Welcome back to a new Fabulous Find. This week I’ll be taking a look at a rather rare album, or LP, by the name of The Marvel World of Icarus. Yep, the band name is Icarus and you probably have never heard of them! Well, first let me tell you of the band, then I’ll…
Well, here I am again, for another Fabulous Find. This week/month I’ll be taking a look at another local Detroit fanzine. This time it’s The Fan Informer # 10, cover dated January 1969. This Detroit based fanzine was edited by Desmond Jones and the front cover is penciled by his brother, future comic book professional…
Today, let’s turn back the clock forty-three (43) years to 1976, for this week’s RETRO REVIEW, with a comic book cover dated; December 1976. This comic comes from Marvel Comics and the book in question is Marvel Spotlight # 31. AS most of my readers know Marvel Spotlight featured and spotlighted various characters that did…
Last week’s RETRO REVIEW looked at Dr. Strange # 178, and the issue left off with the good Doctor and the Black Knight defeating Tiboro, the main villain of that issue, but Dr. Strange had the last word, saying: “We have won but one battle of the great war … the true test is yet…
Back in July of 2014, just about five years ago, I reviewed one of my all time favorite comic books, Dr. Strange # 177. You can find that RETRO REVIEW here at: https://gobacktothepast.com/retro-review-dr-strange-177/. Now it’s time to take a look at the very next issue; Dr. Strange # 178, cover dated March 1969. This is…
It’s been awhile since I looked at a book and record set from Power Records, so this week, I’ve picked the Conan The Barbarian Book and Record Set (#PR-31) to share. This original story; “the Crawler in the Mists” was created for this publication. The script was written by Len Wein & J.M. DeMatteis. The…
Welcome back (once more) to Strange Times & Places, where I’m still honoring Avengers: Endgame by discussing A-Next #1. How’s It Different? This is a Royale With Cheese, spinning off from a For Want of a Nail story. It’s part of the MC2 universe, of which Spider-Girl was the flagship character. Many years ago, around…
Greetings and salutations! I’m glad you found your way back for a brand spanking new RETRO REVIEW. This week I’ve pulled out a classic, cover dated January, 1976; Captain America # 193. This comic was published by Marvel Comics, as if you didn’t already know. This issue features the return of Jack Kirby to Marvel…
Hey, I decided to come back from vacation after all. I definitely enjoyed my time away and almost decided to retire my columns, but here I am, at least through the end of the year. At the end of the this year, I’ll have been doing these columns for ten (10) years. Can you believe…
Time for another Marvel Comics’ RETRO REVIEW, I think. So with that in mind, I’ve selected Fantastic Four # 16, cover dated July 1963, to review. This issue is entitled “The Micro-World Of Doctor Doom!” and features a special guest star; the amazing Ant-Man! It’s written by Stan “the Man” Lee and penciled by Jack “King” Kirby, with inks provided…