Brother Power, the Geek

    (DC, 1968)
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Joe Simon had a hand in the beginnings of some of the comic industry’s greatest characters, including DC’s Captain Marvel and Marvel’s Captain America. And then there’s the lesser-known: The Geek! This bizarre series focuses on a bunch of peaceful hippies (or more politely, flower children) and their struggle against the bullying biker gang that harasses them. Inadvertently, and with the aid of a bolt of lightning, they breathe life into a sawdust filled mannequin they dub The Geek. Freakishly strong, their creation battles the bikers, goes to school, and learns what it means to be alive.

Whether tongue-in-cheek or unintentionally amusing, this series is without question a unique look at a time in 20th-century American history that had plenty of offbeat characters of its own, even without mannequins walking around mixing it up with biker gangs.
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#2

December, 1968
Cover Price: $0.12
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