How DC used to promote their comics

[Jim Kelly]

This whole ad looks like it was created by Continuity Associates (aka the Crusty Bunkers), the graphic design studio founded by Neal Adams and Dick Giordano. Isis in particular looks like she was drawn/inked by Mike Netzer (then known as Nasser) or Alan Weiss. Other possible artists that I could guess worked on this ad would be Rich Buckler, Joe Rubinstein and Bob Wiacek--with Adams and Giordano contributing their touches.

[Gaastra]

Some crossovers.

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[The Darknight Detective]

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[Jim Kelly]

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"Stories of Yester-Year!" is literally true for the first SUPERMAN ANNUAL in 1960, in that two stories were from 1959, four stories were from 1958, two stories were from 1957 and one story was from 1956. But not exactly what "Yester-Year" is supposed to mean. The Lone Ranger's "thrilling days of yester-year" aren't what happend just a year ago or two. I guess DC was counting on most readers having already forgotten the stories and traded away their comics.

[The Darknight Detective]

"Stories of Yester-Year!" is literally true for the first SUPERMAN ANNUAL in 1960, in that two stories were from 1959, four stories were from 1958, two stories were from 1957 and one story was from 1956. But not exactly what "Yester-Year" is supposed to mean. The Lone Ranger's "thrilling days of yester-year" aren't what happend just a year ago or two. I guess DC was counting on most readers having already forgotten the stories and traded away their comics.

"Stories of Last Year" doesn't really grab you the same way, too.

[The Darknight Detective]

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[The Darknight Detective]

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[SJNeal]

I'd love to see DC try another crossover in its annuals.

I think it'd work better though, if they kept it self-contained and didn't try to do anything earth-shattering that effected the regular ongoings.

[Jim Kelly]

Out of this world comics . . .

MGM'S MARVELOUS WIZARD OF OZ, 1975



CAMELOT 3000, 1982



THE OZ-WONDERLAND WARS, 1985

[Jim Kelly]

The Adventures of Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade for Wildroot Cream-Oil by Lou Fine


"The Case of the Box Car Bandit," ACTION COMICS 113 (October 1947)



"The Case of the Kidnapped Heiress," SENSATION COMICS 71 (November 1947)



"The Case of the Vanishing Buildings," LEADING COMICS 40 (December 1949 - January 1950)

[The Darknight Detective]

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