Welcome back to another Fabulous Find! I guess I’m just in a fabulous fanzine state of mind, so this week I’ve brought an “oldie, but goody” to light. Behold; E Pluribus Marvel # 5, published back in 1968, by editor Jay Zaremba. This fanzine is now fifty (50) years old, as a matter of fact…
Welcome back to another Friday Fabulous Find and yes, I am aware that this is two Fabulous Finds in a row! No secret agenda, simply I felt like doing another Fabulous Find! And this week I feel like going way back, over fifty years, as a matter of fact, to 1965, when we saw the publication…
So the Fantastic Four is finally back in the pages of Marvel Comics comic books, with a new number one issue just released this month. And about time, I say! And in honor of that, his RETRO REVIEW takes a look at Fantastic Four # 142, cover dated January 1974. This issue sports a cover…
I have a confession to make! Yes, I am hooked on series characters. Comics, of course, but also books! I guess it stems from my elementary school days, when I read The Hardy Boys series, written under the house name of Franklin W. Dixon. In 1959, the series underwent extensive revisions and were reissued in…
It’s Friday once again and time for a new Fabulous Find, and this week it is another fanzine I have recently added to my collection. This one is Conjure # 1, dated 1974 from Thomas Sciacca and George Perez. As Sciacca says in his editorial, Conjure is George and his attempt to “create a new…
Greetings and salutations, friends, fans and followers, it’s time for another Fabulous Find. This week I’ve set the wayback machine to 1966 where Marvel Comics’ characters hit the small screens of our televisions for the very first time. The animation may not have been much, but still, that was Marvel Comic book heroes on our…
Howdy folks! Sorry I was not able to do a post last week. I was in Northern Michigan with my family and had no access to a computer, but I’m back this week with yet another new Fabulous Find. We had great weather and I had a nice relaxing weekend and I’m back recharged and…
Hey gang! It’s time once again for a new Fabulous Find and this week I’m writing about a relatively new fanzine that I have been able to add to my collection. And that is; BAMF, the Dave Cockrum Treasury # 1. I was able to pick this beauty up on eBay at a reasonable price and just…
Hi gang! This week is going to have to be a new/old RETRO REVIEW, so I present The Silver Surfer # 4, from Marvel Comics, cover dated February 1969. First you are hit by the great John Buscema cover, featuring the Silver Surfer streaking at the Mighty Thor, who is poised to slam the Surfer with his…
Welcome back to Strange Times & Places, where today we’re celebrating the release of Avengers Infinity War this weekend with a look at What If? Infinity: Thanos, which asks the question “What If Thanos Joined The Avengers?” How’s It Different? It’s a For Want of a Nail story, in which Thanos is tapped by J’Son…