Over the past eight years, comics-studies scholar T. Andrew Wahl traveled more than 10,000 miles talking about comic books, superheroes and U.S. history as part of the Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau. But his current talk – “Comic-Book Reality: Superheroes and the Power of Representation” – closes its run in a virtual space with three free Zoom presentations this month.
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While Ragman battles various thugs, blind/mute orphan Teddy brings this missing-money mystery to a fiery close. Co-creators Bob Kanigher and Joe Kubert team on this excellent series finale.
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A pair of short stories from regular Ragman writer Robert Kanigher. The first one, with finished art by the Redondo Studio, is a bit hurried, but the wordless backup story, featuring full art by co-creator Joe Kubert, is quite masterful.
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When a mute, blind orphan witnesses a murder, local thugs once again come to blows with Ragman. Another excellent offering from Bob Kanigher and the Redondo Studio, though the art is better executed than the story this time out.
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Thugs keep looking for more than $2 million in missing loot – but find only pain when encountering Ragman. A fine followup to a great debut, again by the team of Bob Kanigher and the Redondo Studio.
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When his father is murdered, Rory Regan dons a tattered costume to fight for justice in the ghetto – as Ragman! One of the underrated gems of the mid-1970s, from the team of Bob Kanigher and the Redondo Studio, with a little help from Joe Kubert.
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A mishap allows Rac Shade – a former Metan security agent wrongfully accused of treason and murder – to escape to Earth. Comics legend Steve Ditko serves up a winner for DC, with a little help from Michael Fleisher.
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This early indie from comics legend Wally Wood features a range of strips including the military thriller Cannon, The Misfits superteam, and the humorous, sexy Dragonella. An early precursor to the Bronze Age of comics.
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After an extended hiatus, the Teen Titans come back together thanks to a trap by Doctor Light. Following a nearly four-year break from publication, the Titans’ regular series resumes with this sub-par outing from the creative team of Paul Levitz, Bob Rozakis, Pablo Marcos and Bob Smith.
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Three members of the Moonbase Alpha crew join with other captives in an attempt to escape an intergalactic zoo. Nicola Cuti story is fun, but early John Byrne artwork is this Charlton comic’s real draw.
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