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RETRO REVIEW: Flash # 131

Greg Turner — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 11:00:52 +0000

Welcome back for another RETRO REVIEW and this week I’ve gone into the comic book vault and pulled out Flash # 131 published by DC Comics, or National Comics, as it was known in those days. Here’s the cover, dated September 1962: This is the second of the ‘famous’, or at least very collectable Flash/Green…

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RETRO REVIEW: Flash #131

Greg Turner — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 12:00:18 +0000

Greeting friends, family and followers, it’a time yet again for a new RETRO REVIEW, and this week I’ve pulled out one of my first reviews from way back in 2010; The Flash #131, cover dated September 1962. It’s been such a busy week, I’ve not had time to do a new review, so I went back…

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RETRO REVIEW: Batman # 171

Greg Turner — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 12:00:09 +0000

Thanks for coming back for a new RETRO REVIEW. This week I found myself in the DC Comics section of the comic book vault, which is buried deep underground, in a secret location. And once I returned above ground and the vault door safely secured behind me, I discovered I had brought to light; Batman #…

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RETRO REVIEW: Flash # 155

Greg Turner — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 11:00:50 +0000

Time to delve into the DC Comics section of my comic vault. After digging around for a while, you know what happens when you start searching around in your comics, you end up reading a few dozen, but eventually I selected Flash # 155 from the vast array of comics for this week’s RETRO REVIEW.…

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RETRO REVIEW: Green Lantern # 16

Greg Turner — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 11:00:50 +0000

Welcome back to a new RETRO REVIEW. This week it’s time to take a look at a comic from the DC Comics line of comic books. Therefore, I’ve dug through some of my early favorites and come out with Green Lantern # 16, cover dated; October 1962. And why is this one of my favorite…

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RETRO REVIEW: Flash # 123

Greg Turner — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 12:00:56 +0000

Welcome to yet another RETRO REVIEW. This week I have pulled out my copy of Flash # 123 from DC Comics. It’s cover dated September 1961, so it would likely have been on the comic book racks in June of ’61, right as summer vacation began for kids across the United States. In fact, the…

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RETRO REVIEW: The Flash # 106

Greg Turner — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:03:29 +0000

Hey kids, and those of us who refuse to give up the kid still inside of us, welcome back for another RETRO REVIEW. This week I’m going way back, to look at D C Comics’ Flash # 106, cover dated May 1959. The comic actually has two stories and it’s the second one that gets the…

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RETRO REVIEW: Batman # 181

Greg Turner — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:00:14 +0000

It’s Friday, so that must mean it’s time for another RETRO REVIEW! This week to recognize the third and final Dark Knight series movie, I’ve pulled out Batman # 181, cover dated June 1966, from D C Comics. This is the issue that introduces Poison Ivy! It features a nice cover drawn by the team…

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