April 19 – Military Memorabilia Auction @12PM Noon Eastern This session is both in the showroom and online – join us in person or live via Proxibid. Civil War items include CDV Photos & Currency, Confederate $100 Bond, CDV of Ulysses Grant, CDV of W.H. Sherman W/Back Stamp, CDV Brady Civil War Photo/Bates. WWII memorabilia, including Japanese…
DetailsHey gang, it’s Friday once again and therefore, time for another posting! And this week it’s another RETRO REVIEW, for hopefully, your reading pleasure! This week I’ve pulled out Mysterious Suspense # 1 (and only) from Charlton Comics! It’s cover dated October 1968 and features a cover pencilled and inked by none other than Steve Ditko. Here’s the cover: The comic features…
DetailsApril 12 – Fantastic Estate Coin Auction @12PM Noon Eastern This session is both in the showroom and online – join us in person or live via Proxibid. Back to the Past Collectibles is very proud to offer this high grade coin and currency estate collection, featuring many scarce and key lots. Treat this consignor well and…
DetailsWelcome back to part two, in my two part, Fabulous Find column on the Witzend fanzines from Wally Wood and company! Though with issue # 6, Wally Wood is now only listed as the “illustrious founder” and the fanzine/prozine is now published by Ed Glasser and edited by Bill Pearson! Witzend # 6 I’ve owned my…
DetailsThis week, it’s time for another comic book retro review featuring D C Comics! So I’ve dug back to 1968 and pulled out an issue of Wonder Woman. And that comic is Wonder Woman # 178, cover dated October 1968! It’s an important issue, as it marked a big change in the character, or at…
DetailsWelcome back for another Fabulous Find! This week I’ve pulled out the first five (5) issues of the fanzine, Witzend! The fanzine was the brainchild of artist Wallace (Wally) Wood. The first issue was dated the Summer of 1966 and issue five was dated October of 1968. As Wood stated on his “Statement of NO…
DetailsThis week’s RETRO REVIEW looks at Iron Man #s 10 & 11 from Marvel Comics. They are cover dated; February and March 1968. Issue number ten (10) sports a cover drawn by George Tuska and inked by Frank Giacoia. And here it is: Iron Man # 10 The issue is entitled; “Once More … The…
DetailsI Will Tell You #93: Top 5 Luckiest Comic Book Characters As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, everyone talks about the luck of the Irish, and keep on hoping that a little of that luck will help them find that pot o’ gold at the end of the rainbow. It’s a time of year where…
DetailsIt’s Friday, so it must be time for another Fabulous Find! This week I’ve pulled out some small plastic figures that were only available from your local McDonalds‘ restaurants. Yep, this beauties were the happy meal toys from back in 1991. They feature Warner Brother cartoon characters with snap on super-hero costumes, featuring DC Comics…
DetailsHey, ho, fans! This week I want to take a look at a little more recent comic book, but one that you’ve likely never seen, but one I think highly of! And what exactly is that comic? Glad you asked! It’s Boneyard # 1, published in 2001 by NBM Publishing. And the this little comic…
DetailsMarch 22nd – GI Joe, Star Wars, Legos and More Toys Auction @12 Noon Eastern This session is both in the showroom and online – join us in person or live via Proxibid. Join us for this amazing original owner collection of action figures, playsets and vehicles, most in their original packaging! Featuring GI Joe, Star Wars…
DetailsWelcome once again to another Fabulous Find! This week I thought I’d spotlight one of my favorite fanzines, CPL, or it’s proper name; Contemporary Pictorial Literature! With a name like like it’s got to be good, right? The issue I’m going to be speaking about this time around is issue number eleven (11). It was…
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