tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post7867035517634595272..comments2024-03-25T11:21:33.915-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: Groove's Faves: "Keeper of the Eternal Flame!" by Maggin, Swan, and AndersonThe Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-80636111373783115572013-09-17T07:09:48.500-04:002013-09-17T07:09:48.500-04:00'Dream-team' indeed!!!
This team is my def...'Dream-team' indeed!!!<br />This team is my definitive Superman team.<br />As a kid, I began collecting comics about the time Dennis O'Neil wrote the 'Kryptonite Nevermore' storyline. I didn't know who Nick Cardy was, but his covers hooked me on Superman. Curt Swan did the rest. Stories back in early Bronze Age strayed away from the Mort Weisenger self-referencing 'Superman family/mythology' style, into a more self-contained (aside from Dennis O'Neil stint), intriguing stories that reflected editor Julius Schwartz sensibilities of his awesome Sci-Fi anthologies era: time-travel and historically misplaced people (like our Viking friend here), strange aliens, weird unexplained situations, etc.<br /><br />Schwartz edited early Bronze Age Superman era is definitively one of my top 3 comic book run of all time. Thanks for bringing back magic memories Groove!Four-Color Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11804953054545248969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-72186063739710845582013-09-17T06:07:57.618-04:002013-09-17T06:07:57.618-04:00According to Grand Comics Database, who based thei...According to Grand Comics Database, who based their credits on editor Julie Schwartz's records, the cover is by Cardy. It certainly looks like Cardy to me, especially Superman's boots and the whole Valdemar figure. It is very possible someone else did touch-ups, though...The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-90120947873960350682013-09-16T22:56:52.391-04:002013-09-16T22:56:52.391-04:00My first thought on seeing this cover was that it ...My first thought on seeing this cover was that it had been inked by someone other than Cardy. At first I was thinking Adams, but on closer inspection - especially of the right arm throwing the sword - it looks to me like Dick Giordano's work.Gey Blabbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08574046212154188903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-11866741514505888922013-09-16T09:14:03.977-04:002013-09-16T09:14:03.977-04:00Is it certain that Cardy drew the cover? The hands...Is it certain that Cardy drew the cover? The hands and poses sure look like the work of someone else to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-1102606622428738742013-09-16T09:11:36.938-04:002013-09-16T09:11:36.938-04:00Thank you VERY much, Groove. Now I wanna see Supes...Thank you VERY much, Groove. Now I wanna see Supes go up against Star Sapphire in the next ish!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-29051988745451882962013-09-16T01:07:43.103-04:002013-09-16T01:07:43.103-04:00Great post, Groove! I like those old Superman comi...Great post, Groove! I like those old Superman comics. Supes has a lotta trouble from Viking types and a couple of different incarnations of at least one Norse god in particular. Nice to see him solve a problem by basically being a nice guy.<br />Great art by Curt Swan and another great cover by Nick Cardy. Did that guy ever draw a bad cover??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com