The series was popular enough to spawn a short-lived spinoff, Binky’s Buddies.

DC’s Leave It to Binky arrived in 1948 and lasted a decade before a semi-successful revival in 1967, lasting to 1971. A few years after the arrival of Archie Andrews, every publisher had their own goofy teen heartthrob. These stories were inspired by the legends but did not hew too closely this hero, among literature’s first, deserved a spot.īinky Biggs. He fought Grendel and other beasts, took on whole armies, and romanced beautiful women. Illustrated by Ricardo Villamonte, he debuted in his own series. The Anglo-Saxon hero is required reading in most every high school in America, first depicted in the Nowell Codex, and his exploits have been translated time and again, most recently by the poet Seamus Heaney.įor DC, junior woodchuck Michael Uslan created the character at a time when the company was expanding in the sword and sorcery genre. Looking back, here are the ones I wish we had found room for, in alphabetical order:īeowulf. Ideally, we would have had pages available to include them. The company also published funny animal, funny character and romance titles – among others - several with series that technically deserved consideration. In the interests of space, we had to eliminate characters who made brief appearances I believe it was a three-appearance threshold for these genres. The thinking was to include the seminal heroes and villains from the war, Western, mystery and superhero genres. Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe was designed to celebrate the company’s 50 years of publishing. ( Click here for info, including how to order.) Plus, don’t forget Bob’s latest project: Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2021, the latest such anthology from Crazy 8 Press. Now, it’s 13 CHARACTERS he wishes were included. Earlier this week, Bob picked 13 FAVORITE PAGES ( click here), 13 RUNNERS UP ( click here) and 13 ARTISTS that he wishes were included in the project ( click here). This is the fourth (and final) part of an informal series Bob’s put together for us. 1 is finally out and we couldn’t ask for a better insider to take us through it than Bob Greenberger, an historian and former DC editor who was deeply involved in the original 1980s series. The long-awaited DC Who’s Who Omnibus Vol.

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A Time to Love by Robert Greenberger