We here at Back to the Past are pleased as punch to have a copy of Fantastic Four #1 coming to auction this weekend! While the Fantastic Four have been a lil out-of-focus in the Marvel Studios era, they are poised to get their due pretty soon. Which is good, because the Marvel Cinematic Universe…
Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! Each week, Back to the Past delves into the history and individual significance of the cool collectible stuff we handle every day. This week, we continue to highlight CGC graded comics coming to auction the weekend of May 21st by looking at Fantastic Four #48. What’s so special…
Welcome back to Strange Times & Places, where we’re a bit bummed about the sad, strange saga that Stan Lee’s golden years are turning into. To that end, we’re looking back to a simpler time and a happier reality – What If? #11, What If the Fantastic Four Were the Original Marvel Bullpen?! How’s It…
I’m back with a new Fabulous Find for you. And this week I’m featuring the 1978 Milton Bradley – Marvel Comics’ Incredible Hulk Game with the Fantastic Four. The game is intended for ages 7 to 12, so there is not a lot of skill involved in this one folks, but it can still be fun…
Greetings and salutations comic book fans. This week I found myself searching in the Marvel Comics section of my vast comics vault. And I’ve pulled out a gem, at least I think so! So what did I find? I’m glad you asked. I dug out my copy of Giant-Size Super-Stars # 1, cover dated May 1974.…
I think it’s time for another look at one of my Big Little Books (BLB)from Whitman Publishing Company, Inc. of Racine, Wisconsin. So for this week’s Fabulous Find, I’ve reached for The Fantastic Four in The House of Horrors. It was published in 1968 in conjunction with Marvel Comics. Here’s the cover: The book has thick…
I Will Tell You #99: Top 5 Comic Characters Who Should Be Thankful Anyone who knows me personally, or has at least read some of my past columns over the years, has often heard me say, “You don’t have to be good if you’re lucky,” frequently amended with another statement, “You don’t have to…
Hello out there, where ever you might be in this wide and wondrous world! It is once again time for a new RETRO REVIEW! And this week it’s time to dig into the Marvel Comics Universe, so after a little bit of thought, I’ve decided on Fantastic Four # 252, cover dated March 1983. It’s got…
Well when it rains it pours. First vacation interrupts my column and now computer problems cause a major slow down and eventual fix! But because of this, I’m running yet another reprint. But unless you’ve been here from the very beginning of my columns, I doubt you’ve read this one! So without further ado ……
Face Front Fans! It’s time for another RETRO REVIEW. And this week I’m looking at the Fantastic Four Special King Size Annual # 3, from the summer of 1965! And yes, it really says that on the cover, see for yourself: It also boldly proclaimed that it contained “72 Big Pages”, but only 23 of them were…