Hey, Hey, Hey, it’s another Fabulous Find! This week I bring to your attention the 1968 inflatable Marvel plastic pillows from Marvel Comics and Massachusetts Art Pillows. Maybe you remember seeing them advertised in your Silver Age Marvel Comic books, I sure do. Though I have never had the pleasure of owning one, I did…
Greetings and salutations! And welcome back for a new RETRO REVIEW! It’s time to dig into the Marvel Comics section of my vast comic book library, and this week I’ve pulled out Daredevil # 18. It’s cover dated; July 1966, and it features a nice John Romita Sr. cover! Romita had just recently joined the Marvel staff and Stan Lee had…
Hello and welcome to a new Fabulous Find! This week it’s a little off the beaten track, but I think it’s pretty cool comic related collectible. Hope you do to! What I’ve pulled out of my collection is the March 1972 issue of Esquire Magazine. This magazine was published by Esquire , Inc. out of…
Talk of a new Conan the Barbarian movie got me to thinking about barbarian heroes, which eventually led me to Groo! So this week I’ve pulled out Groo The Wanderer # 7, which is cover dated February 1984, and was published by Pacific Comics! It’s got everything that you could want from a barbarian story;…
Howdy, comic book fans! It’s time once again to dig through my comic collectibles for this week’s Fabulous Find! And this week I bring to the light Amazing World of DC Comics # 4. This is the DC Comics’ house fanzine published by National Periodical Publications, Inc. Issue number four is cover dated January 1975, though…
Hola amigos! It’s time for another RETRO REVIEW! And this week I’ve dug into the D C Comics section of my man cave, and pulled out Teen Titans # 20, cover dated April 1969! It’s got a nice moody cover pencilled and inked by Nick Cardy. And here it is for your viewing pleasure: The…
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…
Once 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…
Hey 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…
Hey 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…