I need to confess, I love serialized fiction in whatever form I can get it, (hell, I am watching General Hospital as I write this,) and in this age of collected editions, I wonder sometimes if the experience of reading a series episodically, with pauses between each issue doesn’t change the reading process. For a…
DetailsAnother Silver Age comic this week from DC Comics, it’s House of Secrets # 66, cover dated June 1964. This comic features on the cover, for the first time. the villain, Eclipso! And that cover is provided by the team of Dick Dillin on pencils and Sheldon Moldoffon on inks! Eclipso had originally made his initial appearance here in House…
DetailsI for one wasn’t all that familiar with the character of Scott Pilgim. Who is he? What is he? Why should I care about him? He seemed to be the hero of an anime series of books, but also the hero of an upcoming movie, starring Micheal Cera! Here’s what Oni Press has to say…
DetailsGreetings fellow comic books fans here at Back To The Past! This week I present, Jack “King” Kirby’s return to Marvel Comics, with the cover dated, January 1977 comic book; Black Panther # 1. With a cover that declared “He’s Back! As only Jack Kirby can do it!”. Jack Kirby returned to Marvel Comics for a short…
DetailsThis week I present DC’s House of Mystery # 160, cover dated July 1966. And why is this comic book special, you might ask? Well, it’s special because the book features the Dial H For Hero series, starring Robbie Reed and his Super-Hero dial. And in this book DC chooses to bring back Plastic Man (kinda/sorta) by…
DetailsIn honor of the fourth of July, my retro review this week is of; American Flagg! # 1, which was published by First Comics, with a cover date of October 1983. The cover was produced by the writer and artist of the comic, Howard Chaykin. And as Jim has already shown the cover to the first issue in…
DetailsI am going to get this right out in the open, I hate 3D movies. I think that they are a gimmick that at best, dresses up a weak movie, (as is the case for Avatar,) and at worst, unnecessarily raises the ticket price on a bad movie so that the studio might be able…
DetailsA summer special? I haven’t even kicked off with a real #1 yet. But remember when summer was special because of comics annuals? I guess that’s the kind of thing I’m trying to audaciously capture here. So if we’re gonna get all nostalgic here, let’s do it. Here goes. I’ve always loved the 4th of…
DetailsDue to modern technology, you’re reading this Retro Review while I am on a business trip out of state. So first let me say; Greetings from Cincinnati! Now on to the regularly scheduled Silver/Bronze Age review column. This week, I present The Silver Surfer # 4, cover dated February 1969. First you are hit by a…
DetailsCover dated November 1968, and featuring a nice Joe Kubert cover, came The Atom and Hawkman # 39, sub-titled; The Titan and the Fury! Previously there had been an Atom comic book and also a Hawkman comic book, but suddenly they were merged into one book, continuing the numbering of the Atom series. Obviously these…
DetailsWho am I? Why am I here? I will tell you. Eventually. But first, if you don’t recognize that opening line beyond its literal meaning, then your memory of politics doesn’t go back as far as mine. Which means you’re probably younger than I am. But that’s OK; lots of people are. And what does…
DetailsThis week, I present Marvel Comics’ Master of Kung Fu # 44, cover dated September 1976. It features a cover drawn by “big” John Buscema and inked by Al Milgrom. The story inside the comic is entitled; “Prelude:Golden Daggers (A Death Run)”. The book if you didn’t know, featured Shang-Chi, the son of the dreaded Oriental…
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