Presenting a new Fabulous Find … this week, the 1977 Marvel Superhero Gift Pack! So what exactly is a superhero gift pack? Well, today it means a whole lot more than back in 1977. In 1977, the Marvel Superhero Gift Pack was simply an illustrated box/sleeve with ten different Marvel Comics in it. I’m not really…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where low budget rip-offs have their moment in the sun. Today, we’re watching the beat for beat retake of Predator called RoboWar (1988). What’s The Plot? The elite BAM squad mercenaries go down to South America on a secret mission for the U.S. government. Once…
DetailsWelcome to a new RETRO REVIEW! This week I’ve unearthed a Charlton Comics comic book for us to take a look at. The comic is: Flash Gordon # 13, cover dated April 1969. Charlton had just assumed the publishing of this character, as the first eleven (11) issues were published by King Features from September…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where we though Captain America: Civil War was pretty darned good. Today, we’re watching a Captain America sequel that’s not so good – 1979’s Captain America II: Death Too Soon! What’s The Plot? Revolutionary terrorist Miguel kidnaps a government research scientist to create a biological…
DetailsAlmost fifty years ago a group of dedicated comic book fans came together in the city of Pittsburg, PA and formed the Pittsburgh Comix Club. Their love of comics became almost legendary, as their group got together and dressed as comic book characters and attended local comic book conventions, almost before “cosplay” was even invented.…
DetailsWednesday, May 11th – Americana Broadcast @6PM Eastern This session is both in the showroom and online – join us in person or live via Proxibid. Our bi-weekly Wednesday broadcast continues with another spiffy selection of comics & collectibles from around the pop culture world. Browse the catalog, prebid and join us live online via Proxibid.com/backtothepast Saturday, May…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where we’re celebrating Captain America’s big week! The next film in his series, Captain America: Civil War, comes out Friday and return of Steve Rogers to the winged mask happens this Saturday with CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 FCBD 2016 EDITION (available at your favorite purveyor of…
DetailsTime to delve into the DC Comics section of my comic vault. After digging around for a while, you know what happens when you start searching around in your comics, you end up reading a few dozen, but eventually I selected Flash # 155 from the vast array of comics for this week’s RETRO REVIEW.…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where we celebrate the release of big movies by revisiting smaller ones. This week, we’re ending our review of the work of Golan & Globus and celebrate the upcoming release of Captain America: Civil War by watching the 1990 Captain America movie! What’s The Plot?…
DetailsThe weather is terrific here in Michigan, so let’s blast off with a new Fabulous Find on this fine Friday! And from the depths of the vault I bring you … Blast Magazine # 1, cover dated February 1971. Blast was a Mad Magazine wanna be. It was published by G & D Publications of…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where the public domain is a best domain. This week, we’re watching a film using the original public domain superhero – 1983’s Hercules! What’s The Plot? Hercules is sent to Earth to be a champion of goodness on behalf of Zeus. Hera, who wants to…
Details(This guest editorial was flung from a bus window by M. Lapham as he passed the store. Please enjoy. -ed.) When people complain, how often do they just enjoy the act of complaining and how often do they want things done? Ann Nocenti’s Daredevil is a truly great run, but when people complain about not enough female creators,…
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