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Near Mint: Bronze to Modern Comics with Toys

Chris Walker — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:19:03 +0000

Wednesday is here once more and it has brought you an auction full of comics in such good shape, they may as well have just come off the rack! Issues come predominantly from the 70s to the 90s, with a few early 00s specimens sneaking in with them. For some added flavor, we’ve mixed in…

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Gift Ideas: Comic Books, Collectible Toys, & More!

Chris Walker — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 19:06:49 +0000

Between supply chain issues and labor shortages, finding that perfect holiday gift is shaping up to be more hectic than usual this year. But you know what’s never hard to find, at least here at Back to the Past? Vintage and collectible wonders! Get your holiday shopping started off on the right foot with this…

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RETRO REVIEW: Swamp Thing # 7

Greg Turner — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 22:22:05 +0000

This week, I bring to light Swamp Thing # 7, published by DC Comics, it is cover dated December 1973. It features a moody cover of the Swamp Thing clinging to a side of a building with the Batman swinging through the air, toward him, on his bat-rope. The cover is both penciled and inked by…

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RETRO REVIEW: Monkeyman and O’Brien # 1

Greg Turner — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Welcome, friends, followers and family. It’s time for a new RETRO REVIEW of an independent comic book this week. So I ventured down into the comic book vault and turned down the independent wing and dug around for a few hours and finally came up with the 1996 Dark Horse Comics comic book, Monkeyman And O’Brien…

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RETRO REVIEW: Daredevil King-Size Special # 1

Greg Turner — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 11:00:01 +0000

Greetings 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…

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Fabulous Find: The Wizard King

Greg Turner — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 11:00:11 +0000

Welcome back to a new edition of Fabulous Finds, brought to you by your host, Greg Turner. This week I’ve only taken a couple of steps over to my bookshelves and pulled out my copy of the 1978 limited edition hardcover book entitled; The Wizard King. This graphic novel is the brainchild of writer/artist Wallace,…

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RETRO REVIEW: Scary Godmother Bloody Valentine Special

Greg Turner — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 11:00:37 +0000

It’s definitely October and the weather is starting to feel a little crisp and the leaves are beginning to change colors, so that means Halloween is right around the corner. And to help you get into the mood of all things spooky I thought I’d feature a comic book closely associated with Halloween, Scary Godmother…

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Fabulous Find: Empire Graphic Novel

Greg Turner — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 11:00:13 +0000

I wanted to look at something a little different for this week’s Fabulous Find. Therefore, I’ve pulled off the shelf one of the early graphic novels published in the 70s’s. The book is Empire and it is written by science-fiction author, Samuel R. Delany. The art is provided by comic book artist, Howard V. Chaykin. The…

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Fabulous Find: Fiction Illustrated Vol. 3

Greg Turner — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 11:00:43 +0000

Welcome back for another Fabulous Find. Glad you could find your way here once again, or welcome if it’s your first time. This week I’m bringing to light the short-lived series of small graphic novels published by Byron Preiss Visual Publications Inc. The series was called Fiction Illustrated and they published four book in the series…

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RETRO REVIEW: Heroes, Inc. (No Number)

Greg Turner — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 11:00:53 +0000

It’s time for a new RETRO REVIEW this week, and from a company other than Marvel or DC Comics. So digging around I’ve come up from the comic vault with Heroes, Inc. Presents Cannon. The comic has no number and doesn’t even have indicia to indicate who published it or when. But it’s from comic creator,…

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