Hembeck, Hembeck, Hembeck. Did someone say Hembeck? Who or what is Hembeck? Well, if you don;t already know, then I better jump right into this week’s Fabulous Find. Hembeck: The Best of Dateline:@!!?#, in this case, is a comic book magazine/fanzine, published in 1979 by Eclipse Enterprises. In actuality, Hembeck is; Fred George Hembeck, a real…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where a movie need not be a well-made blockbuster to be a classic. To prove it, today we’re examining 1975’s Death Race 2000! What’s The Plot? In the dystopian future year 2000, America is ruled with an iron fist by a dictator worthy of North…
DetailsGreetings and salutations, comic book fans! This week it’s time for a Marvel Comics based RETRO REVIEW. And since Marvel fans are still talking about the introduction of a female Thor in today’s comic books, I thought I’d talk about What If # 10, where the idea first raised it’s head, or at least saw the light…
DetailsWednesday September 16th – ONLINE ONLY Americana Broadcast Featuring a Fabulous Stack of Silver Age Comics @6PM Eastern It’s the next episode in our ongoing bi-weekly “Wednesday Night Americana Broadcast” ONLINE ONLY – join us via Proxibid, however feel free to bring your smart phone or tablet to the store and sit in on the event! NO in-house/absentee bids can be accepted…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where sometimes we watch a movie that’s funny on purpose. That’s the case this week as we dig in to 1988’s Return of the Killer Tomatoes! What’s The Plot? Ten years after the Great Tomato War nearly destroyed the United States, life has returned to…
DetailsWelcome back my friends to the fun that never ends (with apologies to Emerson, Lake & Palmer for twisting their song lyric). It’s time once again for a new Fabulous Find and this week I’ve dug in a deep, dark corner of my vast collectibles vault for something a little different. And what did I come…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where crossovers don’t make us cross. Taking two popular monster franchises and crossing them over is a time honored tradition – Frankenstein meets the Wolfman, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Freddy vs. Jason, Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus, etc. and so forth. Today, we chronicle one of…
DetailsAs promised in last week’s Fabulous Find, I have searched through my vast comic book library and unearthed Warp # 1 from First Comics. It’s cover dated March 1983, for those of you keeping score. If you didn’t see last week’s column, take a minute and check it out here; https://gobacktothepast.com/fabulous-find-art-of-neal-adams-volume-one/ Back? Good! Or maybe you…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where the author secretly wishes he was writing for Cracked. To that end, we’re discussing movie tie-in music videos and why they were (sometimes) amazing. What’s Th–huh?! We’re all familiar with it – the breakaway pop hit tied to a movie meant to cross promote…
DetailsHey ho, faithful followers. I’m back with a new Fabulous Find for all you fans, and this week I’ve unearthed The Art of Neal Adams Volume One. It was published by Sal Quartuccio and is dated 1975. It’s a thirty-eight page (including the covers) magazine sized book or booklet. It has colored front and back…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where the nostalgia goggles do nothing. To that end, we’re watching 1995’s cinematic masterpiece (and the first movie I saw twice in the theater) Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: The Movie! What’s The Plot? Alien warlord Ivan Ooze is freed from six millennia of imprisonment and…
DetailsWelcome once again to a new RETRO REVIEW. This week it’s time to dig in the DC Comics section of my comic book vault. And I’ve brought up from the depths, Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane # 34. The comic is cover dated July 1962 and features a two-part imaginary story within the comic, plus…
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