Thursday, January 12, 2012

Amazed by Aparo: "The Man from Sirius 5" by O'Neil and Aparo

Saddle up, Groove-ophiles! We're gonna Wander back to the Old West with Sergius (Denny O'Neil) O'Shaugnessey and our main man Jim Aparo to answer the burning question, "Can a traveling salesman from another world find happiness as a medicine show performer on such a crummy little planet as earth?" Can the answer be found in "The Man from Sirius 5" from Charlton's Cheyenne Kid #69 (August 1968)? Let's ankle on down and find out...








3 comments:

  1. Love these. I'd buy a reprint volume of these stories as quickly as I could get to the store. Outstanding stuff! Thanks for reminding the world of this awesomeness.

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  2. Great to see another installment of "Wander." Is it possible that you could also post the first page? Thanks!

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  3. Whoops! Fixed it. Ol' Groove's getting too poor to pay attention. Thanks for the head's up!

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