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Diversions of the Groovy Kind

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Diversions of the Groovy Kind is a celebration of the fun comics produced during the 1970s. Not only do we take a look at the comics themselves, but we delve into the stories behind the stories. We look at who created what, and why.

• Added on: Nov 21st, 2008
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: The Groovy Agent
• Listed in: Comics Cultural
• Tags: pop culture 1970s DC Comics marvel comics comic book history charlton comics

Recent Posts

• Random Reads: "Monster Men of Tropica!"

  Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 23:02 in flash gordon, jeffrey jones, science fiction comics, random reads, bill pearson, charlton comics

  From Charlton's Flash Gordon #13 (January 1969), here's "Monster Men of Tropica!" by Bill Pearson and a very young Jeffrey Jones. ...

• Mining For Gold(en): "The Monstrosity Chase!"

  Posted on Sunday November 8th, 2009 at 23:02 in Batman, DC Comics, michael golden, p. craig russell, denny o'neil, 1970s comicbooks, batman family, mining for gold(en), 1970s comic books

  It's time for more Michael Golden greatness as he applies his peerless pencils once again to a bodacious Batman adventure, this one from Batman Family #18 (March 1978). "The Monstrosity Chase!" is written by Denny O'Neil and inked by P. Craig Russell...

• Groovy Guest-Post: MAN-GOD: The Story That Was Almost Never Published!!

  Posted on Sunday November 8th, 2009 at 12:55 in gladiator, marvel comics, roy thomas, philip wylie, 1970s comicbooks, tony dezuniga, marvel preview, 1970s comic books, man-god, hugo danner

  Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Here's a groovy Guest-Post by Mighty Michael Mikulovsky, comicbook fan and original art collector. He's got some Man-God memories to share with ya! Take it away, Mike!Hey Groovy Ones! Growing up in the 70s I always loved Ma...

• Grooviest Covers of All Time: The Best of George Perez

  Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 23:02 in captain america, avengers, x-men, marvel comics, defenders, george perez, joe sinnott, terry austin, bob layton, 1970s comicbooks, bob wiacek, grooviest covers of all time

  George Perez has always known how to create eye-popping, quarter-grabbing, heart-pounding covers.See? (Having far-out inkers like Bob Wiacek, Bob Layton, Terry Austin, and Joe Sinnott don't hoit, either!) ...

• Famous First Fridays: E-Man

  Posted on Thursday November 5th, 2009 at 23:02 in joe staton, e-man, charlton comics, 1970s comicbooks, nick cuti, famous first fridays, 1970s comic books

  By 1973, Charlton's Action-Hero line was naught but a dim memory. Charlton's output consisted mostly of adaptations of various cartoon characters, westerns, war, and of course, horror/mystery. The Phantom was still around to represent the superheroes...

• Random Reads: The Thing Meets Doc Savage

  Posted on Wednesday November 4th, 2009 at 23:02 in marvel comics, human torch, ron wilson, doc savage, the thing, pablo marcos, random reads, marvel two-in-one, 1970s comicbooks, bill mantlo, 1970s comic books

  As I mentioned way back in the early days of DotGK, when Marvel lost the rights to Doc Savage, fandom lost the chance to see some very cool/interesting/strange team-ups. Like this one from Marvel Two-In-One #21 (August 1976) teaming the ever-lovin' b...

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