Merry Christmas, Groove-ophiles! Not only do we have (as promised) part two of the awesome Roy Thomas/Sal Buscema/Jim Mooney
Titans Three Saga, but we have some little-seen classic tales from the amazing
Detective Comics #500! Nothing says "Merry Christmas" like a trio of barely-clad outcast heroes and detective-themed superheroes, right? When it's happening in Groove City--RIGHT ON!
When Young Groove got his hands on
Sub-Mariner #35 (December 1970), second grade me was just starting to become enraptured by Mighty Marvel. This was the warm-up for
Avengers #88, the mag that hooked me forever. Why is Ol' Groove rappin' about this mag in a Christmas post? 'Cause this is another of those (for me) legendary comics I picked up on the way home from Christmas play practice, baby! I read and re-read this mag pretty much every day leading up to Christmas--and many, many times after. Check it out...
Detective Comics #500 (December 1980) is a milestone, natch. An 84 page, square bound cornucopia of comicbook treasures. I have great memories of discovering the last copy on the spinner rack at my grandmother's local
Piggly Wiggly (in Rose Hill Virginia). Man, I'm so glad she sent us to pick up an extra can of yams for our Christmas Feast! Anywho, I've shared the Walter (
The Shadow) Gibson-penned prose-piece in the past (read it
here), so I thought we'd share a couple more faves from that magnificent mag for this Christmas--both of 'em written by the late, great Len Wein. First is the legendary, Snoopy-inspired "Once Upon a Time..."
And finally, this cool tale teaming some of
The Batman's non-super-hero back-up pals from the first five hundred issues of
'Tec, starring
Slam Bradley with art by one of the all-time greatest Batman artists, Jim Aparo…"The 'Too Many Cooks' Caper!"
And here's an extra Christmas surprise--the gorgeous wrap-around cover and the story-behind-the-story of
Detective Comics #500!
I hope you've enjoyed this visit to Christmas' past with moi, Groove-ophiles! Better to spend time with
Subby, Hulk, Silver Surfer, Batman, and
Slam Bradley than those spooky ghosts that keep tracking Ebenezer Scrooge down year after year, right?
Oh, and it's not a Christmas post without a look at some presents from Ol' Groove's Christmas Present...
Hope you enjoy your day! Spend quality time with the ones you love, remember the Reason for the Season, and share the love all year long! Meeeeeeeerry Christmas! (See ya New Years Eve!)
