Welcome to another, though slightly different, edition of Fabulous Find. Rather than an old collectible, I’d like to bring to your attention something brand spanking new. Though it definitely has ties to something that happened over fifty (50) years ago. And what is that, you might ask? Well, it’s a new soft cover book written…
And as everyone knows, if it didn’t sell out, it would have likely remained on the spinner rack until late September or early October, before it would have been pulled. The cover is drawn by Jack “King” Kirby, with the inks likely done by Sol Brodsky. At one time it was thought the inks were…
Friday, it’s Friday! Heck ya! And time for a brand spanking new Fabulous Find. It’s been a while since I featured any music for a Fabulous Find, so today, I’m going to rectify that. Here is a little collectible that you just might not even be aware of. It’s from way back in 1966 and…
First things first … Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were great and that the new year brings exciting opportunities to you all. I’ll check back in twelve months for your report. But now on to the reason you’re reading this, it’s once again time for a new Fabulous Find. I hope this excites…
Welcome back true believers. This week it’s time for a new Fabulous Find. And since I’ve just recently completed my set of the 1966 Marvel Donruss Super Heroes card set, I thought that this would be the perfect time to shine the spotlight on them. This set of cards is the very first set of…
Hembeck, Hembeck, Hembeck. Did someone say Hembeck? Who or what is Hembeck? Well, if you don;t already know, then I better jump right into this week’s Fabulous Find. Hembeck: The Best of Dateline:@!!?#, in this case, is a comic book magazine/fanzine, published in 1979 by Eclipse Enterprises. In actuality, Hembeck is; Fred George Hembeck, a real…
It’s time for a new RETRO REVIEW this week, and from a company other than Marvel or DC Comics. So digging around I’ve come up from the comic vault with Heroes, Inc. Presents Cannon. The comic has no number and doesn’t even have indicia to indicate who published it or when. But it’s from comic creator,…
Welcome, you’ve found your way to a new Fabulous Find and this week I’ve pulled out my collection of 1975 Topps Marvel Stickers. This set wasn’t the first Marvel card/sticker sets, but it was the first one I bought. There was an earlier card set from Donruss that came out in 1966 and then the…
Hey gang, it’s Friday once again and therefore, time for another posting! And this week it’s another RETRO REVIEW, for hopefully, your reading pleasure! This week I’ve pulled out Mysterious Suspense # 1 (and only) from Charlton Comics! It’s cover dated October 1968 and features a cover pencilled and inked by none other than Steve Ditko. Here’s the cover: The comic features…
Welcome back to part two, in my two part, Fabulous Find column on the Witzend fanzines from Wally Wood and company! Though with issue # 6, Wally Wood is now only listed as the “illustrious founder” and the fanzine/prozine is now published by Ed Glasser and edited by Bill Pearson! Witzend # 6 I’ve owned my…