Author Archives: Jordyn

DETECTIVE COMICS #239: Ordeal By Fire This issue’s uh, “teaser panel” is of our heroic Detective Jones unable to pursue a criminal because a bunch of fucking kids are setting off fireworks like a bunch of little shits. One kid … Continue reading →

DETECTIVE COMICS #238: Earth Detective for a Day Oh no! J’onn is going to lose his powers for this one! I’m sure the reason will be entire plausible! Some cops are chasing “Booby-Trap” Bagley into an abandoned circus area, but … Continue reading →

DETECTIVE COMICS #237: The Sleuth Who Went to Jail Wait, what? To jail? Wasn’t he just in jail like three issues ago? How is he going to jail again? It’s like the writer of this comic wrote that first jail … Continue reading →

DETECTIVE COMICS #236: The Great Earth-Mars Mystery This dang crook is giving John one hell of a time. He steals shit, naturally, and then heads to the waterfront. He jumps in and seemingly disappears. Even John can’t keep up with … Continue reading →

DETECTIVE COMICS #235: The World’s Greatest Magician One day at the station, John and the Chief are approached by the owner of the circus that is passing through town. Someone has been stealing from him! Their latest take being the … Continue reading →

DETECTIVE COMICS #234: The Martian Convict This is maybe, maybe the most sensible story in this entire book. J’onn goes undercover at a prison to figure out who is planning a prison break that the warden suspects is going to … Continue reading →

DETECTIVE COMICS #233: The Ghost from Outer Space Issue #233 promises John Jones’ most INCREDIBLE case. Without qualification. And, well, while it is pretty silly, things definitely go…uphill? downhill? Somewhere from here. This is not the most incredible or most … Continue reading →

DETECTIVE COMICS #232: The Dog with the Martian Master I’m just gonna say this is one of my favorite issues ever, and then dive right in. J’onn one day is chasing a jewel thief, Andy Fletcher, across a bridge. As … Continue reading →

DETECTIVE COMICS #231: The Theif Who Had Super Powers! At a robbery, J’onn is talking to a victim who tells him about the robber who could walk through walls (Whoa!) and bend bullets with his mind (dang!). J’onn thinks that … Continue reading →

DETECTIVE COMICS #230: The Sleuth Without a ClueThis issue is…befuddling at times, to say the least. We have the usual recap of J’onn’s story and a nice run down of the powers that are used at least semi-consistently: Passing through … Continue reading →