Category Archives: Out of the Vault

Out of the Vault – Batman’s First Appearance, Detective Comics #27

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Tony Frazier

Okay, so we’ve established that, according to Bob Kane’s official version, he was inspired by The Mark of Zorro and The Bat Whispers, while I personally think as much or more inspiration was drawn from 1926’s The Bat (of which … Continue reading →

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Out of the Vault – The Original Green Lantern

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Tony Frazier

So I thought this would be a good tie-in with the movie, only the movie has mostly come and gone already. And really, this isn’t in any way the same Green Lantern, so I guess it doesn’t matter. Because the … Continue reading →

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Out of the Vault – Comics’ Greatest World: Cinnabar Flats and the Vortex

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Tony Frazier

The fourth and final month of the Comics’ Greatest World introductory miniseries in some ways saved the best for last, as the final storyline by Randy Stradley took place in Cinnabar Flats, the area where the prologue story took place. … Continue reading →

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Out of the Vault – Comics Greatest World: Steel Harbor

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Tony Frazier

Continuing a look back at Dark Horse’s short-lived 1993 attempt to create a shared superhero universe. In month 3, focus shifted from Golden City to Steel Harbor. But first, the prologues: The first page of every issue formed a separate, … Continue reading →

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Out of the Vault – Comics Greatest World: Golden City

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Tony Frazier

Last week, we started discussing “Comics Greatest World,” Dark Horse’s 1993 four-month, 16-issue miniseries intended to launch their new superhero continuity. Month one had featured Arcadia, a grim’n’gritty corner of the universe with horror-themed heroes. Month 2 went in the … Continue reading →

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Out of the Vault – Comics Greatest World: Arcadia

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Tony Frazier

In 1993, Dark Horse Comics gave birth to what was perhaps the most unnecessary shared superhero universe ever, grandiosely titled “Comics’ Greatest World.” It was introduced in an elaborate four-month rollout that saw a different title published each week, centered … Continue reading →

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Out of the Vault – Chassis

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Tony Frazier

This is one of those books picked up as an experiment. In the mid-90’s, there was a boom in cheesecake books featuring hot babes as main characters, because hot babes on the cover sell books and the best excuse for … Continue reading →

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Out of the Vault – Secret Origins 10

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Tony Frazier

Okay, as you might have noticed, yesterday was April 1, so yes, The Chosen One was an April Fool’s Day joke, and no, Hero Go Home is not cancelled. I’m going to try to get a bonus chapter up this … Continue reading →

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Out of the Vault – Reign of the Supermen

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Tony Frazier

So in the aftermath of the huge Death of Superman event, DC Comics then unveiled the Reign of the Supermen. If you read last week’s Vault, and the entry on the Shaquille O’Neal movie, Steel, then you know that DC … Continue reading →

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Out of the Vault – Action Comics 687

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Tony Frazier

On Monday, I promised to bring you a “forgotten” Superman film to wrap up our months-long look at all of the big guy’s big screen appearances, and that is definitely going to happen. So I figured to give you a … Continue reading →

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