Peerless Power of Comics!

You never know what you'll find when rummaging through old comics. My brother John and I recently visited our friend Barry Pearl, who had acquired a collection comprised of titles from various publishing houses. Barry allowed me to take several 1970s-era Charlton comics, aware of my fascination with the oft-ignored company. A perusal of the contents in  Fightin' Army and Haunted Love  revealed the usual contingent of talented freelancers: Don Newton, Pete Morisi, Sanho Kim, Charles Nicholas, Wayne Howard, Jack Keller, Vince Alascia, and, of course, prolific writer Joe Gill, but when I took a closer look at the cover of Career Girl Romances # 63 (June  1971) I was puzzled. I suspected the pencils were by Art Cappello, a long-time member of Vince Colleta's studio, who specialized in illustrating stories for Charlton's numerous love-themed publications. No surprise there, but it was the inking that threw me. The rich, precise line was indicative of Joe Sinnott's handiw...

Super Blog Team-Up Redemption Iron Man: Alcoholic Part VI: Rising from the Ashes – Initial Insecurities Sorry about the big break in the action there. Thank you for being patient during my over a month long gap in posting. I started my yearly reorganization of the Crapbox – adding books I’ve bought, reboxing sections so they fit better, alphabetizing, reading a few choice ones before they vanish into the Crapbox forever – you know, the usual. Unfortunately, all of that (plus adding some shelving, moving around two closets to make room for the BOXES of Crapbox that exist, etc) took me away from the reviewer’s desk for a bit. Quite a bit. Good news is: I’m back now! I’m back and I’ve got some of the most enjoyable parts of this redemption arc if you are a Tony Stark Iron Man fan. When we left him last Tony had made the decision to not only stop drinking, but to also to get the help he needed and to use the precious gift of life he has been given. As for suiting back up again, Marvel t...