Tuesday, April 9, 2024

The Everlasting First archive

My blog series The Everlasting First looks back on my introductions to various specific elements of pop culture, particularly rockin' pop performers and comic book superheroes. The Everlasting First is dedicated to what every fan of any thing knows all too well: Every love story begins with that very first kiss.

The initial Everlasting First pieces combined music and comics, until I realized that the audience for one might not have any interest in the other; I later retroactively separated the combined entries. So far, the series has saluted my introductions to:


The series has also included Quick Takes for:


A (ABBAAction ComicsAction SwingersAdventure Comicsthe Adverts, and Astonishing Tales)

B (the Beau BrummelsChuck Berrythe Black CanaryBlackhawkBlondie, and The Brave And The Bold)

C (Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]the Challengers of the Unknownthe Dave Clark Fivethe Clashthe Creation, and the Creeper)

D [music edition] (Dawn, the dB's, the Dead Boys, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, the Dickies, the Dictators, and the Drifters

 D [superhero edition] (Daredevil Battles Hitler, DC Special, Deadman, the Defenders, Detective Comics, Doll Man, and the Doom Patrol)

E (Eclipso, Eddie and the Hot Rods, Ellery Queen, and the Everly Brothers)

F (the Fantastic Four, the Flash, Fools Face, the Four Seasons, the Four Tops, and Funnyman)

G (Generation X, Ghost Rider, the Grass Roots, and Green Arrow)

H (Hellcat, the Hollies, Holly and the Italians, and Hot Wheels)

I (the Ides of March and the Invaders)

J [music edition[ (Jan and Dean and Jefferson Airplane)

J [comics edition] (the Joker and Justice Inc.)

K [music edition] (Klaatu, the Knack, and the Knickerbockers)

K [comics edition] (Ka-Zar, Kid Colt, and Krazy Kat)

L [music edition] (the Long Ryders, Mary Lou Lord, and Lyres)

L [comics edition] (Limited Collectors' Edition, the Lone Ranger, and Luke Cage)

M [music edition] (Mad Monster Party and the Morells)

M [comics edition] (Mighty Comics and Mister Miracle)

N [music edition] (New Riders of the Purple Sage and 999)

N [comics edition] (Nick Fury and ninjas)

O [music edition] (Oasis and the O'Jays)

O [comics edition (Operator 5 and the Outsiders)

P [music edition] (Pezband and the Penetrators)

P [comics edition] (The Prankster and the Punisher)

Q [music edition] (Queen, the Quick, and Quincy)

Q [comics edition] (The Question, the Queen Bee, and Quicksilver [Quality Comics])

R [music edition] (The Real Kids, Otis Redding, Run DMC, and the Runaways)

R [comics edition] (The Ray, Rima the Jungle Girl, the Rocketeer, and Roger Ramjet)

S [music edition] (Sam and Dave, the Selecter, Sham 69, the Shangri-Las, Simon and Garfunkel, and Slade)

S [comics edition] (The Sandman, the Seven Soldiers of Victory, the Silver Surfer, the Spider, Spy Smasher, and Star Wars)

T [music edition] (Television, the Temptations, Tommy Tutone, and the Troggs)

T [comics edition] (Teen Titans, Thor, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, and The Twilight Zone)



The Everlasting First's original A-Z goal remains in place, even though it stalled after T (for Tarzan and the Turtles).  I have begun work on the next entry, U is for Uncle Scrooge, and I intend to finish the alphabet. 

Eventually. Never underestimate the power of that very first kiss.

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