As promotional pieces go, this was pretty tame. It's the cover art for Silver Age: Dial H for Hero #1 (July, 2000) by Jim Mooney and Karl Kesel, cut to the specifications of a cover. The intention was for this to serve as a placeholder on the shelf after the book sold out, to inspire customers to request reorders. I'm pretty sure reorders on any of the books from this poorly received retro event were slim. I do enjoy J'onn throwing a missile at Robby Reed, since the little jerk stole the cover slot to House of Mystery back in the '60s. Kind of nifty to see that strip's artist draw J'onn as well, especially with Joe Certa long gone.
This was the only comic from the Silver Age "event" that I bought -- as a back-issue, years after its publication. I was disappointed because only the cover, and not the story itself, was done Silver Age-style. Were they all like that: drab modern age stories beneath snazzy Silver Age covers? No point in putting it on the shelf with the other new comics. Save yourself some trouble and stick it in the dollar box now.
ReplyDeleteSeriously Tom, your comments are going into my spam folder. I'll have to keep an eye out to make sure they all get published correctly.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I read several of these books, but can't remember any of them very well. Didn't Waid do this one? I believe Bob Haney wrote one, so that one at least should be bona fide. I think you'll be pleased with my plans for 2012, which should include looking back on this event...
The inside wasn't done in Silver Age style? That is quite sucky. I had heard about this a while ago, but it's a shame it's not worth looking into.
ReplyDeleteI was pleasantly surprised with the recent retro JLA 70's issue. It seems pretty spot-on to me, and it had Adam Strange in it, and I've been starved for some classic-costumed Adam Strange these days.
Now, that's Tom. I'm not saying squat until I reread the issue. My foggy recollection is that the story focused on poor lonely lil' Robby Reed, since Dr. Light was in possession of Martian Manhunter's body. I think the art was by Barry Kitson, so it was Silvery looking, but the attempts at heartstring pulling were more Bronze Age.
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