John Broome Archives - Back to the Past Collectibles

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…

The post RETRO REVIEW: Flash # 131 appeared first on Back to the Past Collectibles.

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…

The post RETRO REVIEW: Flash #131 appeared first on Back to the Past Collectibles.

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.…

The post RETRO REVIEW: Flash # 155 appeared first on Back to the Past Collectibles.

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…

The post RETRO REVIEW: Green Lantern # 16 appeared first on Back to the Past Collectibles.

Fabulous Find: Alter Ego # 5

Greg Turner — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 12:30:26 +0000

Yes, indeed, it’s time for a new Fabulous Find and this week I’ve uncovered a copy of the early sixties fanzine, Alter Ego # 5. It was published sometime during the winter of 1962 – 1963, per the indicia on page two, but it likely went out to comic fans sometime in early 1963. This historic…

The post Fabulous Find: Alter Ego # 5 appeared first on Back to the Past Collectibles.

Retro Review: Green Lantern # 40

Greg Turner — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:00:37 +0000

Howdy campers! For this week’s RETRO REVIEW, I’ve visited the D C Comics annex of my extensive collection and brought to light Green Lantern # 40, cover dated October 1965! This comic features the first Silver Age team up of the Silver Age (SA) Green Lantern, Hal Jordan and the Golden Age (GA) Green Lantern, Alan…

The post Retro Review: Green Lantern # 40 appeared first on Back to the Past Collectibles.

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…

The post RETRO REVIEW: The Flash # 106 appeared first on Back to the Past Collectibles.