Archive for the 'The Spectre' Category

How Does The Spectre Raise Money?

Mar 25, 2010 in Justice League, The Spectre, What Were They Thinking

For someone whose supposed to be the Wrath of G-d, he sure seems to ignore the whole “not cheating in business” thing…a lot of commandments, actually. And all in one page!
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Science!!!

Dec 30, 2009 in Bad Science, The Spectre

Ah, All Star Comics #3 – you may be my favorite recent read. You’ve given me so much.
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Okay, I Give Up.

Dec 23, 2009 in Bad Science, The Spectre, What Were They Thinking

What’s going on here?
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Another Great Golden Age Concept

Nov 27, 2009 in The Spectre, What Were They Thinking

More fun than comics where the hero is thought to be a crook are the comics where the hero is known to be a hero, but the cops just don’t care. Like this issue of More Fun comics (see what I did there?):
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And I Blamed the 90s.

Nov 25, 2009 in The Spectre, What Were They Thinking

I personally have an issue with “kewl” spelling in comics. You know, calling a character Syrin instead of Siren, or Deathstryke instead of Deathstrike because it looks neat (and is trademarkable in the case of Siren). It’s mostly annoying because, well, how would any of the other characters know how it’s spelled? I mean, they’re talking, right?* So what’s the difference between a Madam Masque and Madam Mask? Nothing.
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So THAT’S Where He Got The Idea!

Nov 05, 2009 in Bad Science, The Spectre, What Were They Thinking

One of the most interesting modes of transportation for a Silver Age hero turns out to have Golden Age roots:
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