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Who’s Who in Comics
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Do you look to Bluesky for a temporary respite from real world events that can be upsetting and overwhelming?

I’m here to lighten your day with the help of the great characters and creators of the first seven decades of American comics.
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Jim Shooter (1951-2025). Perhaps more than any other person, Jim shaped the course of Marvel Comics’ many successes from 1978 to 1987. Those comics helped shape the comics industry, and later, the movie industry, and they helped to shape me. Farewell, Jim.
July 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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In fact, Mr. Garcia-Lopez (praised be his name) signed my dad's copy...
A two-page spread of the DC Promotional Comics brochure from 1979, featuring Superman in the DC Comics office showing off some sample comic books to the reader while Wonder Woman is casually sitting at a desk beside him, pausing from her task of editing copy on a clipboard with a pencil to smile at the reader. In the background, other writers and artists are working on content, and Batman is reviewing the work of one artist at a drafting table, pointing at a particular aspect of the artwork. This is a scan from my Dad's copy of the brochure, which is signed by penciler Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (praised be his name). The artwork was inked by Dick Giordano.
May 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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DC Promotional Comics

Released in 1979 by DC Comics to promote their ability to create promotional comics and premiums for businesses to educate and advertise their products. Art by Dick Giordano.

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May 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Pete Ross was made an honorary member of the Legion of Super-Heroes for protecting Superboy's secret identity, and secretly helping Superboy multiple times.
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May 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Today is the birthday of artist Jack Kamen (May 29, 1920-Aug. 5, 2008). Most known for his work at EC Comics & for providing the comic artwork used in George Romero & Stephen King’s 1982 film, Creepshow (as well as the cover for the comic book adaptation).
A photo of Kamen Covers by Kamen for Shock SuspenStories #13 & 15, Psychoanalysis #1, and the Creepshow adaptation.
May 29, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Cover by Mac Raboy.
America’s Greatest Comics #1 (1941). The cover features Captain Marvel, Spy Smasher, Bulletman, Minute Man, and Mr. Scarlet all running towards the reader.
April 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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freestevechung.bsky.social
is wishing the happiest of birthdays to artist Brian Bolland.
March 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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is wishing the happiest of birthdays to artist Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez.
March 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Happy 77th birthday to legendary artist José Luis García-López, born March 26, 1948!
Photo of him on the subway in the 1970s. Three covers by him: Action Comics #484, Superman vs Wonder Woman, and Batman vs the Incredible Hulk. And an ad for Atari Force.
March 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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A fun thing Dad did that I was reminded of today...

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The DC Comics "Who's Who" logo reworked to read "Who's Whom", with the subheadline, "The grammatically correct directory of the DC Universe"
March 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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davemacleod.bsky.social
whoever is doing this poster campaign in London well bloody done 🙌
March 6, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Remembering MAD magazine publisher Bill Gaines, born on this date in 1922, with whom I often kibitzed during the 1972 EC Fan-Addict convention about the National Lampoon ... which resulted in this autograph atop Marie Severin's caricature in the program book as the weekend drew to a close.
Marie Severin's black and white wash caricature of the EC Comics publisher with his feet up on his desk and his head back in his chair while napping. There's a blank thought balloon over his head toward which an arrow points with the caption, "Oh, wouldn't we like to know!" I had Gaines autograph in that blank thought balloon. He chose to write: "The seducers are innocent. And so is the National Lampoon!!! Bill Gaines."
March 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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eccomics.bsky.social
Photo from 1947. Can you spot EC? 🔎
February 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Pulsar Stargrave has the power of a living star. Pulsar has repeatedly lied about his identity and origin. The only thing we know for sure about him is that he has style.
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February 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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I loved those early 1980s Baxter paper deluxe reprints so much!

Great selection of stories, beautiful wraparound covers and gorgeous reproductions and colors.

BACK ISSUE! has articles about them in issues:

#81 (DC) twomorrows.com/index.php?ma...

#86 (Marvel) twomorrows.com/index.php?ma...
February 28, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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#dccomics #supergirl #stelfreeze
February 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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freestevechung.bsky.social
is wishing the happiest of birthdays to writer Doug Moench.
February 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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comicsinthega.bsky.social
Little Lulu first appeared in a one panel strip in the Saturday Evening Post on February 23, 1935. She was created by Marjorie Henderson Buell.
A one panel strip of Lulu has a flower girl but she is dropping banana peals instead of flowers and the people behind her are falling. Burp with a Lulu doll A Dell comic book. On the cover, Lulu has repainted “No Girls Allowed” on the boys’ clubhouse to read “Now Girls Allowed.” A Kleenex ad featuring Lulu.
February 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Saving (the original concept drawing of ) Captain America 📜 blogs.loc.gov/preservation...
Saving Captain America | Guardians of Memory
Heather Wanser is a Senior Paper Conservator for the Conservation Division. In this post, Heather speaks about how she performed treatment on a concept drawing for one of America’s most beloved comic ...
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February 16, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Going through old files, I ran across this idea I pitched to Marv Wolfman when we first relaunched Adventures of Superman. Sadly it went nowhere at that time:(
February 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Artist Billy Graham (July 1, 1935-April 4, 1997), most known for his work at Warren Magazines, and his great runs on Luke Cage: Hero For Hire, Black Panther, & Sabre. #BlackHistoryMonth
A photo of Graham. The cover to Luke Cage: Hero for Hire #3, two splash pages from Black Panther, and a cover from Sabre.
February 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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FOOM #12 (1975) showcases the process of cover creation for #Invaders #5 (1976), tracing its evolution from layouts by Ed Hannigan to pencils by Jack Kirby and finally inks by Joe Sinnott.
February 9, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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La of Opar, by…

• John Buscema
• Joe Jusko
• Mike Grell
• Joe Kubert
Tarzan stands, bound, before La La, with a knife, faces a leopard La holds the ceremonial blade above her head La, ready to sacrifice to the sun.
February 6, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Today is the birthday of writer and artist Creig Flessel (Feb. 2, 1912-July 17, 2008). He is most remembered by comic fans for his work on the Wesley Dodd’s Sandman, creating the Shining Knight, and his cover work for DC Comics in the Golden Age.
Photo of Flessel. His covers to Adventure Comics #42 (featuring the Sandman), Detective Comics #13 & #18, and More Fun Comics #39.
February 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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A fun photo of comic book forefathers: Jerry Siegel, Superman’s co-creator and a Golden Age pioneer, and Julius Schwartz, who reshaped DC’s Golden Age heroes into a sci-fi-focused Silver Age. Their relationship appears friendly in this early 1990s photo.
A fun photo of comic book forefathers: Jerry Siegel, Superman’s co-creator and a Golden Age pioneer, and Julius Schwartz, who reshaped DC’s Golden Age heroes into a sci-fi-focused Silver Age. Their relationship appears friendly in this early 1990s photo.
January 25, 2025 at 3:54 AM