We’re closing out Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by answering your burning questions about Asian “firsts” in American comics! The first question we must address: Who Was the First Asian Superhero? The first headlining Asian superhero debuted way back in 1944! Well, sort of. Chinese American writer/artist Chu F. Hing created The Green…
What makes one comic book worth more than another? Why is Incredible Hulk #176 worth a few bucks while #181 is worth thousands? There can be a lot of reasons, many lumped into the term “key issue”. By far the most common way for an issue to be key is to be the first appearance…
Movies have been a keystone of American pop culture for over a century. As such, folks love to have reminders of their favorite movies around them: posters, toys, statues, prop replicas, movie memorabilia comes in all shapes and sizes. One such shape is the Lobby Card, the now obsolete sibling to the iconic movie poster.…
March is Women’s History Month and Back to the Past is celebrating by looking back on the longest-running comic book leading ladies of all time! We’ve got someone from Marvel, someone from DC (you can probably guess who), and a duo from the oldest independent publisher still in the game. Patsy Walker AKA Hellcat Who’s…
Hey there comic book fans! Are you tired of driving all over creation to find that last back issue your run needs? Does the rising price of convention admission hurt your bottom line? Do you hate dealing with sketchy re-sellers on social media marketplaces? Your friends at Back to the Past definitely understand those frustrations,…
As Black History Month comes to a close, we’re gonna look at key issues in Black comic book history! Who was the first Black superhero? The first Black-lead comic series? Firs Black Justice Leaguer? Read on! Who’s The First Black Superhero? Marvel’s Black Panther, who debuted in April 1966’s Fantastic Four #52! As fans of…
Autograph collecting is the one of the oldest and most common forms of collecting. In fact, the auctioning of autographs dates back about two hundred years! But the market on autographs can be quite fickle, even compared to other major collectibles. Here are some things to consider when building, handling, or selling an autograph collection.…
We here at Back to the Past are collectibles experts. That’s why you come to us! And that expertise means we through around collectibles terms that are commonplace to us, but maybe not to the average person trying to figure out what to do with their collection. This article is gonna serve as a glossary…
We here at Back to the Past are pleased as punch to have a copy of Fantastic Four #1 coming to auction this weekend! While the Fantastic Four have been a lil out-of-focus in the Marvel Studios era, they are poised to get their due pretty soon. Which is good, because the Marvel Cinematic Universe…
If you’re anything like us, you’re a sucker for those annual superhero holiday specials! The DCU Holiday Bash, Ant-Man’s Big Christmas, they’re superhero adventures that inspire warm holiday feelings. To keep that feeling going, we’ve curated this list of our favorite superhero Christmas episodes! Even if you don’t celebrate that particular holiday, we think you’ll…