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How Did a 'Thirsty Thursday' Lead to Superman's Miracle Monday?
See the Superman comic book story that influenced the iconic Superman novel, Miracle Monday
Why Did Marvel Introduce a Brand-New Two-Gun Kid?
Discover the interesting reason why Marvel replaced its original Two-Gun Kid character with a new one after a decade in comics
Wonder Woman Has a Real Thing About Losing Her Title to Redheaded Amazons
Princess Diana has oddly lost her Wonder Woman title twice over the years to redheaded Amazons!
X-Men's Storm Had a Surprisingly Early Inspiration for Her Real Name
A few years before Ororo Munroe made her debut as the X-Man known as Storm, her co-creator had a very different Ororo appear in a comic
Is Spider-Man Related to... a Mermaid?
A couple of months before Spider-Man made his debut, we met a young mermaid who also had an Aunt May and an Uncle Ben. Could it be....?
How Nightwing's Kingpin Drove Him to His Own Version of Daredevil's 'Born Again'
In a feature spotlighting repeated plots, see how Nightwing underwent his own "Born Again" storyline like Daredevil.
How Superman First Tried to Replace His Clark Kent Secret Identity
In a feature spotlighting plots that were later repeated, CSBG shows the first time that Superman tried to replace Clark Kent as his secret identity.
Hulk, Namor & Silver Surfer Created a VERY Different Team Before Defenders
In a feature spotlighting 'test runs' of plots, see how the Defenders first appeared as a short-lived superhero team known as the Titans Three.
If Superman Gets A Team-Up Series, He's Required To First Race the Flash
In their feature spotlighting 'test runs' of plots, CSBG shows how Julius Schwartz gave Superman two team-up series, launching both with Flash races!
The 1950s Jack Kirby Comic That Inspired the Creation of the Cadmus Project
In their feature spotlighting 'test runs' of characters & plots, CSBG shows the Jack Kirby comic that later inspired Kirby's Cadmus Project idea.
See The First Time Loki and Thor Appeared in a Marvel Comic!
In their feature spotlighting 'test runs' of characters & plots, CSBG shows the first time Marvel had Loki and Thor show up in the comics.
See Thor And His Hammer In a DC Comic Years Before Journey Into Mystery #83
In their feature spotlighting 'test runs' of characters & plots, CSBG shows Jack Kirby's earlier version of Thor and his hammer in a DC comic!
Jack Kirby's Surprising Clawed Character a Year Before Wolverine Debuted
In their feature spotlighting 'test runs' of characters & plots, CSBG shows Jack Kirby's surprising clawed character, complete with sound effect!
Green Arrow and Atom Beat Hawkeye and Ant-Man to the Punch!
In their feature spotlighting 'test runs' of characters & plots, CSBG shows the earliest case of a shrinking hero riding an archer hero's arrow!
The First Time That We Met Doctor Voodoo, Sorcerer Supreme
In their feature spotlighting 'test runs' of characters & plots, CSBG shows where Doctor Voodoo first became Sorcerer Supreme!
Superman's Lex Luthor Before There Was a Lex Luthor!
In their feature spotlighting 'test runs' of characters & plots, CSBG shows how the Ultra-Humanite was Lex Luthor before Luthor!
How Doctor Strange Just Followed the Same Path as Doctor Droom
In their feature spotlighting 'test runs' of characters & plots, CSBG shows how much Doctor Strange took from Doctor Droom's origin story
How Is That Not Swamp Thing?
In their feature spotlighting 'test runs' of characters & plots, CSBG examines some shocking prototypes for Swamp Thing!
The Justice League Story That Worked Like a Prologue to Wanted
In their feature spotlighting 'test runs' of characters & plots, CSBG examines the Justice League story that reads like a prologue to Wanted.
Mon-El Wasn't the First Alien That Kal-El Thought Was His Brother
In their latest feature spotlighting early versions of notable characters, CSBG examines how Mon-El's debut was a re-do of an earlier Superman story!