Brother Power the Geek

Joe Simon’s short-lived 1968 DC series Brother Power the Geek is a bizarre and poignant artifact of the late Silver Age, blending counterculture commentary with superhero tropes. The story follows a mannequin mysteriously brought to life by a lightning strike, who wanders a confused America as a gentle, misunderstood outsider. Simon co-wrote and co-penciled the two-issue run with Al Bare, crafting a strange, socially-conscious fable that stands as one of the era’s most unusual experiments. Though it lasted only two issues, its cult status endures as a uniquely weird snapshot of a publisher trying to capture the zeitgeist.