by Doc Schaefer | Apr 22, 2026 | Docs Corner, Reviews
WHILE WE ARE A FEW DAYS OFF OF THE OFFICIAL SUPERMAN DAY (APRIL 18TH), DC HAS STILL MANAGED TO THROW A COUPLE OF MILESTONES AT US TO HELP CELEBRATE … ACTION COMICS #1 FACSIMILE EDITION DC COMICS The title that started it all! Cover dated for June of...
by Graham Crackers | Apr 21, 2026 | Articles
Free Comic Book Day is not just a fun day for customers. It’s the best day of the year for us, too. This year it is Saturday May 2nd. Free Comic Book Day or Comics Giveaway Day happens only once a year. It always takes place on the first Saturday in May and is a...
by Doc Schaefer | Apr 15, 2026 | Docs Corner, Reviews
WORLD’S FINEST #195 FACSIMILE EDITION DC COMICS Oh those meddling kids! In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, DC Comics recognized that their readers had a general love for the teen sidekicks of super-heroes. And no one represented that love...
by Graham Crackers | Apr 14, 2026 | Articles
Well here comes another missive from the Naperville manager. I always have trouble trying to figure out what to write. This idea came from a little elderly lady I overheard while waiting at the eye doctor. Her husband was complaining about the rain we’ve lately and...
by Doc Schaefer | Apr 8, 2026 | Docs Corner, Reviews
ACTION COMICS #454 FACSIMILE EDITION DC COMICS Unless the new Supergirl movie is going to show that Superman loves hamburgers, I have no idea why DC decided to reprint this one. Unless, of course, they have finally figured out that these comics will always be...
by Graham Crackers | Apr 7, 2026 | Articles
I think one of the most cannon events in a comic readers life will be running out of time to read all of the stories we’re interested in. We get it life happens, more than one of us has had our To Be Read pile grow in the corner wondering if any of the bags will be...
by Doc Schaefer | Apr 1, 2026 | Docs Corner, Reviews
ETERNALS 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL MARVEL COMICS It’s hard to believe it’s been 50 years since I stood in front of the comic rack at my neighborhood drug store and scooped up a copy of Jack Kirby’s newest epic. Ironicly, I was not overly impressed...
by Graham Crackers | Mar 31, 2026 | Articles
April Fools’ Day is the perfect excuse to lean into absurdity, mischief, and a good laugh; and few mediums deliver humor quite like comic books. From slapstick chaos to clever satire, funny comics have long been a playground for creators to poke fun at the world (and...
by Doc Schaefer | Mar 25, 2026 | Docs Corner, Reviews
THE FLASH #31 DC COMICS Hey! A new era of the DC Universe! Heroes gain new powers, fight new menaces, blah, blah, blah, etc., etc. Seen it time and time again and do you know why? Because it never freakin works! Wally West is still the Flash. He’s still...
by Graham Crackers | Mar 24, 2026 | Articles
There is something about opening a comic that can pull memories from the deepest part of your mind and help inspire you to create your own worlds and characters. Whether it’s a small Peanuts comic strip in the newspaper, to your friend’s DC comic...
