Black and White Wednesday: "The Rubber Ball Project" by Cuti and Continuity Associates

What it is, Groove-ophiles! Today we're going back in time to visit with our fave made-for-TV superhero, Steve Austin--The Six Million Dollar Man! "The Rubber Ball Project" comes from Charlton's b&w magazine version of The Six Million Dollar Man ish 2 (July 1976). The story is by our fave Charlton wordsmith Nick Cuti with art by Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, and the boys at Continuity Associates. Grab a glass of lemonade, find a shady spot, and hang on, baby!

Making a Splash: Our Avenging Pal Sal, Phase Two

What it is, Groove-ophile! Last Friday we checked out the sensational splash pages from Sal Buscema's first Avengers era and you guys really, really dug 'em! So Ol' Groove, people-pleaser that he is, thought you might get a kick out of seeing the splashes from Our Pal's second Avengers run. When Sal returned to the Avengers in 1974/75 (Avengers #'s 127-134), he was doing layouts while Charlton's Joe (E-Man) Staton finished and inked our favorite Assemblers. The combo was far-freakin'-out, baby! Dig it!

Sal and Joe to re-teamed on the Incredible Hulk beginning with ish #194 (September 1975). Sal would stay on the Hulk into the 1980s, pretty much making that mag his own. And yep, we'll look at those splashes in the future. Ya go gotta have sumpin' to look forward to, right?

Addicted to Alex Nino: "The Conquerors" by Oleck and Nino and "Evil Eye" by Drake and Nino

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Here's a double-dose of amazing Alex Nino artistry from Weird War Tales #16 (May 1973). First up we have "The Conquerors" by DC mystery-mag-mainstay Jack Oleck...

...followed by Arnold (Deadman) Drake's "Evil Eye"...

Two Nino  masterpieces (plus an Alfredo Alcala short I'll share later!) for a measly twenty cents! No wonder it was a Groovy Age, baby!