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Blown Away

Blown Away

The first Wednesday of the month brings a new Dollar Box column over at StashMyComics.com.

Captain Marvel #34

This month’s subject is Captain Marvel #34, Jim Starlin’s swan song on this particular title. Compared to the cosmic drama that came before, this is an insignificant issue — but the energetic visual style of this book was a big part of making me a comics fan for life. This issue also kinda-sorta featured the death of Captain Marvel, event though it would take another eight years for it to happen!

Thanks as always to StashMyComics.com for hosting The Dollar Box!

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Sincerely, The Sandman

Sincerely, The Sandman

A new month brings a new Dollar Box column from your humble narrator over at StashMyComics.com.

This month I take a close look at “Sincerely, The Sandman” from Hulk #138. While the plot is little different from the usual rage-of-the-month antics of Silver Age Hulk, creators Herb Trimpe and Roy Thomas really stepped up their game for this largely-forgotten little gem of a story. The tale is filled with literary allusions and artist Herb Trimpe proves he was more than just an inventory artist with page layouts and visual storytelling evocative of the great Will Eisner!

Even if you aren’t a fan of these creators or this character, you owe it to yourself to check out this issue, which I think you will find surprising. Thanks again to StashMyComics.com for hosting The Dollar Box!

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The Coming of … The Falcon!

The Coming of … The Falcon!

My new Dollar Box column is now live over at StashMyComic.com. This month I break with tradition and review not one … not two … but three issues in one column with The Coming of the Falcon!

This is the Falcon’s origin story from Captain America #117-119. It features some great Gene Colan art, the Red Skull, the Cosmic Cube, the aforementioned Falcon, and one of the goofiest and most convoluted Silver Age Captain America stories you will ever read!

Save yourself the pain of sorting through the originals and get up-to-speed on all things Falcon over at the Dollar Box! Thanks, as always, to StashMyComics.com for hosting my column!

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