Black and White Wednesday: B&W Mags You Might've Read on July 4 During the Groovy Age

Happy Fourth of July, everyone! Happy Independence Day to all my groovy guys and gals in the U.S.! And a belated Canada Day to y'all in the Great White North! Today Ol' Groove's trying something different for both 4th of July and B&W Wednesday, and that's looking back over the entirety of the Groovy Age (1968-1980) at the black and white action and horror mags you could very well have bought when you stocked up on firecrackers, sparklers, and cherry bombs, baby! You might've been reading these while waiting for the burgers and dogs to grill or on a picnic with the family! All the following covers represent b&w comic mags that came out between July 1-July 4 each year of the Groovy Age! How's that for time travel, baby! Enjoy the covers (in no particular order--hey, I'm on holiday!), but don'tcha spill any mustard on 'em!

Happy Fourth of July!

To celebrate the Fourth of July, here's a great moment in Captain America History! From Captain America and the Falcon #183 (December 1974) by Steve Englehart, Frank Robbins, and Frank Giacoia, it's the end of Nomad and the return of the one, true Cap!

Happy July 4, U.S. of A.!

Has it really been 40 years since the U.S.'s Bicentennial? Whee-o! Well, here's the finale to Jack Kirby's more-than-awesome Captain America's Bicentennial Battles (June 1976) to help us remember...

The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Celebrate America with Captain America!

My fellow Americans: Happy Independence Day! To Groove-ophiles the world over: Happy July 4th, Thursday, or whenever you are reading this post! Today Ol' Groove feels like sharing some of his fave Groovy Age Captain America covers. Hope you dig 'em!

Happy July 4th, 2012!

Ol' Groove's just posting a shortie, 'cause like most folks in the U.S. of A. I'm celebrating the Fourth of July with my family. Have a great day, and I hope you dig this pic of most every Groovy Age kid's ideal Superman--the late, great Christopher Reeve!

Happy Bicentennial (Plus 35) America!

July 4 is a fun-and-family-filled day in Groove City, and it's probably that way for you, too, Groove-ophiles! So why waste time? Let's kick back and enjoy some classic (and sometimes, yes, a little silly) art by some of the greats of Groovy Age Marvel. Oh, in case you're the skeptical sort, the art credits come from the calendar, itself--so if there are any boo-boos, the batty Bullpen made 'em! Ready to party like it's 1976? Then let's dig on... the pin-ups from the pulse-pounding Mighty Marvel Bicentennial Calendar 1976!

Jazzy John Romita

Free-Wheelin' Frank Robbins and Fearless Frank Giacoia

Happy Herb Trimpe

Battlin' Bob Brown and Mighty Mike Esposito

Gil "Sugar" Kane

Big John Buscema and Fearless Frank Giacoia

Ross "The Boss" Andru and Mighty Mike Esposito

Jazzy John Romita

Joltin' Joe Sinnott

Our Pal Sal Buscema

Frightening Frank Brunner

Judo Jim Starlin and Awesome Alan Weiss

Jim "Madman" Mooney

Let's not forget, though Ol' Groove hasn't posted the actual calendar pages, Tony "The Tiger" Isabella wrote all the text!

And  when the party's over, why not visit The Veterans Site where one free click can provide a meal for a homeless and hungry veteran? You'll feel really far-out for it!

To the rest of our Groove-ophiles 'round the world, have a great day!