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Out of the Vault – The Mask
Yeah, I know what you’re thinking. This was supposed to be a Halloween celebration, featuring Heroes Who Are Monsters. Isn’t The Mask the nerd who turns into a cartoon character in that goofy Jim Carrey movie? What’s monstrous about him? … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – The Crow
Continuing our Halloween Parade of Heroes Who Are Monsters, we have The Crow, returned from the dead as an avenging, undead revenant to take revenge on the gang that killed him and his fiance. First published in 1989 by Caliber … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Blue Devil
Welcome to the relaunch of Hero Go Home! Today marks the start of our new month-long Halloween extravaganza, featuring Heroes Who Are Also Monsters. First up: Blue Devil! In 1984, DC started introducing their new series via inserts in established … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Captain America #193
So last week, we talked about Captain America and the Falcon #191, in which the Falcon’s trial for crimes committed before his hero career began ended with an attack by the Stilt-Man, who wanted to kill the Falcon, but instead … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Captain America and the Falcon #191
Last week, we featured Steve Englehart’s attempt to make Cap relevant and interesting to a 1970’s audience more interested in the Watergate scandal than WWII patriotic propaganda. As a parting gift before he left the series, Englehart decided to retcon … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Captain America and the Falcon #176, 178
Last week,we looked at Captain America #117, in which we saw the introduction of a new superhero, The Falcon. Lest you think this was merely a minor blip in the history of Cap, let’s jump forward five years, to 1974. … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Captain America #117
The next few weeks from the Vault are going to be a little different. I have a very few Captain America comics from the 60’s and 70’s, and for the next month or so, I’ll be visiting them one by … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Achilles Storm #1
I tried to do things right this week: got an early start reading the book I thought I would cover, Achilles Storm No. 1, published by Aja Blu Comix in 1990. But then I read it, and it just sucked. … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Flaxen
Two years ago, I did a series of Vault posts over on Frazier’s Brain about comic book heroes based on real-life people. It was inspired by seeing Tim Burgard in the credits of a movie and realizing I had some … Continue reading
Out of the Vault – Captain America’s First Appearance,
In early 1941, before the United States had even officially entered the war, the iconic American soldier appeared on the cover of his debut issue socking Hitler in the jaw. This was, of course, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby’s Captain … Continue reading
