Marvel Archives - Back to the Past Collectibles https://gobacktothepast.com/tag/marvel/ Your Source for Everything Pop Culture Tue, 26 Jul 2022 19:17:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 5 Biggest Reveals from SDCC 2022 https://gobacktothepast.com/5-biggest-reveals-from-sdcc-2022/ https://gobacktothepast.com/5-biggest-reveals-from-sdcc-2022/#respond Thu, 28 Jul 2022 12:00:44 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=38995 Hey there, comic book and pop culture fans! The legendary San Diego Comic Con wrapped up its 2022 session over the weekend and, as usual, it came with a whole pile of major comic book movie and TV reveals. A surprising theme we detected? Golden Age characters on the silver screen! Without further ado, here…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/who-will-wield-thors-hammer-next/feed/ 0 What is the Silver Age of Comics? https://gobacktothepast.com/what-is-the-silver-age-of-comics/ https://gobacktothepast.com/what-is-the-silver-age-of-comics/#respond Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:45:25 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=37347 Welcome back to Hammer Drops! Each week, Back to the Past shares its wealth of collectibles knowledge with you, the collectible-sales-do-it-yourselfer. This week, we’re continuing our series on defining our descriptive terms and defining the Silver Age of comics. We pick up where we left off last week, in the mid-1950s… Barry Allen Ushers In…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/what-is-the-silver-age-of-comics/feed/ 0 The Wizard of Oz, An American Holiday Tradition https://gobacktothepast.com/wizard-of-oz-american-holiday-tradition/ https://gobacktothepast.com/wizard-of-oz-american-holiday-tradition/#respond Mon, 22 Nov 2021 13:00:42 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=35559 Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! This week, we are highlighting an item coming to the auction block and its seasonal relevance. Specifically, we’re looking at Lot #121, The Marvelous Land of Oz treasury edition. It is one of the many nifty comics coming to auction this week, but the most seasonally appropriate. Why?…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/wizard-of-oz-american-holiday-tradition/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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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/speculation-in-every-sense-of-the-word/feed/ 0 Doctor Spectrum, Marvel’s Emerald Gladiator https://gobacktothepast.com/doctor-spectrum-marvels-emerald-gladiator/ https://gobacktothepast.com/doctor-spectrum-marvels-emerald-gladiator/#respond Fri, 13 Aug 2021 12:00:10 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=33232 Welcome back to My Hero, our weekly dip into the world of customized action figures! A lone superfan spent years repainting, rescultping, sewing capes, and generally altering dozens of action figures to capture the likenesses of the most obscure characters in all of comicdom. We were so taken with his life’s work that we bought…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/doctor-spectrum-marvels-emerald-gladiator/feed/ 0 Beast: From X-Man to Solo Act https://gobacktothepast.com/beast-from-x-man-to-solo-act/ https://gobacktothepast.com/beast-from-x-man-to-solo-act/#respond Mon, 09 Aug 2021 12:00:15 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=34118 Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected, where we take a moment to appreciate the cool stuff that passes through our doors every day. Today, we’re looking at lot numbers one-hundred-and-thirteen and two-hundred-and-thirty-two from our Saturday May Eighth auction session: Very Good copies of Amazing Adventures #11 & #14! Rescues From Comic Book Limbo Amazing…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/marvels-first-doctor/feed/ 0 Water Wizard, Wannabe Nemesis of Ghost Rider https://gobacktothepast.com/a-baddie-with-no-concept-of-weight-class/ https://gobacktothepast.com/a-baddie-with-no-concept-of-weight-class/#respond Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=32791 The post Water Wizard, Wannabe Nemesis of Ghost Rider appeared first on Back to the Past Collectibles.

]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/a-baddie-with-no-concept-of-weight-class/feed/ 0 Know When To Hold ‘Em (or “The Other Media Value Curve”) https://gobacktothepast.com/know-when-to-hold-em-or-the-other-media-value-curve/ https://gobacktothepast.com/know-when-to-hold-em-or-the-other-media-value-curve/#respond Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=32675 The post Know When To Hold ‘Em (or “The Other Media Value Curve”) appeared first on Back to the Past Collectibles.

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