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STAR PIRATE From PLANET COMICS which was put out by Fiction House Comics-- comes STAR PIRATE-- a sort of combination of Flash Gordon and... well, Flash Gordon.  Pretty much a Flash Gordon clone.  See for yourself... Let us know what you … [Read more...]

MARVEL FAMILY VS THE MIGHTIEST MONGUL SUPERWORLD BLOG! Check back every Thursday for a new post! Do I need to put a warning label here--there is some nasty propaganda type art for the bad guys-- they're bad guys folks, take a chill pill.  They are … [Read more...]

BATMAN VS CATWOMAN From BATMAN COMICS #3 WINTER 1940 which happens to be Catwoman’s 3rd  appearance and her first in costume, before this she was a sultry jewel thief known only as The Cat— now she’s full on Catwoman although the costume is a … [Read more...]

THE LOST WORLD This is a strange one from the 1940s-- THE LOST WORLD-- but not the Conan Doyle story of dinosaurs, this is more Nazi's underground!  Check it out... Let us know what you think!  More classic comics coming … [Read more...]

GREAT COMIC ARTISTS - CHARLES BURNS Great Comic Artists- Charles Burns is one of the best, with a rich inky style and quirky sense of humor, his work is not for everyone, but you certainly have to appreciate it. He was born in 1955 in Washington … [Read more...]

Senorita Rio was a South American adventuress who got herself into and out of many tough situations.  She was often drawn by legendary comic artist Lily Renee and ran in the pages of PLANET COMICS. Let us know what you think!  More … [Read more...]

Bill Ward's TORCHY made her debut in Quality Comics DOLL MAN #8 (Spring 1946), the character soon was given her very own title.   Torchy's biggest charm was that she didn't see her own charms, needless to say she was popular with GI's stationed … [Read more...]

CAPTAIN MARVEL was the world's mightiest mortal, he was also the biggest selling superhero character of the Golden Age, he was the first superhero to be adapted into live action film with 1941's THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN MARVEL from Republic Studios … [Read more...]

Duke of Darkness is proof positive that not every concept is a winner, although it shows some potential as a Spectre like character.   That's it folks- there's a real charm to these stories isn't … [Read more...]

Darwyn Cooke (November 16, 1962 – May 14, 2016) was a Canadian comics artist, writer, cartoonist, and animator who worked on the comic books Catwoman, DC: The New Frontier, The Spirit and Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter. His work has been honored … [Read more...]

I'm not sure what's creepier-- men with fangs or rat men.  Check it out for yourself... That's it folks- there's a real charm to these stories isn't there?  Let us know what you think!  More classic comics coming soon! Superworld Comics has been in … [Read more...]

MARSHALL ROGERS is truly one of the greats. WHY:  Marshall Rogers got Batman.  Like Dick Tracy-- Batman works best if he's not drawn photo realistically because he lives in a nightmarish cartoon world with a bizarre rogues gallery.  Rogers captures … [Read more...]

A Mad Scientist, Landor was obsessed with the secrets of life!  Going the Dr Frankenstein Route things didn't go much better for him than it did ol' Victor/Henry.  From Speed Comics #1 October 1939.  See for yourself... Simple and crudely drawn, … [Read more...]

I AM THE LIVING GHOST (TOO)! SUPERWORLD BLOG! Check back every Thursday for a new post! Last week we ran Steve Ditko's I AM THE LIVING GHOST, well who knew there was another version from ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN #1 Fall 1948.  Art is by Fred … [Read more...]

I AM THE LIVING GHOST SUPERWORLD BLOG! Check back every Thursday for a new post! Last week we ran Steve Ditko's I AM THE LIVING GHOST, well who knew there was another version from ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN #1 Fall 1948.  Art is by Fred … [Read more...]

SWB077-HISTORY OF THE BAT-SLAP SUPERWORLD BLOG! Check back every Thursday for a new post! I’m not one for Meme’s— but I can understand the appeal.  Essentially it's an existing photograph in which witty words are added to make it funny.   One I’m … [Read more...]

STRANGE CASE OF BATMAN #227 Ask any collector what makes a comic book valuable and they will tell you (besides condition) that it being a "key" of some sort is probably the #1 element.   First appearance by a character as we see with most #1 … [Read more...]

CHALLENGE OF THE SUPERHEROES It's hard to describe to someone growing up today in this world of one big budget superhero movie after another on the silver screen that in the mid to late 1970s there was a superhero live action drought and we took … [Read more...]

FLASHBACK!  MAY 1958 FLASHBACK!  Let's take a look at the comics that share your birthday! Cover date and year of when you were born (note these were not necessarily the books on the stands since comics usually have a three month lead time for … [Read more...]

CONFESSIONS OF A BRONZE AGE COMIC-READER Cue the Way-Back Machine, no it's not one of Teddy's Journey's back to the Depression era of buying comics and going to a first run Jimmy Cagney movie at the Picture Show.   I'm not as crusty as Teddy Bear … [Read more...]