My ScrapbookLuke Cage, Page One The above splash page, presented in all its pre-press, pasted-up, camera-ready glory, is from the very first issue of Luke Cage, Hero for Hire (June 1972), garnered a lot of attention when it came up for auction at Heritage Collectibles. Not just because it's one righteous, bad ass piece of … Continue reading My Scrapbook: Luke Cage, Page One
Tag: Superhero
The Elongated Man (aka Ralph Dibny)
Created by John Broome (writer) & Carmine Infantino (artist) RALPH DIBNY was an actual private eye in the DC universe. Well, sorta. And briefly. And only eventually. He was better known for by his super-hero monicker "ELONGATED MAN." And he was pretty much, at least at first, an intentional rip-off of Plastic Man, another very … Continue reading The Elongated Man (aka Ralph Dibny)
Plastic Man (aka Patrick “Eel” O’Brian)
Created by Jack Cole (1914-58) Okay, okay, okay... So... he may have possessed plenty of gumshoe spirit, full of world-weary but snappy patter and he may have known plenty of those mean streets, but much beloved felon-turned-superhero PLASTIC MAN was never really a private eye (except for a brief, almost-glorious moment). Still, you could say … Continue reading Plastic Man (aka Patrick “Eel” O’Brian)
My Scrapbook: Stretching a Point (Plastic Man vs. The Elongated Man)
Stretching a Point Plastic Man vs. The Elongated Man From Justice #8, 2008 (DC Comics) This one-page confrontation, which (I think) originally appeared in Justice #8 sometime in the early 2000s, and credited to Alex Ross and Paul Dini, was a long time coming. And long overdue, although I guess it was inevitable. The wacky, … Continue reading My Scrapbook: Stretching a Point (Plastic Man vs. The Elongated Man)
Speed Savage (aka “White Mask”)
Created by Tedd Steele Other pseudonyms include Ted Stelle, T.A. Steele, Theodore Steele, David Benedict, Jack Benedict, David Forrest, Gerald Laing, Jack Romaine (1922-??) SPEED SAVAGE, who appeared regularly in the Canadian-published Triumph Comics in the 1940s, was many things. A "brilliant young criminologist." A private detective. But mostly he saw duty as the … Continue reading Speed Savage (aka “White Mask”)
Red Rooney (aka “Red Rogue”)
Created by Unknown (text) & George Marcoux (art) Another minor (very minor) comic book eye, and from a Canadian comic at that. Or possibly a Canadian reprint of a British comic? Hard to tell. There's scant and often contradictory information on Star Studded Comics, in which "The Murderer That Had No Feet" appeared. Anyway... The … Continue reading Red Rooney (aka “Red Rogue”)
Inspector Insector (Black Hammer: Spiral City)
Created by Jeff Lemire Another installment in comic artist and writer Jeff Lemire's ever-expanding (and Eisner-winning) Black Hammer universe, Jeff Lemire's oddly engaging, long-running superhero fairy tale, Black Hammer: Spiral City is a 2024 seven-part mini-series, as captivating as ever, with art by Teddy Kristiansen. Spiral City has risen from the ashes of Black Hammer: … Continue reading Inspector Insector (Black Hammer: Spiral City)
Mitch Pistolwhip (Pistolwhip)
Created by Matt Kindt & Jason Hall "Mitch, if you're going to be a good detective, you've got to be aware of your surroundings at all times. It's really about observation. . . paying attention to detail, always alert. That means keeping your eyes and ears open. . . especially to the little things." -- … Continue reading Mitch Pistolwhip (Pistolwhip)
Jim Reuben aka “Fire-Man”
Created by Charles Varrel (text) & Martin Filchock (art) FIRE-MAN was a short-lived superhero from the 1940s whose real identity was that of JIM REUBEN, who ran a small detective agency called The Fire-Man Association. Not such a secret identity, I guess. Jim was initially a mere lad, working as a firefighter at a Civilian … Continue reading Jim Reuben aka “Fire-Man”
Jamie Madrox (Multiple Man)
Created by Len Wein, Chris Claremontand John Buscema JAMIE MADROX was another of Marvel's attempts to create a private eye/superhero hybrid. He first appeared in bit parts mostly, hanging out in various X-books, as Multiple Man, a mutant born with the rather peculiar ability to create endless autonomous duplicates of himself; essentially clones to whom he … Continue reading Jamie Madrox (Multiple Man)