Black and White Wednesday: "The Clash of Leviathans!" by Moench and Torrents

Dinosaurs vs. aliens! And the winner is...humanity? Doug Moench and Ramon Torrents give us the answers to dinosaur extinction and the origin of disease on earth with..."The Clash of Leviathans!" Pretty deep stuff for a Vampirella mag (Vampirella #28, August 1973, to be exact), huh?

Greetings from Skartaris: "Holocaust" by Grell and Rubinstein

Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Mike Grell's Warlord is back on the Diversions! We're celebrating the return of Ol' Groove's favorite Groovy Age DC creation with Warlord #15 (July 1978), which is a pretty spectacular issue, lemme tell ya! It's the only 25 page DC Explosion/Implosion ish (due to its then bi-monthly status) and it is glorious! Joe Rubinstein inks this issue with those gorgeous, lush brush-strokes that have made him one of comics' top inkers ever...we get our hero's return to his wife Tara...the first appearance of Travis and Tara's son, Joshua...sci-fi action...and the return of Travis Morgan's greatest foe! Hang on for..."Holocaust!"

Random Reads: "The Shivering Stars" by Wein and Giolitti

Welcome back, Groove-ophiles! We're finishing up our week-long tribute to Len Wein with one of his many stories done for Gold Key. "The Shivering Stars" from Twilight Zone #35 (September 1970), with art by Alberto Giolitti is a great example of Wein's early work. Enjoy!

Black and White Wednesday: "Stainless Steel Savior" by Wein and Duranona

Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Here's a rare Len Wein-authored Warren sci-fi tale from Creepy #107 (March 1979), with art by Leo Duranona. Meet the..."Stainless Steel Savior!"

Black and White Wednesday: "For Tomorrow We Die" by Lee and Griffiths

Check it out, Groove-ophiles! Metal Hurlant, Heavy Metal, and Epic Illustrated got all the glory, but Dean Motter and company produced a glorious and ambitious, if short-lived, sci-fi ground level sci-fi/fantasy comic mag called Andromeda from 1977 to 1979 through the Canadian company, Andromeda Publications. Here's a fave from issue #4 (December 1978). "For Tomorrow We Die" was produced by Brian Lee and Marc Griffiths, a talented duo of students of Sheridan College's comicbook production course. How cool is this?