Green Lantern makes his second Silver Age appearance in Showcase #23 (Sept 1959). In it, a hint of a mystery is presented by Hal Jordan receiving a message from the Lantern to go check out a problem on the planet Venus. I like how the writers are seeding mysteries and not feeling the need to […]
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Another noteworthy event in Adventure Comics #266 (Sept 1959) was the establishment of Green Arrow and Speedy into the mainstream DC continuity. We already had an inconsequential story of Superboy meeting Oliver Queen as a boy, but this time we see not one, but two instances of DC weaving Green Arrow into their growing stable […]
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A girl shows up with Aquaman’s powers in Adventure Comics #266 (Sept 1959). Lisa Morel dubs herself Aquagirl, complete with a matching costume and joins Aquaman on adventures. Aquaman asks how she got her powers, but neither she, nor her famous ichthyologist father Hugo, can explain their emergence. Aquaman does digging and keeps a close […]
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Supergirl continues to spread her wings throughout DC continuity by meeting Jimmy Olsen in Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #40 (Aug 1959). After seeing a bunch of fake sideshow acts, Jimmy tells the owner he plans to expose him. At home, Jimmy fumbles with a Superman souvenir and temporarily blinds himself and is then kidnapped by […]
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Beppo, the Super-Monkey makes his debut in Superboy #76 (August 1959). Unnamed in this first story, the monkey is one of Jor-El’s test animals that snuck aboard Kal-El’s rocket before it left Krypton. Young Clark eventually tricks the monkey to be chased out into space. Beppo will be back, and eventually joins up with other […]
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In Superman’s Girlfriend, Lois Lane #12 (August 1959), Lois is visiting Hawaii to celebrate it becoming the 50th United State of America. She gets into an accident underwater, has her legs crushed and is rescued by Aquaman, firmly establishing Aquaman as part of the main DC continuity. Unfortunately Lois can only be operated by an […]
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In “Superman’s Other Life”, a story in Superman #132 (August 1959), Batman and Robin bringing a special gift for Superman to the Fortress of Solitude. The Dynamic Duo bring Superman pictures he took from Krypton years ago and suggests he put them through his “Super-Univac” to see if it can answer the question: “What would […]
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Though Atlas Comics has not renamed itself “Marvel Comics”, Tales of Suspense #6 (July 1959), contains a pretty cool glimpse into the future. In the story “The Mutants and Me”, Vincent Farnsworth has an argument with Henry Marsh, who claims that mutants with powers must exist and hide among us. Later that evening, Vincent is […]
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In Adventure Comics #264 (July 1959), reader John B. Beach questions why Aquaman’s Atlanteans have legs while Lori Lemaris’ Atlanteans have fish tails. It’s a pretty decent question, given DC already announced that Superman and Aquaman share the same universe (the story has not been published yet though). I thought the response fro DC’s editor […]
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Action Comics #256 (July 1959) sets up Supergirl’s “Lana Lang” with a new character, Dick Wilson. He accidentally snaps a picture of Supergirl flying and starts to suspect fellow orphan Linda Lee is actually Supergirl. Superman bails her out by providing a Supergirl robot that Linda can use in such emergencies.
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