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Secret Six #6

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Apparently ending the comic’s short run, Secret Six #6 ends with more of a whimper than a bang confirming this series was always more about setting up storylines for Jon Kent and his friends then highlighting the Secret Six or bringing them back to the DCU in any real way. The finale does have a nice moment between Catman and Kent showcasing the different ways the two view the world and we get more of Black Alice powered up, and more infighting within the group, but in the end the climax of the story doesn’t involve these characters at all as everything boils down to Gossamer and his feelings of betrayal towards both his boyfriend and Dreamer.

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Secret Six #4

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Secret Six #4 picks up with our rag-tag group being taken down by Jeannette. Following the advice of Dreamer, Jon Kent gets himself and Catman out allowing the rest of the issue to focus on this unlikely pairing. Thomas Blake hanging out with Superman’s kid is certainly not something I would have expected from this, or really any DC comic. The pairing does help flesh out the story by helping Jon get a better understanding in general of how the Secret Six work, and more importantly Blake’s relationship with Deadshot. 

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Batman #323

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Flashback Friday pulls back the page to 1980s comics and my introduction to one of my favorite Bat-villains of all time. I can trace my love of comics back to what I still consider the best birthday present I’ve ever received when my father gave me a stack of comic books on my birthday. There was Green Lantern, the Flash, Captain America, Iron Man, Superman, Spider-Man, the one true Captain Marvel, Justice League, Daredevil, X-Men, and Batman. And one of those Batman comics was Batman #323.

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The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #12

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The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries wraps up with the twelfth and final issue offering a smorgasbord of Bat-villains and Bat-Family characters to go off with a bang. It seems nearly all of Batman’s villains have gathered just outside of Gotham City for a convention when Mystery, Inc. arrives confused by all the oddness until stumbling into a ball room complete with everyone from the Joker to the Condiment King. And with so many villains, of course the extended Bat-Family also crashes the party.

While there’s not much mystery here, there’s certainly lots of fun including Catman vs. Catwoman (with puns!). Even Calendar Man and Bat-Cow make appearances. And, of course, there’s only one character who would ever bring such chaos together offering a nice nod to Batman: The Brave and The Bold to end the series with a big win for our heroes.

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