Craig Shutt – Ask Mr. Silver Age

Good reading in 2010! (Ask Mr. Silver Age, CBG #1674, February 2011

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Brent Frankenhoff

Mr. Silver Age shares reading suggestions from the best of 2010. See More

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Smallville: What Will Replace It?

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Mr. Silver Age

Lee Houston Jr. asked me to post this thread for him: So, since we have time until the next installment, let’s open the floor to a discussion between now and then as to what, if anything, should replace Smallville on … See More

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Smallville’s Fall Finale

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Mr. Silver Age

Lee Houston asked me to post his final SMALLVILLE review for the fall, so we could discuss it while it’s fresh in our minds: First off, a big thank you to Craig Shutt for posting this for me. Dang hackers! … See More

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Brenda’s Starr goes supernova

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Mr. Silver Age

In all the hubbub of the site going down, I almost forgot to post this vital news: After 70 years, Brenda Starr will stop her comical-strip adventures on January 2. You can read about it here Sad to say, this … See More

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The Mr. Silver Age Safe House

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Mr. Silver Age

Our Pal Hoy Murphy alerted me to the A-#1 news of the day, about a DC Archives coming next fall, according to Amazon: Sugar and Spike Archives Vol. 1 [Hardcover] Sheldon Mayer (Author, Illustrator) List Price: $59.99 Price: $40.09 240 … See More

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The tarnished Mopee Awards of 2010! (Ask Mr. Silver Age, CBG #1673, Jan. 2011)

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Brent Frankenhoff

Our annual Thanksgiving serving of comics turkeys of The Silver Age! See More

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The strange life of Prince Ra-Man! (CBG #1672, Dec. 2010)

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Brent Frankenhoff

Mark Merlin deduced that he’d be more successful as a super-hero. He was wrong. See More

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J. Jonah Jameson: Threat or Menace?

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Brent Frankenhoff

Mr. Silver Age examines J. Jonah Jameson’s many attempts to make Spider-Man’s life miserable in his column from CBG #1671 (Nov 2010). See More

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A (10) Grand Kirby FF Page!

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Mr. Silver Age

I was browsing around eBay today, and I came across this fine Kirby page from FF #23. Yowza! Autographed, no less! Not a truly great FF page, but it’s got three FFers and a Klassic Kirby Kar from an issue … See More

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Comic strip timing (or Why does Peanuts’ editor phone it in?)

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Mr. Silver Age

It used to be that many comics strips took advantage of key dates in the calendar to hook their joke to. Mutts did that for Labor Day, for instance: Most comics, though, seem to just ignore most holidays and go … See More

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