Review: "Back Issue" #109 and the 40th Anniversary of "Superman: The Movie."
Copyright 2018 by Michael W. Rickard II You’ll believe a mag can fly in BACK ISSUE #109 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95), as we celebrate the...
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by Michael Rickard II
Dec 25, 20184 min read
Superman and Santa Claus Fight the Axis Powers
Copyright 2018 by Michael Rickard II The Christmas season was a grim time for many in 1942. With World War Two raging and many nations...
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by Michael Rickard II
Sep 26, 20185 min read
Superman's Golden Age Villains: The Atom Man. Part Two of Two
Copyright 2018 by Michael W. Rickard II Editor's Note: My apologies for the delay in getting part two here. I know it's been two months...
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by Michael Rickard II
Jul 25, 20184 min read
Superman's Golden Age Villains: The Atom Man. Part One of Two
Last time around, we looked at one of Superman’s most challenging and somewhat controversial Golden Age opponents, the Ultra-Humanite. As...
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by Michael Rickard II
Jun 22, 20184 min read
Superman's Golden Age Villains: The Ultra-Humanite Part Two of Two
One of the most iconic covers featuring the Ultra-Humanite- Justice League of America #196. Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael Rickard II...
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by Michael Rickard II
Jun 15, 20185 min read
Superman's Golden Age Villains: The Ultra-Humanite Part One of Two
Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael Rickard II People seem to have mixed feelings about Superman’s Golden Age era rogue’s gallery, with the...
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Michael W Rickard II
Apr 25, 20185 min read
Book Review: Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman Deluxe Edition
Copyright 2018 by Michael W. Rickard II This book is packed with some of Superman's greatest stories from Action Comics, but is it worth...
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Michael W. Rickard II
Apr 16, 20184 min read
Did Superman's Creators Rip Off a Science-Fiction Novel? Part Two of Two
Copyright 2018 by Michael W. Rickard II Last week I began my analysis of Phillip Wylie's 1930 novel Gladiator and its influence on...
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Michael W. Rickard II
Apr 9, 20184 min read
Did Superman's Creators Rip Off a Science-Fiction Novel? Part One of Two
Copyright 2018 by Michael W. Rickard II While Superman was an innovative creation in comic books, the character of a superhuman living...
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Michael Rickard II
Mar 30, 20185 min read
The Many Mediums of the Man of Steel. Part Two of Two.
Copyright 2018 by Michael W. Rickard II Editor's Note: My celebration of Superman's 80th anniversary continues with a look at how...
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Michael Rickard II
Feb 12, 20182 min read
The Metropolis Marvel Turns 80!
Better call Triple A! This April, the Man of Steel turns 80-years-old (actually only 20 since comic lore has his birthday as falling on...
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Michael W Rickard II
Dec 1, 20162 min read
Review: "The Death of Superman Lives." Part Two.
The documentary shows that there was a lot more to the film than Nicholas Cage in a strange outfit and a giant spider (actually a...
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Michael W Rickard II
Nov 25, 20164 min read
Review: "The Death of Superman Lives." Part One.
One of the good things about the Internet is that you get to read some interesting backstories on things ranging from history to science...
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