Lo! There Shall Come...Endings! "The Inheritor Kills!" by Conway and Staton

Happy New Year's Eve, Groove-ophiles! It's time to sing "Auld Lang Syne" and reminisce about the year that was. Hope 2015 was good to ya, baby--and Ol' Groove hopes 2016 will treat ya even better! As has become our tradition, today's the day we say "so long" to one of our Groovy Age titles by looking back at their final ish. Well, this year it's Metal Men #55 (November 1977). Since Metal Mondays was a hit with most of y'all, Ol' Groove thought their Groovy Age finale would be most fitting. (Yeah, I know it's not Monday, but hey, that's a good thing, right?)

It's a nice ending for the series, with a down-played, low-key guest appearance by the alter-ego of a certain Prince-ess tossed in for good measure. Ol' Groove think's you'll dig..."The Inheritor Kills!" by Gerry Conway and Joe Staton!

Cover art by Jim Aparo

Metal Mondays: "The Master Machinations of the Missile Men!" by Conway and Staton

Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Gerry Conway and Joe Staton are still at it with those ka-razee Metal Men! This time, our fave 'bots meet the Inheritor, "the world's first true android"--and possibly Doc Magnus' replacement for the Metal Men. All this to fight..."The Master Machinations of the Missile Men!"? Let's head back to September 1977 (and Metal Men #55) to find out!

Cover art by Jim Aparo

Metal Mondays: "After the Ending" by Conway and Staton

Greetings, Groove-ophiles! With Metal Men #54 (July 1977) Gerry Conway returned as writer, teaming with now-regular artist Joe Staton for stories that were still a bit wacky, but not quite as idiosyncratic former author Martin Pasko's. Oh, and dig the guest-appearance by Hal Jordan-- Green Lantern! Joe Staton's dream was to draw Green Lantern, and this story was Joe's second shot at the Emerald Gladiator (the first one you can read here). Soon, Joe would be drawing GL's short-lived series in the early Dollar Comics issues of  Adventure Comics, which would lead to a long stint on Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps during the late 70s/early 80s. But all of that's way in the future! Let's go back to the Summer of 77 and dig on "After the Ending"!

Cover art by Jim Aparo