Posted by Dan Greenfield on Feb 23, 2026
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Scott and Dan pick the comics they’re most looking forward to… — Dan Greenfield, editor, 13th Dimension Limited Collectors’ Edition #C-39: Secret Origins Super-Villains Facsimile Edition, DC. Keep the treasuries coming, DC! There are two this month — Superman and Spider-Man came out Feb. 4 — but no others are scheduled through May. Got my eye on you, June! By the way, this issue’s foil cover is far out. Side note: While I continue to beat the drum for a Detective Comics #168 Facsimile Edition, at least this issue has that original Red Hood tale from 1950. — Action Comics #419 Facsimile Edition, DC. I think it’s cool when DC gives us Facsimile Editions based on a famous cover alone. I mean, this does have the first appearance of the Human Target, but that’s not the selling point. It’s that famous front by Neal Adams, Murphy Anderson and Jack Adler. — Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1 Facsimile Edition, DC. This landmark epic, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, is available in so many formats but I don’t care. One of the best parts about Facsimile Editions is they can give you that feeling you had when you first picked something up decades earlier. Plus, I bet this cover looks great in foil. (There are other variants too, natch.) — Detective Comics #1106, DC. The flagship Batman series is getting all the attention, but Tom Taylor and Mikel Janin’s Detective is right there. The Lion is a good addition to the rogues’ gallery, though his origin last issue was a little too been-there-done-that. — The Bat-Man: Second Knight #3, DC. Here’s hoping we get a Third Knight series introducing Robin. Has to happen, right? — The Rocketeer: The Island #1, IDW. John Layman and Jacob Edgar bring us a story based on a never-published outline by Dave Stevens. Cliff heads to Skull Island in search of Amelia Earhart and finds a gigantic, dyspeptic ape. Popeye and Tintin also show up. No, really. There’s even a Stevens variant: — The Amazing Spider-Man Classic Newspaper Comics: 1977, Clover Press. The Library of American Comics and Clover Press team up to reprint the Bronze Age Amazing Spider-Man newspaper series. This first volume covers 1977 and what’s especially cool is that it’s slipcased so you can store it vertically on your shelf....
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