It’s time for another RETRO REVIEW, so settle back and let’s turn the time machine back to 1968! This week I’ve unearthed from my collection X-Men numbers 49 through 51 from Marvel Comics. These three books are cover dated, October through December 1968, meaning that they would have been on the comic racks during the…
Fabulous Find Welcome back to another edition of Fabulous Finds! I know this should be a RETRO REVIEW week, but I thought I’d go ahead and hit you with part two of my Legion Outpost fanzine post. This week I’ll be focusing on issues six through ten of The Legion Outpost. So without further ado…
Happy New Year everyone! I’m back with a new RETRO REVIEW! And it’s a little different this time. What’s that? Well, my review isn’t really a comic book and it’s not that retro (i.e. old)! But I still feel it qualifies, so there! I first discovered this book, or if you’d rather call it a…
Greetings and Happy Holidays to my friends and blog/column followers. I’m taking a short break during the Christmas season, i.e. two weeks, but I’ll be back the second week of the New Year with another new RETRO REVIEW, to be followed with a new Fabulous Find the very next week! So please stay tuned. I…
Greetings fellow comic fans! And happy Friday the thirteenth! This week I’ve unearthed a more recent comic book for my RETRO REVIEW column. It’s from Image Comics, released under their short-lived Cliffhanger banner … Battle Chasers # 1, cover dated April 1998! This first issue features a very nice wrap-a-round cover by creator Joe Madureira (or…
RETRO REVIEW Happy day after Thanksgiving, or as they say in the retail trade, Black Friday! This week’s RETRO REVIEW is from DC Comics. The book in question is … Rip Hunter — Time Master # 18, cover dated February 1964. The original Rip Hunter series ran twenty-nine (29) issues, so this one is about two-thirds through…
Howdy partners! And welcome back for another Retro Review! This week in honor of the new Thor movie, I thought I’d pull out a Thor issue, which actually turned into three issues! So heads up, I’ll try to make it quick … I’m looking at Marvel Comics’ Thor # 167 through # 169, cover dated,…
Hello again! I’ve been missing for a couple of weeks due to a vacation and then a website upgrade, but I’m back once again. You just can’t keep me away! This week I thought I’d do another RETRO REVIEW, even though it might be time for another Fabulous Find. Frankly I’m just in the mood for…
Welcome back to the fun that never ends! It’s time for another RETRO REVIEW, and this week it’s from D C Comics! And the comic in question is an early Silver Age gem, Action Comics # 242, cover dated July 1958. I wasn’t actually reading comics back in ’58, but I do remember picking up this…
Okay, I decided to be nice and not make everyone wait for two weeks, for the second half, of this continued RETRO REVIEW. For those looking for my regularly scheduled Fabulous Find column, well, check back next week, as I’ve pushed it back so that I can offer up this column instead. So without further…