No, not the fabled snipers who keep spoiler factories Tom Holland and Mark Ruffalo in line, the Ghost Rider and Spider-Woman villain from the 70s! He’s the subject of this week’s My Hero, our regular dip into the depths of our artful Custom Action Figure Collection. Our Custom Enforcer Figure. The Son of a Big…
DetailsWelcome back to Hammer Drops, your source for tips and tricks for getting the best value from your collection! Today, we’re taking a look at the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Alley Viper (1994) figure we recently sold on eBay for a cool $72.56. The Battle Corps Alley Viper The Lot While the G.I.…
DetailsWelcome back to My Hero, where I present you with an obscure character from Back to the Past’s Custom Action Figure collection and tell you why they’re worth knowing. Today, we’re looking at the only classic Starman not folded into James Robinson’s expanded Starman mythos in the 90s – the villainous one from 1960’s Detective Comics…
DetailsWelcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected, where we pause to appreciate the cool stuff we here at Back to the Past are surrounded by every day. Today, since we’ve spent so much time on so-called Boy’s Toys lately, we’re looking at some reproduction dolls from Mattel’s “My Favorite Barbie” line from our eBay store.…
DetailsWelcome back to My Hero, where we here at Back to the Past dip into our Custom Action Figure toybox and celebrate one of the obscure characters we find within. This week, that means we’re looking at Marvel’s Devil-Slayer! Our customized Devil-Slayer figure, currently on eBay. Atlas Comics Reborn From 1951 to 1957, the company…
DetailsWelcome back to Hammer Drops, where we here at Back to the Past share our hard-earned collectibles evaluation knowledge with you, complete with easy-to-grok examples! Today, we’re looking at three lots from our Wednesday September 23rd “Comic Books, Toys, and Collectible Media” session and what they tell you about key issues. Amazing Spider-Man #341, 1st…
DetailsWelcome back to My Hero, where we explain to you just exactly who the heck the characters in our Custom Figure collection are and why you should be letting our eBay store guide your comic reading. Today, we’re looking at DC’s literally short-lived Supremo from the pages of 1966’s Superboy #132! Supremo, as seen in…
DetailsWelcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected, where we’re turning eyes to another oddity from our recent G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero collection: The Fridge. Our mint-in-bag specimen of The Fridge! Mail Call! Hasbro’s flagship G. I. Joe toyline was revitalized in 1982 as G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero. Scaling down…
DetailsNo, not the publisher-cum-movie-studio’s health plan, the hero who debuted in Dazzler #5! Welcome to the first ever installment of My Hero, where Back to the Past’s resident trivia master (I.E, me) introduces you to the classic obscure heroes immortalized by our Custom Figure Collection. Buy the figures on eBay here, and settle in to…
DetailsWelcome back to Hammer Drops, where we’re reaching back into the hazy mists of memory to make a point about auctions! The numbers are estimated and prone to the power of legendary tales, but the story is true and the lesson one to grow on. A stock photo of some of the Odd Rods. The…
DetailsWelcome back to Consigned, Cool, and Collected, wherein we here at Back to the Past slow down for a second to do a deep dive into something particularly cool that’s come through our doors. Today, we’re looking at a selection of Super 8 movies that came in – including Superman: The Movie. Superman The Movie…
DetailsAll in all, a pretty good first issue. The series itself, actually only lasted three (3) issues. The stories aren’t bad and the art is early Corben, but still extremely well done. My only complaint is that the black and white printing in my copy is a little dark and muddy in some places.
