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- Table of Contents
- JOB WANTED!
- Bottle City of Candor
- How to Save the Comics Industry
- The Problem with Batman's Crotch
- Post-Structural Observations on the JLA...
- The Concept of Family in Starman
- Parallels Between Fiction and Reality
- Wonder Woman: Enemy Of Freedom
- DCU Bumper Stickers
- Nightwing Timeline
- Guide to the 30th Century
- Comic Return Policies
- Why Do Archers Get All the Hot Chicks?
- The Diana Prince Era
- Is Green Arrow A Metahuman?
- Why Impulse Sells
- The Racial Justice Experience
- Is Wonder Woman A Lesbian?
- The Warlord Reading Guide
- Fanzing's Top 100 Graphic Novels
- Wingnuts
- Trivia Quiz
- Art & Writing Challenges
- Cover Challenge
- Past Winners
- Art Gallery
- Guy Gardner Reborn (Again)
- Sibling Rivalry
- Green Future
- Diamonds Are An Outsider's Best Friend
- Invasions from Other Planets
- Invasions: Part 2
- Invasions: Part 3
- Seinfeld: The Power
- True Colors
- The Case of the Disappearing Heiress
- Mere Mortals As Victims of History
- The Case at Hand
- Honor Among Thieves
- In the Dark, Dark Night...
- Five Hours to Kill
- Fluency
- The Hammer Of Hell
- The Case of the Imperfect Imposter
- Glass and Shadows
- Men of War, Wheel of Peace
- Prometheus Justified
- Scarlet Speedtrap
- Opposite Perceptions
- Traduce
- Half Empty Bowl, Half Full (Part 1)
- Half Empty Bowl, Half Full (Part 2)
- Superman and Man
- The Tally
- Through The Looking Glass
- Someone to Watch Over Me
- Eve of Destruction
- Just a Masked Cowboy
- We Now Take You Live
- Not My Kid
- Usual Day
- The Legion of Screwed-Up People
- Spring Into Action
- Brainstorm's Corner
- Scattershot
- DCU Digest
- Oracle's Files
- Comics Cabana #1
- Comics Cabana #2
- DCU: The Video Game
- The Mount
- The Mount #2
- From the Bookshelf
- Gillin' with the Homeboys
- Hall of Injustice
- Back Cover
- Best of Fandom Award
FANZING:
The Independent Online DC Comics Fanzine
Issue 50 November, 2002
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"Nifty Fifty" by Kinsey StewartWhy Do Archers Get All the Hot Chicks? Hmmm, here's an interesting theory... Truly, Modly, Deeply: Wonder Woman #179-204 We do know he's a bloody good shot! Just one opinion, mind you Diversity In The DC Universe: 1961 - Today Is Wonder Woman's sexual orientation in doubt in the current DCU? A summary of all 133 Warlord issues plus guest appearances! Fanzing has so many Nightwing fans, we gave them their own feature! |
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Features:Fanzing's Top 100 Graphic Novels NEW CONTENT: The Fanzing staff and readership lets their opinions be known! How to Save the Comics Industry Editor Michael Hutchison and numerous industry pros discuss how to revitalize the comics economy! The Problem with Batman's Crotch A lecture on one of modern man's most pressing issues of the day. Post-Structural Observations on the JLA and Stormwatch in the 21st Century A thoughtful insight into the JLA's many incarnations! The Concept of Family in Starman Starman may be one of the most family-oriented comics today! Parallels Between Fiction and Reality All about Steve Savage (Balloon Buster) and his real-life counterpart Frank Luke! Wonder Woman: Enemy Of Freedom The Golden Age Wonder Woman was up to no good! Can you match the bumper sticker to the hero? A Nightwing timeline! Hitchhiker's Guide to the 30th Century Read all about the geography of the future! A little enlightenment about how the distributions system works. |
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Fiction:The winner of the Reclamation Project writing challenge! Nightwing teams with Azrael! Arkham Asylum Vacation: Poison Ivy vs. Titans Diamonds Are An Outsider's Best Friend Villainy On Vacation: The Outsiders vs. Mirror Master & Rainbow Raider! Adam Strange confronts an alien armada, and the Vile Virus goes intergalactic in this epic tale! Read Part 2 and Part 3! DC TV: Seinfeld and the gang cope with superpowers! Elseworlds: The Titans go medieval! The Case of the Disappearing Heiress Feeb Off: Private Investigator Jason Bard is on the case! Mere Mortals As Victims of History Arkham Asylum's Vacation: Maxie Zeus vs. Wonder Girl and Troia A parody of Batman's impeachment by the JLA Superman must keep a myterious rendezvous, but the results are not what he expects Elseworlds: With Batman dead and Azrael in prison, Nightwing must contain a full scale breakout at Arkham! Can Christopher Chance, the Human Target, save the President of the United States from an assassination plot? The new Batgirl doesn't think (or speak) like everybody else! Baron Hans Von Hammer meets some characters who aren't exactly WWI era! The Case of the Imperfect Imposter A Star Hawkins detective mystery! Former New Blood hero Geist just wants to get on with his life, but someone won't let him The conclusion to the Vile Vial saga! Western hero Nighthawk must save a young boy...and confront his destiny! Are the Teen Titans all on drugs? Allegations in a tabloid and our trial-by-media culture frustrate the Teen Titans! |
Challenges:New art challenge! One last month for the writing challenge! Art:The results of Fanzing's 50th Issue art challenge! Showcasing the winners of all previous art challenges! Fanzing's excellent artists can't be limited to just one art gallery! Departments:
The Vertigo Cycle:What the heck is the Vertigo Cycle? Here's a little intro... Vile Vial: A Catwoman who can't steal, Prometheus a member of the Justice League, and an ending that threatens justice for all! Vile Vial: A group led by Professor Ivo lay a trap for both Flashes! Vile Vial: Count Vertigo and Blythe Bonner head to Metropolis to deal with the fallout from Scarlet Speedtrap and Prometheus Justified! Vile Vial: Metropolis Ablaze! The White House Destroyed! Luthor vs Batman! And the only man whom can save us is Commissioner Gordon! International intrigue in Vlatava imperils Count Vertigo and Blythe Bonner! Half Empty Bowl, Half Full: Part 2 The mystery in Vlatava deepens! Vertigo investigates as Blythe falls into enemy hands! Profiling Vlatava's most infamous son...Count Vertigo! More Fiction:Vile Vial: Who can stop...the Inferior Five ??? Superhero Joe Public must cope with problems both as a teacher and a crimefighter The Legion of Screwed-Up People Discover the shocking secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes when they go on Jerry Springer! |
Columns:The Best of the Fanzing Challenge! Can you solve it before the party's over? News Archives: Gordon retires! JLA thwarts invasion! A comprehensive look at Hawkman's history! For Freedom! - A Review of Freedom Force April Fool's edition! Matt discusses "lost comics"! A review of JSA: Liberty Files A review of Tintin and Batman in The Clown Prince Who reviews the Watchmen? DC's new fighting game encounters some problems The DCU's Top 12 Headpieces (not hairpieces) Plastic Man gets a series in this fanatically-researched proposal! What? You've never heard of the Clock? A sneak peek of our next issue Still need something to read? We recommend... More Fiction:On Christmas of 1944, Sgt Rock and Easy Company team up with Gravedigger to stop an all-new War Wheel! Christopher Reeve and Superman trade bodies for a day! Mr. Zsasz may lose count of his scars when he tries to eliminate Resurrection Man! Oops! A living nightmare plagues Dick Grayson! While on a mission in an eastern European country, Black Canary is taken prisoner! Batman and Nightwing to the rescue? |
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Next Month:
Teens! The sidekicks and next generation take center stage! Starring Robin, Superboy, Young Justice and more! |
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