JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #173

DREW:

This is a historic issue of JLA. Why? Because it's the first and last time that the term "Jive Bunch of Turkeys" appeared on the cover of an issue. But don't worry kids, this scene didn't even take place in the issue. The JLA would never let ANY Jive Turkeys join.

SUPERMAN #249

DREW:

When written with some imagination, Superman is a total hardcore bad-a$$. In this issue, Terra-Man shoots six ATOMIC bullets at Superman. He let's five of them impact, but catches the sixth one with his teeth. Then he pretends to be beaten and when Terra-Man doesn't expect it, he SPITS the bullet out with such accuracy that it travels back up the barrel of Terra-Man's gun and destroys it.

How BAD is that? I'll tell you how bad that is. That's badder than the jacket that Steven Seagal wore in MARKED FOR DEATH. And that jacket was all black with two golden dragons on the front and a big golden tiger on the back. Plus, Steven Seagal was wearing it, which made it a BAD OUT-FIT indeed!

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #141

DREW:

You might look at this cover and think: "WHAT?!" or "This looks lame!"

Well, guess what? If you did, then you have thought wrong, because this issue is totally sweet! And you don't just get a guest appearance by Don Rickles, you also get a character named Goody Rickles who just happens to be Don's exact twin, and he likes to dress up like a superhero for no apparent reason.

This issue is also cool because of the blurb at the top of the cover. Remember kids, heed the immortal worlds of KIRBY: "Don't ask! Just buy it!"

House of Mystery #118

DREW:

Holy crap, this book is cool! Why? Two words: Super-Gorillas. In the Silver Age, DC books with apes, gorillas, or monkeys on the cover always sold, so they cranked out a ton of stories featuring simians.

What is the Secret of the Super-Gorillas? I won't say, but I'll tell you this much: two young scientist dudes use a ray gun they built to make some little monkeys smart and then the little monkeys turn into SUPER-GORILLAS and they treat the humans like pets and then the SUPER GORILLAS have to fight ALIENS.

Let me repeat that last part: SUPER-GORILLAS VS. ALIENS! That is all you need to know.

Robert Vaughn is AWESOME.

DREW:
Why is he awesome? Here are a few reasons:

1. He helped Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, James Coburn, and Charles Bronson defeat Eli Wallach in The Magnificent Seven.

2. His character's name on The Man From U.N.C.L.E. was Napoleon Solo, one of the best spy names ever.

3. He helped John Boy from The Waltons defeat aliens in Battle Beyond The Stars.

4. He got Richard Pryor to build a super computer that challenged Superman.

5. In the final season of The A-team, he was their BOSS.

6. He doesn't seem to age, so he's like a kick-@ss version of Dick Clark.

On top of all that, check out his gun. If you're hip to Transformers, you'll recognize that he's carrying a customized Walther P38, which is what Megatron's Generation One disguise was based on. How cool is that?

Heck, that probably is Megatron. Robert Vaughn was so tough that he defeated the Decepticons and turned Megatron into his personal weapon. That's right, Robert Vaughn is Megatron's Master.

So technically, Robert Vaughn > Optimus Prime.

Thor #155

DREW:

Okay, this may not be the greatest art ever for a Thor cover, but it definitely has the best caption: NOW ENDS - THE UNIVERSE! I mean, how could you not want to read that? They might as well have written on the cover: NOW OPENS - YOUR WALLET! Or NOW SPENDS - YOUR MONEY! Done.

Detective Comics #306
DREW:
What's worse than a big-headed criminal with robot minions? A big-headed criminal with INVISIBLE robot minions!

BRENT:
It's the new excuse that's taking the world by storm!! "I can't clean up my room, Mom! I'm being held by an invisible robot!!"

DREW:

If we could blame everything on invisible robots, the world would be a simpler place.