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We tend to think of the mid-1950s era between the publication of the last Fawcett Captain Marvel comics in 1953 and the reboot of the Flash in 1956 as a superhero wasteland, but this is not quite true.  The success of the Superman TV show beginning in 1953 sparked a new superhero boom.  Marvel took[...]

Creators on the title included Mike Sekowsky, who drew more of these comics than anyone else, but also joined by the likes of Gene Colan, Lee Elias, Gil Kane, Win Mortimer, Bob Oksner, John Romita, Sr., John Rosenberger, Art Saaf, Jack Sparling, Alex Toth, and George Tuska Nick Cardy drew many covers. Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein[...]

This issue by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky, with a cover by Sekowsky and Murphy Anderson, is the first appearance of the Justice League of America and Starro the Conqueror. Brave and the Bold #28 Justice League of America (DC, 1960) Beyond the obvious inspiration of the DC Comics Golden Age's Justice Society of America, the influences[...]

First, here are all the credits as listed for Special Thanks: Episode 1:  Paul Levitz, Joe Orlando, Jack Oleck, Nestor Redondo, Jack Sparling. Episode 2: Gardner F Fox, Bob Haney, Paul Levitz, Joe Orlando, Jack Oleck, Nestor Redondo, Jack Sparling, Alex Toth, Mike Sekowsky, Mark Hanerfeld, Bill Draut Episode 3:  Stephen Bissette, Mike Carey, Steve Dillon, Gardner F[...]

Any ideas? Jeph Loeb – Co-creator of modern Calendar Man. Al Milgrom – co-creator of the second Thinker Frank Miller – creator of Corto Maltese Sheldon Moldoff – co-creator of Polka-Dot Man and Calendar Man. Jimmy Palmiotti – developer of the current version of Harley Quinn Tim Sale – Co-creator of modern Calendar Man. Mike Sekowsky – co-creator of Javelin, co-creator of Starro The Conqueror. Gail[...]

Getting to know Allred creations like the Atomics helped the reader to understand just how bracingly weird characters like the Fantastic Four must have been to those accustomed to Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky's Justice League (which was, come to think of it, pretty weird itself). [*Mild spoilers for Silver Surfer #1 below!] But if Madman is[...]

 With widespread belief that DC/WB is building towards making the Justice League a more mainstream property in film and/or television, copies of the team's first appearance in The Brave and the Bold #28 by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky have been going crazy at auction recently. To throw out one fresh example, a CGC 6.5 copy[...]