The one-two punch of House of Usher and Pit and the Pendulum pretty much guaranteed that there would be more Edgar Allan Poe adaptations coming out from American International Pictures. For his third adaptation, Roger Corman decided on Poe’s short story, The Premature Burial, about a man who is obsessed with the notion that he will be…
DetailsThe success of House of Usher surprised American International execs, so they wanted to strike while the iron was hot and get another Poe-related adaptation on the market, right away. Roger Corman wasted no time re-enlisting Vincent Price for The Pit and the Pendulum, with a script by Richard Matheson. But, could they duplicate the success…
DetailsSeptember 25th – US and Foreign Coin Auction @11AM Eastern This session is both in the showroom and online – join us in person or live via Proxibid. SPECIAL WEEKDAY SESSION! Coin session starts at 11 am viewing begins at 9:30 am. 370 lots, many silver examples, from the US and abroad! Germany, Great Britain, France, Australia, Philippines and many…
DetailsIt’s time for a new Fabulous Find and this week I want to again select something maybe a little rarer. I’ve pulled out a square bound magazine published by The Morning Star Press, Ltd., entitled; Ariel, a fantasy magazine. It’s cover dated Autumn 1976 and sold for $5.95 if you could find it. I don’t remember if I bought…
DetailsFall of the House of Usher (nitpick – the title sequence is actually simply “House of Usher”, but every reference we’ve ever seen to the film, including the DVD box includes the “Fall of”.) is a great movie, so let’s just get that out of the way up front. It’s a fine balance of the…
DetailsThis week it’s time for a new RETRO REVIEW, therefore I’ve pulled out one of my favorite, though short lived independent comic book series, Leave It To Chance, from Homage & Image Comics. And for the purposes of the review, I’ve selected Leave It To Chance # 5, cover dated May 1997. This is most recent RETRO…
DetailsGreetings and salutations! It’s time for a new Fabulous Find and this week I’ve pulled out an unusual one. It’s dated 1977 and it’s The Amazing Spider-Man Golden All Star Book published Golden Press, copyright Marvel Comics Group and Western Publishing Company. This 59 cent comic sized publication is written by Mary A. Mintzer and it is illustrated…
DetailsAugust 23rd – US and Foreign Gold and Silver Coin Auction @11AM Eastern This session is both in the showroom and online – join us in person or live via Proxibid. NOTE THE TIME: Coin session starts at 11 am viewing begins at 9:30 am. Excellent selection of NGC Graded coins, including a 1798 US Bust Dollar, U.S. and…
DetailsI Will Tell You #97: Happy 50th Anniversary, Daredevil; Glad You Made It! Part Two of Two Last week, as you’ll remember, I talked about Daredevil’s fiftieth anniversary, and the amazing enough fact that the character has simply made it that far. The comic was a moderate success, at best, for its first fifteen…
DetailsThere’s been a tradition going on for quite a while at Back to the Past. Monday mornings, Mike and I will get together and discuss movies we’ve seen, sometimes in great depth, sometimes just in passing. We realized, before too long, that it would be more fun for us to do something a little more…
DetailsHappy Friday everyone! It’s time for a new RETRO REVIEW, and as promised, this week it’s time for D C Comics! Therefore, I’ve dug deep into the DC long boxes and pulled out Kamandi, The Last Boy On Earth # 29. This comic is cover dated May, 1975 and it is an important book. Why, you…
DetailsI Will Tell You #96: Happy 50th Anniversary, Daredevil; Glad You Made It! Part One of Two When it comes to urban superheroes who have demonstrated staying power over the course of several decades, Daredevil has historically been the literal red-headed stepchild in this four-color family of costumed crime fighters. Among his comic book…
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