Funny Stuff: "The Flash Meets Jerry Lewis" by Bridwell and Oksner

Dig it, Groove-ophiles! As Ol' Groove has rapped about in the past, Jerry Lewis has always been one of my favorite celebrities. Loved his movies, his work on the annual MDA Telethons, and of course, his comics. Since DC published his mag, The Adventures of Jerry Lewis, it was inevitable that Jerry would occasionally meet up with some of DC's super-heroes. Like in ish #112 (March 1969), where "The Flash Meets Jerry Lewis" by E. Nelson Bridwell and Bob Oksner. This one is kinda edumacational, too, since we find out where the bad guys (used to) get their costumes...

Decent Comics: "Assault of the Rock of Eternity!" by Bridwell, Newton, and Smith

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! We're here with the grand finale to E. Nelson Bridwell and Don Newton's SHAZAM/Monster Society of Evil saga from World's Finest #267 (November 1980)! All the Marvels (including the Lieutenants!) vs. all the bad guys for all the marbles! Inker Bob Smith joins in on "Assault of the Rock of Eternity!"

By the by, Don Newton would have been 83 this past Sunday. Here's to his memory and his immense talent!

Decent Comics: "Sivana's Space Armada!" by Bridwell, Newton, and Giella

Check it out, Groove-ophiles! Here's part three of E. Nelson Bridwell and Don Newton's SHAZAM/ Monster Society of Evil saga! This time, they're joined by inker Joe Giella as Captain Marvel takes on the terror-team of Dr. Sivana and IBAC! From World's Finest #266 (September 1980) here's "Sivana's Space Armada!"

Decent Comics: "The Plot Against the Human Race" by Bridwell, Newton, and Chiarmonte

What it is, Groove-ophiles! We're back with part two of E. Nelson Bridwell, Don Newton, and Frank Chiarmonte's SHAZAM/Monster Society of Evil epic! This time, Mr. Atom and Kull team up to battle the good Captain Marvel! From World's Finest #265 (July 1980) it's..."The Plot Against the Human Race!"

Decent Comics: "The Monster Society Strikes Back!" by Bridwell, Newton, and Hunt

Dig it, Groove-ophiles! One of the great things about DC Comics back in the Groovy Age is that they were proud, and I do mean proud, baby, of their past--even if it was a past they put out of business and then brought back! Huh? Ol' Groove's rappin' about the Original Captain Marvel, or as they hadda call the feature back then (because of some fly-by-night comicbook company, I hear) SHAZAM! This pride in comicbook history was rarely more evident than when the SHAZAM! team of E. Nelson Bridwell, Don Newton, and Dave Hunt brought back the Mister Mind and the Monster Society of Evil in the back pages of World's Finest #264 (May 1980). Y'see, the original MMatMSoE storyline was a thing of legend to us Groovy Age fans. A storyline that ran for two years in Captain Marvel Adventures (issues 22-46)? That kind of lengthy adventure was unheard of in the Golden Age of comicbooks and it was One Of Those Things fans dug the most. So how cool (and surprising) was it to find a sequel to that fabled epic in the back of World's Finest? About this cool...

And yep, it's a multi-issue storyline--not as long as the original, but long for the SHAZAM revamp! How long? Stay tuned! Part 2 next month!