Back-up Story

Paul Kupperberg on February 29th, 2020

Following a four-issue miniseries, Phantom Stranger landed in the pages of Action Comics Weekly as a regular, rotating feature. The Stranger has always attracted top tier artistic talent (Carmine Infantino, Neal Adams, Jim Aparo, Mike Mignola, to name a few), and the trend continued in his ACW strip, including two tales drawn by probably the top talent of the day, the amazing Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on February 20th, 2020

That’s it. That’s all you need to know. “Joe Orlando, Artist.”

Comics throws the word “legend” around an awful lot, but Joe (April 4, 1927 – December 23, 1998) is the real deal. A Wally Wood assistant who was soon drawing for William C.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on February 18th, 2020

Part 2 of “One Among the Stars,” a Tale of the Green Lantern Corps from Green Lantern #158 (November 1982), courtesy of me, penciler Irv Novick, inker and letterer Bruce Patterson, colorist Tom Zuiko, and editor Ernie Colon.

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Paul Kupperberg on February 16th, 2020
The legendary Joe Giella and me, at the 2019 Terrificon.

This is one of those stories that always makes the little fan inside of me giggle in happiness and delight. It has nothing to do with the script I’d written and everything to do–as my fellow fans of a certain age will surely understand–with the two men who drew it: Penciller, Irv Novick and inker, Joe Giella.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on February 15th, 2020

Ripped from the pages of Green Lantern #156 (September 1982)… “The Gladiator’s Apprentice,” another Tale of the Green Lantern Corps, this one by me, artists Paris Cullins and Pablo Marcos, letterer Adam Kubert, the mighty Jerry Serpe on colors, and, as always, editor Dave Manak.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on February 6th, 2020

For editor Julie Schwartz, I wrote the alliteratively titled “Secret of the Shooting Star,” an 8-page Wally West/Kid Flash back-up for The Flash #265 (September 1978). Art was by Alex Saviuk and Bob Smith, lettering by Milt Snappin, and coloring by Mario Sen.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on January 25th, 2020

From Green Lantern #154 (July, 1982), it’s “A Matter of Snow,” another Tale of the Green Lantern Corps I wrote, this one with art by Paris Cullins and Rodin Rodriquez, lettered by Adam Kubert, colored by Anthony Tollin, and edited by Dave Manak.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on January 24th, 2020

Once upon a time, DC Comics had this great children’s magazine published along with the Welsh Publishing Company called Superman & Batman Magazine, a mixed bag of comics and feature articles built around the DC stable of Superstars. Superman & Batman Magazine was edited by Charlie Kochman, who asked me to write a July 4th themed Hawkman story for S&BM #5 (Summer 1994).… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on January 22nd, 2020

From the script that made its penciller, comic book legend Don Heck call me a “Son of a bitch!”… “Fire of the Gods!” from Weird War Tales #75 (May 1979). The story was inked by John Celardo, colored by the wonderful Bob LeRose, lettered by Albert DeGuzman, and edited by Paul Levitz.… Read the rest

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Paul Kupperberg on January 19th, 2020

Another Tales of the Green Lantern Corps I wrote, from Green Lantern #155 (August 1982), “Bxyl Tjyl’s Pan-Galactian Traveling Circus & Side Show!” with art by Mike DeCarlo and Frank Giacoia, lettered by Janice Chiang, colored by Anthony Tollin, and edited by Dave Manak.… Read the rest

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