Welcome back to My Hero, where the obscure characters that make up our Custom Action Figure Collection take center stage! Today, we’re looking at a Marvel hero: a doctor who traveled to Himalayas and learned the ways of the mystic arts, later joining the ranks of The Avengers…but not the one you’re thinking of. Our…
DetailsWelcome back to Hammer Drops, where the experts at Back to the Past share our hard-earned experience with you! Today, we’re looking at a few lots from recent auctions that all have one thing in common: they were free giveaways when they were released. Star Wars Tales FCBD Edition Lot of (59)$1,200 The Lots I…
DetailsWelcome back to My Hero, where I show my work in identifying the characters in our vast collection of customized action figures! This week’s subject is a foursome of figures (our customizer loved army building) comprising the full membership of the Batman Revenge Squad from World’s Finest #175. The foursome of the Batman Revenge Squad…
DetailsWelcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected, where we stop to look deeper into the cool stuff we at Back to the Past deal with every day. Today we turn our eyes to our eBay store and this nifty 1997 Kenner Toys Trailer VHS tape and the last days of the King of the Action…
DetailsWelcome back to My Hero, where we admire custom action figures of the comic characters who escaped the notice of Kenner & Toy Biz back in the day! Today, we’re looking at a work-for-hire villain who got his start battling a demonic Spirit of Vengeance – the aquakinetic Water Wizard. Our hand-painted Water Wizard. At…
DetailsWelcome back to Hammer Drops, where today we’re looking the relationship between “Other Media Hype” and “Comic Issue Value” from the inside of the curve! Particularly, we’re turning our eyes to the early issues of the original Young Avengers series and how the news of Kate Bishop’s imminent Marvel Cinematic Universe debut have altered their…
DetailsWelcome back to My Hero, where the obscure characters given the spotlight in our Custom Action Figure Collection get a chance to take center stage. Today’s entry is perhaps not the best likeness in the collection, but one where the choice of base figure is the decider: Paul “Two-Face” Sloane! Two-Face as he appears in…
DetailsWelcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected, where we look at the history behind the cool stuff we sell here at Back to the Past. Everybody knows that Marvel is owned today by Disney and have, as such, positioned themselves as the kings of the summer blockbuster and streaming TV. In the 1990s, however, they…
DetailsWelcome back to My Hero, where I tell you the story behind the weird and wonderful characters in our Custom Action Figure Collection. Today, we’re looking at a Marvel villain who only exists thanks to retcons, a version of the Red Skull whose main enemies are an outright fascist in a Captain America suit and…
DetailsWelcome back to Hammer Drops, where we read the tea leaves of realized prices for insight into future auctions! Today we’re looking at lots from our September 30th, October 3rd, and October 14th sessions. Specifically, we’re looking at what they say about the concept of Key Issues and value. Marvel Spotlight #5, 1st Ghost Rider,…
DetailsWelcome back to My Hero, where I dig through the boxes in our Custom Action Figure Collection and pull out treasures…before explaining to you why they’re treasures. This week’s hero is Daredevil – no, not the one played by Ben Affleck, the original! Daredevil, from our Custom Figure Collection. A Golden Age 1940’s Silver Streak…
DetailsWelcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected, wherein we’re taking a look at some Playboy Magazine items that have passed through our doors of late. Specifically, we’re looking at the articles and comic strips – not the naked ladies – and explaining why they set a higher bar of quality than other famous men’s mags…
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