Making a Splash: Thirteen from Thirteens

 Back in the Groovy Age, a comic getting a thirteenth issue was definitely not bad luck! To celebrate Friday the 13th in a most groovy way, let's plant our peepers on thirteen of Ol' Groove's fave 13th issue splashes...

Champions #13

Marvel Premiere #13

Warlock #13

Warlord #13

Cool Stuff to Captivate Your Cranium!

Hey, Kids! Comics from 50 Years Ago! 
January 27 & 29, 1970

Groovy Age Splash Page of the Week

Art by Don Newton

Groovy Age Spotlight On...
Conan: Hour of the Dragon TPB

Can you dig it, Groove-ophiles? Marvel's Groovy Age adaptation of Robert E. Howard's Conan masterpiece Hour of the Dragon is now available in trade paperback form! That's right, the Roy Thomas/Gil Kane/John Buscema epic that spanned Giant-Size Conan issues 1-4, Savage Sword of Conan issues 8 and 10, and Conan Annuals 4-5 is all together between two cardstock covers at last! Evidently the b&w stories are going to be colorized, so that probably means the other issues will be re-colored; hopefully they'll stay true the original hues. Still and all, seeing this whole saga together in one place is something worth celebrating, Groove-ophiles! As of this writing (yep, Ol' Groove writes these posts way in advance) the book hasn't come out yet, but Ol' Groove is sure 'enuff lookin' forward to it! If you've a copy, sing out in the comments section and let us know what ya think of it! Meantime, here are the sensational splashes from the original issues...

'Til next week...Pax!

Decent Comics: "Assault of the Rock of Eternity!" by Bridwell, Newton, and Smith

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! We're here with the grand finale to E. Nelson Bridwell and Don Newton's SHAZAM/Monster Society of Evil saga from World's Finest #267 (November 1980)! All the Marvels (including the Lieutenants!) vs. all the bad guys for all the marbles! Inker Bob Smith joins in on "Assault of the Rock of Eternity!"

By the by, Don Newton would have been 83 this past Sunday. Here's to his memory and his immense talent!

Making a Splash: The Haunted Detective

Dig it, Groove-ophiles! 13 spooky Batman splashes from some of the greatest artists of the Groovy Age! These are some of the moody masterpieces from the Groovy Age issues of Detective Comics Ol' Groove digs the most. Are your faves here? If not, what are they?

Detective #407

Detective #409

Detective #444

Detective 482

(And yep, Ol' Groove is workin' on a post featuring splashes from Batman's own mag, as well. Hang in there, baby!)