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Marvel 1975 Slurpee Cups

Greg Turner — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 12:00:44 +0000

Hey, how you doin’? I’m back this week with a repeat Fabulous Find, looking at the 1975 Marvel Comics Slurpee cups. In 1975, I was a young man attending college and working in the college’s bookstore to earn some extra bucks and I discovered that the chain store, 7-11, was selling their slurpees in plastic cups…

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RETRO REVIEW: Marvel Spotlight # 2

Greg Turner — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 22:00:24 +0000

Welcome back for this week’s RETRO REVIEW! This time around I’ll be looking at Marvel Spotlight # 2, which is cover dated February 1972. This book, from Marvel Comics, introduces Jack Russell, who becomes the title character, Werewolf By Night. The comic features an interesting, though uncredited, cover by Neal Adams, with inks done by Tom Palmer.…

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RETRO REVIEW: Man-Thing # 5 & 6

Greg Turner — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 12:00:42 +0000

Time once again for a new RETRO REVIEW for your pleasure (at least I hope it’s a pleasure). This week it was back into the Marvel Comics section of the comics vault, where I have pulled out The Man-Thing #s 5 & 6. These two books are cover dated; May 1974 and June 1974, so…

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RETRO REVIEW: Kull The Destroyer # 11

Greg Turner — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 12:00:25 +0000

Welcome back for another edition of my RETRO REVIEW column. This week it’s time to pull a Marvel Comic book from out of the vault. So after digging around for a while, I’ve unearthed; Kull The Destroyer # 11, cover dated November 1973. The Kull comic book had been around since 1971 when the first issue…

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Fabulous Find: Esquire Magazine March 1972

Greg Turner — Fri, 30 May 2014 11:30:48 +0000

Hello and welcome to a new Fabulous Find! This week it’s a little off the beaten track, but I think it’s pretty cool comic related collectible. Hope you do to! What I’ve pulled out of my collection is the March 1972 issue of Esquire Magazine. This magazine was published by Esquire , Inc. out of…

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1975 Marvel 7-11 Slurpee Cups

Greg Turner — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:00:19 +0000

Quite a while ago I wrote about the 1973 D C Comics 7-11 Slurpee cups and I promised that I’d be back with the 1975 Marvel Comics 7-11 Slurpee cups. Well, here I am and it’s time! In 1975 I was in college and working in the college’s bookstore to earn some extra bucks and…

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Mighty Marvel Calendar for 1975

Greg Turner — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:00:23 +0000

Rather than another Retro Review this week, I thought I might start a new column that will alternate with my Retro Review column and I’ve decided to call it Fabulous Finds! Though the column name isn’t set in stone, so if you’ve got a better name for this column, please let me know in the…

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