DC continues to world-build and expand on its characters, trying Aquaman and Aqualad out in a full-length story in Showcase #30 (Nov 1960). Atlantis is really the third “character” in the story, with Aquaman’s full origin retold as flashback (including his mother, the exiled Atlanna, and his father Tom Curry). Aquaman returns to Atlantis, responding […]
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Superboy #68 (Nov 1960) features the next appearance of a young Lex Luthor in a Superboy story. Superboy eventually defeats the “Army of Living Kryptonite Men” by getting help another L.L: Lightning Lad from the Legion of Super-Heroes. Lex learns of the existence of the Legion and theorizes that a Legion of Super-Villains must also […]
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In Superboy #68 (Nov 1960), “The Boy Who Betrayed Clark Kent!” introduces the character of Pete Ross, expanding Superboy’s supporting cast. Newly moved to Smallville, Pete Ross stands up to bullies for Clark Kent and Clark decides to befriend him, learning that Pete’s hobbies include acting and detective work. Later, Clark becomes suspicious of his […]
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In Superman #142 (Nov 1960), Superman encounters a “flame-dragon from Krypton”. The beast appears and breathes fire at Clark, incinerating his clothes in front of Lois. It’s mostly a cutesy-but-tired-and-unrealistic story about how Superman manages to yet again disprove her “Clark-is-Superman” theory (with the help of Batman and Supergirl this time). Superman wraps up the […]
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Atlas/Marvel continue their monthly parade of crazy giant monsters in October 1960, featuring title stories of The Brute (a proto-Incredible Hulk story), “It”, Goom (the Thing from that pesky Planet X), and Vandoom! Other stories in these issue include even wackier names like Kragoo and Moomboo. Boy that’s a lot of double-O names this month. […]
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A new form of kryptonite is introduced in Adventure Comics #279 (Oct 1960): Superboy is yet again thrust into the distant future and must prove he wasn’t just a myth, that he actually existed in the past. He finally convinces folks when he uses a piece of white kryptonite from a museum to kill all […]
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Remember that time that Streaky the Supercat accidentally used his X-ray vision on a couple of criminals, burning out sections of their brains such that they no longer remembered Supergirl’s secret identity? Oh no? It happened in Action Comics #271 (October 1960) and yeah I’m with you Linda Lee, let’s not worry about further repercussions […]
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A new Flash rogue is introduced in Flash #117 (Oct 1960): Captain Boomerang. Conceived as a spokesman for the W. W. Wiggins Game Company to publicize boomerangs in the United States, “Digger” Harkness takes up the mantle and is given a costume, which suits him just fine because he was already looking for an opportunity […]
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Comic books from Atlas/Marvel Comics on sale in September 1960 include more giant monsters: Rorgg (King of the Spider Men), The Scarecrow, Colossus (no, not that one), and Thorr (no, not that one).
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In Superman #141 (Sept 1960), we are treated to another melodramatic 3-part “novel” when a quirk of fate propels Superman across the barriers of both time and space to land him in the Krypton solar system. After a quick landing he is, of course, robbed of his super powers and rendered a regular Kryptonian. The […]
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