Sensation Comics #107 (November 1951) makes the abrupt transition from a superhero comic featuring Wonder Woman to becoming a supernatural/horror type comic. Sensation only lasts for about another year or so before being cancelled, leaving Wonder Woman’s only regular appearance in her own mag. This is in stark contrast to Superman (appearing in four different […]
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In “The Lost Secrets of Krypton!”, a story in Superman #74 (November 1951), Luthor uses Kryptonian technology for the first time to menace the world. Luthor discovers these artifacts while searching for kryptonite in space, but instead uncovers a cache of weapons that Jor-el had sent out into space before Krypton exploded. Superman defeats Luthor […]
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DC leans a bit into the current horror vibe in Batman #68 (October 1951), with an apparent return of a gruesome Batman villain: Two-Face! It’s been three whole years since the last Two-Face story. This time it’s an actor set to play Harvey Dent / Two-Face in a play, who has the same acid-scaring incident […]
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In “The Mutants!”, a story in Weird Fantasy #10 (September 1951), the tale is told of a future in which mutants are born on Earth thanks to radioactivity from the hydrogen bomb. These mutants are deformed, but incredibly smart. The people of Earth fear and shun them, kicking them off the planet. However, the mutants […]
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In Superman #73 (Sept 1951), “Perry White vs. Clark Kent!”, Clark gets promoted to managing editor of the Daily Planet and has to compete with Perry White who gets a job as editor of The Dispatch. While an interesting enough story, I thought it was more interesting that we get to see the first glimmerings […]
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In Weird Science #10 (Aug 1951), the story “Transformation complete” features a mad scientist who disapproves of his daughter’s fiance and decides to inject him with female hormones to irreversibly transform him into a woman. Lee, the fiance, starts to transform gradually over the course of days until he/she is forced to break off the […]
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In Strange Adventures #12 (July 1951), a story by Jack E. Miller called “Sideways in Time” features the world’s first time traveler who, intending to go back to 1620, is accidentally sent “sideways” into an alternate timeline. In this timeline, gorillas are the dominant species and humans are the mute animals. This is 12 years […]
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Jim Gordon new family life isn’t the only supporting superhero character background getting fleshed out. In Superman #72 (July 1951), “The Private Life of Perry White”, Perry White is given a wife and a son all in one issue. Perry White’s son Will is looking for a job at the Daily Planet as “Will Whitman” […]
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In Adventure Comics #167 (June 1951), DC continues to play with the idea of a female super-powered adventurer in “Lana Lang, Super-Girl!”. Lana’s archaeologist father gives her a helmet that purportedly grants power to its wearer. When Superboy saves Lana from lightning using his super-speed, Lana makes the logical conclusion that he has super powers. […]
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In Batman #66 (June 1951), Dick Grayson dreams he has grown up and taken over the mantle of Batman II. He also dreams that he has a son, named Dick Jr, and trains him as the new Robin.
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