Black and White Wednesday: The Power of Pat Broderick

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! One of the unsung heroes of the Groovy Age is one Mr. Pat Broderick. His cool, unique style made him one of Teen Groove's favorite artists. He did so many great comics, starting as an apprentice at Neal Adams and Dick Giordano's Continuity Studios and doing contents pages and filler images for DC's 100 page comics. He made a splash with the fledgling Atlas/Seaboard drawing the Dark Avenger back-up in Phoenix #3 (which you can read right here) and, of course, Planet of Vampires #1 (and yes, you can read that one here) and 2 (you guessed it! Right here). From there he went to Marvel and did a couple Marvel Premiere issues of Iron Fist, a variety of kung fu strips (in both Master of Kung Fu and Deadly Hands of Kung Fu), then finished out the 70s knocking us dead with his cosmic work on Captain Marvel and Micronauts. He'd go on to wow us even more throughout the 80s and 90s on mags like Fury of Firestorm, Legion of Super-Heroes, Detective Comics, Captain Atom, Doom 2099, and many more. So why is he an "unsung hero"? Because he's one of the many, still-vital, still uber-talented creators still going strong--but mostly ignored by fandom and the larger comics companies. It's a shame that he's not still a super-star, but Mr. Broderick just keeps on truckin', putting out awesome commissions and comics like his self-published Niburu (which you really should check out)! Meantime, dig these in-freakin'-credible Groovy Age masterpieces!

The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Toys in Comicland

Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Back in the Groovy Age, if you couldn't find the toy you still had a very good shot of picking up the comicbook adaptation! Did any of the toys that inspired these comics wind up under your tree? Captain Action--the Batman costume, tons of Hot Wheels, and some of the Microbots were snatched out from under mine!

Marvel M-Ad-ness: Really Groovy Full Page House Ads

Really groovy full page house ads? Yep, that's what Ol' Groove has for ya today! Art by Dave Cockrum, Michael Golden, Bill Sienkiewicz, Steve Ditko, Gil Kane, and more! Ads for X-Men, Micronauts, Moon Knight...lots of good stuff, baby, so dig right in!

That's right! The Brothers Buscema, Kirby, Starlin, and Cockrum right here!

Micronauts Mondays: "To the Victors Belongs a World!" by Mantlo, Golden, and Milgrom

Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Baron Karza is dead! Acroyear takes the spotlight! The wrap-up of the Micronauts/Baron Karza war! Michael Golden's final ish as interior penciler! Yep, Ol' Groove is rapping about Micronauts #12 (September 1979) and "To the Victors Belongs a World!" by Bill Mantlo, Michael Golden, and Al Milgrom!