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Hey, Kids! Comics from 50 Years Ago! 
January 27 & 29, 1970

Groovy Age Splash Page of the Week

Art by Don Newton

Groovy Age Spotlight On...
Conan: Hour of the Dragon TPB

Can you dig it, Groove-ophiles? Marvel's Groovy Age adaptation of Robert E. Howard's Conan masterpiece Hour of the Dragon is now available in trade paperback form! That's right, the Roy Thomas/Gil Kane/John Buscema epic that spanned Giant-Size Conan issues 1-4, Savage Sword of Conan issues 8 and 10, and Conan Annuals 4-5 is all together between two cardstock covers at last! Evidently the b&w stories are going to be colorized, so that probably means the other issues will be re-colored; hopefully they'll stay true the original hues. Still and all, seeing this whole saga together in one place is something worth celebrating, Groove-ophiles! As of this writing (yep, Ol' Groove writes these posts way in advance) the book hasn't come out yet, but Ol' Groove is sure 'enuff lookin' forward to it! If you've a copy, sing out in the comments section and let us know what ya think of it! Meantime, here are the sensational splashes from the original issues...

'Til next week...Pax!

The Boys from Derby: "Lost In the Land of the Lost!" by Gill and Boyette

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Here's a slight, but fun, Phantom adventure that really doesn't star The Ghost Who Walks, but features his lady-love Diana Palmer and his ward, Rex! Ol' Groove really digs Boyette's Sunday Funnies style spread on pages two and three--and do you think anyone at NBC was reading this comic and got inspired to create a certain semi-legendary Saturday morning live-action show? Hmmmmm? From The Phantom #52 (August 1972) here are Joe Gill and Pat Boyette with..."Lost In the Land of the Lost!"

The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Jim Aparo at Charlton

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Today, what'say we trip on back to, oh, about 1967-1970, when Jim Aparo was just taking the comicbook world by storm at Charlton Comics! Charlton's editors knew a good thing when they saw one, and they put JA on many covers--mystery, adventure, sci-fi, romance, western, race cars, even humor! And Jim could do it all--and quite magnificently! Have a heaping helping of Aparo/Charlton goodness and see if your day doesn't seem a lot brighter!

A big ol' "Thank you!" to Grand Comics Database for the suh-weet scans!