Dy-No-Mite Duos Week! Mining for Gold(en):The Batman and Ragman-- Second Anniversary Special

What it is, Groove-ophiles! Today marks the second anniversary of DotGK, so to celebrate, Ol' Groove's tossin' a mucho-requested classic at ya. In fact, this titanic team-up of The Batman and Ragman from Batman Family #20 (July 1978) has got to be the most requested tale in the two-year history of DotGK. Wonder why? It's got two very cool, spooky heroes. A neat story (including a re-telling of Ragman's origin) by David V. Reed. Knock-out art by Michael Golden (natch) and Bob Smith. I just don't get it. Huh. Oh, well, since so many of you have asked for it, here it is anyway."Enter...Ragman!"


Ohhhhhh, I get it now!

Just jivin', Groove-ophiles! Thanks again for all your support over the past couple'a years. It's unbelievable how DotGK's following has grown; definitely makes all the hard work worth it. Keep those comments and e-mails coming. I might be slow getting to them sometimes, but I do so love gettin' 'em! And never fear, Ol' Groove still has plenty of Groovy Diversions from the Files of the Forgotten to share with ya! So keep on keepin' on truckin' back to Groove City as we begin our thunderous THIRD YEAR! It's here for you, baby, 'cause you know who loves ya! Pax!

Dy-No-Mite Duos Week! Tuesday Team-Up: The Micronauts and Ant-Man

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! When Marvel got the rights to the minuscule Micronauts, t'was only a matter of time before they'd meet Marvel's superhero-who-gets-small, the astonishing Ant-Man (the Scott Lang version, btw). Surprisingly, it took almost two years for these tiny titans to get it together, but with Micronauts #20 (May 1980) Bill Mantlo, Pat Broderick, and Armando Gil pulled this pairing off with panache. And don'tcha just dig that Michael Golden (him again!) cover the most?

Dy-No-Mite Duos Week! Bring on the Back-Ups: Green Arrow and Black Canary by Maggin and Grell

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Did'ja realize that this coming Wednesday is the sensational second anniversary of Diversions of the Groovy Kind? Well, it is! And to celebrate two years, Ol' Groove is tossin' out some of his favorite Groovy Age team-ups all week long. Can you dig it? So welcome to Dy-No-Mite Duos week, baby!

To kick things off, here's quite possibly Ol' Groove's favorite Groovy Age dy-no-mite duo, Green Arrow and Black Canary! Whether it be in the pages of the JLA, teaming with Green Lantern, or bouncing around the back pages in Action Comics or World's Finest, there was always something special about the refreshingly real rapport between the Emerald Archer and Pretty Bird that made each of their adventures special. Take, for example, this titanic two-parter by Elliott S! Maggin and Mike Grell from Action Comics #'s 451-452 (June-July 1975)...

Sunday Funnies: The Revengers by Thomas and Sutton

Greetings, Groove-ophiles! Here's some Sunday silliness for ya! In Not Brand Echh #12 (November 1968) Roy Thomas got to skewer his beloved Avengers as he worked in tandem with artist Tom Sutton. "The Revengers" is goofy fun, but the really cool thing is that surprise final page drawn by Roy's (then) regular Avengers art-team of John Buscema and George Klein. Howzat for a twist-ending?