Monthly Archives: December 2012

Heavy Metal, May 1985

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Michael Bradley

In late 1984, Jan and Dean Mullaney’s Eclipse Comics published SIEGEL & SHUSTER: DATELINE 1930s, which published at-that-point unseen work produced by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster before being hired by Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson in 1935. Publication of the book, … Continue reading →

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Random Panel #8

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Michael Bradley

This panel comes from one of a handful of Marvel Comics stories written by Jerry Siegel and features one of the original X-Men, Angel! Unless I am mistaken, these Angel stories, published in two issues of KA-ZAR and an issue … Continue reading →

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Great as Superman

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Michael Bradley

I thought that Christopher Reeve was great as Superman. He really captured the sense of humor that Joe (Shuster) and I intended the early character to have. Jerry Siegel SOURCE: Nemo: The Classic Comics Library, issue 2

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Upcoming: Weird Secret Origins and Golden Age Superman reprints

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Michael Bradley

DC released their latest round of solicitations earlier this week. Jerry Siegel- and Joe Shuster-related items were slimmer this month, but there is one item of which Siegel fans will want to take note. Originally released in hardcover earlier this … Continue reading →

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Random Panel #7

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Michael Bradley

Beppo, Krypto, Streaky and Comet join together for the very first meeting of the Legion of Super-Pets!

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