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The Miscellaneous Comics
(and assorted ravings and stuff)
Sub-Directory
"It's ARCHIE'S World (... we all just live
in it, is all)": PAGE ONE
"It's ARCHIE'S World (... we all just live in it, is all)": PAGE TWO
"It's ARCHIE'S World (... we all just live in it, is all)": PAGE THREE
"It's ARCHIE'S World (... we all just live in it, is all)": PAGE FOUR
"It's ARCHIE'S World (... we all just live in it, is all)": PAGE FIVE
Jack Kirby and Joe Simon's BOYS' RANCH (Page One)
The Archie Comics MIGHTY CRUSADERS of the 1960s: PAGE ONE
The Archie Comics MIGHTY CRUSADERS of the 1960s: PAGE TWO
The Archie Comics MIGHTY CRUSADERS of the 1960s: PAGE THREE
The Archie Comics MIGHTY CRUSADERS of the 1960s: PAGE FOUR
The Archie Comics MIGHTY CRUSADERS of the 1960s: PAGE FIVE
The Archie Comics MIGHTY CRUSADERS of the 1960s: PAGE SIX
CLASSIC COMIC COVERS OF THE SILVER AGE: How They "Worked"...
CLASSIC COMIC COVERS OF THE SILVER AGE: How They "Worked"...
CLASSIC COMIC COVERS OF THE SILVER
AGE: How They "Worked"...
and Why (PAGE THREE)
Communism In the Mainstream American Comic Book (PAGE ONE)
Carl Barks' DONALD DUCK and UNCLE SCROOGE (PAGE ONE)
Carl Barks' DONALD DUCK and UNCLE SCROOGE (PAGE TWO)
Carl Barks' DONALD DUCK and UNCLE SCROOGE (PAGE THREE)
Carl Barks' DONALD DUCK and UNCLE SCROOGE (PAGE FOUR)
The Charlton Comics Heroes: PART ONE (The Blue Beetle and The Question)
FATMAN: The Human Flying Saucer
HERBIE POPNECKER: The Most Omnipotent Being In All of Recorded Comics
JET DREAM and Her Stunt-Girl Counterspies
"The Ghost Who Walks": THE PHANTOM (PAGE ONE)
Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS
The All-Time Lousiest Super-Hero Comic Ever Made
More of The All-Time Lousiest Super-Hero Comics Ever Made
Still More of the All-Time Lousiest Super-Hero Comics Ever Made
"1,001 Uses For a Dead Spandexed Goober": PAGE ONE
"1,001 Uses For a Dead Spandexed Goober": PAGE TWO
The First Annual UNCA CHEEKS FOUR-COLOR FEEB-OFF (Page One)
The First Annual UNCA CHEEKS FOUR-COLOR FEEB-OFF (Page Two)
The First Annual UNCA CHEEKS FOUR-COLOR FEEB-OFF (PAGE THREE)
The First Annual UNCA CHEEKS FOUR-COLOR FEEB-OFF (PAGE FOUR)
The First Annual UNCA CHEEKS FOUR-COLOR FEEB-OFF (PAGE FIVE)
Political Dissent In the Comics of the Silver Age: PAGE ONE
Political Dissent In the Comics of the Silver Age: PAGE TWO
Political Dissent In the Comics of the Silver Age: PAGE THREE
Political Dissent In the Comics of the Silver Age: PAGE FOUR
Political Dissent In the Comics of the Silver Age: PAGE FIVE
Political Dissent In the Comics of the Silver Age: PAGE SIX
Political Dissent In the Comics of the Silver Age: PAGE SEVEN
Political Dissent In the Comics of the Silver Age: PAGE EIGHT
Political Dissent In the Comics of the Silver Age: PAGE NINE
Saturday Morning Cartoons of the 1960s: PAGE ONE
Saturday Morning Cartoons of the 1960s: PAGE TWO
"Ladies and Gentleman: THE GECKO!"
"If You Break the Law... You Die!": Bill Brackeen's OPERATION: PURGE!
"A Bullet Between the Eyes": The JOHN OSTRANDER Interview
"The Good Stuff": The TOM BREVOORT Interview
"... Not a Yakker": The CHUCK DIXON Interview
"Killing Time With..." The TOM PEYER Interview
"Once and For All, People: AVENGERS VS. JUSTICE LEAGUE"
"One From the Vaults": Hard Evidence of a Wasted Youth (PAGE ONE)
"One From the Vaults": Hard Evidence of a Wasted Youth (PAGE TWO)
"So... You Want To Be a Silver Age Comics Writer, Do You...?"
"What's Next, Unca Cheeks? Huh? Huh? What's NEXT...?": What's Coming... and What I Need.
"Unca Cheeks... On a RAMPAGE! ": Thank-Yous; a Time Table; and a Death Threat
"How I Learned To Love the eBay Experience (God Help Me)"
"Awright! Awright! I'm Answerin' the Freaking Mail, Already -- !" (PAGE ONE)
"Awright! Awright! I'm Answerin' the Freaking Mail, Already -- !" (PAGE TWO)
"Return To the Mail Crypt" (PAGE ONE)
"The Son of the Bride of Unca Cheeks' Mail Crypt" (PAGE ONE)
"The Son of the Bride of Unca Cheeks' Mail Crypt" (PAGE TWO)
"The Son of the Bride of Unca Cheeks' Mail Crypt" (PAGE THREE)
"Good/Better/Best" (... or: "How 32 Became Freakin' 50") (PAGE ONE)
"Good/Better/Best" (... or: "How 32 Became Freakin' 50") (PAGE TWO)
"The Real Reason Unca Cheeks Does This Stuff For You People..."
"The Curious Case of the Purloined Plush Toy"
THIS SPACE FOR RENT: "Comic Book 'House Ads' of the Silver Age" (1)
THIS SPACE FOR RENT: "Comic Book 'House Ads' of the Silver Age" (2)
"Unca's All-Time Favorite Comics-Related Web Sites"
"War Is Hell (... and Hell Is a Really Crummy War Comic)": (PAGE ONE)
"Why I Love THE COMICS JOURNAL
(... and Why You Should, Too)"
.
CHEEKSRANTS
(an irregular series of apoplectic ravings, re: various
and
sundry comics-related topics)
"Why the Slow,Agonizing Death of the Comics
Industry Is (Mostly) All Your Fault" (PAGE ONE)
"Why the Slow,Agonizing Death of the Comics Industry
Is (Mostly) All Your Fault" (PAGE TWO)
"SHOUTING AT THE LOONS: On Being An Advocate For the Silver Age of Comics"
"SHOUTING AT THE LOONS: On Being An Advocate For the Silver Age of Comics"
"SHOUTING AT THE LOONS: On Being An Advocate For the Silver Age of Comics"
"SHOUTING AT THE LOONS: On Being An Advocate For the Silver Age of Comics"
"THE WISDOM OF THE ELDERS: Smart Sayings and Learned Opinions On Comics"
"THE WISDOM OF THE ELDERS: Smart Sayings and Learned Opinions On Comics"
"THE WISDOM OF THE ELDERS: Smart Sayings and Learned Opinions On Comics"
"GOD SAVE THE KING: Resolving the Question of Silver Age Marvel Authorship...
"GOD SAVE THE KING: Resolving the Question of Silver Age Marvel Authorship...
"GOD SAVE THE KING: Resolving the Question of Silver Age Marvel Authorship...
Once and For All" (PAGE THREE)
"GOD SAVE THE KING: Resolving the Question of Silver Age Marvel Authorship...
"The Operation Was a Miracle of Modern Science...": Apocalyptic 1998 Year-End CHEEKSRANT (PAGE ONE)
"The Operation Was a Miracle of Modern Science...": Apocalyptic 1998 Year-End CHEEKSRANT (PAGE TWO)
"The Operation Was a Miracle of Modern Science...": Apocalyptic 1998 Year-End CHEEKSRANT (PAGE FOUR)
"The Operation Was a Miracle of Modern Science...": Apocalyptic 1998 Year-End CHEEKSRANT (PAGE FIVE)
"This, That and the Other Thing": Gargantuan Combination Mailbag and CHEEKSRANT (PAGE ONE)
"This, That and the Other Thing": Gargantuan Combination Mailbag and CHEEKSRANT (PAGE TWO)
"When In Doubt: Tell the Truth": When Fanboys Turn To Hate Speech (PAGE ONE)
"When In Doubt: Tell the Truth": When Fanboys Turn To Hate Speech (PAGE TWO)
"When In Doubt: Tell the Truth":
When Fanboys Turn To Hate Speech (PAGE THREE)
"When In Doubt: Tell the Truth":
When Fanboys Turn To Hate Speech (PAGE FOUR)
"REQUIRED READING: The Dozen Comics Series' That Made Unca Cheeks Smile and
Smile Most During the Last Twelve Months (Give or Take)" (PAGE ONE)
"REQUIRED READING: The Dozen Comics Series' That Made Unca Cheeks Smile and
Smile Most During the Last Twelve Months (Give or Take)" (PAGE TWO)
"REQUIRED READING: '99" (PAGE ONE)
"REQUIRED READING: '99" (PAGE TWO)
"REQUIRED READING: '99" (PAGE THREE)
MULTIVERSE 101 (an irregular series of guest columns, courtesy of Quentin Long, re: the science and pseudo-science of comics)
#1: "Alternate Timelines For Dummies"
#2: "Deconstructing THE FLASH"
#3: "Secrets of the Supermetal from the Miracle Planet!"
#4: "Again: Deconstructing THE FLASH"
NIC'S PICS AND NIX (off-color four-color commentary, re: noted degenerate Nicolas Judza)
#1: "Sick, Sick, Sick!: The SUPERMAN/SUPERGIRL Relationship of the Silver Age"
#2: "Bah! Humbug!: The TEEN TITANS' "A Swingin' Christmas Carol"
#3: "This Comic... This Classic!: FANTASTIC FOUR #51"
#4: "Men Are From Mars; Women Are From Zamaron: GREEN LANTERN #16"
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