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Continue reading →: Legends #4 – Released 11/06/86Legends #4Released November 6, 1986 John Ostrander – PlotterLen Wein – ScripterJohn Byrne – PencillerKarl Kesel – InkerSteve Haynie – LettererCarl Gafford – ColoristMike Gold – Editor No Superman in this issue and the Captain Marvel story takes an issue off as well so that the creators can foreground other…
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Continue reading →: Action Comics #585 – On this date 40 years agoAction Comics #585“And Graves Give Up Their Dead…”Released November 6, 1986 John Byrne – Writer/PencillerDick Giordano – InkerTom Ziuko – ColoristJohn Costanza – LettererAndy Helfer – Editor Issues like this remind me how rare a true standalone single-issue story is these days. The overwhelming majority of modern comics are serialized,…
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Continue reading →: Holiday Gift Guide! Superman collections by era: 2000, Post-Infinite Crisis, and RebirthEver since I did my mega-post on every Superman collection available related to the Byrne/Triangle Era, I’ve pondered doing a similar post for subsequent Superman Eras. With the holidays upon us, it seemed like the right time to do a holiday gift guide for Superman collections. Depending on where you…
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Continue reading →: Adventures of Superman #425 – On this date 40 years agoAdventures of Superman #425“Going the Gauntlet”Released October 30, 1986 Marv Wolfman – WriterJerry Ordway – ArtistJohn Costanza – LettererTom Ziuko – ColoristAndy Helfer – Editor When I looked at the cover for this issue, I had absolutely no memory of what this issue could be about. Nothing came to mind…
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Continue reading →: Low price on Superman: The Triangle Era Volume 3 Omnibus! 43% off!Hey Super-Fans! Just a PSA that Amazon right now has SUPERMAN: THE TRIANGLE ERA, VOLUME 3 OMNIBUS at the lowest price I’ve seen since its release – $100 for a book that retails at $175! The $175 price was a pretty high starting point for me, so I’ve held off…
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Continue reading →: Superman #2 – On this date 40 years agoSuperman #2“The Secret Revealed”Released October 23, 1986 John Byrne – Story & PencilsTerry Austin- InksKeith Williams – Background inksTom Ziuko – ColoristJohn Costanza – LettererAndy Helfer – Editor I didn’t read this one fresh off the rack, but my first experience with it was less than a year later when…
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Continue reading →: Legends #3 – Released 10/2/86Legends #3Released October 2, 1986 John Ostrander – PlotterLen Wein – ScripterJohn Byrne – PencillerKarl Kesel – InkerSteve Haynie – LettererTom Ziuko – ColoristMike Gold – Editor This will be a shorter post, as only one page of this issue really has any impact on Superman. The bulk of this…
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Continue reading →: Action Comics #584 – On this date 40 years agoAction Comics #584“Squatter!”Released October 2, 1986 John Byrne – StorytellerDick Giordano – EmbellisherTom Ziuko – ColoristJohn Costanza – LettererAndy Helfer – Editor In short: An unremarkable superhero slugfest that takes an ugly turn near the end. Having apparently gone mad, Superman is sighted smashing up a building in downtown. As…
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Continue reading →: Mailbag – How much Clark Kent is needed?On last week’s post about ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #424, Dave Thomer asked: “You said you think this issue takes too long to get Superman in the cape. So in your opinion: what’s the proper mix of Superman-in-action and Clark-as-civilian for a Superman series, and do you think the early Byrne/Wolfman…
Hello,
I’m Adam Mallinger
I’m a lifelong Superman fan who got to live his dream in 2020 when I was hired on the CW show SUPERMAN & LOIS as Writers’ Assistant. In my second season there, I was promoted to Staff Writer and I remained on staff through seasons 2 and 3. During my time there I wrote one episode in each of the four seasons and co-wrote the SUPERMAN & LOIS comic.
I also used to blog and tweet under the name The Bitter Script Reader. I also wrote the book MICHAEL F-ING BAY: THE UNHERALDED GENIUS IN MICHAEL BAY’S FILMS under that name.
I started this blog as a tribute to my favorite era of Superman, the Post-Crisis incarnation also often referred to as “The Triangle Era.” Each issue of Post-Crisis Superman will be covered on the 40th anniversary of its original release.
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