The weather is terrific here in Michigan, so let’s blast off with a new Fabulous Find on this fine Friday! And from the depths of the vault I bring you … Blast Magazine # 1, cover dated February 1971. Blast was a Mad Magazine wanna be. It was published by G & D Publications of…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where the public domain is a best domain. This week, we’re watching a film using the original public domain superhero – 1983’s Hercules! What’s The Plot? Hercules is sent to Earth to be a champion of goodness on behalf of Zeus. Hera, who wants to…
Details(This guest editorial was flung from a bus window by M. Lapham as he passed the store. Please enjoy. -ed.) When people complain, how often do they just enjoy the act of complaining and how often do they want things done? Ann Nocenti’s Daredevil is a truly great run, but when people complain about not enough female creators,…
DetailsSaturday, April 23rd – Gold & Silver Coins + Currency from the US and Abroad @11AM Eastern This session is both in the showroom and online – join us in person or live via Proxibid. 300+ lots of gold and silver coins and currency from the United States and abroad. Nice group of Civil War-era coins. Pre-1900 dates,…
DetailsGreetings and salutations to all my readers. Welcome back for a new RETRO REVIEW. This week it is time to look at a Marvel Comics book, so I’ve descended into my comic book vault and returned with Daredevil King-Size Special # 1, from the summer of 1967, though it is cover dated; September 1967. It…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where we continue to pay tribute to the utter insanity that is the production work of Golan and Globus! This week, we investigate the movie with a title so ridiculous it’s still a meme thirty years later: 1985’s Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo. What’s The Plot?…
DetailsFriday, it’s Friday! Heck ya! And time for a brand spanking new Fabulous Find. It’s been a while since I featured any music for a Fabulous Find, so today, I’m going to rectify that. Here is a little collectible that you just might not even be aware of. It’s from way back in 1966 and…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where we’re spending the month of April celebrating Menahem Golan and Yuram Globus, the Israeli whackos behind the glory days of Cannon films! This week, we’re examining their 1981 hit Enter The Ninja What’s The Plot? Cole, an American who served in the Angolan Bush…
DetailsWelcome back for this week’s RETRO REVIEW. This week I am featuring American Flagg! # 1. This comic was published by First Comics, with a cover date of October 1983. The cover is penciled and inked by Howard Chaykin. Here is that cover: Chaykin had been absent from comics for a little while, before jumping back into…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where we acknowledge that Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice has opened to awful reviews (which this reporter finds overstated). Well, no matter how you feel about the movie, it could always be worse – and 1987’s Superman IV: The Quest for Peace proves it!…
DetailsMy friends, it’s time once again to bring forth a new, bright, and shiny Fabulous Find. This week, I once again delve into the vault’s fanzine section and have pulled out my copy of Fantasy Illustrated # 1, cover dated Winter 1963 – 1964. I really love these old fanzines. This one is published by…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, were we’re excited at the prospect of Justice Leaguers making their big screen debut this Friday (Aquaman might finally be relevant and respectable in the public eye)! To celebrate, we’ve watched the 1997 attempt to bring the JLA to life – the Justice League of…
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