My wants list

I just thought I'd put this online so I can check it on my phone if I ever need to. Also if anyone is looking to trade or anything.

Marvel

Claw

4

Conan

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 37 38 39 40 197 199 200 209 215 222 224 226 227 241 242 247 248 249

Annuals 1, 2, 3, 9, 12

Giant Size Conan 1, 4, 5

Darkhawk

48, 49, 50

Hulk, The Incredible (200 - 450)

201, 203, 204, 206, 211, 212, 215 216 219 222 224 225 226 227 233 241 243 250 263 271 288 289 290 292 293 297, 301, 302 306, 307, 308, 310, 315, 316, 317, 319, 320, 342, 345, 347, 444 449 450

Iron Man (100 - 332)

101 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 121 128 147 150 170 206 302 303 304 308 314 

Kull the Conqueror (series 3)

1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Luke Cage/Power Man/Heroes for Hire

2, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 63, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125

Man-Thing (1974)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Man-Thing (1979)

7 9 10

Marvel two-in-one

2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10

Marvel Team-Up

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 50, 65, 66, 68, 76, 95, 103, 107, 108, 109, 110, 116, 145

Power Pack

32 33 34 37 38 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62

Red Sonja (1977) 1st Series

15

Red Sonja (1983) 2nd Series

1 2

She-Hulk, Sensational 

24, 25, 26, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 48, 49,  51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60

Skull the Slayer

1 4

Spider-Man

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 25 31 32 33 36 37 44 47 50 51 52 53 54 57 58 60

Spider-Man 2099

1, 6, 22, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46

Spider-Man, Web of 

1 31 63 100

Thor

349 351 352 353 364 365 367 368 369 371 372 373 375 376 377 378 379 382 390 453

Werewolf by Night

1, 2, 5, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 40, 42, 43 

DC

Adventure

248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 271 272 273 274 275 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 293 294 295 296 298 299 302 304 305 306 307 308 311 314 316 318 321 322 328 331 344 354 358 361 368 370 381 382 390 415 425 426 427 446 447 462 471 472 493 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 503 

series 2

1 516 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 527

All Star Section Eight

1, 2, 4, 5, 6

Animal Man

86 87 89

Arak, Son of Thunder

25, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 37, 38, 45, 49, 50

Bat Lash (2008)

2, 3, 5, 6

Batman
289 294 296 297 301 304 308 314 320 321 358 366 368 373 381 386 387 400 426

Batman Family

6 8 12 13 15 17 18 19

Blitzkrieg

1 2 3 4

Blue and Gold

6 7

Bomba

1 3 5 6 7

Brave and the Bold

42 43 50 52 54 55 56 57 58 60 61 62 63 65 66 70 75 79 80 82 84 86 88 89 92 94 95 96

Captain Atom

25 42

Challenge

8 12

Claw

4

Creeper

1 2 3 5 6

Curse of Brimstone
11

DC Comics Presents

47

DC Special
3 10 11 12 18 20 22 23 24 29

DC Super-Stars

2, 3, 11, 14, 16, 17

Detective Comics

388, 389, 392 393 394 395 396 398 399 400 401 402 403 406 408 409 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 438 443 445 446  452 453 454 457 458 459 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 473 474 475 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 488 489 490 491 513, 518, 520, 524, 532 540, 546 549 550 552 553 554

Doom Patrol (1964)

96 97 100 101 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 118 119 120 121

Fate, Book of  (box D)

12

Fate (box D)

18, 22

Female Furies
3 4 5

Flash 

153 159 165 175 190 232 244 246 251 258

Four Star Spectacular

3

From Beyond the Unknown

3 6 9 16 21

Fury of Firestorm (New 52)
17 19

Ghosts

2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 17 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

 29 30 31 32 35 38 40 41 43 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 57 58 61 63 64 66 67 68 69 70 74 78 85 87 88 90 100 103 105 106 107

Green Lantern (Vol 1)

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 26, 32, 37, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 64, 65, 73, 79, 80, 83, 86, 87, 88

Guy Gardner

38 39 42 43 44

Hercules Unbound

3

Inferior Five

1 2 4 5 7 8 9 10 12

Isis

4 6

Jimmy Olsen

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 134

JLA vol 1 #100+

132, 137, 145, 146, 160

Kobra

4

Legionnaires

70, 73, 77, 78, 80, 81

Annual 3

Legion of Superheroes (1984)

21 22 23 25 26 30 35 36 38 39 40 45 48 51 52 53 54 55 60

Legion of Superheroes (1989)

 81 82 83 100 124 125

The Legion of Superheroes/Superboy (80+)

 82 83 84 85 86 87 89 91 92 93 95 97 98 99 100 101 104 110 113 131 168 171 180 182 186 187 (change title)

218, 231, 243, 244, 245

Lois Lane

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Metal Men

3 6 7  21 24 28 32 41 46

Metal Men

10 11

Metamorpho

1 2 4 5 6 7 8 12 13 15 16

Mister Miracle

1 6 10 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

My Greatest Adventure

80

New Talent Showcase

 9 16 18 19

New Teen Titans (1st series)

86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91

New Teen Titans (2nd series)

9 21 22 23 24 25 27 39 41 43 44 46 47 55 69 71 99 112, 113, 128, 129, 130

Omega Men

12 15 16 17 18 19 20 27 30 31 32 34 36 37 38

Preacher

1 2 3 4 9 10 11 13 14

Prez

1

Richard Dragon, Kung-Fu Fighter

4 8

Rip Hunter

2 3 6 8 10 12 15 21 22 28

Secrets of the Haunted House

3 4 5 6 7 9 15 16 19

Shadow

8 9

Sideways

9

Silencer, The

4 8

Strange Adventures

219, 227, 228, 236

The Super Friends
7 9 14

Super-team Family

9, 13, 14, 15

Superman (original run)

252 255 256 262 278 287 293 304 307 310 317 328 329 375 391 399 409 420

Superman (Rebirth)

10, 11, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 29, 33

(Superman) Action Comics

486 488 489 500 528 538 543 544 551 553 556 562 565 566 567 569 570 571 574 575 576 577 578 580 591 753 754 756

Superwoman

2, 15, 18

Super Powers (vol 1)

1 2 3 4

Teen Titans Spotlight 

13, 17

Terrifics, The

21 22

Vigilante (1983)

17

Weird Mystery Tales

1 2 3 6 7 9 10 11 13 14 18 19 21 24

World's Finest

135 140 141 142 143 144 147 148 153, 155, 156, 157, 160, 161, 170, 172, 173, 174, 175, 177, 180, 184, 187, 198, 199, 205, 215, 217, 227, 228, 241,  246, 247, 248, 249, 251, 254, 263, 264, 266, 267, 268, 269, 272, 273, 276, 278, 279, 280, 284, 307, 315, 318, 319, 323 

Annual 1

World's Finest (Huntress/Power Girl)

8 17 18 23 27 28 29 30 31 32

Impact

Black Hood (Impact Comics)

annual

Crucible
2 4 5

The Fly

annual

Shield

annual

Others

Blue Beetle (Dan Garrett) (Charlton)

1, 2, 3, 52

Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast

5

Kull - Hate Witch

1 3 4

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

3, 4, 5, 6

Mandrake the Magician

2 3 4 9 

Midnight Tales

1 2 3 4 9 10 11 12 15 18

Providence

2

Tom Strong's Terrific Tales

9 10 11 12

Counting Comics - 44

So the count is at - 

DC = 9968

Marvel = 2309

Others = 766



Detective Comics

0, 525, 538, 555, 556, 582, 594, 596, 597, 601 - 616, 621 - 780, One Million


So that is
DC = 186

=

DC = 10154

Marvel = 2309

Others = 766

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Counting Comics - 37

The count carried over is at -

DC = 9278

Marvel = 1501

Others = 324



Batman

318, 359, 361, 376, 382, 388, 389, 415, 430, 431, 433 - 435, 443, 444, 448, 449, 455 - 529, 533 - 639, 1 Million

Batman 12c Adventure #1 (2004)


Today's count was
DC = 201


Making the grand totals now -

DC = 9479

Marvel = 1501

Others = 324

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Looking at some comics

Some cool old Superman comics


Just a few pick ups at Forbidden Planet, mainly from the cheap bins


I went to Birmingham Comic Con


Got some old Justice League of America


More comics for my Alpha Flight run


I did a live stream and opened a couple of packages

Another comic in the post


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Counting Comics - 15

I started off this week with the following numbers

DC = 4104

Marvel = 59

Others = 53

Batgirl (2009 - 11)

1 - 24

This is volume 3 of Batgirl, I never realised that Barbara Gordon never got her own book, in fact only Cassandra Cain had her own book before I think. This 3rd volume though has Stephanie Brown, ex-Spoiler, daughter of the Cluemaster who's come a long way since taking to crime fighting just to disrupt her father's capers. She had that run as Robin too didn't she, where things didn't go too greatly after she triggered a city wide gang war. She also had a baby which was put up for adoption and was tortured and apparently killed by Black Mask!

Reign in Hell (2008 - 09)

1 - 8

Lord Satanus and Lady Blaze leave their 9th Dominion of Hell, Purgatory to try and conquer all of Hell. They recruit the tortured souls to their cause to usurp Neron, giving the Damned hope is a powerful weapon against him. Various Magicians from the Earthly plane are recruited into the battle. Apparently, I don't remember this but Blue Devil temporailly kills Etrigan!!! What rot!!

Batman & Robin the Boy Wonder (2005 - 08)

1 - 10

Apparently this is called All-Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder, you can just about see the All-Star in there. It features stories set in the early stages of the career of Batman, beginning with his recruitment of Dick Grayson as his sidekick Robin. This is the first series to be launched in 2005 under DC's All-Star imprint, the second being All-Star Superman. These series attempt to retell some of the history of these characters, but outside of the strict DC Universe continuity.

The first issue of All Star Batman and Robin was the highest-selling comic book of 2005, selling more copies than the first issues of the crossover events of both DC Comics (Infinite Crisis #1) and Marvel Comics (House of M #1). (I stole all this info straight off the DC Wiki) There was some negative fan reaction over some repetitive and over the top dialogue and the pace of the book. The release schedule was also very sporadic with just 10 issues over 3 whole years!! The story was meant to be resumed at some point but was delayed, I'm not sure if anyone cares anymore!!

Firestorm (2004 - 07)

1 - 35

Jason Rusch was created by Dan Jolley and ChrisCross, first appearing in Firestorm (Volume 3) #1 (2004). Apparently he is the 3rd primary user of the Firestorm matrix, are Ronnie Raymond and Professor Martin Stein the 1st two or does the primary only refer to the main power wielder with the 'passenger' being a secondary user? I dunno haha anyway, I was right in the video his girlfriend's name was Gehenna which is basically a name that relates to Hell!! Nice name pick there Gehenna's parents!!

The Fury of Firestorm (2011 - 13)

1 - 16

After the events of the 2011 "Flashpoint" story line, The New 52 reality altered Firestorm's personal history to be completely restarted. Ronnie Raymond is now introduced as a high school senior and the captain of the football team. During a terrorist attack on their school, classmate Jason Rusch produces a vial given to him by Professor Stein, which contains the "God Particle", one of Stein's creations. The God Particle transforms both Jason and Ronnie into Firestorm, and the two teens briefly battle each other before accidentally merging into a hulking creature known as the Fury.

Sharing the identity of Firestorm, with Ronnie being the brawn and Jason being the brains, Firestorm is considered for recruitment into the Justice League along with several other heroes. They play a large part in the events leading up to the Trinity War, the three-way battle between the Justice League (the original headed by Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman), the Justice League of America (the A.R.G.U.S.-sponsored team led by Steve Trevor, Green Arrow and Amanda Waller), and Justice League Dark (the paranormal team consisting of John Constantine, Zatana and the Phantom Stranger). That Trinity War happened after I stopped reading in 2013 so I missed all that, sounds like it might be a good read.

Catwoman/Wildcat (1998)

1 - 4

Selina Kyle "Catwoman" clashes and then teams up with Ted Grant "Wildcat" to take on some thieves who've stolen the takings from a casino that was hosting the big fight, a heavyweight boxing match. Selina is annoyed cos they stole her score but teams up with Ted anyway and there's a bit or romance between them too.

Catwoman (1993 - 2001)

0 - 94, 1 Million

Catwoman was deemed popular enough to get her own book after the success of a Catwoman mini-series titled Her Sister's Keeper. I missed getting that title I think, I might have to see if I can pick it up. I know there's a lot of story with her sister Magdelene (Maggie) who's had the absolutley shittiest of luck and I'm pretty sure the unfortunate woman has gone totally doo-lally and is kind of Catwoman's Joker maybe. She started as a nun, got married and here I was in error in the video, when Black Mask tortured Maggie's husband, he fed the eyeballs to her not to him. I don't know if that's a better or a worse thing.... I don't want to think about it anyway. It didn't do much for poor Mag's sanity especially when Black Mask as a Black Lantern went after her when he was resurrected. She now called herself Sister Zero and seeks to save Selina from the cat demon that possesses her!!

Catwoman Annual (1994 - 1997)

1 - 4

Catwoman (2002 - 2008)

1 -  82

There is a Blackest night issue of this too that came in 2010, # 83, I am thinking I might have this in my books elsewhere. I was talking about Slam Bradley in the video he actually debuted in Detective Comics # 1 in 1937!! A year before Superman appeared and 2 before Batman showed up!! Heck Detective Comics is his book!! I wonder if they'll ever do a John Constantine with him and give him super powers.

Catwoman Secret Files & Origins (Nov 2002) 

# 1

Anyway that's the count for this week, I had to rush the notes AGAIN as I am working on my 13 Nights of Halloween video/comic thingy. It's a lot of work for something that won't really be that good but oh well.

DC = 280

So the running total now looks like this

DC = 4384

Marvel = 59

Others = 53

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Counting Comics - 14

Here we go with another of my weekly counts of some of my comic books, I started off with

DC = 3803

Marvel = 59

Others = 53

Aquaman (2003 - 07)

5 - 57

This is Volume 6 with the King of Atlantis, Arthur Curry, most commonly known as Aquaman in his own title book. It re-establishes Aquaman as a prominent hero in the DC Universe, following his harrowing resurrection during the "Obsidian Age" storyline in the pages of JLA. With issue #40, the series changes its title to Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis and switches the focus to Aquaman's successor, Arthur Joseph Curry. The series continued under this format for another seventeen issues until its cancellation with issue #57. Prominent storylines include Aquaman: The Waterbearer and American Tidal, it crossed over during it's run with Infinite Crisis & Omac Project.

Martian Manhunter (2006 - 07)

1 - 8

Volume 3 of J'onn J'onzz in his own book was an 8 parter that followed on from the preview story in the Brave New World which itself showed characters in the wake of Infinite Crisis. I think the writer may have been a fan of British football as all the villains were named after Manchester United players!! Especially funny is Rio Ferdinand a beautiful young woman totally unlike their namesake. Rio used to play for my team West Ham United too and was an excellent defender. Written by A.J. Lieberman with art from Al Barrionuevo and Bit, the series portrayed a Manhunter more mistrustful of humanity and their actions towards each other. The miniseries focuses on J'onzz's search for other survivors of Mars

Red Hood: The Lost Days (2010 - 2011)

1 - 6

Jason Todd was infamously killed at the hands of The Joker in the Death in the Family storyline. He returned, resurrected after the pounding of Superboy Prime's fists on the barrier keeping him captive in the paradise dimension caused temporal ripples. Jason awoke in his coffin and had to tunnel his way out, he had amnesia and spent time in a coma and living rough on the streets. He was identified as the Ex-Robin and Talia Al Ghul took him in eventually dipping him in the Lazurus Pit to restore his memory. 

Red Robin (2009 - 2011)

1 - 26

Dick Grayson grew up and became Nightwing, Jason Todd got killed, resurrected, grew up and became Red Hood and Tim Drake grew up and became Red Robin... I kind of think he could have come up with a better name but hey ho, what he may lack in name imagination he makes up for in being a nice guy and a kick-arse crimefighter. I'm not sure what he is up to, was he used in New 52? Has he been Reborn along with the rest of DC? I sure hope so.

Robin + Impulse #1

Robin and Impulse meet up at a Virginia Ski-resort, Robin (Tim Drake) is tailing a former Soviet spy, Impulse (Bart Allen) is on a school trip. They team up with the mysterious Mystral to foil a scheme involving missiles in a hidden bunker belonging to White Heat a violent militia group.

Robin + Fang # 2

Trying to boost sales of the Scare Tactics book, DC allied the individual members of the team with various bigger players in the company's roster. The idea didn't lead to increased sales and the title folded a couple of months later. Scare Tactics was part of a short lived group of books called the Wierdoverse alongside Challengers of the Unknown, Nightforce and The Book of Fate.

Robin (1991)

1 - 5

Just prior to becoming Batman's partner Tim Drake is sent around the World to complete some final training with the greatest masters of martial arts to make him ready for the streets of Gotham. This story arc introduces the characters of Lynx and King Snake.

Robin II (1991)

1 - 4

The Joker's Wild!

With Batman away Tim is faced with a dangerous challenge as the deranged killer Joker escapes from Arkham Asylum. The last person to wear the red breast of Robin met their death at the clown prince of crime's hands and he is looking to bag a brace.

My covers to these books all seem to be variants I think, they aren't worth anymore though but I do think they look cool, the orignals had picture cards on them I think.

Robin III (1992 - 93)

1 - 6

Cry of the Huntress 

I got 2 sets of these books now as in a video coming soon you'll see that my mate gave me some of these books with different covers to what I have. I think mine are the Newsstand editions whilst the direct market had 'movable' cover enhancements. In the story Robin teams with Huntress during a gang war and takes in battles with KGBeast, Lynx and the Ghost Dragons gang and her boss King Snake who wants revenge after being bested by Tim in Vol #1.

Robin (1993 - 09)

0 - 183, 1 Million

Robin's 1st ongoing title and it didn't happen until the 3rd person to wear the Robin Suit came along! It ran for good length of time though, before Tim became Red Robin when Damien Wayne came along. In this run, he lost his father, his best friend Superboy, Kon-El and seemingly his girlfriend Spoiler, (Stephanie Brown), though thankfully that turned out to be a fake death.

Robin/Spoiler Special (2008)

A couple of stories in this book, 1st things get complicated as the 2 investigate a kidnapping, and in the 2nd story we have Spoiler, (Stephanie Brown) during her time in Africa working with Dr Thompkins taking on a witch hunter.

Robin Annual

3 - 7

So by my count that is another
DC = 301

Making the new total after this week's count of...

DC = 4104

Marvel = 59

Others = 53

Oh yes during my talking in the video I mention that Fredric Wertham the guy who wrote Seduction of the Innocent the book that led to the creation of the Comics Code Authourity had some sort of involvement with a serial killer! I thought it was Ed Gein but I double checked and it was Albert Fish the child killing cannibal that Wertham testified as being 'insane' at trial. 
One of Fish's nicknames was The Gray Man, which is pretty much the same as my YouTube channel name TheGreyMan.... co-incidence? I hope so!

Come back Friday to check out a more in-depth look at some of my 'Birthday Books' and join me again next Wednesday for another count of some of my comics.

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My recent Bat-book buys

I think I got a pretty sweet deal on Ebay, I made an offer on a nice job lot and got accepted and got some sweet, sweet books 😃

I have got a few doubles here now but feel free to make me an offer on those if you'd like them in your collection.

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Counting Comics - 12

Welcome again to my weekly look at my collection, from last week my totals were at -

DC = 3150

Marvel = 59

Others = 53

So on to today's look at my books


I hope you enjoyed the video, below is a little more information about the comics in this week's count

Batman (2005 - 11)

640 - 713

This has got to be maybe the 3rd longest running DC title I should think after Action & Detective Comics. Starting out in 1940 and ending October 2011 with the events of Flashpoint and the launch of the New 52. I think Detective comics went back to the old numbering with Rebirth but I'm not sure about Action and this book. I personally think it's a real shame that they messed with these books numbering at all.

Batman Annual

11, 14, 15, 18 - 22, 24, 25, 26, 28

OK so this guy is Clayface III, I couldn't remember in the video, so I looked it up. Preston Payne was born with acromegaly and was bullied for his looks, seeking to cure himself with a serum created from the blood of Clayface (Matt Hagen), it didn't work, nope not one bit and now his touch melts people!! 😒

Batman 80-Page Giant

2010 x 2

2011

Who doesn't love an extra big sized book with multiple self-contained stories in it??

Batman: Blackest Night (2009)

1 - 3

Dead villains, dead parents and with Bruce Wayne currently dead himself, Dick Grayson is Batman aided by Robins Tim Drake & Damian Wayne in a battle against the Black Lanterns.

Batman: The Widening Gyre (2009 - 10)

1 - 6

Kevin Smith's controversial and often delayed 6 parter that was meant to have a follow up book sometime later which did not emerge, or at least it hasn't yet anyway!

Batman: The Return One Shot (2011)

Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne (2010)

1 - 6

This series picks up from Final Crisis #6. It details the journey Bruce Wayne takes through the timestream of the DC Universe after being deposited in the distant past by Darkseid in Final Crisis. Wayne has to overcome amnesia and "history itself" in order to make his way back to present-day Gotham City and retake his rightful place as Batman.

Batman and the Mad Monk (2006 - 07)

1 - 6

Written  by Matt Wagner this is set in Year One era Batman continuity, the 2nd part of Wagner's Dark Moon Rising series which retells classic Golden Age stories, expanding and modernising them for contemporary readers.

Batman: Journey into Knight (2005 - 06)

1 - 12

A 12-issue-maxi-series by Andrew "Andy" Helfer and Tan Eng Huat that shows how Batman turns from an optimistic crimefighter into the cynical dark knight.

Superman & Batman Vs Vampires & Werewolves (2008 - 09)

1 - 6

Written by Kevin Van Hook with art by the masterful Tom Mandrake. The plot is... fairly self-explanatory. Superman and Batman team up against Vampires and Werewolves.

Superman and Batman 

Versus

Aliens and Predator

1 - 2

LOL same as above really, the plot is fairly self explanatory but this time it's by Mark Schultz & Ariel Olivetti. There is an interesting video review of it here by Comic Tropes YouTube channel.

The Creeper (2006 - 07)

1 - 6

Creeper is one of those characters that I really like and can't work out how he's not been able to sustain a long run in a book. The guy is funny and more than a bit mad and chilling, he needs an Alan Moore with Swamp Thing style revamp if you ask me. Creeper is outspoken TV host Jack Ryder and was created by Steve Ditko in Showcase #73 in 1968.

Black Canary/Oracle: Birds of Prey (1996)

This is the 1st Birds of Prey book, conceived by Jordan B Gorfinkel and written by Chuck Dixon it brought together the partnership of Black Canary and Oracle. The team has grown over the years and take on menaces internationally and are financed by Batman as an extension of the Batman Family. In this 1st adventure Oracle recruits Black Canary to look into the dealings of industrialist Nick Devine whose projects seem to be the target of sabotage.

Birds of Prey: Manhunt (1996)

1 - 4

Black Canary, Huntress & Catwoman are all chasing after a guy named Archer Braun for various reasons. The chase leads them to Kazakhstan and into battle with the deadly Lady Shiva and Braun too proves to be no pushover as he is able to predict all their fighting moves somehow.

Birds of Prey: Revolution (1997)

Black Canary goes to Santa Prisca to put an end to their slave trade racket and gets into very hot water, fortunately she finds an allay in a guy named Galiant who helps her take down President Jefe Del Mundo.

Birds of Prey: Wolves (1997)

After some friction hinted at in Revolution Oracle and Black Canary decide to break up the team. They then each go on to a dangerous encounter separately and after winning through they decide that perhaps they were better off together and reach a new understanding.

Birds of Prey (1999 - 2009)

1 - 127

After the one-shots and 4-parter the Birds got their own on-going title starting out with Chuck Dixon writing then replaced with Gail Simone for quite a popular run I believe. It ran for over 10 years which is pretty succesfull if you ask me!

Birds of Prey: Secret Files & Origins (2003)

A woman claiming to be pregnant with The Penguin's baby gets protection from Black Canary as she is on the run from an angry Penguin and his crew.

Battle for the Cowl
Oracle: The Cure (2009)

1 - 3

Oracle tangles with The Calculator, both are searching for parts of the Anti-Life Equation that is stored in clusters on the World Wide Web. There is a virtual online chat world named Alta Viva, a place in which the Calculater is able to influnce it's visitors in the real world causing one of Oracle's agents heads to explode!!

Birds of Prey (2010 - 2011)

1 - 15

The Birds of Prey returned for a short run leading up to the Flashpoint/New 52 and to be honest I have no idea if they had any reappearance in the New 52 or in Rebirth* but I am sure the characters are still around in one form or another. Actally isn't Barabara Gordon/Oracle now back as Batwoman in Rebirth? I think I read that she was, that's kind of cool if she is, even though the Oracle role she played was pretty important in the Bat-books. Maybe there is a new Oracle now, also in a wheelchair as I am sure she was an inspiration for disabled comic book fans.

*I just found out that Birds of Prey teamed up with Batgirl in Rebirth, might be a cool read!

So that's another 289 DC comics, making the running totals

DC = 3439

Marvel = 59

Others = 53

Come back next week and we'll look at a few more books

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