As you’ve no doubt already heard us say over the counter at one time or another, the economic climate in Michigan is having its effect on comic books. Publishers are raising their prices to try and stay even with struggling circulation and rising costs. Customers like yourself are ever more discerning on their purchases, and…
DetailsOne of my favorite parts of this job is getting to dig through piles of old stuff and find something that doesn’t necessarily have any monetary value, but gives me a glimpse into the past. How people thought, or what the prevailing social norms were. This week, a copy of Physical Culture magazine from October,…
Details“Here’s the cause of fully 50% of the fires,” say the Fire Chiefs in this 1927 brochure. What’s the cause? Rubbish, trash, paper, rags & etc. found around the home! Lucky for us, the brochure goes on to extoll the virtues of the solution to this problem: Burn that trash inside your home! Barney J. Houston,…
DetailsA recent Google satellite view update shines light upon a rooftop oddity in the Livonia and Redford area! An image of the Joker in the likeness of Heath Ledger from the Batman film “The Dark Knight,” almost 50 feet tall adorns the former home of Back to the Past Comics. How it got there is…
DetailsWe love social media! So many new and exciting ways to communicate with our customers, keeping us in touch with your interests and keeping you in touch with what’s happening at the store. Although we push updates through a couple of dozen networks, the primary two social media tools we are using are Facebook and…
DetailsWelcome to another Friday! This week, I’ve pulled out Metamorpho # 2, from D C Comics. It’s cover dated October 1965 and is the third appearance of a relatively new character. Metamorpho had first made his appearance just six months earlier, in Brave and the Bold # 57, cover dated January 1965, where his origin was told,…
Details300 LOT DISNEY, WESTERN AND COMIC BOOK AUCTION Thursday, May 31 at 6:00 pm Preview starting at 5:00 pm WALT DISNEY TO INCLUDE…Fantastic Single Owner Collection of Walt Disney Collectibles To Include Lots of Excellent Early Toys, Premiums and Collectibles Including 1931 Mickey Mouse Story Book, Nice Line Mar Wind-Up Minnie Mouse Toy, 1950’s Mickey…
DetailsAnd now, for something completely different, yet the same. Welcome to another Friday RETRO REVIEW, as always, brought to you by Greg Turner. This week I’m looking at the two issue run of Crimson Plague, created, written and drawn by the fabulous George Perez and published by Image Comics. These comics show a cover date…
DetailsThe wait is over, Marvel Comics’ The Avengers has finally made it to the theaters today, May 3, 2012! And to go along with our month long celebration of all thing Avengers, I present this week’s RETRO REVIEW on Avengers # 170 & 171. These comics were cover dated April 1978 and May 1978. Number…
DetailsJim Johnson thinks there has never been a better time to be an Avengers fan, and he’ll show you why in this video segment featuring the Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Nick Fury and more as they assemble the Avengers on the big screen for the first time! Full Text: JJ…
DetailsTop 5 Reasons Why The Avengers Are So Cool The Avengers are so cool, in fact, that I will tell you why with no lead-in whatsoever. 5. Comics’ Mightiest Creators Sure, Fantastic Four had Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and Uncanny X-Men had Chris Claremont and John Byrne. But The Avengers had all of those…
DetailsNational Free Comic Book Day Hits Saturday, May 5th at Back to the Past in Redford! On May 5th, Back to the Past Pop Culture Warehouse, along with over two thousand comic book shops across North America and around the world will share the magic of comic books with their communities when they give out over…
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