Once again the week rolls around to the weekend and it’s time for another RETRO REVIEW! This week I’ve gone back to 1971 and Captain America and the Falcon # 143 from Marvel Comics! The issue is cover dated; November 1971, and technically the book is actually Captain America # 143, per the indicia, but the…
Hey ho, everyone. This week I’ve gone to my vinyl record racks for my Fabulous Find. And I’ve pulled out a gem! It’s the record album entitled; Spider-Man: Rock Reflections of a Superhero from Lifesong Records. It came out in 1975, and in obvious conjunction with Marvel Comics. I quickly purchased it at the local…
Hey gang, it’s Friday once again and therefore, time for another posting! And this week it’s another RETRO REVIEW, for hopefully, your reading pleasure! This week I’ve pulled out Mysterious Suspense # 1 (and only) from Charlton Comics! It’s cover dated October 1968 and features a cover pencilled and inked by none other than Steve Ditko. Here’s the cover: The comic features…
Welcome back to part two, in my two part, Fabulous Find column on the Witzend fanzines from Wally Wood and company! Though with issue # 6, Wally Wood is now only listed as the “illustrious founder” and the fanzine/prozine is now published by Ed Glasser and edited by Bill Pearson! Witzend # 6 I’ve owned my…
This week, it’s time for another comic book retro review featuring D C Comics! So I’ve dug back to 1968 and pulled out an issue of Wonder Woman. And that comic is Wonder Woman # 178, cover dated October 1968! It’s an important issue, as it marked a big change in the character, or at…
Welcome back for another Fabulous Find! This week I’ve pulled out the first five (5) issues of the fanzine, Witzend! The fanzine was the brainchild of artist Wallace (Wally) Wood. The first issue was dated the Summer of 1966 and issue five was dated October of 1968. As Wood stated on his “Statement of NO…
This week’s RETRO REVIEW looks at Iron Man #s 10 & 11 from Marvel Comics. They are cover dated; February and March 1968. Issue number ten (10) sports a cover drawn by George Tuska and inked by Frank Giacoia. And here it is: Iron Man # 10 The issue is entitled; “Once More … The…
Hey, ho, fans! This week I want to take a look at a little more recent comic book, but one that you’ve likely never seen, but one I think highly of! And what exactly is that comic? Glad you asked! It’s Boneyard # 1, published in 2001 by NBM Publishing. And the this little comic…
Welcome once again to another Fabulous Find! This week I thought I’d spotlight one of my favorite fanzines, CPL, or it’s proper name; Contemporary Pictorial Literature! With a name like like it’s got to be good, right? The issue I’m going to be speaking about this time around is issue number eleven (11). It was…
Hey gang, welcome back for another RETRO REVIEW. This week it’s time for another fine comic book from D C Comics. This one is cover dated September 1963 and it is Adventure Comics # 312! It features the Legion of Super-Heroes and it has a very nice cover drawn by Curt Swan and inked by…