script by Roy Thomas. After all, this number one Silver Age comic with the second appearance of Namor...

by Norman Robinson | December 11, 2017

Falcon has been the sidekick of Captain America since 1969. In the comics, they are two friends who work together often taking on world-class villains with only their wits and teamwork. The first appearance of Falcon was in Captain America #117 written...

by Norman Robinson | December 9, 2017

The year is 1955 and DC Comics prints Superman #100. On the cover are four different Superman covers including the 1st Superman comic cover. The art or pencils are by Joe Shuster and script by the team Woolfolk, Miller, Finger, and Boltinoff. In 1955: Gunsmoke...

by Norman Robinson | December 7, 2017

The Weapon X program is out of control, creating the Hulk with claws in Totally Awesome Hulk #22. This issue hit number one for this last month as the most popular recent comic per (GoCollect). Hulk gets Wolverine’s claws and DNA, yeah...

by Norman Robinson | December 6, 2017

The Vision is a crucial member of the Avengers. He is also vital in the Infinity War saga as he holds one of the Infinity Stones in his head as a third eye. Unknown to him is the power of the stone. Thanos...

by Norman Robinson | December 4, 2017

Crazy Harley Quinn first appeared in Batman Adventures #12, pencils by Mike Parobeck and script by Kelley Puckett. This first Harley comic was quite hot when the Suicide Squad came out in theaters in 2016.  Now, this issue has cooled and lost...

by Norman Robinson | December 1, 2017

A new trailer just dropped for Avengers: Infinity War, and quite simply it looked up to specs. The main villain is Thanos and his goal: death. Thanos first appeared in Iron Man #55, script and art by Jim Starlin, and Mike Esposito...

by Norman Robinson | November 29, 2017

In 1977, when I was a kid there was nothing more significant than Star Wars. This movie dominated our culture and created the franchise and craze for everything Star Wars that we have today. One part of this popularity is that “Wars” comics...