Reviewing Comics From Classics To New

Reviewing Comics

Author: Drew R.

  • Strange Tales #116:The Human Torch In The Clutches Of The Puppet Master!

    Strange Tales #116:The Human Torch In The Clutches Of The Puppet Master!

    Drew R.

    Cover Date: Jan 1964 | Review: 1.5 Stars

    For today’s comic book review I read Strange Tales #116,  for this first post, I am reviewing “The Human Torch In The Clutches Of The Puppet Master!”  in this Strange tale,  we have the human torch falling under the effects of a surprisingly alive Puppet Master, and forced to hit on Alicia, so that the Puppet Master can get the two to…

  • Tales Of Suspense #49:Tales Of The Watcher: The Saga Of The Sneepers

    Tales Of Suspense #49:Tales Of The Watcher: The Saga Of The Sneepers

    Drew R.

    Cover Date: Jan 1964 | Review: 4.25 Stars

    This story, much like the one by the wasp reviewed yesterday is framing a tale around the words of the Watcher.  This tale, the tale of the Sneepers, Earths greatest and unmet rivals from afar, is a great one to start these tales with. to summarize the story, the Sneepers are an advanced race of conquers and slavers, whom…

  • Tales Of Suspense #49:Meets The Angel!

    Tales Of Suspense #49:Meets The Angel!

    Drew R.

    Cover Date: Jan 1964 | Review: 1.75 Stars

    For today’s comic book review I set out to read and review the Iron Man story from Tales Of Suspense #49.  Hoping for an action pack story, filled with everything one could want, and even from the cover I knew that Iron Man would be up against another hero, X-men’s Angel.  Leaving me to wonder…

  • Tales To Astonish #51:The Wonderful Wasp Tells A Tale: Somewhere Waits A Wobbow!

    Tales To Astonish #51:The Wonderful Wasp Tells A Tale: Somewhere Waits A Wobbow!

    Drew R.

    Cover Date: Jan 1964 | Review: 4 Stars

    In addition to the Giant-Man and The Wasp super hero feature, starting in this issue, The wonderful Wasp would get her own tale,  or at least the job of telling one. I could tell you what this is all about in my own words, but I would just assume quote the comic. When she’s not…

  • Tales To Astonish #51:Showdown with the Human Top!

    Tales To Astonish #51:Showdown with the Human Top!

    Drew R.

    Cover Date: Jan 1964 | Review: 3 Stars

    Yesterday I read Tales To Astonish #50, and seen how The Human Top humiliated Giant-Man, Today I read the second part, to see if Giant-Man and The Wasp could stop the human Top. In this issue, we have a continued effort to catch the top, as he engages in a plan to steal US secrets…

  • Tales To Astonish #50:The Human Top!

    Tales To Astonish #50:The Human Top!

    Drew R.

    Cover Date: Dec 1963 | Review: 4.75 Stars

    For today’s comic book review I read Tales To Astonish #50, containing the “Giant-man and the wonderful Wasp Battling The Human Top!” But also being the first part of a two-part story (our second two-part story reviewed this week!) This one, gives us a good focus and background for the menace of the issue, whom is…

  • Journey Into Mystery #100:The Master Plan Of Mr. Hyde!

    Journey Into Mystery #100:The Master Plan Of Mr. Hyde!

    Drew R.

    Cover Date: Jan 1964 | Review: 2.5 Stars

    for those who are reading along with me, you will recall that yesterday we read and I reviewed Journey Into Mystery #99, well today we move right to Part II of that story, and read Journey Into Mystery #100.As we left off Mr. Hyde was beginning a crime spree masquerading as Thor to try to discredit the…

  • Journey Into Mystery #99:The Mysterious Mister Hyde!

    Journey Into Mystery #99:The Mysterious Mister Hyde!

    Drew R.

    Cover Date: Dec 1963 | Review: 4 Stars

    For today’s comic book review I read Journey Into Mystery #99, featuring the first of a two-part story starring The Mighty Thor. this, the first part of the story is titled “The Mysterious Mister Hyde!”.  With the title one might suspect, it is a tale that is a play on Dr. Jekyll and Mister Hyde, and in fact they would be…

  • Amazing Spider-Man #7:The Return Of The Vulture

    Amazing Spider-Man #7:The Return Of The Vulture

    Drew R.

    Cover Date: Dec 1963 | Review: 3.75 Stars

    For today’s comic book review, I read Amazing Spider-Man #7 and the tale contained within called The Return Of The Vulture. This classic By Stan Lee and Steve Ditko serves as a squeal to Amazing Spider-Man #2. But can the Vulture who was so easily defeated by spider-man  issues ago, make a compelling return? or is he a bird-brained menace doomed…

  • Tales Of Suspense #48:The Mysterious Mr. Doll

    Tales Of Suspense #48:The Mysterious Mr. Doll

    Drew R.

    Cover Date: Dec 1963 | Review: 3.5 Stars

    For today’s comic book review I read Tales Of Suspense #48 where The New Iron Man Battles… The Mysterious Mr. Doll, in a “Book-length Marvel Masterwork!”.   But is this issue, that reveals an all new Iron Man a classic or just an old relic?  and what of the less than ominous sounding Mr. Doll?  is he a menace that invokes fear,…

  • Fantastic Four #21:The Hate-Monger

    Fantastic Four #21:The Hate-Monger

    Drew R.

    Cover Date: Dec 1963 | Review: 4.75 Stars

    For today’s comic book review I read  Fantastic Four #21, where we have  The Fantastic Four team up with Nick Furry to defeat The Hate-Monger! But an issue such as this, has a greater meaning, as well as deeper thoughts then just the action packed events leading to the defeat of a nemesis that nearly broke up…

  • Strange Tales #115:The Origin of Dr. Strange

    Strange Tales #115:The Origin of Dr. Strange

    Drew R.

    Cover Date: Dec 1963 | Review: 3.5 Stars

    That’s right, after having several Dr. Strange stories under our belt, today we get to the origin of our Strange hero. but before i dive into that, if your here looking for the Human Torch story of this issue, please click here for my review of that one. Dr. Strange is not so unlike our other marvel…

  • Strange Tales #115:The Sandman Strikes

    Strange Tales #115:The Sandman Strikes

    Drew R.

    Cover Date: Dec 1963 | Review: 3 Stars

    Today’s comic book reviews focus on Strange Tales #115,  You can find the review of Dr. Strange’s story here, but this review focuses on the Human Torch as he faces Spider-Man’s foe Sandman, alone. This comic starts, with the human torch being summoned back to Fantastic Four’s Headquarters by Mr. Fantastic, to be sent on a mission.…

  • Fantastic Four: Season One

    Fantastic Four: Season One

    Drew R.

    Published: Feb 22nd 2012 | Review: 4.25 Stars

    For today’s comic book review I am braking from my trend of working up though the classics to cover one that was released recently, even if it is a retelling of stories I already read and reviewed.   Today I read the Graphic Novel Fantastic Four: Season one but with sitting down to read and review the first…

  • Sgt. Fury And His Howling Commandos #4:Lord Ha-Ha's Last Laugh!

    Sgt. Fury And His Howling Commandos #4:Lord Ha-Ha’s Last Laugh!

    Drew R.

    Cover Date: Nov 1963 | Review: 4.75 Stars

    For today’s comic book review  I read Sgt. Fury And His Howling Commandos #4, with the story titled “Lord Ha-Ha’s Last Laugh!”.  but this tale of our favor Sgt. Nick Fury and his seven Howling Commandos had everything we have come to hope for from these tales, and a hole lot more. The basic background of the story is our seven hero’s get sent…

  • X-men #2:No One Can Stop The Vanisher!

    X-men #2:No One Can Stop The Vanisher!

    Drew R.

    Cover Date: Nov 1963 | Review: 2.5 Stars

    For today’s comic book review I read X-men #2 where  we have Cyclops, The Beast, Angel, Ice Man, and Marvel Girl Face off against the Vanisher.  But can our teenage hero’s stop a mutant who’s power allows him to disappear instantly?   Story I felt that the story for X-men #2 was well written and The multiple scenes all give…

  • Avengers #2:The Space Phantom

    Avengers #2:The Space Phantom

    Drew R.

    Cover Date: Nov 1963 | Review: 3.75 Stars

    For today’s comic book review, I checked out Avengers #2, where they do battle against  The Space Phantom!  But who is this space phantom, and how can he alone threaten the avengers? The space phantom has the power to become anyone he chooses, and in doing so, vanquish them to limbo, taking their place and powers among men.…

  • Tales Of Suspense #47:Iron Man Battles The Melter!

    Tales Of Suspense #47:Iron Man Battles The Melter!

    Drew R.

    Cover Date: Nov 1963 | Review: 3.25 Stars

    Today I sit down to read and review Tales Of Suspsnse #47,  where we have the tale of “Iron Man Battles The Melter!“.   In this story, we have Iron Man facing a menace that seems to be able to defeat Iron Man, with the ease of just quickly melting away his armor. But does the Melter make…

  • Tales To Astonish #49:The Birth of Giant-Man

    Tales To Astonish #49:The Birth of Giant-Man

    Drew R.

    Cover Date: Nov 1963 | Review: 4 Stars

    For today’s comic book review I read the story in Tales To Astonish #49 titled “The Birth of Giant-Man”  and this story offers perhaps the greatest development and change for our ongoing Ant-man and the wasp stories so far, giving Dr. Hank Pym the choice to be ant-man or to double his size to 12 feet and…

  • Amazing Spider-Man #6:Face-To-Face With... The Lizard!

    Amazing Spider-Man #6:Face-To-Face With… The Lizard!

    Drew R.

    Cover Date: Nov 1963 | Review: 4.25 Stars

    For todays comic book review, I read the Amazing Spider-Man #6 from November of 1963. and this story is one of the cases where I will say that the cover does not do the story justice. The story title is “Face-To-Face With… The Lizard!” To summarize the story: News reports have spread as far north as New York of…

  • Journey Into Mystery #98:Challenged By The Human Cobra!

    Journey Into Mystery #98:Challenged By The Human Cobra!

    Drew R.

    Cover Date: Nov 1963 | Review: 4.25 Stars

    For today’s comic book review we have Journey Into Mystery #98,  and the story titled “Challenged By The Human Cobra!” Featuring The Mighty Thor! Then As you may recall, we left last time hanging with Jane Foster leaving the employment of Dr. Don Blake for another doctor.  This story picks up, almost no time later, continuing that fateful tale only with…

  • Strange Tales #114:The Return Of The Omnipotent Baron Mordo!

    Strange Tales #114:The Return Of The Omnipotent Baron Mordo!

    Drew R.

    Cover Date: Nov 1963 | Review: 3.5 Stars

    After being gone for a couple month, Dr. Strange returns, and not without editorial explanation on its first page. and I quote: In Strange Tales #110 and #111 we introduced the mystifying Dr. Strange! Then, we waited to receive your letters, to see if you would want him continued! Well, your enthusiastic mail left us only one…

  • Strange Tales #114:Captain America*

    Strange Tales #114:Captain America*

    Drew R.

    Cover Date: Nov 1963 | Review: 4 Stars

    That is right, you read the cover right, likely after looking at the stunning image of Captain America standing there, and his shield deflecting fireballs from the human Torch.  The cover indeed does say, im the big White and Yellow letters just what you think it did. “From out of the Golden Age of Comics…

  • Fantastic Four #20:The Mysterious Molecule Man!

    Fantastic Four #20:The Mysterious Molecule Man!

    Drew R.

    Cover Date: Nov 1963 | Review: 3.75 Stars

    For a story that has it all, from Yancy Street and a member of its gang to The Watcher Uato you need to look no farther than Fantastic Four #20. The story “The Mysterious Molecule Man!” is one that has begun to raise the bar of what we expect in epic future of the Fantastic…