Jim Aparo is so well known as the artist for a handful of characters--Aquaman, Batman, The Phantom Stranger--that when you see him draw someone he didn't do much, it seems like such a treat. In this case, we get Superboy by Jim Aparo!
I had seen this ad a thousand times over the years, but it never occurred to me until F.O.A.M. member Ilke Hincer asked me for a scan of it that--hey, it features Aqualad, promoting a solo series that kept running after Aquaman has "graduated" to his own title again! Man, am I dumb sometimes...
Anyway, I quickly bought the issues that feature Aqualad as back-up (Adventure Comics #s 453-455), never having read them before. So starting on Sunday, we'll be talking about that series!
I had seen this ad a thousand times over the years, but it never occurred to me until F.O.A.M. member Ilke Hincer asked me for a scan of it that--hey, it features Aqualad, promoting a solo series that kept running after Aquaman has "graduated" to his own title again! Man, am I dumb sometimes...
Anyway, I quickly bought the issues that feature Aqualad as back-up (Adventure Comics #s 453-455), never having read them before. So starting on Sunday, we'll be talking about that series!
I never saw this ad before. It may be the only meeting of Aqualad that SuperBOY ever had.
ReplyDeleteAparo got to draw Superboy again, in a great Mike W. Barr Brave and Bold team-up.
ReplyDeleteRob, did that ad have a lower part promoting Aquaman's "new" solo title? It looks like a water burst behind Superboy, and that just doesn't make much sense.
Chris
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ReplyDeleteyeah, i posted the bottom half here
...its a nifty ad from top to bottom!
Batman and Superboy met in B&B 192. It's one of my very favorite comics of all time. I couldn't tell you why, really. It just is.
ReplyDeleteI like the splash of water in the background too.
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