Salutations friends and family! It’s once again Friday, and that means it’s time for another Fabulous Find! And this week I’m headed back into the fanzines I own and pulled out the 1975 ACBA Sketchbook! It was published by the Academy of Comic Book Arts, or the ACBA, for short. It’s basically a forty-eight page…
DetailsI Will Tell You #94: C2E2 2014 The fifth annual Chicago Entertainment & Comic Expo (C2E2) opened Friday, April 25 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, occupying the convention center’s south building for the first time after setting up shop in the venue’s other three buildings over the course of the past four years. The large…
DetailsOnce again the week rolls around to the weekend and it’s time for another RETRO REVIEW! This week I’ve gone back to 1971 and Captain America and the Falcon # 143 from Marvel Comics! The issue is cover dated; November 1971, and technically the book is actually Captain America # 143, per the indicia, but the…
DetailsIt’s the day for local comic shops to spread the word about the fun of reading comic books! Stop into Back to the Past to take a look at the 2014 selection of FCBD titles and find something new to read. As always, we’ll be adding lots of extra reasons to stop in on Saturday,…
DetailsHey ho, everyone. This week I’ve gone to my vinyl record racks for my Fabulous Find. And I’ve pulled out a gem! It’s the record album entitled; Spider-Man: Rock Reflections of a Superhero from Lifesong Records. It came out in 1975, and in obvious conjunction with Marvel Comics. I quickly purchased it at the local…
DetailsApril 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…
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