#mike friedrich

[cantsayidont]

May 1969. Batman reveals that he's been expanding his musical horizons in this panel from "The Cry of the Night Is--Sudden Death!" from DETECTIVE COMICS #387.

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Batman #241 (1972) by Mike Friedrich & Rich Buckler

[chernobog13]

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA (vol. 1) #92 (September, 1971). The cover artist is listed as Neal Adams, and it looks like it was inked by Dick Giordano.

This is the second half of the annual Justice League-Justice Society crossover. It also felt like an effort to turn Solomon Grundy into DC's version of the Hulk: a rampaging monster powerful enough to take out both teams, and due to his mystical nature able to easily defeat Superman. DC never really followed up on that idea, though there was a brief time when an Earth-One version of Grundy was created to bedevil Superman, but that didn't last long either.

But the main thing this issue is known for is the attempt to give the Earth-One Robin a new costume.

Dick Grayson had graduated from Boy Wonder to Teen Wonder, and was now attending college, so he shouldn't be wearing a little boy's costume anymore.

Comics legend Neal Adams designed a new costume which debuted this issue (he even gets an in-story shout out). At the end of the story fans were asked to write in and give their opinion about the new look.

Writer: Mike Friedrich; artists: Dick Dillin and Joe Giella.

Unfortunately, like Solomon Grundy's new status quo, the new costume fizzled out. The Earth-One Robin remained in his short pants for the next thirteen years, until he became Nightwing in 1984.

However, in 1976 the Earth-Two Robin finally got smart, ditched his horrendous composite Batman-Robin costume, and donned the Adams costume. There was just one slight alteration: he wore a full cape instead of the scalloped arm-wings (as seen above). This was the costume he would wear until his death in Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985).

[batmanonthecover]

Detective Comics #387 - May 1969 (DC Comics - USA)

Cover Art: Irv Novick

THE CRY OF THE NIGHT IS -- SUDDEN DEATH

Script:  Mike Friedrich

Art:  Bob Brown (Pencils), Joe Giella (Inks), Ben Oda (Letters)

Characters: Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Mel Lambert; Steven Crane; Paul Rogers; Alfred Stryker.

Batman story #1,272

This issue also includes a recreation of the first Batman story 'The Case of the Chemical Syndicate" from Detective Comics #27. - It is a redrawn (traced), re-lettered, and censored version.

[smashedpages]

Today in 1972, Thanos also debuted in Iron Man #55 by writer/artist Jim Starlin and scripter Mike Friedrich.

[wanderingmind867]

First off, Gil Kane's art here is actually really nice. But beyond that, it's interesting to notice who interacts with who. Kid Flash and Aqualad trade jokes and barbs, while Speedy and Robin have a very silly team-up scene. Meanwhile, Wonder Girl seems to be doing her own thing. I know the last page implies her and speedy are dating, but I still don't really see it. That's not to say i'd hate it if it happens, just...y'know. I see speedy and robin's bond far more, since they're actively talking to each other. (Teen Titans #19):

[eliah]

[evilhorse]

Now I’m sure Tumbler’s had it!

[storiearcheostorie]

STUDI / La scrittura a Rapa Nui (Isola di Pasqua) è nata prima dell’arrivo degli europei?

STUDI / La scrittura a Rapa Nui (Isola di Pasqua) è nata prima dell’arrivo degli europei? Una di quattro tavolette in legno con incisioni in Rongorongo potrebbe essere antecedente all’arrivo delle prime navi europee, negli anni venti del Settecento.

Redazione Due gruppi di ricerca dell’Università di Bologna entrambi finanziati dallo ERC – Consiglio Europeo della Ricerca, insieme a studiosi internazionali, hanno pubblicato un articolo su Scientific Reports, rivista del gruppo Nature, dimostrando che la ricerca altamente interdisciplinare porta a risultati di successo. I due progetti ERC che hanno guidato lo studio sono INSCRIBE – Invention…

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[marvelousmrm]

Invincible Iron Man #79 (Friedrich/Tuska, Oct 1975). Deadlines caught up with the bullpen so this backfilled issue gets hurried to the press. If you ever wondered if Tony wears boxers or briefs, wonder no more.

[cantsayidont]

June 1968. Aside from its striking Gil Kane cover (I love the cityscape), this issue of GREEN LANTERN is pretty close to being an Alan Scott solo adventure, set largely on Earth-2.

Which raises a point: With the renewed interest in Alan Scott coinciding with the JSA revival, Alan being outed, and the ghoulish Tim Sheridan miniseries, it's frustrating that DC hasn't taken that as a cue to collect some of Alan's past adventures beyond the smattering reprinted elsewhere (some of which are long out of print). A sampling of his Golden Age adventures, such as the early appearances of now-familiar villains like Vandal Savage, Solomon Grundy, and the Harlequin would be nice, but there are also some Silver Age and later adventures that would be worth reprinting, including his Silver Age team-ups with Hal Jordan (GREEN LANTERN #40, #45, #52, and #61), a brief solo strip in the late '70s (GREEN LANTERN #108–110), and the team-up with Hal and Oliver Queen in GREEN LANTERN #111–112 that was the first attempt to really address the connection between Alan and the Green Lantern Corps. If one wanted to present a complete bio, the INFINITY INC. Annual that explained his relationships with the Thorn (who's the mother of his kids) and Molly Maynne would be appropriate, and he had a charming solo strip in eight issues of GREEN LANTERN QUARTERLY in the early '90s that was torpedoed by "Emerald Twilight." Only bits and pieces of that stuff have been previously reprinted, and collecting it would provide a nice foundation for whatever dumb nonsense Geoff Johns and Tim Sheridan are now trying to scaffold onto it.

[dcbinges]

Batman #241 (1972) by Mike Friedrich & Rich Buckler

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The Spectre #3: Menace of the Mystic Mastermind

by Mike Friedrich; Neal Adams and Charlotte Jetter

DC

[mightymarvelsuperheroes]

"Where grave masks dance genteelly with grotesque figures; it's a mad whirlpool, wherein all that's graceful is cast away and unlimited license of attitude takes possession of the field,” (Edward King, on the masked ball).

Thanos, the Mad Titan, was created by Jim Starlin and Mike Friedrich!

[smashedpages]

Today in 1972, Drax the Destroyer debuted in Iron Man #55 by writer/artist Jim Starlin and scripter Mike Friedrich.