Friday, January 3, 2020

Welcome to the brand new, 2020 model Diversions of the Groovy Kind! Ol' Groove hopes you dig the new weekly format! Onward, Groove-ophiles!


Hey, Kids! Comics from 50 Years Ago! 

January 1, 1970













 

Groovy Age Splash Page of the Week

Superman Vs. Spider-Man #1 (January 1976). Art by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano (with Terry Austin)

Groovy Age Spotlight On...
The Iron Fist of John Byrne!
One of Young Groove's favorite mid-70s mags was Iron Fist. Before they went on to super-stardom on X-Men, scripter Chris Claremont and penciler John Byrne knocked my socks off with their marvel-ous combo of soap opera, super-heroics, and kung-fu action. Looking back, it's STILL one of Ol' Groove's fave Groovy Age mags, and Mr. Byrne's fun, funky, and energetic art is definitely one of the main reasons! Check out these brilliant pieces of original art found scattered hither and yon round about the interwebs...


IF #12, inks by Dan Adkins
IF #6, inks by Frank Chiaramonte

IF #6, inks by Frank Chiaramonte

IF #9, inks by Frank Chiaramonte

IF #11, inks by Dan Adkins

IF #11, inks by Dan Adkins
Inks by Terry Austin

And best of all, here's the UNUSED BYRNE COVER for IF  #11!


That's all for this week, Groove-ophiles! Let us know what you think about the new, weekly Diversions of the Groovy Kind in the comments! And please be sure to keep checking for new updates for the new Diversions comic mag coming in early 2020! Ol' Groove's hoping you're gonna dig it the most! See ya next weekend! Pax, baby!

Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Merry Christmas 2019!

Season's Greetings, Groove-ophiles! As is our tradition in Groove City, we're sharing a favorite mag from the Groovy Age Yuletide Season, this time it's Freedom Fighters #1!

Back on December 9, 1975, DC unleashed Freedom Fighters #1 (Quality Comics heroes Uncle Sam, The Ray, Black Condor, Phantom Lady, Doll Man, and Human Bomb) on the spinner racks, and boy, was Young Groove ever glad! That snazzy Ernie Chan cover just begged to be bought, and the interiors by Ric Estrada and Mike Royer looked like fun (as was the story by Gerry Conway and Martin Pasko)! Len Wein and Dick Dillin had already introduced us to the super-team from Earth-X in Justice League of America issues 107-108 (June-August, 1973) and I really dug 'em, so finding this mag was quite a thrill! Ol' Groove hopes you get a kick out of it on this particular Christmas Day (or whatever day you might be reading it) four color memory!


















The Story Behind the Story

And it wouldn't be a Christmas post without giving you a glimpse into Groove's Goodies for this year:






All the best to you and yours this Holiday Season! See you next year with the new, weekly Diversions of the Groovy Kind! Pax!

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Special thanks to Mike's Amazing World of Comics and Grand Comics Database for being such fantastic resources for covers, dates, creator info, etc. Thou art treasures true!


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