See some insects with comic book superpowers! Insects with Super Powers … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2014
Killer Moth originated in Batman #63
Here is a post from Comic Vine. "The man who would become known as Killer Moth was originally inmate #234026 in Gotham State Prison. Deciding that the criminals of Gotham needed a guardian just as the honest citizens had Batman, he became determined … [Read more...]
Can you add more to the list?
We put our heads together and listed these insect related comic characters. Can you add more? Ant-Man, Insect Man, The Beetle, Blue Beetle, Yellow Jacket, Human Fly, Flyman, Spider-Man, The Tick, Scorpion, Green Hornet, Black Widow, Mantis, Killer … [Read more...]
What insects are missing from the Mister Mystery Cover?
I think I would have guessed scorpions myself because of the desert, but these ants are good and gruesome! … [Read more...]
Insect trivia? Why not?
What terrifying insects are missing from this cover of Mister Mystery #11? … [Read more...]
Bugging Out
Insects have played a big role in comic books both as inspirations for superpowers as in our beloved Spider-man and as inspirations for villains like the dreaded Killer Moth or the Tarantula. You can get some inspiration yourself by studying these … [Read more...]
PreCode Cover with Classic Elements
The Code
Seduction of the Innocent was taken seriously at the time, and was a minor bestseller that created alarm in parents and galvanized them to campaign for censorship. At the same time, a U.S. Congressional inquiry was launched into the comic book … [Read more...]
SOTI – Seduction of the Innocent
Seduction of the Innocent is a book by German-American psychiatrist Fredric Wertham, published in 1954, that warned that comic books were a cause of juvenile delinquency. The book was taken seriously at the time, and was a minor bestseller that … [Read more...]
It’s an Axe!
Trivia Tuesday! What is missing from the cover?
The original artwork for this cover of Vault of Horror #32 was self censored by EC comics during a time when publishers were being attacked because of their lurid content. What is missing from this edited version? … [Read more...]
Are you a juvenile Delinquent ??
Crime Suspenstories, issue 22, 1954, was entered into evidence at the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency. The exchange between the publisher William Gaines and Senator Kefauver led to a front-page story in The New York Times: He was asked … [Read more...]
How we get so much done!
We get asked all the time-- how can we get so much done? HOW can Ted be at so many comic book conventions, sometimes at the same time? The answer is finally revealed! … [Read more...]
Reading comics makes you stronger!
CGC COMICS AVAILABLE!
Superworld has a large selection of CGC graded (Slabbed) books in our inventory-- we also offer CGC Grading services so when you buy from us we can help you arrange for them to be slabbed if they aren't already. Email us with questions! … [Read more...]
THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF POISON IVY!
TUESDAY TRIVIA: 60s SPIDERMAN CARTOON
Paul Soles was the voice of Spider-Man in the 1967 cartoon-- he was also the voice of Hermie the elf who wanted to be a dentist in RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER (1964). Soles has also appeared in motion pictures including THE INCREDIBLE HULK! Holy … [Read more...]
Tuesday Trivia: SPIDER-MAN 60s Cartoon!
The 1967 Spider-Man cartoon was famous for it's bad animation and amazing theme song! The actor who played Spider-Man and Peter Parker was also the voice of another beloved animated character. WHICH OTHER CHARACTER DID HE LEND HIS VOICE TO? … [Read more...]
The X-Men Begin
WONDERCON WRAP UP! See ya next year!
After the brutal New England winter we just went through-- this was a nice change of pace! … [Read more...]