Posted By Dan Greenfield on Dec 2, 2024 | 1 comment

Scott and Dan pick the comics they’re most looking forward to…

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Dan Greenfield, editor, 13th Dimension

Flash Comics #1 Facsimile Edition, DC. Full-on reprint of a landmark comic that celebrated its 85th anniversary in November. First Flash, first Hawkman, first Johnny Thunder, and more. There are also the requisite foil and sketch covers.

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The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #12, DC. Sigh, the end of a sweet little era. The final issue of a series that was a love letter to Batman, those meddling kids, and Saturday mornings.

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Two-Face #1, DC. I have to admit I’m tired of every villain being turned into an antihero. I really am. But if there’s a “bad guy” who lends himself to the treatment, it’s Two-Face for sure. In this miniseries, Harvey Dent practices underground law, representing various criminals. Screams dark satire and I’m down to check it out. (In Issue #2, he has to litigate the divorce of the King and Queen of the Royal Flush Gang.) By Christian Ward and Fabio Veras.

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DC Finest: Green Lantern — The Defeat of Green Lantern, DC. The second wave of Silver Age GL stories, covering Issues #19-39, plus The Flash #143 and The Brave and the Bold #59. I have a decent number of these issues and they’re very entertaining comics. There’s more superheroing and less space traveling, and I’m cool with that.

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Shazam! #18, DC. Not disrespect to the artists who have worked on this popular iteration of the World’s Mightiest Mortal, but I would read the hell out of an arc illustrated by Javier Pulido, who did this marvelous variant. (Pun intended.)

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Excalibur Epic Collection: Days of Futures Yet to Come, Marvel. Alan Davis, man.

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Marvel Holiday Tales to Astonish #1, Marvel. Dig the Lee Garbett wraparound variant cover homage to 1974’s Marvel Treasury Special: Giant Superhero Holiday Grab-Bag #1!

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Invasion of Astro Monster Dancing Godzilla 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure, Super7. When it comes down to it, this is my favorite Godzilla flick. Dig that cardback!

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Scott Tipton, columnist, 13th Dimension

Aquaman by Peter David Omnibus, DC. Peter David’s Aquaman run doesn’t get the credit it deserves for re-conceptualizing what people now think of as the Sea King.

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DC Finest: Justice Society of America — For America and Democracy, DC. The original tales of the first-ever superhero team, collected in full-color softcover for the first time!

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Captain America Omnibus, Vol. 3, Marvel. The classic Steve Englehart/Sal Buscema 1970s Cap run, featuring the Secret Empire and the debut of Steve Rogers as Nomad!

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Avengers Assemble #4, Marvel. Wonder Man and Monica Rambeau, together again for the first time!