Fanzing Archives

DCU Information

Compiled by David R. Black and Michael Hutchison

Retconvention The Metal Men - How the 1994 Metal Men mini-series contradicted most of their previous history -- Michael Hutchison Urban Legends -- Batman an urban myth? C'mon! -- Marc Campbell Aging - What do you do when some characters age and others don't? -- Michael Hutchison Dead Man Walking - How can the Thinker be dying In Flash if he was already killed in the Suicide Squad? -- Michael Hutchison Time Travel - The rules of Time Travel, post-Crisis -- Michael Hutchison Green Lantern's retcons - There are more than you'd think! -- Christopher Stansfield Retconvention -- Retcons of the Golden Age -- Christopher Stansfield

DCU 101 Invasion Remembered -- Simon Brown Black Canary's two origins -- Simon Brown Ambush Bug in Action! -- Simon Brown Swords and Shrinkery: Sword of the Atom -- Simon Brown Hawkman's adventures in World's Finest -- Simon Brown Solomon Grundy -- Simon Brown Green Lantern in Action, pt. 2 -- Simon Brown The Books of Magic -- Simon Brown J'onn J'onzz, Over and Over -- Michael Hutchison Superman Elseworlds, part 2 -- Benjamin Grose Strange Days of Adam Strange -- Matt Morrison & Michael Hutchison The Titans Timeline-- Alan Kistler Superman Elseworlds, part 3-- Benjamin Grose Superman Elseworlds, part 4-- Benjamin Grose

Superman 101 The Man Of Steel is retold -- Benjamin Grose Ben concludes his review of "Man of Steel" -- Benjamin Grose The Byrne era relaunch of the Superman books -- Benjamin Grose Superman #2 review, plus discussions -- Benjamin Grose Adv. of Superman #425 & Action Comics #585 -- Benjamin Grose April Fool's Edition - Three Superman reviews -- Benjamin Grose

Vanishing Point Who Is Like God? -- Mario Di Giacomo The Devil You Say! -- Mario Di Giacomo Vanishing Point -- Mario Di Giacomo Crimson Dawn -- Mario Di Giacomo Something fishy about this one -- Mario Di Giacomo The New Gods -- Mario Di Giacomo Robin's Revamps -- Louise Freeman Davis The Final Fate of Fate? -- Mario Di Giacomo From Batgirl to Oracle -- Mario Di Giacomo Crisis...post-Crisis! -- Mario Di Giacomo

Hall of Justice (Origin Stories) Nightshade -- Michael Hutchison Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! -- Michael Hutchison Six origins of JLA bad guys! -- Prof. Ivo, Felix Faust, Starro, T.O. Morrow, Lord of Time and Amazo -- Michael Hutchison Sir Justin, the Shining Knight -- Michael Hutchison Children of the Atom: Damage and Nuklon -- Michael Hutchison Mr. Mxyzptlk -- Russell Burlingame The pretty public origin of Elongated Man! -- Michael Hutchison Arsenal -- Mario Di Giacomo Raven -- George Gustines Two Flashes, Two Supergirls -- Russell T. Burlingame Lois Lane -- Mario Di Giacomo Kal-L, the first Superman -- Mario Di Giacomo Ook! -- Mario Di Giacomo War Characters of the DCU -- Michael Hutchison Cyborg/Cyberion/Robotman -- Alan Kistler Two-Face -- Alan Kistler Sandman-- Alan Kistler The Original Blue Beetle, Dan Garrett -- Alan Kistler Alfred Pennyworth, loyal butler -- Alan Kistler History of the Doom Patrol -- Alan Kistler Batman One Million -- Alan Kistler The Origins of Johnny Quick and Max Mercury -- Alan Kistler Aztek, the guy with the weird gold helmet! -- Alan Kistler From Chase, it's the Justice Experience! -- Alan Kistler Hawk and Dove and Dove -- Alan Kistler Bio of the Justice League organization -- Alan Kistler &: Steve Conroy The Flying Graysons and other relatives. -- John Wells Nightmaster -- John Wells Black Canary Timeline -- John Wells Barbara Gordon Timeline -- John Wells Black Lightning and Tobias Whale -- Michael Hutchison; art by Philip Meadows

The Golden Age The Golden Age, Part 1 -- Jonathan Bogart The Golden Age, Part 2 -- Jonathan Bogart The Golden Age, Part 4 -- How young should a superhero be? -- Jonathan Bogart The Golden Age, Part 5 -- A look at magical characters of the 40s -- Jonathan Bogart