Decent Comics: "Lure for an Assassin!" by O'Neil, Grell, Austin, and Giordano

Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Here comes yet another far-out Green Lantern/Green Arrow tale from the team of Denny O'Neil, Mike Grell, Terry Austin, and Dick Giordano! "Lure for an Assassin!" from ish #94 (January 1977) casts the spotlight on Green Arrow while, at the same time, giving John Stewart and Black Canary some shining moments. Wanna have some fun, Groovy Age style? Then let's gooooo!

Decent Comics: "War Against the World-Builders!" by O'Neil, Grell, and Austin

Check it out, Groove-ophiles! A highly underrated era of Green Lantern was when the mag was revived in 1976 under the guidance of Denny O'Neil and Mike Grell. The stories were more sci-fi and super-heroic than O'Neil's legendary earlier work with Neal Adams, but there are still messages and tons of fun to be had! "War Against the World-Builders!" from Green Lantern #93 (November 1976) should prove Ol' Groove's point! Oh, and if you've not been sufficiently grabbed, how 'bout this: Terry Austin inks Grell's pencils and man, do they make a far-out combo! Happy Thanksgiving in June, Groove-ophiles!

Groovy Christmases Past: 1977

Merry Christmas, Groove-ophiles! Ol' Groove is back with another trip back to the December offerings that could be found on our favorite spinner racks (or, by now in a lot of places, the bottom shelf of the magazine display) in the month of December. Today we're going back to Ol' Groove's (ugh!) high school freshman year of 1977. Going from grade school to high school was a huge change for Teen Groove, and it seemed that changes were in the offing for my beloved comicbooks. December 1977 was a month filled with highs and lows. A lot of shuffling of creative teams was happening (SHAZAM!, Daredevil, Captain Marvel, and Iron Man), a very cool and an admittedly just okay debut (Firestorm and Steel), and some head scratchers (Man from Atlantis and Human Fly)--but Teen Groove bought 'em all. Okay, not "all" but a lot. Probably too many. But hey, what better way to spend a cold winter break than with our super-pals from Marvel and DC?

 Steve Ditko drew a buncha Wonder Woman pages! Steve Ditko!!

 Yep, the conclusion of Steve Englehart, Marshall Rogers, and Terry Austin's "Laughing Fish" Joker two-parter! 

 Another extremely anticipated DC December debut!

 Shockingly awesome new version of the Marvel Family by artist Alan Weiss. 

 Longtime writer Scott Edelman's final ish/artist Pat Broderick's CM debut.

 Writer Roger McKenzie's DD debut (with Gil Kane/Klaus Janson art)!

 Gil Kane's final Warlord ish.

 Waaay up high on Ol' Groove's list of "comicbook perfection"! Roy Thomas, John Buscema, Alfredo Alcala, and Marie Severin? Happy Holidays, by Crom!

 Claremont and Byrne, baby! Meee-YOW!

 Walt Simonson layouts (yay)! Jack Abel finishes (what th--)?!