Charlton Fool's Day 2016! The Boys from Derby: "The Inner Sun" by Cuti and Staton

Happy April Fool's Day, Groove-ophiles! Several days ago Ol' Groove received an e-mail from Brian of Kracalacta  inviting yers trooly to join in on a cool event he dreamed up: Charlton Fool's Day! Naturally, Charlton Comics connoisseur that I am, I jumped right in to join Brian and the other blogs (Atomic Kommie Comics and Comic Book + ) and that will be using today to celebrate all the Charlton goodness we can!

For my part, Ol' Groove has chosen his favorite ish of his favorite Charlton mag--E-Man #8 (February 1975)! This full-length sequel to ish #3's "The Energy Crisis!" (which you can read right here) brought back both the Battery and Samuel Boar (two of E-Man's best/worst enemies) and changed our hero's life forever with his gal Nova gaining super-powers (and a costume) of her own! (And hey, Michael Mauser's here, too!) Even after all these years, Ol' Groove's still not sure if giving Nova powers was the best idea ever--but it sure made for a fab and far-out story! Here are Nick Cuti and Joe Staton knockin' it outta the park with..."The Inner Sun!"

Thanksgiving Feast 2015: "TV Man" by Cuti and Staton

Happy Thanksgiving, Groove-ophiles! (Okay, I know a lot of ya don't live in the U.S., but hey, here's an excuse for you to get into a bunch of extra posts today, so enjoy!) Here's your first course! A heaping helping of Nick Cuti and Joe Staton's E-Man! Yeah, Charlton's grooviest hero (along with his ravishing gal pal Nova Kane and our fave diminutive detective Michael Mauser) go up against TV Man--who's really an old E-Man foe in disguise! How "old" can a foe be if our hero is fighting him in his seventh issue? Let's go back to November 1974 and find out, shall we?

The Boys from Derby: "Gangwar" by Cuti and Staton

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Dig this far-out Michael Mauser tale from the final ish of Charlton's Vengeance Squad (#6, March 1976)! Creators Nick Cuti and Joe Staton always hit a home run, don't they?