Superman '86 to '99
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A chronological examination of the raddest period in Superman history by @mrmxy.bsky.social and @donsparrow.bsky.social Tumblr: https://superman86to99.tumblr.com/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/superman86to99 Newsletter: https://buttondown.com/superman86to99
An excellent list, but I feel compelled to add a few more baldies (not to be confused with Baldies) from this era: the marvelous looking Atomic Skull, the thoroughly waxed and glistening Bloodthirst, keyboard-smashing Hfuhruhurr, and of course freakin' Psi-Phon (and arguably Dreadnaught).
November 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
An excellent list, but I feel compelled to add a few more baldies (not to be confused with Baldies) from this era: the marvelous looking Atomic Skull, the thoroughly waxed and glistening Bloodthirst, keyboard-smashing Hfuhruhurr, and of course freakin' Psi-Phon (and arguably Dreadnaught).
Oh sick! Anything else happen today?
September 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Oh sick! Anything else happen today?
The act of Posting Through It is as old as the internet.
September 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The act of Posting Through It is as old as the internet.
Some legitimate emotion in a thread about brigading a vote in favor Firestorm, of all places.
September 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Some legitimate emotion in a thread about brigading a vote in favor Firestorm, of all places.
Ran across my tea-obsessed pal @deepsixd.bsky.social (who should come back to bsky)
September 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Ran across my tea-obsessed pal @deepsixd.bsky.social (who should come back to bsky)
Got curious and decided to look up what the DC Message Boards I posted on as a kid were talking about on 9/11... harrowing stuff
September 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Got curious and decided to look up what the DC Message Boards I posted on as a kid were talking about on 9/11... harrowing stuff
Finally finished posting William Messner-Loebs' "lost" Flash commentary with his and everyone's favorite issue from this run: the one where nobody dies (spoilers)
August 22, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Finally finished posting William Messner-Loebs' "lost" Flash commentary with his and everyone's favorite issue from this run: the one where nobody dies (spoilers)
Fascinating looking at the just-found Shuster page side by side with the recreation Bog drew from the script! (I'm assuming everyone at DC has completely forgotten this issue exists or they would have already published it during some anniversary or other.)
August 20, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Fascinating looking at the just-found Shuster page side by side with the recreation Bog drew from the script! (I'm assuming everyone at DC has completely forgotten this issue exists or they would have already published it during some anniversary or other.)
I keep hearing about a "DC sandwich guy" and keep thinking "it's obviously a burger"
August 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I keep hearing about a "DC sandwich guy" and keep thinking "it's obviously a burger"
Por algún motivo, los primeros números de Superman vol. 3 y Superman: El Hombre de Acero de Zinco dicen "Superhéroes" en vez de "Superhombres", a eso me refería. Mi traducción ideal siempre ha sido "Reino de los Superhombres" pero aún no la ocupa nadie...
August 11, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Por algún motivo, los primeros números de Superman vol. 3 y Superman: El Hombre de Acero de Zinco dicen "Superhéroes" en vez de "Superhombres", a eso me refería. Mi traducción ideal siempre ha sido "Reino de los Superhombres" pero aún no la ocupa nadie...
Always thought "Supermanes" was a pretty silly way to translate Supermen. The Spanish edition must have struggled with that too, since they went with "Superhéroes" for the first issues and then switched to "Superhombres"
July 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Always thought "Supermanes" was a pretty silly way to translate Supermen. The Spanish edition must have struggled with that too, since they went with "Superhéroes" for the first issues and then switched to "Superhombres"
At age 7, I asked my grandma for a comic (hoping to get Mickey Mouse or Bugs Bunny) and she got me this Mexican collection with the first four parts of Reign of the Superm-- sorry, "Reino de los Supermanes". Didn't understand shit, hooked for life.
July 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
At age 7, I asked my grandma for a comic (hoping to get Mickey Mouse or Bugs Bunny) and she got me this Mexican collection with the first four parts of Reign of the Superm-- sorry, "Reino de los Supermanes". Didn't understand shit, hooked for life.
That's such a great issue, too: I LOVE the stuff with Prof. Hamilton and José Delgado messing with Luthor
June 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
That's such a great issue, too: I LOVE the stuff with Prof. Hamilton and José Delgado messing with Luthor
Yeah, there it is! #451 (How could I flip past a Lex shower scene?!)
June 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Yeah, there it is! #451 (How could I flip past a Lex shower scene?!)
Almost forgot the one where Jimmy Olsen got fired and pulled off the old George Costanza "just come back on Monday like nothing happened" technique.
June 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Almost forgot the one where Jimmy Olsen got fired and pulled off the old George Costanza "just come back on Monday like nothing happened" technique.
1988 Ruby-Spears cartoon Lex Luthor is the best Lex Luthor.
May 31, 2025 at 3:38 AM
1988 Ruby-Spears cartoon Lex Luthor is the best Lex Luthor.
This is the most shocking adaptation of this storyline I've seen yet.
May 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This is the most shocking adaptation of this storyline I've seen yet.
Please indulge me as I repost some clips from the 1988 Superman cartoon that I'd posted on Twitter, starting with this incredible one of Superman yelling “KRYYYYYPTOOOOONITEEEEEE!”. Thank you.
May 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Please indulge me as I repost some clips from the 1988 Superman cartoon that I'd posted on Twitter, starting with this incredible one of Superman yelling “KRYYYYYPTOOOOONITEEEEEE!”. Thank you.
This show's facial expression game remains undefeated.
May 30, 2025 at 12:06 AM
This show's facial expression game remains undefeated.
ALMOST done covering the 1988 Ruby-Spears Superman cartoon at Patreon and the newsletter. The latest episode features Superman being defeated by a 14'' TV and the introduction of this series' nastiest villain, Mayor Dr. Ratbat McSpider.
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May 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
ALMOST done covering the 1988 Ruby-Spears Superman cartoon at Patreon and the newsletter. The latest episode features Superman being defeated by a 14'' TV and the introduction of this series' nastiest villain, Mayor Dr. Ratbat McSpider.
www.patreon.com/posts/130216...
buttondown.com/superman86to...
www.patreon.com/posts/130216...
buttondown.com/superman86to...
Random recommendation: @bookofpdr.com's article about the time Jimmy Olsen was awarded an Iron Cross by Hitler, which includes phrases like "I'll pretend I enjoy kissing her so those Nazi rats won't get suspicious!" the-avocado.org/2021/02/09/j...
May 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Random recommendation: @bookofpdr.com's article about the time Jimmy Olsen was awarded an Iron Cross by Hitler, which includes phrases like "I'll pretend I enjoy kissing her so those Nazi rats won't get suspicious!" the-avocado.org/2021/02/09/j...
I didn't run into Guice's Flash until later, but I'll never forget how he drew that lab cafeteria worker who just wanted to be a dancer in the Kilg%re storyline (Mike Baron would later admit being coked out of his mind while writing this, which I think even my 10-year-old self had already guessed)
May 2, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I didn't run into Guice's Flash until later, but I'll never forget how he drew that lab cafeteria worker who just wanted to be a dancer in the Kilg%re storyline (Mike Baron would later admit being coked out of his mind while writing this, which I think even my 10-year-old self had already guessed)
There's a lot of tough competition for best Superman artist of the '90s, but Jackson Guice's Lois Lane will always be "my" Lois Lane. His female figures had a comfortable realism rare for '90s superhero comics. (Also, damn him for making the Lex Jr./Matrix look believable.)
May 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
There's a lot of tough competition for best Superman artist of the '90s, but Jackson Guice's Lois Lane will always be "my" Lois Lane. His female figures had a comfortable realism rare for '90s superhero comics. (Also, damn him for making the Lex Jr./Matrix look believable.)
What a bummer to hear about Jackson Guice, the man who was tasked with drawing a boozy ex-boxer praying over Superman on the floor of a bar and turned it into one of the most heart-wrenching sequences of panels in comics.
May 2, 2025 at 1:52 AM
What a bummer to hear about Jackson Guice, the man who was tasked with drawing a boozy ex-boxer praying over Superman on the floor of a bar and turned it into one of the most heart-wrenching sequences of panels in comics.
Not a coloring book, but are you aware she's in the Man of Steel Sourcebook by Roger Stern? With JGL art!
March 31, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Not a coloring book, but are you aware she's in the Man of Steel Sourcebook by Roger Stern? With JGL art!