Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #44 review

Batman and Superman are on a case, but there’s something else that needs superhero attention, so the Caped Crusader has dispatched Robin to look into it. It seems that like me, Superman remembers that Ardora is the name of Lex Luthor’s space wife – long story – so that’s obviously a Lex link, meaning the […]

Action Comics #1091 review

Sent to deal with supervillains at Doc Magnus’s robotics lab by the telepathic Captain Comet, Superboy found bad guy Raze, but not the Atomic Age superhero. He was greeted by the US Army, demanding his arrest. Fleeing home to Smallville, a chat with Ma and Pa Kent has Clark suspecting he’s been played. Having decided […]

Action Comics #1090 review

It’s the beginning of his superhero career and Superboy is testing his limitations. Today, it’s super-speed when he’s in flight. The round-the-world trip shows our hero to be capable of 60,000mph, but there’s a price to be paid… yet another uniform in tatters. There’s better news the next day when Lana Lang agrees to a […]

JSA #11 review

That’s a pretty great cover illo from Leonardo Romero, it’s a shame we don’t actually have any members of the Justice Society of America on it. Ah, connected covers, what can you do? Does anyone actually sit down with all the issues and stare joyously at the big picture? I tend to like them only […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #42 review

Superman, Batman and Robin have found themselves on the Bizarro World, where a mystery plague is driving the residents un-mad. Having evaded an attack by the hordes of Htrae, the heroes have come across a familiar – but unfamiliar – pair. The Bizarro heroes explain to Robin that, no, everyone becoming sane by Earth standards […]

Action Comics #1089 review

A knock on the farmhouse door brings a surprise for Jonathan, Martha and Clark Kent. Clark’s history teacher Mr Blake declares he knows he’s been facing Superboy in class, but has no intention of revealing his secret to the world ‘tonight’. Because he’s a hero too. Taking the family out to look at the stars, […]

Action Comics #1088 review

Years ago, an attack on the Metropolis Expo of Tomorrow forced Clark Kent to bring forward his planned debut as a super-powered saviour. It’s the day after and the Press is excited, wondering what to call the flying kid with amazing strength. One idea catches the imagination of the Daily Planet’s young editor, Perry White. […]

JSA #9 review

Upholding the law? The Justice Society of America are pretty good at it. Upholstery? Not so much. Look at those backbreaking chairs? Checking in with the Injustice Society of America we find… … much comfier-looking seats. They’re perfect for listening to Green Lantern Alan Scott give away a big secret. ISA member Johnny Sorrow, disguised […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #40 review

I’m just an old-fashioned boy and I love an old-fashioned superhero romp. And that’s just what we get in the latest between-big-storylines issue of World’s Finest. Gotham Police Commissioner Jim Gordon is in Metropolis for a chat show appearance, and he’s nervous. But help is at hand. There to support his friend, Bruce Wayne’s attention […]

Action Comics #1087 review

It’s a big day for the teenage Clark Kent. It’s his fifteenth birthday and parents Jonathan and Martha are taking him from Smallville to the big city. Metropolis is hosting the Expo of Tomorrow On the coach, Ma is perturbed when she spots Clark is wearing something he’s meant to keep for a very special […]