2016-12-13 01:28
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As promised, the second of two Antarctica themed PSAs. Today: “Pioneer of the Pole.” Just like last week, this is from Dell’s 1957 comi… Read More
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2016-12-09 12:06
Last week we looked at student nurse Lee Barry’s first appearance in Three Nurses #18. Her second appearance I covered in a previous Friday Nurse Day post a while back. I don’t… Read More
2016-12-06 04:13
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With winter finally getting started in much of the nation (though no snow here in southern Illinois, much to my son’s disappointment), this seems li… Read More
2016-12-02 12:00
In 1963 and ‘64, Charlton Comics published six issues of Three Nurses. Each issue of this romance comic features a trio of stories, one featuring student nurse Lee Barry, another star… Read More
2016-11-29 04:12
This has got to be my new favorite classic comic book ad. Accordions? Was there a really enough demand for accordions to place a half-page ad in, of all things, a nurse romance comic?1,2… Read More
2016-11-23 04:50
A review of the medical scenes in Doctor Strange. There will be spoilers, so be warned!
I. DR. STRANGE’S INJURY
The heart is surrounded by a tough fibrous membrane called the perica… Read More
2016-11-17 17:06
It’s the Great American Smoke-Out today, the annual nationwide attempt to get people to stop smoking.
Here’s a couple images regarding the dangers of smoking, which everybody alr… Read More
2016-11-09 21:10
Superman plays with his mineral collection in this scene from Action Comics #550.
Some great samples here, including amnesium, trolium, arsite, vrolite, and delite.
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2016-11-08 02:08
With the Presidential election tomorrow, here is an appropriate PSA from Justice League Quarterly #9.
More PSAs
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2016-11-06 04:33
In Uncanny X-Men #17, Cyclops strands his students in tabula rasa, and Celeste (one of the Stepford Cuckoos) tries to read the mind of some of the local inhabitants with — shall we sa… Read More
2016-11-04 05:09
Back to the utopic ultra-technological hospital Bunker Hill, run by tech genius James Bell (trying too hard to pull off Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor) and “seventh best surgeon in… Read More
2016-10-28 05:02
The show wasn’t as bad as I was expecting, but it certainly wasn’t good. It was…bland.
James Bell is a techie wunderkid who opens a private hospital catering to the most… Read More
2016-10-27 04:59
Here’s another strange one, this time courtesy of Hawkman #8 (this is the mid-1990s Hawkman series that followed the Hawkworld series, and this story takes place roughly halfway betwee… Read More
2016-10-25 02:16
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This mildly misleading PSA comes from the inside back cover of the Dell Comic adaptation of the thankfully forgotten 1960 film Dinosaurus, about a frozen… Read More
2016-10-22 13:00
A nameless guard gets his brain picked (or is that pickled?) by a powerful yet careless psychic accompanying Natasha on her latest mission.
All previous Psychic Nosebleed Zen posts.
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2016-10-21 10:52
This bizarre back-up story from All-Star Squadron #56 has some definite mixed messages.
Due to strange circumstances1, Dr. Mid-Nite2 finds himself in an alternate dimension, traveling throug… Read More
2016-10-19 11:14
JLA #8 and #9 “Power and Glory, parts seven and eight”Brian Hitch, writer and penciler
Superman has taken a severe beating by the Kryptonian “god” Rao.
The rest of… Read More
2016-10-18 03:14
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This PSA is throwback to the 1950s, literally — 1952’s Love Problems and Advice Illustrated #15, to be precise. I’d like to think this… Read More
2016-10-14 12:23
Let’s revisit Captain Herb Danner, protagonist of Death is a Green Man, and look at his near death experience. In the opening splash page of the story, his damaged plane crashes hard… Read More
2016-10-12 13:09
Captain Herb Danner, a fighter pilot during the Battle of Britain nearly dies during a botched landing. He is successfully resuscitated, but thanks to his near-death experience, he has gain… Read More
2016-10-11 00:52
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How could you ever doubt Captain America? Especially with him glowering like that?
From USA Comics #4 (May 1942).
More Captain America PSAs:Wake Up Ameri… Read More
2016-10-09 17:59
Quentin Quire tries to trap Wolverine in a mental construct he has made, but it’s not going well, so Quentin enters his own construct and things really go to hell.
All previous Psychi… Read More
2016-10-07 04:48
Archie probably learned CPR due to the healthcare crisis in Riverdale.
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2016-10-06 04:42
In this (massively abridged) scene from Sad Sack #220, there is a perfect classic cartoon example of a doctor with a head mirror. The kicker? The doctor is question is psychiatrist, who w… Read More
2016-10-05 12:17
Due to some (now resolved) pet-related drama last night, Wednesday’s post has been postponed until Thursday… Read More
2016-10-01 15:46
The Stepford Cuckoos push their telepathic powers to the limit and pay the (nasal) price in the quasi-Morrisonian E is for Extinction #1.
All previous Psychic Nosebleed Zen posts.
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2016-09-28 04:56
Finishing up my medical review of the first storyline from Mockingbird. The review of issue one can be found here, and the review of issues two and three is located here.
Mockingbird #4
Ch… Read More
2016-09-25 10:40
The average life expectancy in the United States was 75.6 years in 1992, when the comic I scanned this in from was published.
Today*, the average United States life expectancy has risen t… Read More
2016-09-23 11:45
When new and emerging diseases are discussed, most people think along the lines of Zika, or Ebola, or West Nile Virus, but not Grandin Gender Reversal Germs. Well, now you know better than… Read More
2016-09-21 12:15
Rupert Thorne gets no love.
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2016-09-19 12:44
This PSA was well-made — even if it didn’t scan well (sorry) — full of good information, and starred a well recognized, popular celebrity. Undiagnosed high blood pressure… Read More
2016-09-17 20:06
Telepath Peter Stanchek uses some punitive mind reading when he starts to suspect — correctly — that something is amiss at the Harbinger Foundation.
All previous Psychic Noseble… Read More
2016-09-16 02:13
2016-09-15 04:57
Continuing my medical annotations of the first story arc of Mockingbird.Part one can be found here.
Mockingbird #2
Chelsea Cain, writer
Kate Niemczyk, artist
Number of times we’re remi… Read More
2016-09-13 11:26
I hope everyone has been reading Mockingbird, which recently finished its first storyline. It’s a fun comic featuring an enjoyable character, good writing, and great art. Since much o… Read More
2016-09-12 12:17
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It’s an election year here in the United States, so I’ve scrounged up a nicely topical public service ad today. Enjoy!
This PSA was found in… Read More
2016-09-10 13:01
Sue Storm protects her son against aliens in the backwoods of New Jersey in Marvel Knights 4 #7.
All previous Psychic Nosebleed Zen posts.
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2016-09-08 03:04
And I can’t imagine what he’d think of patients who look their symptoms up on the internet…
I have several patients a day who admit they look their symptoms online, and t… Read More
2016-09-06 00:52
I finally went to see Suicide Squad this weekend, and I enjoyed it much more than I expected. It’s certainly my favorite of the recent DC super-hero movies, which is admittedly a low… Read More
2016-09-03 17:09
A warehouse full of Chinese telepaths, hopped up on amphetamines and psychedelics, have a rough go of things in Secret Avengers #10 (volume 3). It seems imagining and maintaining a mysteri… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
A little three page PSA from Nurse Betsy Crane #18 (1962) about volunteering at the hospital. I wouldn’t take most of this PSA to heart though, because the volunteers in this hospital… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
You’d think an Avenger, particularly one who can buy an apartment building outright, could afford a decent doctor.
There is no such bone as a fibia. The bones of the lower leg are th… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Ever ask yourself what Jack Kirby designed hospital equipment would look like? Wonder no more thanks to this panel from OMAC #6.
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2016-03-19 18:53
From Batman #18 (1943), this is the Crime Surgeon’s second, and final, appearance. If you’re not familiar with the Crime Surgeon, he was a villainous physician from the Golden A… Read More
2014-04-20 17:05
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In celebration of President’s Day here in the USA, today’s comic book public service ad showcases the father of our country, George Washington.
This PSA was scanned in from Nurs… Read More
2014-02-16 19:17
The Phoenixified Emma Frost delivers a little judge-jury-execution revenge action in this scene from Avengers vs X-Men #9.
All previous Psychic Nosebleed Zen posts.
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2014-02-14 05:16
Electrodes don’t work if you put them over the clothes.
Suicide Squad #15. Adam Glass, writer. Fernango Dagnino, artist Read More
2014-02-12 04:48
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2014-02-11 04:20
Nightwing #26 Some Strings AttachedKyle Higgins, writer
Will Conrad, penciler
I’m always fascinated when a new drug is mentioned in a comic book, especially when the writer puts some t… Read More
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