Black and White Wednesday: "A Riverboat Named Simian!" by Moench, Ploog, and Chiarmonte

Welcome back, Groove-ophiles! Time to travel to an alternate future in which Apes rule the earth and mankind are but animals! Yep, more of Doug Moench and Mike Ploog's "Terror On the Planet of the Apes"! "A Riverboat Named Simian!" comes from Planet of the Apes #4 (October 1974) and is inked by Frank Chiarmonte. It's a doozy of an action-packed thrill-ride, baby, so you'd better prepare yourself for this trip!

Cover art by Bob Larkin

Groove's Faves: "The Song of the Source" by Conway, Newton, and Adkins

All right, Groove-ophiles! It's time to catch up with Orion and the New Gods to see how their war against Darkseid and the hordes of Apokolips developing! How will the New Gods cope with the seeming destruction of...The Source? From Return of the New Gods #18 (March 1978), here's Gerry Conway, Don Newton, and Dan Adkins with..."The Song of the Source"!

Cover art by Al Milgrom

Micronauts Mondays: "Death-Duel at Daytona Beach!" by Mantlo, Golden, and Rubinstein

Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Micronauts Mondays begins today! I know what you're thinking: "What took you so long, Groove?" Okay, yers trooly might not be swift, but I ain't stoopid! Why was a comicbook about a line of teeny-tiny toys so popular? Incredible sci-fi stories about a fleshed-out microscopic world and its heroes and villains? Artwork to die for? Yes! All of the above! Don't believe me? Then check out Micronauts #3 (December 1978), baby!Here's Bill Mantlo, Michael Golden, and Joe Rubinstein with a "Death-Duel at Daytona Beach!" (You can read issues 1 and 2 here and here, btw).

Way to make us not miss having a letters page, huh?

Oh, and you're welcome!

The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Lois Just Wants to Get Married

That's all Ol' Groove can say about these covers, baby. During the early Groovy Age, before she got heavily into Women's Lib (and let's face it, even after), Superman's Girlfriend just wanted to be somebody's wife. Lois didn't seem to care whose wife, just so long as she got a ring! I mean...the Devil? Sheesh! At least we had guys like Neal Adams, Curt Swan, Dick Giordano, and Bob Oksner to draw these kooky-kool kovers!

All of this to say Happy Valentine's Day for tomorrow!