759 – Marvel Monsters: July 1960

Atlas/Marvel Comics continues to explore the “giant monster” concept in July 1960. Interestingly, all three comics have monsters with names of future Marvel superheroes / villains: The Hulk, The Thing, and Krang.

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758 – Incredibly, Not The Hulk

The modern Marvel era inches closer with Atlas Comics’ Journey Into Mystery #62 (July 1960) where one of the “Marvel monsters” is given the name “The Hulk”. A giant orange hairy metal creature is discovered next to a shattered spaceship and nursed back to life by Joe Harper, who feeds the creature electricity. The creature […]

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757 – Pieface

In Green Lantern #2 (July 1960), Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) gets a confidante just like Roy Thomas suggested he should in an Inuit mechanic friend, Thomas Kalmaku aka “Pieface”. I’m pretty sure “Pieface” is referring to the round-ness of the face. Despite that racist nickname, the character is not depicted as a racist caricature, but […]

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756 – Kryptonite Kid

Superboy #83 (July 1960) introduces a new Super-villain in the form of Kryptonite Kid. known in the future as Kryptonite Man. He starts out as a juvenile delinquent on the planet Blor, volunteers for a space mission, and is given powers by having his rocket pass through a “strange space cloud”: the ability to project […]

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755 – Marvel Monsters: June 1960

Atlas/Marvel comics on sale in June 1960 feature more giant monsters. This month’s round-up features Gomdulla the Living Pharoah, Gor-Kill the Living Demon, and Groot the Monster from Planet X. Groot! Yes, that tree-creature from Guardians of the Galaxy! In this first appearance, Groot is your typical alien-monster affair from Atlas at the time. It’s […]

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754 – Superboy Meets Bruce Wayne

Remember that time Superboy met Oliver Queen and set him on the path to become Green Arrow? The plot is shamelessly copied in Adventure Comics #275 (June 1960) wherein Superboy reminisces about meeting Robin and then wonders if he’ll ever meet a young Bruce Wayne. Literally one panel later guess who shows up in Clark’s […]

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753 – The Return of Multi-Man

Multi-Man, the Challengers best-known nemesis, returns in Challengers of the Unknown #15 (June 1960). In this issue he dies in an explosion in his jail cell and is re-born with super-strength and super-invulnerability. The Challengers manage to douse him again with the antidote that takes away his power one last time. Then a native jabs […]

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752 – Cave Carson

The Brave and the Bold #31 (June 1960) introduces another science-fiction-y hero to the DC universe: Cave Carson. A spelunking adventurer, he was joined by love interest Christie and “Bulldozer” as they found their way into deep reaches of the Earth. In this first adventure they find themselves facing a living “lava creature”.

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751 – Mrs. Superman

DC has been teasing Lois marrying Superman/Clark for a solid five years or so and it’s always a reveal at the end to be a dream or a fake-out. In Lois Lane #19 (June 1960), we get our first up-front “imaginary tale” of Lois marrying Superman/Clark complete with separate TV beds. The tale has the […]

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750 – Supergirl and the Legion

In Action Comics #267 (June 1960), the Legion of Super-Heroes makes a re-appearance in a Supergirl adventure. Confusingly Cosmic Lad, Saturn Girl, and Lightning Lad introduce themselves as children of the original Legion members. I guess maybe DC hadn’t figured out the timey-wimey-ness of it all. Interestingly, this is retconned a few years when the […]

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