Welcome back to our weekly dip into the depths of the My Hero collection, one unidentified madman’s quest to immortalize in plastic the most obscure comic book characters ever created. That built up the collection of hundreds of hand-altered action figures that now reside in the Back to the Past warehouse and that I have…
DetailsWelcome back to My Hero, where the motley assortment of weirdo characters in the My Hero Collection get their moment in the sun! This week’s star is the Human Flying Fish, a (mostly) one-off Aquaman foe from 1960’s Adventure Comics #372. Our custom Human Flying Fish. I think his body comes from a Marvel Super…
DetailsWelcome back to Hammer Drops, where we use examples from recent auctions to illustrate lessons from our thirty years in the collectibles game. Today’s we’re looking at two lots, both key issues for the same character, from our November 28th and December 2nd sessions – first appearances of the Luke Fox Batwing. Batwing #19, 1st…
DetailsWelcome back to My Hero, where one-off super heroes are more worthy of notice than ones with 300 issues under their belt! Today’s selection from our Custom Action Figure Collection is Joshua, a costumed vigilante who originated in 1969’s Teen Titans #20. Joshua, as he appears in our Custom Action Figure Collection. A One-Off Titan…
DetailsWelcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected, where we’re breaking from the usual format and hitting you with something akin to one of Greg Turner’s old Retro Reviews or my old 1 out of 5 reviews. We’re looking at Lot #143 from our December 26 auction session, a copy of the Public Service Announcement comic…
DetailsWelcome 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…
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