Key Issues Archives - Back to the Past Collectibles https://gobacktothepast.com/tag/key-issues/ Your Source for Everything Pop Culture Tue, 16 Jan 2024 17:04:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 How Batman #189 Made Scarecrow an Invaluable Villain https://gobacktothepast.com/how-batman-189-made-scarecrow-an-invaluable-villain/ https://gobacktothepast.com/how-batman-189-made-scarecrow-an-invaluable-villain/#respond Tue, 16 Jan 2024 19:30:13 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=43304 The late, great Stan Lee had a principle he built his writing on: “every comic book is somebody’s first issue”. While he meant that as a guide to how to write, it also applies to any given comic’s unexpected influence. Every comic fan has that obscure also-ran that holds a soft spot in their heart…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/how-batman-189-made-scarecrow-an-invaluable-villain/feed/ 0 Why is Showcase #4 Valuable? https://gobacktothepast.com/why-is-showcase-4-valuable/ https://gobacktothepast.com/why-is-showcase-4-valuable/#respond Tue, 03 Oct 2023 19:59:11 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=42884 Showcase #4 comes to auction this weekend and we could not be more excited! And if prebids are any indication, our bidders are too. Comic collecting newbies might be wondering what all the hubbub is about, so we’re here to give you the rundown. It’s The First Appearance of The Flash! DC Comics first published…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/why-is-showcase-4-valuable/feed/ 0 Who is the First Asian American Superhero? https://gobacktothepast.com/who-is-the-first-asian-american-superhero/ https://gobacktothepast.com/who-is-the-first-asian-american-superhero/#respond Tue, 30 May 2023 19:06:42 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=42336 We’re closing out Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by answering your burning questions about Asian “firsts” in American comics! The first question we must address: Who Was the First Asian Superhero? The first headlining Asian superhero debuted way back in 1944! Well, sort of. Chinese American writer/artist Chu F. Hing created The Green…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/who-is-the-first-asian-american-superhero/feed/ 0 Who Was The First Black Superhero? https://gobacktothepast.com/who-was-the-first-black-superhero/ https://gobacktothepast.com/who-was-the-first-black-superhero/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2023 19:56:01 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=41232 As Black History Month comes to a close, we’re gonna look at key issues in Black comic book history! Who was the first Black superhero? The first Black-lead comic series? Firs Black Justice Leaguer? Read on! Who’s The First Black Superhero? Marvel’s Black Panther, who debuted in April 1966’s Fantastic Four #52! As fans of…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/who-was-the-first-black-superhero/feed/ 2 Key Issue Cavalcade: Silver/Bronze Age Comics Pt 2 https://gobacktothepast.com/events/b2p_cavalcade2/ https://gobacktothepast.com/events/b2p_cavalcade2/#respond Wed, 30 Nov 2022 22:33:01 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?post_type=mec-events&p=40407 Comics Coming to Auction December 17 Join us for 250 MORE lots worth of classic comics from the 60s and 70s! There are a ton of key and semi-key issues in this collection, which you got a taste of last week. This week is the is the finale for this collection, and we saved some of the best for last! Highlights…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/events/b2p_cavalcade2/feed/ 0 When Will Comic Book Movies Stop? https://gobacktothepast.com/when-will-comic-book-movies-stop/ https://gobacktothepast.com/when-will-comic-book-movies-stop/#respond Wed, 15 Jun 2022 10:45:30 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=38364 Welcome back to Hammer Drops! This week’s topic is comic book movies, how they’re adapting much more recent material, and how that changes key issues. The upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder, set to feature Jane Foster as Thor in live action, will be our focus. Speaking of which, have you bought your tickets yet? They…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/when-will-comic-book-movies-stop/feed/ 0 When Did Captain America Come Out of the Ice? https://gobacktothepast.com/when-did-captain-america-come-back/ https://gobacktothepast.com/when-did-captain-america-come-back/#respond Mon, 09 May 2022 12:00:04 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=37872 Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! Each week, Back to the Past examines the wider significance of the stuff we handle every day – the very things that make them cool! This week is the penultimate entry in our examination of a comic collection that comes to auction May 19 through our live auction…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/when-did-captain-america-come-back/feed/ 0 What Counts As A First Appearance? https://gobacktothepast.com/what-counts-as-a-first-appearance/ https://gobacktothepast.com/what-counts-as-a-first-appearance/#respond Wed, 15 Dec 2021 11:45:24 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=35888 Welcome back to Hammer Drops, where we learn lessons about the collectibles industry from the realized prices our wares fetch at auction. For this installment, we’re looking back to March for a copy of Batman Adventures #12 that sold for $750 and a copy of Star Wars #42 that sold more recently. Specifically, they’re teaching…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/what-counts-as-a-first-appearance/feed/ 0 Status Quo Shifting (or “Finding Your Keys”) https://gobacktothepast.com/status-quo-shifting-or-finding-your-keys/ https://gobacktothepast.com/status-quo-shifting-or-finding-your-keys/#respond Wed, 08 Sep 2021 10:45:54 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=34549 Welcome back to Hammer Drops, where Back to the Past’s experts try to explain the super complicated world of buying and selling collectibles using examples of collectibles we’ve bought and/or sold. This week, we’re examining the slippery definition of “Key Issue” using the VG copy of Batman #251 that sold for $425 in our May…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/status-quo-shifting-or-finding-your-keys/feed/ 0 I Heard a Rumor (or “Speculation, In Every Sense Of The Word”) https://gobacktothepast.com/speculation-in-every-sense-of-the-word/ https://gobacktothepast.com/speculation-in-every-sense-of-the-word/#respond Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:45:39 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=34288 Welcome back to Hammer Drops, where we discuss what realized prices mean in the wider context of collectibles dealing. Today, we’re looking at Lot #212 from our June twelfth auction session, a NM run of Adam: The Blue Marvel #2-5 that sold for $325. Why did a near complete mini-series starring a character you’ve likely…

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