Comic Books Archives - Back to the Past Collectibles https://gobacktothepast.com/category/comic-books/ Your Source for Everything Pop Culture Tue, 09 Apr 2024 17:57:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Who is Carl Barks? https://gobacktothepast.com/who-is-carl-barks/ https://gobacktothepast.com/who-is-carl-barks/#respond Tue, 09 Apr 2024 17:57:19 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=43680 Did you grow up watching DuckTales? If you’re a little older, you probably grew up reading the adventures of Donald Duck and family in comic books. Either way, the man most responsible for those childhood memories isn’t Walt Disney. No, Donald Ducks iconic nephews and stingy Uncle Scrooge were the creations of “The Good Ducks…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/who-is-carl-barks/feed/ 0 Who is Boris Vallejo? https://gobacktothepast.com/who-is-boris-vallejo/ https://gobacktothepast.com/who-is-boris-vallejo/#respond Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:20:29 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=43634 If you’re a collector of trading cards, comic books, novels, movie posters, et al, you’ll probably run into the name “Boris Vallejo” at some point. Moreover, you’ll probably run into it as a selling point, a reason why you should give this comic  or poster some extra attention. So who the heck is he? Let…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/who-is-boris-vallejo/feed/ 0 The Crime Syndicate of America: The JLA’s Evil Twins! https://gobacktothepast.com/crime-syndicate-of-america-the-jlas-evil-twins/ https://gobacktothepast.com/crime-syndicate-of-america-the-jlas-evil-twins/#respond Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:12:47 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=43529 One of the most iconic episodes of the original Star Trek series is “Mirror, Mirror”. It features Captain Kirk and the Enterprise crew trapped in another universe where Starfleet are brutal conquerors. Airing in 1966, it was many folks first introduction to the concept of a “mirror universe” … but DC Comics had beaten them…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/crime-syndicate-of-america-the-jlas-evil-twins/feed/ 0 The Death of Gwen Stacy & The Birth of the Bronze Age https://gobacktothepast.com/the-death-of-gwen-stacy-the-birth-of-the-bronze-age/ https://gobacktothepast.com/the-death-of-gwen-stacy-the-birth-of-the-bronze-age/#comments Tue, 27 Feb 2024 20:47:40 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=43488 The Death of Gwen Stacy in Amazing Spider-Man #121 is one of the most shocking moments in comic book history! So shocking, in fact, that it is cited by some comics historians as the end of the fairly innocent Silver Age of Comics. Since we have both ASM #121 and #122 coming to auction next…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/the-death-of-gwen-stacy-the-birth-of-the-bronze-age/feed/ 2 Why Physical Media is Worth Collecting https://gobacktothepast.com/why-physical-media-is-worth-collecting/ https://gobacktothepast.com/why-physical-media-is-worth-collecting/#respond Tue, 20 Feb 2024 20:47:03 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=43457 There are streaming options out there for media of all kinds. Movies, TV shows, music, comics, video games, if it can entertain you, you can get a whole world of it delivered straight to your hands for a reasonable monthly fee. We’ve even known some folks who’ve sworn off physical media because of it! Respectfully,…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/why-physical-media-is-worth-collecting/feed/ 0 5 Superhero Romances To Celebrate Valentine’s Day With https://gobacktothepast.com/5-superhero-romances-to-celebrate-valentines-day-with/ https://gobacktothepast.com/5-superhero-romances-to-celebrate-valentines-day-with/#respond Tue, 13 Feb 2024 19:36:45 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=43415 It is once again Valentine’s Day, the day when millions of people the world over celebrate love! Back to the Past is celebrating by highlighting a few of the best superhero romances in all of comic bookdom. Did your one-true-pairing make the list? Only one way to find out… Cyclops and Jean Grey It was…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/5-superhero-romances-to-celebrate-valentines-day-with/feed/ 0 How Batman #189 Made Scarecrow an Invaluable Villain https://gobacktothepast.com/how-batman-189-made-scarecrow-an-invaluable-villain/ https://gobacktothepast.com/how-batman-189-made-scarecrow-an-invaluable-villain/#respond Tue, 16 Jan 2024 19:30:13 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=43304 The late, great Stan Lee had a principle he built his writing on: “every comic book is somebody’s first issue”. While he meant that as a guide to how to write, it also applies to any given comic’s unexpected influence. Every comic fan has that obscure also-ran that holds a soft spot in their heart…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/how-batman-189-made-scarecrow-an-invaluable-villain/feed/ 0 Why Every Marvel Fan Needs Giant-Size X-Men #1! https://gobacktothepast.com/why-every-marvel-fan-needs-giant-size-x-men-1/ https://gobacktothepast.com/why-every-marvel-fan-needs-giant-size-x-men-1/#respond Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:14:42 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=43277 For over forty years, Uncanny X-Men has been one of Marvel’s biggest titles. Not even their ex-CEO trying to bury them  could keep them from being a top seller. Heck, the multi-billion-dollar behemoth that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe would not exist without the first X-Men movie! And yet, there was a time when the…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/why-every-marvel-fan-needs-giant-size-x-men-1/feed/ 0 X-Men #4, The Scarlet Witch’s 1st Appearance https://gobacktothepast.com/x-men-4-scarlet-witch-1st-appearance/ https://gobacktothepast.com/x-men-4-scarlet-witch-1st-appearance/#respond Tue, 02 Jan 2024 19:49:52 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=43235 For the last decade or so, Marvel’s kept the world of the X-Men and Avengers fairly separate thanks to fractious movie rights. That, however, wasn’t always the way things went – in fact, one of the most key issues in Avengers history is X-Men #4! We have a CGC 4.0 graded copy of this legendary…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/x-men-4-scarlet-witch-1st-appearance/feed/ 0 5 Must-Read Stories To Enjoy After Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom https://gobacktothepast.com/5-must-read-aquaman-stories/ https://gobacktothepast.com/5-must-read-aquaman-stories/#respond Tue, 19 Dec 2023 19:30:09 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=43216 Remember back in 2005 when the show Entourage used the idea of a blockbuster Aquaman movie and sequel as a running gag? Anyway, Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom, sequel to the billion-dollar-grossing 2018 movie, opens this Friday. Back to the Past is using its its comic book knowledge, as wide and deep as the seven…

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