Amazed by Aparo: "The Phantom Crew" by Dipluhm and Aparo

'Tis almost Halloween, Groove-ophiles, so don'tcha think it's time for a good, old-fashioned ghost story? Yeah, Ol' Groove thought you would! So here's a creepy classic from "Norm Dipluhm" and Jim Aparo from Ghostly Tales #65 (December 1967)! Prepare to set sail with..."The Phantom Crew"!

Amazed by Aparo: "The Giant Ape of Tawth" by Dipluhm and Aparo

More magnificent early Jim Aparo for ya, Groove-ophiles! This one, "The Giant Ape of Tawth", written by the elusive "Norm Dipluhm" was the cover-feature--and strangely the back-up tale-- from The Phantom #34 (July 1969). Enjoy!

Amazed By Aparo: "The River That Never Ends!"

What it is, Groove-ophiles! I dunno why I haven't done this sooner, but here comes yet another new department--"Amazed By Aparo"! Yep, from time to time, we're gonna swoon over the amazing artistry of the late, great Jim Aparo (1932-2005). To kick things off, here's an early Phantom tale from his Charlton days, "The River That Never Ends!" Jungle action abounds in this "Norm Dipluhm"-penned potboiler from The Phantom #36 (November 1969), so we get to see the Amazing Mr. Aparo at his best. Enjoy!

Monday Miscellanea: More Groovy Blogs, Some "Thank You's", and Jim Aparo's Phantom

ITEM! Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Man, did Warriors and Wizards Week go by like a flash (or The Flash) or what? Ol' Groove didn't get in nearly the stuff I wanted to share with ya. Maybe another week of Warriors and Wizards is due sometime in the near future? Whaddya think?

ITEM! You've no doubt noticed that the list of Mind-Blowing Blogs is continually growing. Ol' Groove loves to cruise the blogosphere for far-out new sites, baby! Some of the best new (at least to me) blogs I've come across are Jaque Nodell's sweet and sophisticated Sequential Crush, which specializes in looking back at the love and romance comics of the Groovy Age; Aaron Bias' Silver Age Gold, covering (duh!) all that was cool, funny, and funky about the Silver Age in its own cool, funny, and funky way; and Mykal Banta's magnificent Gold Key Comics blog, where Mykal shares his opinions (along with tons of far-out comics) on one of the most underrated publishers in comicbook history. There's all kinds of dy-no-mite nostalgic comicbook blogs out there, baby! Visit 'em! Dig 'em! But don't forget to come back and visit Ol' Groove, y'hear?

ITEM! DotGK would like to send a heartfelt "Thanks, Man!" to some swingin' sites who've been plugging us fairly regularly. We're thankin' you, Dirk Deppy at TCJ's Journalista, Chris Mautner at Robot 6's Comics Cavalcade, and our blogging buddy BookSteve and his "Makin' Links" column at Super I.T.C.H. You dudes are outta-site!

ITEM! Due to a recent inundation of spam in the comments section, Ol' Groove has been forced to enable the word verification code function. Sorry for the inconvenience, Groove-ophiles. And spammers: take your links and shove 'em!

ITEM! Jungle adventure! The Phantom! Jim Aparo art! What's not to love about this Norm DiPluhm (Dangit! If that's not you, Steve Skeates, then who is it?) scribed saga from The Phantom #36 (November 1969)? Get ready to take a trip down..."The River That Never Ends"!