{"id":3807,"date":"2010-07-19T06:45:02","date_gmt":"2010-07-19T10:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=3807"},"modified":"2010-07-21T08:21:34","modified_gmt":"2010-07-21T12:21:34","slug":"1987-at-dc-comics1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/07\/19\/1987-at-dc-comics1\/","title":{"rendered":"1987 at DC Comics: Justice League, Doctor Fate, and Amethyst"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love old comics!\u00a0 I especially love old advertisements.\u00a0 Maybe it’s nostalgia, maybe it’s my marketing background, or maybe I’m just getting old.\u00a0 Regardless, I love seeing old ads for upcoming comics!\u00a0 While reading a particular batch of old DC Comics, I was surprised at how many great titles were launched in 1987.\u00a0 Seriously, it was a great year for new books at DC!\u00a0 The Crisis<\/em> had given DC a new starting point for lots of titles and they were just coming off the successful Legends <\/em>mini-series.<\/p>\n

This week we’ll be looking at some of those old advertisements for DC Comics that began their run in 1987<\/a>. Today we’ll be looking at some Keith Giffen books from that year.<\/p>\n

Below you’ll find the ad for Justice League<\/em> #1.\u00a0 This title changed the team forever!\u00a0 If you’ve been reading ONCE UPON A GEEK for a while, then you probably already know that I’m a big fan of this era.\u00a0 In case you’re confused by the name changes, the series started as Justice League<\/em> (#1-6), then became Justice League International<\/em> (#7-25), and then changed again to Justice League America<\/em> (#26-113).<\/p>\n

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Here is the cover to Justice League<\/em> #1.\u00a0 Not that different from the ad really, but still fun to look at.\u00a0 This series launched in February 1987.<\/p>\n

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Next up is Dr. Fate,<\/em> a four issue mini-series that redefined the good Doctor.\u00a0 DeMatteis did the writing chores on this one while Giffen pencilled the book.\u00a0 Again, if you’ve been reading this blog for a while, then you know I love me some Doctor Fate.\u00a0 This series was a real shocker to long-time fans.\u00a0 It was revealed that Doctor Fate was always intended to be a male and female joined as a composite being, but the magical entity living inside the helmet (Nabu) had prevented it.\u00a0 Eric Strauss (aged to an adult by Nabu’s magic) and his step-mother Linda assumed the role as the new Doctor Fate.\u00a0 This led into the ongoing Doctor Fate<\/em> series that started in 1988.<\/p>\n

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Here is the cover to Dr. Fate<\/em> #1.\u00a0 A little different from the ad, and a little more gross.\u00a0 This mini-series launched in April 1987.<\/p>\n

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The last Giffen series for today is the Amethyst<\/em> four issue mini-series.\u00a0 This wasn’t Giffen’s first association with the character.\u00a0 Both he and Mindy Newell had worked on the previous ongoing series in 1986.\u00a0 The artist for this mini-series was the breathtaking Esteban Maroto.\u00a0 This guy draws fantasy-based comics like no one else.\u00a0 His work is gorgeous!\u00a0 I never read this series and I’ve heard mixed reviews of it, however, I felt it deserved mention here.\u00a0 And besides, any chance to show off Maroto’s artwork is fine with me.<\/p>\n

\"Amethyst<\/p>\n

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Here is the cover to Amethyst<\/em> #1.\u00a0 Another beautiful Maroto piece.\u00a0 This mini-series launched in August 1987.<\/p>\n

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\"Amethyst<\/p>\n

That’s it for today!\u00a0 Come back all this week for more DC Comics advertisements from 1987<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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