722 – Streaky, the Super-Cat
In Action Comics #261 (Dec 1959), Supergirl does some experiments on a piece of kryptonite and then discards it. She befriends a stray cat who later finds it and is granted super-powers briefly. Yawn.
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In Action Comics #261 (Dec 1959), Supergirl does some experiments on a piece of kryptonite and then discards it. She befriends a stray cat who later finds it and is granted super-powers briefly. Yawn.
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More Marvel giant monsters in November 1959. This time we have Orogo and Gorgolla, which sounds like something I might order in an Italian restaurant.
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In Action Comics #260 (Nov 1959), Lois is saved by a new super-woman appearing in Metropolis and calling herself Mighty Maid. Mighty Maid claims to be from the “fourth dimension” and wouldn’t you know it, Superman falls head over heels for her. He eventually proposes to her and they agree to leave Earth forever – […]
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In Superboy #78 (Nov 1959), Superboy encounters an alien girl and makes a misogynistic comment about female drivers. For payback, the girl transforms Clark into a girl. He calls himself “Claire Kent” and acts as “Super-Sister”, claiming she is Superboy’s sister. In the end, Clark learns his lesson because he knows what it’s like to […]
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Remember when I mentioned before how Atlas Comics was starting to morph into Marvel Comics near the end of the 1950s, featuring crazy-big and strangely-named monsters on its covers? Yeah well October 1959 is a really good example of that, so move over Godzilla, this month’s Marvel Monster Mash-Up gives us Zog, Grottu and Monstro!
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In Flash #110 (Oct 1959), Barry Allen meets Iris West’s nephew, Wall West for the first time. And wouldn’t you know it, the exact same lightning bolt + random chemical accident happens to the poor kid while the Flash is showing him around the laboratory. Of course the kid gains super-speed, so naturally let’s set […]
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I’m sure I’ll stop posting every time new characters meet or team-up, but it’s still interesting to me at this point when it happens in the DC continuity (see Green Arrow meeting Superman). This month, in Adventure Comics #267 (Oct 1959), we get a bit of a unique twist when forgettable Aquaman and Green Arrow […]
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The personality of the Challengers start to develop a bit more by Challengers of the Unknown #11 (Oct 1959), with Red making an “ape” crack about Rocky, and Rocky threatening Red. Before the Challengers, you didn’t really have team members giving each other the business and having hot tempers like this. Of course, the Fantastic […]
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The cover of Action Comics #258 (Sept 1959) shows Superman dramatically exiling Supergirl from Earth. Supergirl meets Krypto for the first time, so she harmlessly plays with him – but woops, this is still early in her career when Superman has told her to keep her existence a secret – and that includes Krypto. When […]
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In Superman’s Girlfriend, Lois Lane #13 (Sept 1959), Lois’ parents, Sam and Ella Lane, are introduced as farmers from Pittsdale. Superman tags along on a visit and a misunderstanding leads to everyone in Pittsdale thinking that Lois and Superman are going to be married. Interestingly, Lois seems more concerned about this than Superman. This is […]
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