Random Happenstance
Wednesday, January 17, 2018

"Lift."

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Death's Head II seems just a hair less evil looking than, say, Maximilian from the Black Hole ; but I feel like he smells worse. He ce...
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

I wonder if the Superman Museum's liability insurance is as expensive as the Flash Museum's...

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We checked out the next issue way back in the early days of this blog, but I just got this one last week from the quarter bin! From 1976, ...
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Monday, January 15, 2018

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I grew up in a small town in northern Montana, and I may have mentioned this before, but the local radio was absolutely godawful when I was ...
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Friday, January 12, 2018

An Alan Smithee post--no, wait, I wrote this!

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It's fallen out of use, but the name " Alan Smithee " used to be the pseudonym for film directors that wanted to disown a pro...
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Thursday, January 11, 2018

I don't usually scan the covers, but rest assured, that's what sold this one.

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Seriously, check out the link for the Carl Potts cover: from 1987, Strange Tales #9 , featuring "The Luminous Lady" Written by Te...
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018

"Nakia."

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Yeah, went all-in on the Black Panther figures as soon as Toys R Us put them out. Well, except for the Iron Man figure. Think I'll be ...
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Tuesday, January 09, 2018

Superman has probably seen most of his ancestors having sex. Take that, Ancestry.com!

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SyFy's new show Krypton , a prequel to the life of Superman, is still a couple months away; and while I'd like to be surprised, the ...
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Monday, January 08, 2018

Eternity and Infinity are looking at Adam like they need a better lock on the bedroom door...

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Here's a quarter-box pick I've actually wanted forever--maybe not wanted enough to go out of my way and get it, but here we are. Fr...
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Friday, January 05, 2018

Knew this was coming, but still hate it.

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Spoiler alert for a 26-year-old comic, but I suppose it's on the cover as well: from 1992, Death's Head II #1 , "The Wild Hunt...
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Thursday, January 04, 2018

Well, at least now I can use "Destroy all Monsters!" for a post title.

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For some reason, I thought this was the last issue of the title, even though the titular heroes don't really appear in it! From 2010, ...
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Wednesday, January 03, 2018

"Minion."

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The pros of Death's Head II? Well, he's a hefty lump of figure; you have to give him that. The cons? He's not Death's Head ...
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Tuesday, January 02, 2018

I was expecting more of an origin, but that's not how Vartox rolls.

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Here's an issue I didn't expect to stumble across: the first appearance of Vartox, from 1974's Superman #281 , "Mystery Mi...
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