Here's the only one I recall getting from the newsstand, which was a must-have:


(Think it was the Batman TV Show Era?)

I've picked up a few of these since, but the one that always has puzzled me was Detective 357, which "starred" WNEW radio personality William B. Williams.






Kids who were 10, 11, 12 years old in 1966 might have heard of him, but didn't ever listen to him. WNEW was not a rock station, and William B., as he was known sometimes, was a Sinatra aficionado, the host of the famous "Make-Believe Ballroom," hardly music for kids into the Beatles, et al.

I'm guessing he was an old buddy of Julie Schwartz's. Or that he had pictures of Julie.

Everything about that cover is so incredibly dull. Can't recall if the story was.

That's because Dan Bailey was on the cover of Thor 134. Maybe you recognized him.

This cover intrigued me when I saw it in the house ads (in my cousins' comics). I hadn't the slightest notion of who the guy in the middle was but I recall being mesmerized by the rendering of the faces and the scenario presented...the cover's art and premise both struck me as being very unusual and "un-superhero"-like. So even though I never read this issue, I appreciated its cover. Infantino's covers Silver Age couldn't be beat, IMO.

Maybe it was Infantino who came up with the Williams angle?

Things were looking up for me in September 1966 in terms of superhero comics; I became the proud owner of not one but two DCs...my first since April 1966's Batman #181. These particular comics--bought on separate occasions--were selected by me, but paid for by my mother, as I was still too young to warrant an allowance or any spending money. 

I loved the Batman TV show so I'm sure Catwoman and the Penguin (inset) on this Lois Lane #70 cover were the big draws for me. I became a huge Schaffenberger fan later on but I admit I was a bit put off by his depiction of Catwoman; she was lovely but didn't look like Julie Newmar. And I hated that clunky cat headdress/mask CW wore in this comic! Also, this was the first part of a continued story and as we all know, distribution was spotty back then and I never got the next LL issue. I didn't actually read the conclusion of this particular story until a few months ago. 




The other comic I obtained was Wonder Woman #166. IIRC I got it at a newsstand (as opposed to the LL comic, which was bought at a neighborhood candy store). As I've mentioned my older cousins had a huge collection of DCs dating from the late 1950s-early 1960s, including issues of WW and Justice League of America, so I was familiar with the character. And who could resist this crazy cover? But the issue's two stories were disappointing and I recall I found the interior Andru-Esposito art pretty simplistic. 


The most striking thing about this issue was the letter column, which contained a single letter from a reader from California, one Mike Friedrich (yes, that Mike Friedrich). In the letter he criticized the recent direction the WW book had taken. Apparently from issues #159-164 both the stories and the art had been in the Golden Age style (with Andru and Espo mimicking H.G. Peter's art). Naturally I didn't know any of this at the time so I couldn't make sense of the letter's finer points--Golden Age? Huh? However I recall being very impressed that there was a discussion between a reader and the editor (Kanigher, who admitted the "experiment" had been a mistake) regarding how the comic and the WW character were being produced/presented. This was very unlike, say, the letters I'd seen in the Weisinger-edited LL comic. It made me think that comics could be analyzed and discussed intelligently and thoughtfully. 

On sale in October 1966

Hmm, I actually own something form this month...Atom #28. I had Avengers 35, DD 23 and the 3 Marvel split books before I sold off my Silver Age Marvel collection about 15 years ago.

-M

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Hondo--love your pictorial format!

Oh thanks Farrar !

You know, part of why I love comics is the balance of words and pictures, so, that's why I like to insert graphics when possible.

A picture is worth 1,000 words

Many posters have seen these pics, but some have not. I think it helps to carry a different perspective and flexes some different muscles as well.

It's more work, uploading and all, but it's not a big deal.

I enjoy the CCF so much and try to do my part to help retain and enhance its uniqueness in my small way.

I appreciate the shout out Farrar !