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RETRO REVIEW: Superman #1

Greg Turner — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 11:00:30 +0000

Hey everyone, welcome to a new RETRO REVIEW. This week I’ve pulled out the cover dated, January 1987, issue of Superman # 1 from DC Comics. This is the, dare I say it, reboot, or renovation, of the Superman titles after sales had plunged and the Superman titles had languished for far to long. DC…

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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Greg Turner — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 12:00:20 +0000

So we come to the end of yet another year. My ninth writing blog posts for the Back To The Past website. Time sure does fly by, doesn’t it? As always, the Christmas season really cuts into my time trying to keep up here, so like previous years I just want to say the traditional…

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RETRO REVIEW: Marvel Team-Up # 55

Greg Turner — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 11:00:39 +0000

Hi there folks, I’m back this week with a new RETRO REVIEW for your reading pleasure. Digging around deep within the comic book vault, I came upon this little gem, cover dated March 1977, Marvel Team-Up # 55, from Marvel Comics. The basis for this series was the teaming up of two heroes facing off against a…

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RETRO REVIEW: The Complete Rog 2000

Greg Turner — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 11:00:35 +0000

Hey there all, I’m back with a RETRO REVIEW (finally, some might say). This week I have pulled from the comic book vault The Complete Rog 2000, dated July 1982, and published by Pacific Comics. It magazine sized, i.e. 8 and 1/2 by 11 inches, rather than comic book sized. The contents are reprints of…

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RETRO REVIEW: DC Comics Legends # 1 – 6

Greg Turner — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 12:00:06 +0000

Welcome back all, this week I’m once again going into the DC Comics annex of the comic book vault and I’ve pulled out the mini-series; Legends. There were six (6) issues in this mini-series and this is the comic book/series that John Byrne made his DC debut. These issues came out just before his Superman…

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RETRO REVIEW: Man of Steel # 1

Greg Turner — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 12:00:42 +0000

I’m not sure what the weather is like where you are reading this, but here in Michigan it is bitter cold! But I’m not going to let that stop me from writing up a new RETRO REVIEW. This week, I thought I’d pick out a comic from DC Comics, so I rummaged around in the…

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RETRO REVIEW: Avengers # 181 & 182

Greg Turner — Fri, 05 May 2017 11:00:10 +0000

Hey there fans, friends and family, welcome back for a new RETRO REVIEW. This week it’s time to once again visit the Marvel Comics annex of the hidden underground comic book vault. And I have emerged with two (2) comics in hand; Avengers # 181 & 182. They are cover dated March 1978 and April…

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Fabulous Find: 1981 Paragon Pretty Girl Portfolio

Greg Turner — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 12:00:24 +0000

Welcome back to another Fabulous Find. I’m your host, Greg Turner, and this week I bring you a companion post to the Fabulous Find from two weeks ago. It’s the Paragon Pretty Girl Portfolio from Paragon Publications. Since both items came out in 1981, I’m not sure which one hit the market first, but I’m…

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Fabulous Find: 1981 Pretty Girl Sketchbook

Greg Turner — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 12:00:34 +0000

Since this week is a Holiday week, I thought I’d make it easy on myself and present a Fabulous Find that didn’t require a lot of writing on my part and I stumbled upon the perfect find while filing away something else entirely. It’s the 1981 Pretty Girl Sketchbook published, as a one-shot, from Paisley…

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RETRO REVIEW: Marvel Fumetti Book # 1

Greg Turner — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 11:00:22 +0000

Good day, mates. It’s time for another RETRO REVIEW, and this week I’m pulling a book out from the Marvel Comics Group from 1984. It’s cover dated; April 1984 and the comic is; The Marvel Fumetti Book # 1. Normally I’d be telling you who drew the cover to lead into things, but this cover…

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