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NBA Free Agency: Four Reasons Shaq Should Have Retired
The Big Aristotle, Shaq Diesel, Shaq-Fu, Superman, The Shaq Daddy, The M.D.E. (Most Dominant Ever), The Big Baryshnikov, Wilt Chamberneazy, Shaq Albert, Doctor Shaq, Osama Bin Shaq, The Big Deporter, The Big Witness Protection, The Big Shaqtus, The Big Agave, The Big Elvis, The Cleveland Steamer.  Amazing, really, how many nicknames Shaq’s accrued in his long NBA career.  What’s more amazing is …
Toy Spot – Silver age Superman Robot

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World’s Finest #89 Silver Age DC Superman Batman Team $23.96

The Golden Age of Superman: The Greatest Covers of Ac.. $56.00

Superman #164 (1963) Silver Age VG $19.99

Superman #247 (1972) Bronze Age F/VF $17.99

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Superman $9.95 Contains The Mad Scientist, The Magnetic Telescope and The Mummy Strikes…

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Superman Man

Superman The Man of Steel Fan Teaser Trailer 2

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~LOOK~ SUPERMAN ~ MAN OF STEEL (Lot of 5) ~~~ $0.99

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P214 Stainless Steel Super Man Icon Pendant Necklace $0.99

New In Package Mens Superman Costume Size Small $49.99

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P214 Stainless Steel Super Man Icon Pendant Necklace $0.99

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Vandor 20-Ounce Sculpted Mug, Superman Man of Steel $13.49 Superman is hailed as The Man of Steel. This ceramic dark blue mug features a silver Superman Shield Symbol and is ready to carry 20 oz. of your favorite beverage. Microwave and dishwasher safe….

Superman Medium Pet Costume $12.99 Chestpiece with attached cape, belt. This is an officially licensed SUPERMAN product.Dimensions (LxWxH):8.75 x 13.75 x 0.5…

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Lois Lane

Devil Comics Entertainment: Superman/Batman Annual #4 Review

New Comic Releases and Reviews – Spoilers Alerts Ahead

5 – Worth the Buy It Now Price

4 – Story is Worth the Purchase Price or Definite Read Trade Paperback Read

3 – Average Story – Buy if you Need to Complete your Collection

2 – Filler Issue – Not Necessary to Purchase

1 – Avoid and Save your Money

SUPERMAN/BATMAN ANNUAL #4

‘A TIME BEYOND HOPE’

I was really looking forward to this issue ever since I saw it solicited in Previews. A Superman/Batman comic with future versions of the two DC icons written by current scribe of the Legion of Super-Heroes Paul Levitz. Detailed artwork by Renato Guedes which brings a near classic Geof Darrow style to the book. Last time I saw Terry McGinnis as Batman in DC’s continuity was when Jeph Loeb piloted this series in the very beginning.

The story begins in Gotham’s future where Terry McGinnis is Batman with Bruce Wayne acting as his mentor, The internal dialogue switches from Terry to Bruce as they find out why Metropolis’ criminals are running activities in Gotham City. As soon as they prepare for what is coming so has a classic Superman villain Metallo enters Gotham with a sample stash of a new drug with a key ingredient: Kryptonite.

This leads Terry McGinnis to Metropolis and we get a little history of what has happened so far including a missing Superman, a mayor-for-life Luthor, and the loss of Commissioner Gordon. The search for the root cause of the Kryptonite drugs are investigated as criminals are vanishing in the background of the story.

Kudos to Paul Levitz for mentioning Darkseid use of his Omega beams to make people vanish. Tying into what has happened to Bruce Wayne when he faced Darkseid in the pages of Grant Morrison’s Final Crisis arc.

Later we follow Terry to Clark Kent’s residence and a paper trail leads them to a cemetery and the tombstone of Lois Lane. Unaware that Superman is watching Terry from high above and reminding himself of the differences between him and Bruce as well as the loss of his love Lois Lane. Superman realizes that Luthor is behind the distribution of the Kryptonite laced drugs so Superman cannot walk through Metropolis without suffering from its radiation effects.

Criminals continue to vanish however it seems that Superman is responsible and he tells the criminals that they are ‘convicted’ which can only mean that the vanishings are sent to the Phantom Zone.

Fantastic issue of an underexposed continuity and brings in a fresh prespective for fans that have followed the Batman Beyond TV series. Paul Levitz and Renato Guedes brought both writings and artwork to match this once-a-year issue.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED – 5 OUT OF 5

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Being Lois Lane prt 1

DC LOIS LANE 80 pg. GIANT #3 1964 COMIC SILVER AGE $35.00

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Superman Smallville ID Badge-Junior Reporter Lois Lane $4.99

Playboy March 1975 (Margot Kidder aka Lois Lane) LN $0.99

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Beyond Lois Lane, Noel Neill Bio HC Book Dual Autograph $59.99

HZ HeroClix Legacy #204 Lois Lane LE $2.99

Superman (Kryptonite Nevermore) Art Poster Print – 24×36 $5.98 Superman (Kryptonite Nevermore) Art Poster Print – 24×36…

DC Comics Superman Lois Lane On Phone Magnet 26184DC $4.50 The Lois Lane magnet can go on refrigerators, lockers, and most metal surfaces. The magnet measures 3.5 x 2.5 inches….

Family Guy (Death is a Bitch!) TV Poster Print – 24×36 $1.48 Family Guy (Death is a Bitch!) TV Poster Print – 24×36…

Dookie $4.94 Take one part Ramones, one part Buzzcocks, and one part Husker Du, and you’ve got the basic foundation of Green Day, a punky, witty, melodic San Francisco Bay area trio who became overnight stars in 1994 when this album, their third overall release and major label debut, catapulted them to the top of the pop charts. Led by guitarist/vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong and their secret weapon, powerhouse…

Jules Verne: 20000 Leagues Under The Sea; Whale Of A Tale Disneyland D-358: Jules Verne: 20000 Leagues Under The Sea; Whale Of A Tale by Lois Lane / The Wellingtons…

Batman Superman

Warner Refutes Batman: Year One Release Date
Contrary to yesterday’s report, no release date has been set yet.
Superman/Batman Apocalypse Clip Featuring Supergirl

HeroClix WORLD’S FINEST Superman/Batman LIMITED! $33.25

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DC Comics Team Batman Superman Poster Art Print A36350 $5.95

DC Comics Team Batman Superman Poster Art Print A36350 $5.95

SUPERMAN BATMAN #26 BLACK SIGNED BY MICHAEL TURNER $75.00

SUPERMAN/BATMAN VOL. 3: ABSOLUTE POWER : JEPH LOEB $16.41

Vandor Large Tin Tote, DC Comics $12.64 Go retro with this adorable large tin lunchbox featuring Justice League from Vandor. Collect all of your favorite characters or give as a gift to a friend. Put it to good use and pack your lunch for school or the office….

DC Comics (Justice League of America) Art Poster Print – 22×34 $2.30 DC Comics (Justice League of America) Art Poster Print – 22×34…

SuperFriends SuperHero Cake Topper – PopTop $1.40 Simply lay this cake topper flat on the cake and you instantly have a great looking cake. Great for smaller or round cakes. Easy to apply. It is thin plastic and reusable….

Super Powers Collection – Batman [VHS] $9.98 Hop into the Batmobile with Batman and Robin for an animated 5 episode tour of Gotham City, packaged exclusively for this home video Super Powers Collection. Year: 1985 Starring: Batman, Catwoman, Mr.Freeze…

The Batman Superman Movie [VHS] $4.99 This feature-length tape began as a three-episode story line on the animated TV series, a superhero crossover where Bruce Wayne visits Metropolis and the Dark Knight meets the Man of Steel for the first time. The two heroes mix like oil and water, the law-and-order Superman suspicious of Batman’s rather ruthless methods; but they form an uneasy partnership when Lex Luthor and the Joker team up to …

Comics Superman

Comics For Extra Credit

Last week, I was one of the first to see Ironman, the first summer blockbuster movie and the next hero in the Marvel Comics universe to come to the silver screen. I like the movie so much I went to see it again in an early morning matinee.

Although I loved the movie, I must admit that Ironman was not one of the heroes I followed regularly when I was into comics. I can’t explain my nine-ten year old tastes, as it’s been nearly 40 years, but I would guess that I was drawn more to the art and dialogue in the DC comics: Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and the rest of the Justice League of America.

If I were ten today, and I’d seen the more recent comic movies, I’d be comparing Ironman to Batman. Both have wealthy alter egos with consciences to clear and bones to pick with their enemies, both had weapons in the family business-we learned that for Bruce Wayne in 2005′s Batman Begins-and both have a loyal, trustworthy confidential assistant. Then again, the Marvel and DC universes have heroes created through accidents (Spiderman and the Hulk versus Green Lantern and the Flash) as well as heroes who live underwater (Namor and Aquaman) and heroes who come from other worlds (Thor and Wonder Woman).

If I had taken my 11 year old nephew to see Ironman, I would have hoped that he paid some attention to Tony Stark’s basement workshop. I know when I was 11, I would have drooled over the possibility of having my own personal sanctum with robots, computers, virtual reality, stereo and sports cars to play with. And that would have been one of the lessons that I would hope my nephew learned from the movie: that smart people can do great things if they apply themselves. My nephew will not become a super hero, but he could work with robotics or virtual reality-considered “cool jobs” by young people today-or he could design my next car. I know that some parents may dismiss Ironman as a violent movie, but Tony Stark has made science cool for kids.

There are more advanced lessons we learn from comics too. The original Ironman was penned in 1963, and it was a reaction to America’s growing involvement in Vietnam. While the 2008 movie shows Tony Stark captured by Afghan guerillas, the 1963 comic has him captured by the North Vietnamese-after he’s seen that his weapons have fallen into their hands. Until then, Tony had thought of himself and his father as heroes. Their weapons were used to defend American interests, and now they were being used to arm less responsible dictators. There are a lot of ethical, political and psychological lessons to learn from Ironman. The artists and writers who pen comics know this well. That’s why, at four bucks a pop, you see auto ads in comics; they’re reaching the adults as well as the kids. It’s also why noted fiction authors such as Brad Meltzer and Jodi Picoult have moved into the medium, penning graphic novels of the Justice League and Wonder Woman.

If I taught language arts, social studies or science, I would use comics to illustrate points in the textbooks or classical literature. Comic heroes face very similar conflicts and the younger audiences have some familiarity with the characters. The best comic writers have, in fact, based their work on more “sophisticated” literature; they have made it easier to understand. It just takes the right teacher to know that.

I know this will draw chuckles, but don’t underestimate the power of the comics. Superman, in print and radio, was a symbol for America as we fought the Nazis during World War II and so was Captain America. Captain America comics sold over 1 million copies a month during the war, outselling national news magazines such as Time.

And c’mon, admit it, you go to the comics in your local paper before you check out the news.

(Originally published at Educated Quest blog and reprinted with permission of the author, Stuart Nachbar).

About the Author

Contact Stuart Nachbar at
Educated Quest
, a blog on education politics, policy and technology or read about his first book, The Sex Ed Chronicle, a novel on education and politics in 1980 New Jersey, at
Sex Ed Chronicles
.

Comic book review Superman, Death of Superman, Death Note

Rare MINT DC Comics 1978 Superman Pop-out Poster Gotham $14.95

DC Comics Superman’s pal Jimmy Olson No.144 Dec 1971 VG $4.99

DC Comics Superman Jimmy Olson No. 72 Oct 1963 Good+ $4.99

SUPERMAN LOGO DC Comics Womens T-shirt Size Small -NEW $15.99

DC Comics Superman No.162 July 1963 Fair $4.99

DC Comic Silver Age Classics Superman Reprint 252 ERROR $24.95

Ralph Cabrera Signed Comic Book Art Superman Vs Hulk $20.00

DC Comics Team Batman Superman Poster Art Print A36350 $5.95

DC Comics Team Batman Superman Poster Art Print A36350 $5.95

Superman WORLD’S FINEST #200, 202 & 203 F+ 1971 Comics $17.99

Vandor Large Tin Tote, DC Comics $12.64 Go retro with this adorable large tin lunchbox featuring Justice League from Vandor. Collect all of your favorite characters or give as a gift to a friend. Put it to good use and pack your lunch for school or the office….

Vandor 18-Ounce Sculpted Mug, Superman $13.73 This sculpted mug makes a great gift for any Superman fan. 18 oz. Not safe for microwave or dishwasher use….

Vandor 20-Ounce Sculpted Mug, Superman Man of Steel $13.49 Superman is hailed as The Man of Steel. This ceramic dark blue mug features a silver Superman Shield Symbol and is ready to carry 20 oz. of your favorite beverage. Microwave and dishwasher safe….

Comic Book Heroes Columbia PC 32704: Comic Book Heroes by Rick Springfield…

Blue Beetle Old Time Radio This unique old time radio CD collectible features 1 digitized reel of a classic Blue Beetle radio broadcast and over 53 Minutes of total running time on 1 CD. Episode included; Sea Serpent. Take a journey back through radio broadcasting history with this large audio library of OTR memorabilia. The golden age of old time radio has been rescued, digitized, and packaged into a gift set that any clas…