Opinion: John Broome SUSPENDED ANIMATION SPECIAL

Suspended Animation Review

Comics Legend John Broome [1913-99] was a prolific comics writer, and the co-creator of the Green Lantern, The Guardians of the Universe, and Captain Cold and Mr. Element for Flash comics. His science-fiction stories were first published in pulp magazines, but agent and DC editor Julius Schwartz convinced Broome to write for the relatively new artform of comic books.

Broome is considered one of the best writers during the Silver Age of comic books, starting somewhere around 1955. Although he wrote in many different genres, he almost always injected an element or two of science-fiction into his comics stories. When writing science-fiction for comic books, Broome’s strong sense of character, his injection of science into the core of a story, and his story twists made him a master of his art.
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His work has often been reprinted in soft- and hardback collections. Broome’s major work includes : DC COMICS--The Atom (’47); Atomic Knights (‘60-’64); Batman (‘64-’69); Big Town (‘51-’58); Captain Comet (‘51-‘54/’71); Charlie Chan (‘58-’59); Dr. Mid-Nite (‘47-’48, ’72-‘74); Elongated Man (‘65-’67); Flash (‘46-‘47) , [2nd version] (‘56-’70, ‘71/’76/’85); Ghost Patrol (’48); Green Arrow (‘59/’61); Green Lantern [1st version] (‘47-’49), [2nd version] (‘59-’70); Hawkman (‘47-’48); Justice Society of America (‘47-’51); Kid Flash (‘60-’63); Mystery in Space (‘51-62); Phantom Stranger (‘52-‘53/’71); Sargon the Sorceror (‘46-’48); Sensation Mystery (‘52-’53); Star Hawkins (‘60-’63); Strange Adventures (‘51-’62); Strange Sports Stories (’63); FAWCETT COMICS: Captain Marvel, (‘42-‘43); Lance O'Casey (’43).
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Broome also wrote the comic strip Nero Wolfe (’56-’57). His stories have been reprinted in Mysteries in Space (Simon & Schuster, ‘80), Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (Harmony, ’76), Green Lantern and Green Arrow (Coronet, ’72), Batman from the ‘30s to the ‘70s, (Crown Publishing, ’71) and several other collections.

John Broome won the coveted Inkpot Award in 1998. His work is highly recommended.

Michael Vance

Check out Dark Corridor #2 for a Michael Vance short story at www.mainenterprises.ecrater.com.

Interested in the exciting Oklahoma Cartoonists Collection & Toy and Action Figure Museum? Try www.fourcolorcommentary.com and www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCARtM5BvvU.

Original post blogged on ComicList.

Suspended Animation Review

Comics Legend John Broome [1913-99] was a prolific comics writer, and the co-creator of the Green Lantern, The Guardians of the Universe, and Captain Cold and Mr. Element for Flash comics. His science-fiction stories were first published in pulp magazines, but agent and DC editor Julius Schwartz convinced Broome to write for the relatively new artform of comic books.

Broome is considered one of the best writers during the Silver Age of comic books, starting somewhere around 1955. Although he wrote in many different genres, he almost always injected an element or two of science-fiction into his comics stories. When writing science-fiction for comic books, Broome’s strong sense of character, his injection of science into the core of a story, and his story twists made him a master of his art.
Flash Greatest Stories Ever Told
Showcase Presents Green Lantern TPB Vol. 3
Crisis on Multiple Earths: The Team-Ups TPB Vol. 1

His work has often been reprinted in soft- and hardback collections. Broome’s major work includes : DC COMICS--The Atom (’47); Atomic Knights (‘60-’64); Batman (‘64-’69); Big Town (‘51-’58); Captain Comet (‘51-‘54/’71); Charlie Chan (‘58-’59); Dr. Mid-Nite (‘47-’48, ’72-‘74); Elongated Man (‘65-’67); Flash (‘46-‘47) , [2nd version] (‘56-’70, ‘71/’76/’85); Ghost Patrol (’48); Green Arrow (‘59/’61); Green Lantern [1st version] (‘47-’49), [2nd version] (‘59-’70); Hawkman (‘47-’48); Justice Society of America (‘47-’51); Kid Flash (‘60-’63); Mystery in Space (‘51-62); Phantom Stranger (‘52-‘53/’71); Sargon the Sorceror (‘46-’48); Sensation Mystery (‘52-’53); Star Hawkins (‘60-’63); Strange Adventures (‘51-’62); Strange Sports Stories (’63); FAWCETT COMICS: Captain Marvel, (‘42-‘43); Lance O'Casey (’43).
Showcase Presents Elongated Man TPB Vol. 1
Showcase Presents The Flash TPB Vol 2
DC Comics Goes Ape TPB

Broome also wrote the comic strip Nero Wolfe (’56-’57). His stories have been reprinted in Mysteries in Space (Simon & Schuster, ‘80), Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (Harmony, ’76), Green Lantern and Green Arrow (Coronet, ’72), Batman from the ‘30s to the ‘70s, (Crown Publishing, ’71) and several other collections.

John Broome won the coveted Inkpot Award in 1998. His work is highly recommended.

Michael Vance

Check out Dark Corridor #2 for a Michael Vance short story at www.mainenterprises.ecrater.com.

Interested in the exciting Oklahoma Cartoonists Collection & Toy and Action Figure Museum? Try www.fourcolorcommentary.com and www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCARtM5BvvU.

Original post blogged on ComicList.

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