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Taking the Long Way: The Super-Heroine’s Struggle for Respect
Taking the Long Way: The Super-Heroine’s Struggle for Respect An essay by Bob Reyer Click here for the introduction to Comics, Human Rights and Representation Week. As in the real world struggle for...
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The Twelve Days of Christmas Comics…
The Twelve Days of Christmas Comics… …or “Have Yourself a Marvel Little Christmas” (or maybe even “Do You See What I DC?”) A (possibly) festive look at some four-color seasonal offerings by Bob...
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The Road to Hellcat…
The Road to Hellcat… …is paved with a lot of good comic books! A brief history of Patsy Walker (a.k.a. Hellcat) by Bob Reyer With the second issue of the new Hellcat series by writer Kate Leth and...
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Luke Cage: Hero for Hire
LUKE CAGE: HERO FOR HIRE An appreciation/history by Bob Reyer With the debut this week of the new Power Man & Iron Fist #1 by David F. Walker and Sanford Greene, a first issue that is rife with...
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Wonder Woman: Her Creator and Creation
l to r: Dr. William Moulton Marston, Harry G. Peter, Sheldon Mayer, Max Gaines Wonder Woman: Her Creator and Creation The “birth story” of the Amazon Princess by Bob Reyer (To honor the 75th...
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Wonder Woman: Milestones–Updated!!
WONDER WOMAN: MILESTONES! A compendium by Bob Reyer Suffering Sappho! Here’s a not-so-quick rundown of some of the major moments in Wonder Woman’s more than 75-year history! (For the most part, issue...
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Wonder Woman: Wonder Words
Wonder Woman: Wonder Words Some correspondence answered by Bob Reyer (That letter above is from 1974’s Wonder Woman #212, commenting on the return of the Amazons and Diana’s super-powers.) With some...
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The Secret Origin of a Comic Book Fan
(Friends, I know that this piece is an “oldie”, but your Cranky Old Uncle Bob is feeling awfully wistful today, so I thought I’d go for a “second printing” …and if any of you have any stories about...
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Tales From the Archives: Tarpe Mills and Miss Fury
Tarpe Mills and Miss Fury A “Tales From the Archives” special report by Bob Reyer As I spoke about on this week’s show, I’m a devotee of Miss Fury, comics’ first costumed heroine, whose newspaper...
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Taking the Long Way: The Super-Heroine’s Struggle for Respect
Taking the Long Way: The Super-Heroine’s Struggle for Respect An essay by Bob Reyer With 8 March being International Women’s Day, I thought I’d re-post this piece that was originally written for our...
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