Two topics for today’s discussion: Hawkgirl vs. Wonder Woman – Who came first? Book deals Briefly… concerning Hawkgirl & Wonder Woman. I am fairly certain that they have always been friends and for many years they were the only female super-heroes. The question is which one has been around the longest? Answer: Hawkgirl… by 22 months. Hawkgirl debuted in Flash Comics #1 in January 1940. Wonder … Continue reading Showcase Presents a Great Deal

I went back to Amazon this evening and trolled for some more good deals with the “Showcase Presents” series of DC comic collections mainly of Silver Age titles. The Silver Age of comic books is the period from the late 1950’s to the early 1970’s and that is more or less the period in which I, as a kid, was a heavy comic reader. Here … Continue reading More Showcase Deals

I want to thank my son, Aaron, for helping build up my cheapo-cheapo comic book collection. For Father’s Day he gave a $100 Amazon gift card and with I bought eight “Showcase Presents…” books. For those who have not read my previous posts here is what Wikipedia says about Showcase Presents: “[It] is a line of black-and-white paperback books published by DC Comics. Each book … Continue reading Even More Showcase Deals

I have decided to get into collecting comic books. It was bound to happen. My plan is collect only comic books in which Shiera Hol, the Thanagarian police officer who was known on Earth as “Hawkgirl“, appeared on the cover of the book between 1961 and 1987. In the research that I have done, there appears to be less than 30 issues in which the … Continue reading June Covers

In a previous post, I discussed the history of Hawkgirl‘s appearance and origination the early 1940s. It started out as a comparison with Wonder Woman in light of the recent publicity surrounded a live-action flick featuring the Amazon princess, but I also touched on the topic of the number of book covers that Hawkgirl appeared on during that decade. In that regard I have a … Continue reading Hawkgirl/Covergirl – Pt.1

Here is an addition to my collection of Hawkgirl covers from the 1960s. I have identified a total ten covers that she appeared on between 1960 and 1969. Three of which are outside my price range. The covers I that want to collect are the six out 27 issues of the Hawkman series (3,9,14,19,21, & 24) that Hawkgirl only appeared on. So far, I have … Continue reading Hawkgirl/Covergirl – Pt.3

Hawkgirl/Covergirl-Pt.4 – As I mentioned earlier, I have identified a total ten covers that Hawkgirl appeared on between 1960 and 1969. Three of which are outside my price range. The covers I that am collecting are six out 27 Hawkman issues (3, 9,14,19, 21, & 24) \and one Justice League of America from 1969 (#72). So far, I have located and purchased all but Hawkman … Continue reading Hawkgirl/Covergirl-Pt.4

Hawkgirl/Covergirl-Pt.5 – As I mentioned earlier, I had identified total ten covers that Hawkgirl appeared on between 1960 and 1969. Three of which are outside my price range. The covers I that identified were six out 27 Hawkman issues (3, 9,14,19, 21, & 24) and one Justice League of America from 1969 (#72). However, I discovered the other day that I made a mistake and … Continue reading Hawkgirl/Covergirl-Pt.5

Did you know that you can buy a comic book from the 1980s in VF (Very Fine) condition for cheaper that you can buy a comic today? I started my collection of Hawkgirl covers a couple of months ago. I now have nine books collected with three more on the way. Originally, the plan called for collecting only covers on which appeared the Pre-Crisis Earth-1 … Continue reading Comic Book Collection (Update)

I recently started collecting comic books. I am collecting comic books upon which Hawkgirl appears on the cover. Between 1941 and 1986, I have identified 65 books that fit that category; thirteen of which are outside my price range. I have 11 out of 52 so far and 5 more are in the mail. Here is what I received today. Detective Comics #500 Mar 1981 … Continue reading July Covers pt. 1

Five more Hawkgirl covers for my collection arrived today. Actually, make that four Hawkgirl covers and one without… In 1978, “Showcase Presents” presented a three-issue “Hawkman” story. Hawkgirl appeared on only two of the three covers. On the cover of the middle issue of the mini-series was Hawkman, Adam Strange, and Alanna. Why did they not make it a double-date? Here is what I got. … Continue reading July Covers pt. 2