Rip Jagger's Dojo

Now having defended DC's efforts to develop the Watchmen universe, I must say that Doomsday Clock by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank is an uneven effort.

What exactly is the controversy with DC Comics using The Watchmen as an element of a reborn-rebooted-revised-rehashed DC Universe.

There is no question that Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons is among the finest comic series of all time.

Just a quick note to the regular visitors that due to problems with Blogger, I have been forced to switch links and other key features to the bottom of the blog.

I picked up Multiversity- Pax Americana for the very simple reason that I love the old Charlton Action-Heroes and this is as close as we're ever going to get to seeing new adventures featuring those awesome characters.

When Dynamite Comics got hold of the Peter Cannon Thunderbolt license they unleashed the typical avalanche of alternate covers for the debut issue.

Thunderbolt #60 is dated November, 1967.

Thunderbolt #59 is dated September 1967.

Thunderbolt #58 is dated July 1967.

Thunderbolt #57 is dated May 1967.

Thunderbolt #56 is dated February 1967.

As Max Allan Collins explains in the expansive introduction to this Yoe Book collection of Johnny Dynamite, the story begins with Mickey Spillane.

First mentioned, to my knowledge at least, in the pages of The Great Comic Book Heroes by Jules Feiffer is the legendary tale of how a Golden Age comic book was created in a single weekend, one in which the survival of the artists themselves was in some m…

Thunderbolt #55 is dated December 1966.

Thunderbolt #54 is dated October 1966.

Thunderbolt #53 is dated August 1966.

Thunderbolt #52 is dated June 1966.

The second issue of Thunderbolt is actually numbered #51.

Mr.

Once upon a time in America, Adolph Hitler was the epitome of evil.

Back in the latter part of 1965 Charlton was trying to add onto its stable of "superheroes".

Let me be clear.

After the collapse of Charlton Comics, their properties were divided up among lots of folks.

Son of Vulcan Volume 2, Number 50 is dated January, 1966.

Son of Vulcan Volume Two, Number 49 is dated November 1965.

Nature Boy by Jerry Siegel and John Buscema debuted in 1956.

Few names in popular fiction are more famous than Sherlock Holmes.

Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds Volume 1, Number 48 is dated September, 1965.

Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds Volume 1, Number 47 starring Son of Vulcan is dated July, 1965.

Son of Vulcan debuted in Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds Volume 1, Number 46 dated May, 1965.

This month the focus is on two heroes who shared the pages of Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds.

I very much remember anticipating this "return" of the Action-Heroes under the hand of Dick Giordano and Bob Layton.

Judomaster #98 is dated December 1967.

Judomaster #97 is dated October 1967.

Secret Agent Volume 2 #10 is dated October 1967.

Judomaster #96 is dated August 1967.

Judomaster #95 is dated June 1967.

Judomaster #94 is dated April 1967.

Judomaster #93 is dated February 1967.

I was the ideal age (pardon the pun) to be attracted to Captain Action when he first dropped onto the scene.

Once upon a time western heroes ruled the day.

With the seventh anniversary of the Dojo, let me take a moment and talk about the comic book which in many ways inspired this blog -- Judomaster.

Judomaster #92 is dated December 1966.

Judomaster #91 is dated October 1966.

The saga of Sgt.