Checkered Past

From February, 1966 through August, 1967, DC Comics branded all their publications with a checkerboard masthead, lovingly known as "Go-Go Checks". Because, you know, the 60s. With the help of his husband and intrepid friends, ...more

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Technically, the Nazi's On Your Shoulder (G.I. Combat 118/Our Army At War 169)

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October 05, 2020 00:47:27
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If You Can't Beat 'Em.... (Justice League of America 45)

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September 28, 2020 01:11:20
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Meta-Metal Mania (Metal Men 20/Brave and the Bold 66)

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September 21, 2020 00:58:26
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Suicide is Painless (Star-Spangled War Stories 127/ Tales of the Unexpected 95)

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September 13, 2020 01:04:24
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Dark Rides of the Soul (Flash 162)

Quick, which would you rather see - A mutated Walt Disney-esque creature destroying his own magical creation - - or videograpgic evidence of a...

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