John Broome Archives

But there are also a few notable names missing… Suicide Squad screencap John Ostrander (above) – creator of the modern-day Suicide Squad, co-creator of Amanda Waller, John Economos, Flo Crawley, and Briscoe. Luke McDonnell – artist on the original Suicide Squad series, co-creator of John Economos, Flo Crawley, and Briscoe. Ross Andru – co-creator of Rick Flag, co-creator of original[...]

The Phantom Stranger's rare 1952 debut at DC Comics is a fascinating artifact of its times and also not what you think.

When we present an amazing, almost unbelievable idea or gimmick, we like to explain it scientifically." The series usually had single page, science-based features to help explain the science involved, like "Flash Facts" and similar shorts.  The "Flash Facts" of The Flash #110 was indeed weather-based, and there was even an explanation of weather forecasting[...]

But let's put that aside for now and focus on the comic book history of Abra Kadabra. Abra Kadabra first appeared in The Flash #128 in 1962, created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino. In the 64th century, science has made stage magic obsolete. But one Citizen Abra wants to be a magician so bad that he is[...]