Sunday, December 21, 2025

THE STF 5000th ISSUE CELEBRATION!


Welcome to the 5000th issue of STF: The Lost issues!  Many of the covers presented here have not only crossed over characters from different companies, but from different timelines as well.  There has been speculation that these encounters were the result of an ongoing war between a pair of time tyrants.  As you can see above, the rumors are true!

When you count the B&B and MTIO covers that preceded STF, I have posted 5510 covers so far.  Needless to say, I have never used AI to create them and never and I never will - all I need is Photoshop and the inspiration and encouragement from visitors to this blog!

Time for some Special Features!  First up, let's take a look at larger versions of the stories presented here:











An All-New Saturday Morning Line-Up!  I'd definitely get up early to catch these STF-Inspired shows:


Now for some STF-Related merchandise.  There have been some cool playsets for comic book fans, but what would have been great was one that combined the two greatest superhero teams:


Or How about a Playset featuring one of STF's oldest teams - Robo-Force?


STF: The Lost Issues generally features pre-existing characters, but I have created a few for the blog.  Here are Action Figures for a couple of them.  First up, from a trio of Dick Tracy/Rocketeer team ups, is that unfortunate informant that everyone in the underworld wants to off - Rats McTattler!


And what young fan of STF: The Lost Issues wouldn't want an action figure of its greatest recurring villain - Mr. Universe!


Time to kick back with a classic board game - How about one featuring the two most popular characters from DC and Marvel?



And for younger kids, here's a Colorforms Set that combines heroes from DC and Marvel:




And with that, we close out another Mega-Anniversary Issue.  Thank you to all of the visitors over the years, especially the Patrons, who have help keep this blog running for over 15years of daily covers! If you would like to support the blog you can join them here.  Make sure you come back tomorrow and every day, there are lots more covers coming - featuring surprising new team ups, new and returning teams, characters making their STF Debuts, and more!   



3 comments:

Alaric said...

Thank YOU for all the work you put into this every day, Ross. The wonderful fantasies you create help many of us deal with the often less than wonderful realities of the world we live in.

That Colorforms set really takes me back.

Bigjeffoh said...

Thank you! Another amazing job in a truly amazing body of work. I have the original JLA playset. And now I want that updated version! The perfect holiday gift. Just needs some new villains to add to the package. Congratulations and thank you for all your creativity and attention to details. I look forward to the next 5510 issues. Happy holidays and happy new year!

Sphinx Magoo said...

Wow! This is an amazing achievement! Thank you for all the work you do! Seeing what you do, consistently, is one of the many joys of my life. Thank you.

That said, that Robin/Maestro match-up really has me worried...!

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