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A Lifetime of Superhero Comics

A Lifetime of Superhero Comics - Master List
The master list
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Dan Liebke
A Lifetime of Superhero Comics — 1989 — Legion of Super-Heroes 1
In which I discuss five-year time jumps, editorial decrees and avoiding one's continuity from being Jengaed.
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Dan Liebke
A Lifetime of Superhero Comics — 1988 — Animal Man 1
In which I discuss characters who know they're in comic books, coyote-peyote revelations and the challenges of gimmick-based writing.
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Dan Liebke
A Lifetime of Superhero Comics — 1987 — Watchmen 11
In which I discuss the impossible delight of a great plot twist, a lack of Wham! influence and what Alan Moore did 35 years ago.
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Dan Liebke
A Lifetime of Superhero Comics — 1986 — The Dark Knight Returns 1
In which I discuss taking Batman seriously, non-illuminating sample panels and Nikola Tesla's colouring wrench
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Dan Liebke
A Lifetime of Superhero Comics — 1985 — Crisis on Infinite Earths 7
In which I discuss Cantorian loopholes of uncountability, purple-haired prototype Goggleboxers and things never being the same again.
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Dan Liebke
A Lifetime of Superhero Comics — 1984 — Secret Wars 4
In which I discuss teenage awkwardness, toy licensing deals and my indifference to Spider-Man costumes.
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Dan Liebke
A Lifetime of Superhero Comics — 1983 — Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew! 14
In which I discuss putting the 'comic' back in 'comic books', the power of issue numbers and the lack of sales impact of professional animal…
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Dan Liebke
A Lifetime of Superhero Comics — 1982 — Justice League of America 200
In which I discuss value for money propositions, pseudo-religion and geosynchronous orbits.
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Dan Liebke
A Lifetime of Superhero Comics — 1981 — Detective Comics 500
In which I discuss superhero ageing, parallel Earths and my favourite ever Batman story
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Dan Liebke
A Lifetime of Superhero Comics — 1980 — The Uncanny X-Men 140
In which I discuss the intersection of words and pictures, the grown-upification of superhero comics and Canadian forest monsters.
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Dan Liebke
A Lifetime of Superhero Comics — 1979 — World of Krypton 1
In which I discuss Superman: The Movie, the gullibility of children and rocketry ineptitude.
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Dan Liebke
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