Counting Comics - 25

The running totals carried over from last week are -

DC = 7024

Marvel = 283

Others = 59



Green Lantern Corps Quarterly (1992 - 94)

1 - 8

An anthology story book telling tales from the Book of Oa.

Green Lantern: The New Corps

1, 2

Kyle Rayner gets a few new recruits together and one of them is an Earth woman, a Russian cosmonaut called Anya Savenlovich (pictured in the centre), she seems to have only had a couple of appearances in comics, just this 2 parter, so perhaps she's been forgotten about. I looked up Jessica Cruz on DCwiki and it says she is the 1st human female Green Lantern despite the fact that Anya debuted a full 15 years before her!! Perhaps she's been "Crisis"ed out of existence.

Flash 50th Anniversary Special #1 (1990)

27th Century historian John Fox is sent into the past to try and recruit a Flash to battle the menace of Manfred Mota who has reappeared after 700 years and is killing and destroying Central City. Each of them have defeated Mota previously. Fox ends up getting Flash like powers due to a tachyon overdose and ends up defeating Mota himself.

The All-New Flash TV Special (1991)

This show sadly only got 1 season back in 1990, only 22 episodes! John Wesley Shipp played Barry Allen/Flash and plays the new Flash's father in the CW series, which have enjoyed much greater longevity. He also got to be Flash again in a recent Elseworlds storyline.

Flash plus Nightwing (1997)

Investigating a murder inside an enormous labyrinthian mansion house the duo discover Aliens!!

DC Comics Presents: The Flash (2004)

A Julie Schwartz Tribute

Another of the DC comics presents in memory of the great Silver Age DC editor Julius Schwartz. This cover by Alex Ross is an homage to the cover of The Flash #163 by Carmine Infantino and Joe Giella.

Speed Force #1 (1997)

Here are 5 stories about the Speed Force and those who channel it.

Flash Vol 1

271, 272, 279, 280, 289, 310, 332, 344

Wow, I have so few of these as I wasn't a regular collector back in the day. I never got too much pocket money I suppose so I didn't think to buy these regularly. Shame that. I might have to see if I can fill out a run of these, money permitting of course.

Flash Vol 2
Annual 

1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11

Flashpoint (1999 - 00)

1 - 3

In this Elseworlds tale Barry Allen is paralysed after taking a bullet meant for President Kennedy.

Adventure Comics starring Aquaman

441, 445, 451

I might try and see if I can pick up a few more of these sometime, see how expensive they are.

Aquaman #3 (of 5) 1989

I need to pick up the rest of this mini-series for sure, lord knows how I only have the one of these in the 1st place, perhaps 

Aquaman (1991 - 92)

2, 3, 5 - 13

I need to pick up the 2 issues missing from this run too! I hate that I even have incomplete runs like this!!

Aquaman Time and Tide (1993 - 94)

1 - 4

A historic retelling/imagining of Aquaman's origins, (including the raised by dolphins story), and 1st forays into heroism. We also see his 1st love Kako who went on to have Aquaman's son Koryak, who I think has a bit of a Jason Mamoa look to him. Koryak was apparently killed when Spectre destroyed Atlantis in Infinite Crisis #3.

Aquaman (1994 - 99)

1 - 23, 25 - 53, 1 Million

It's so annoying to discover gaps in your run, it makes me want to track down my old LCS owners and visit terrible violence upon them!! Or maybe I'll just buy this missing comic, at least it's not ASM #300 eh?

Annual (1995 - 98)

1 - 4

Formerly Known as the Justice League (2003 - 04)

1 - 6

Max Lord reunited the old JLA under the name of the Super Buddies!! A nice humourous title that you can't read nowadays without thinking what a sham it all was, as Max Lord was secretly an evil genius who goes on to kill Blue Beetle.... WHAT!!?? REALLY!!?? DC FFS!!

Justice League Elite (2004 - 05)

1 - 12

A team created by the Justice League at the insistence of Vera Black after she helped save humanity from an enraged Earth, the Justice League Elite was designed to work in the shadows, with one absolute rule: No killing.

JLA: Year One (1998)

1 - 12

JLA: Year One was a twelve-issue maxi-series that re-imagined the origins of the Justice League of America for the rebooted Post-Crisis environment. As is the way with comics this re-imagined imagination of a retconned, reprised oiled-up and jiggled about origin is no longer canon!!

JLA versus Predator

I can't find a synopsis for this online but the title speaks for itself really. You wouldn't think that any of the powered members of the JLA would have too much problem with the Predators, even non super-powered Batman and faced them and won 3 times in his own solo crossovers with them. The cover art is odd though, does the artist think the Predators are The Brood from Marvel maybe?

Justice League America annual # 10 (1996)

My annuals are a little bit all over the place, maybe I need to keep them with their titles but I think I have the crossover events all kind of together instead. The trials and tribulations of organising a comic collection eh!?

JLA: The Island of Dr. Moreau

Merging comics with classic literature is something we see a good deal of and why not indeed, it's all good. This time the JLA are reimagined as if they were the creations of Dr. Moreau who genetically engineered animals into people in the bookof the same name written by H G Wells that was published in 1896.

Justice League Unlimited #1

This was based on the cartoon that was the follow up to the original Justice League cartoon on the Cartoon Network, it ran from 2004 to 2006 with 39 episodes.

Justice League Quarterly (1990 - 1994)

1 - 17

In much the same manner as the GL Corps quarterlies, these books held a handfull of self-contained stories from characters who were or who had been members of the premier DC super team.

Green Lantern

Brightest Day/Blackest Night

In this tale the original Green Lantern (Alan Scott) of the Jusstice Society of America investigates a plane that has crashed into Slaughter Swamp. This brings him into contact with his classic enemy Solomon Grundy.

Green Lantern

1001 Emerald Nights

In this Elseworlds tale the inspiration is taken from the folk tales of the 1001 Nights where a king after being cheated on by his wife has been marrying virgins and then killing them the next day!! Scheherazade, a vizier's daughter volunteers to marry the king and that night begins to tell him a story but does not finish it. Curious he allows her to live another night where she finishes the tale but begins another, once again leaving it unended. In this manner she is able to save her life by keeping the king's interest piqued!! I assume in this story her tales are about the Green Lantern, perhaps mingled with Aladdin and his famous lantern, if she actually had a Green Lantern ring she'd be better off using it to kick the murderous king's arse.

Emerald Dawn II

1 - 6

Hal Jordan gets sent down for 90 days for driving whilst drunk!! Tut tut, that's not very heroic is it? Whilst inside he gets visited and recieves training from then fellow Lantern but future worst enemy Sinestro.

Green Lantern/Sentinel (1998)

1 - 3

Kyle Rayner and the original Green Lantern Alan Scott (now using the name Sentinel), team up to investigate the disappearance of Jade who was Kyle's girlfriend then and Scott's daughter. They tangle with Scott's son Obsidian who has been controlled by the Starheart and holds Jade captive.

DC Comics Presents Green Lantern (2004)

A Julie Schwartz Tribute

Another tribute to the Silver Age guru of DC comics the editor Julius (Julie) Schwartz who oversaw so much of that vibrant and legendary epoch in comicdom. This cover by Brian Bolland is an homage to the cover of Green Lantern (Volume 2) #31 by Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson. (I think the idiot in the video said Bob Kane.... yeah it was me, I'm an idiot, what can I tell you, I was never very good at remembering writers/artists at all)

Green Lantern/Silver Surfer

Kyle Rayner, Green Lantern and the Silver Surfer face off with Thanos, Parallax, Terrax the Tamer and the Cyborg Superman!

Green Lantern plus The Ray (1996)

The cover says it all I think, The Ray and Green Lantern take on the God (!?) of Magnetism Doctor Polaris. I think his megalomania maybe getting the best of him here!! God indeed?? Crazy much?

Green Lantern Vol 2

104, 111, 114, 121, 133, 175, 178, 179, 180, 182, 192, 193, 195, 196

I just accidentally bought this comic again!! What a wally huh? I read it too and didn't remember the story even! I am sure I never picked this up when it came out as I tend to remember my early comics very well and this one wasn't in my noggin so I must have picked it up as a back issue sometime. I think I may try to get #100 to #224 of this sometime, that will be a great run to have. From #201 it changes name to Green Lantern Corps.

Annuals

1 - 3

Ouch, it looks like Hal gets eclipsed by Eclipso and is punching Star Sapphire here in a most unchivalrous manner!! Not good Hal!! Fear not though I am sure the sun rose again and forced Eclipso out of Hal's head.

Secret Origins starring

#18 Green Lantern/Creeper

#36 Green Lantern/Poison Ivy

Hmm I wonder if Origin books are just a waste of money considering how often these things get retconned, rebooted and rejiggled whenever the company feel like it haha practically every writer who starts a new series with a character seems to add their own stamp/mark/angle to the original or else just completely rehash the whole thing!

Green Lantern Mosaic (1991 - 92)

1 - 14

John Stewart comes to grips with his personal issues and ultimate destiny while dealing with the weird, chaotic world of Mosaic, a myriad of communities from various civilizations throughout the universe taken from their home worlds and integrated on Oa.

The Book of Fate (1997)

3 - 10

I never knew that Jared Stevens, the temporary Fate, actually had 2 short runs and I seem to have 1 to 3 of one run and 3 to 10 of this one!! I'll make a not and see if I can find the rest in the bargain bins which is where I am sure they belong as the poor guy got killed off years ago to kick off a JSA run about 2 series ago.

Doctor Spectrum

1 - 6

Doctor Spectrum is Joseph Daniel Ledger who gets his powers from a Power Prism that arrived on Earth in the spaceship of the infant Hyperion. (Superman rip-off anybody?) With it's power he did covert missions for the US army. The Marvel wiki lists his superpowers as 'none' so I can only imagine that's an error, what is the point of being infused with an object named the "power" prism if it allows for no powers?

Infinite Halloween 1 (2007)

13 Halloween tales from some of DCs finest!! That reminds me of my 13 Nights of Halloween series I did on Youtube this October 31st just gone. I'll link it here as it needs more views haha



The Last Defenders 

1 - 6

There is no synopsis on the Marvel wiki and I can't remember this story at all. I will say though that Kyle Richmond is Nighthawk, I always quite liked his costume but he adopts a new darker one in this 6 parter which looks kind of cool but hmmm I prefer the old one. The character at the bottom of the page here is Blazing Skull not Ghost Rider, a character who has been around since 1941. Later the 3 others leave the team to be replaced alongside Kyle by Paladin, Junta & Atlas but the team changes a few times with even seemingly a new Nighhawk! That genie looking fella on the later cover is Krang!!

The Ferret (1992)

1 - 4

Malibu Comics

The Ferret (1993)

1

Cal Denton discovered, after he turned 18, that he had superhuman abilities. He assumed it was just a genetic aberration and began fighting crime gaining a reputation for being a violent and volatile crusader. What he didn't know was that he had been given his abilities on purpose, possibly by the government. He's a member of the Protectors, although his ends-justify-the-means method of crime fighting sometimes strains his relationships in the team.

Supreme Power: Nighthawk (2005 - 06)

1 - 6

This is the Kyle Richmond of Earth 31916, I am not too familar with Marvels alternate universes as these became a thing after I stopped reading them properly I am sure. There's a bit of a Batman theme to this version's origin with his parents gunned down before his eyes in a racially motivated attack as it seems that this universe's Kyle is African-American.

Aliens (2009)

Free Comic Book Day

The name says it all!!

Black Lightning: Year One (2009)

1 - 6

This is the 3rd ongoing featuring the title character Black Lightning. This series followed the tradition of the "Year One" formula by re-examining the circumstances that turned school teacher Jefferson Pierce into the electrokinetic urban hero, Black Lightning.

Green Lantern/Flash: Faster Friends

1, 2

When the original Flash Jay Garrick looks to be dying he and the old school Green Lantern team up with their modern day counterparts Wally West and Kyle Rayner to battles an alien invasion and to see if a cure can be found for his life threatening condition.

Green Lantern; Circle of Fire (2000)

1, 2

Green Lantern and Adam Strange

Green Lantern and Firestorm

Green Lantern and Green Lantern

Green Lantern and Power Girl

Green Lantern and The Atom

A strange and hugely powerful being named Oblivion is wreaking havoc across the galaxy. The JLA get on the case, but they soon discover Oblivion is oddly connected to Kyle Rayner, who created a comic-book villain with that same name many years ago. Kyle gets help from a Green Lantern Corps which consists of Green Lanterns from the past, the future and from alternate realities which include one where his ex-girlfriend Alexandra DeWitt (who was killed by Major Force in his reality), is a Green Lantern.

Tales of the Green Lantern Corps

2

There were only 3 in this series I think so 1 and 3 are gloing on the list.

Annuals

2, 3

And do is #1 of these too!!

The Green Lantern Special

1, 2

A classic cover with a subject matter that ages it somewhat as fortunately the despicable practise of apartheid was ended quite a while ago now. It's nice that one of the major injustices of the world was finally ended but the region still has problems, the same as everywhere has, but we don't have any heroes to face them!!

If I've added that correctly this comes to 

DC=236
Marvel = 18
Others = 6

Making the current running totals

DC = 7260

Marvel = 301

Others = 65

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Counting Comics - 11

So after last week's count I had 

DC = 2859

Marvel = 59

Others = 53

For today's comics count, watch the video 👍😀



Flash 

0 - 247 (2x165)
Wizard - The Flash 1/2

This is Flash Vol 2, featuring the 3rd Flash Wally West, starring in his own book after the death of Barry Allen in Crisis on Infinite Earths. It ran 233 issues (Counting "#0," "#1/2," and "#1,000,000") from June 1987 through March 2006. The title was replaced with Flash: The Fastest Man alive, where Bart Allen was the eponymous star for too short a time before getting murdered. Afterwards Vol 2 was restarted as of issue #231 in 2007. It ended in February 2009 with issue #247.

There is a key with Impulse's 1st appearance in #92. 

All Flash # 1 (Sep 07)

Wally West learns of the death of his cousin Bart and seeks justice against The Rogues, who afraid of the repercussions of their actions from the superhero community have turned on Inertia, Bart's killer. Wally catches and drains Inertia completely of speed leaving him statue-like in the Flash Museum staring at an exhibit honouring Bart's life.

The Flash Our Worlds At War (2001) # 1

Flash and Cyborg battle against a horde of Parademons attacking New York when to make matters worse the Black Racer turns up to claim souls. When he targets a young girl Flash picks her up and starts running pursued by the Apokaliptian reaper.

Wonder Woman # 214

This crossed over with the Flash for one story

The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive (2006 - 07)

1 - 13

During "One Year Later," Flash Vol 2 ended and made way for this series, which starred Wally's successor, Bart Allen. He started as Impulse, before becoming Kid Flash then he eventually got the promotion and then pretty much promptly got killed by The Rogues. 😭

The Flash - Secret Files & Origins # 1 (2010)

Blackest Night - The Flash (2010)

1 - 3

The living members of the Rogues gallery are up against their dead ex-members and Flash gains a Blue Lantern ring using the power of hope to counter the Black Lantern power trying to recruit Kid Flash (Bart Allen)

The Flash - Rebirth (2009 - 2010)

1 - 6

After being dead for a REALLY long time (in comic book terms anyway), Barry Allen returns from the Speedforce! Some people say that he went to the Marvel universe for a time and engaged in a great race in Quasar #17 (1990). Writer of Crisis Marv Wolfman said many times that he left a back door in the plot to allow Barry to be resurrected at any time.

The Flash

The Road to Flashpoint (2010 - 11)

1 - 12

Flashpoint (2011)

1 - 3

Barry Allen wakes up in a new reality, one where Wonder Woman's Amazons are at war with Aquaman & the Atlanteans, Superman is nowhere to be seen with Cyborg taking his place as the world's premier hero and where Thomas Wayne is Batman! This 5 parter was kind of the central book in the Flashpoint story with many other stories told in relation to it. There were sixteen 3-parters and a few one-shots totalling 61 issues in total. I'm not too sure how many I actually collected of them. This was the kickstarter for the New 52 I think, you know what I can't even remember now, all these storylines are merging into one in my head!!

So that's 291 DC comics today, making the new totals

DC = 3150

Marvel = 59

Others = 53

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