First Comics published the comic book; Grimjack # 1, with a cover date of August 1984. The character was co-created by writter John Ostrander and artist Timothy Truman. The character first appeared as a back up feature in the comic book; Starslayer. This comic book was first published by Pacific Comics (issues # 1 – 6) and then…
Another Silver Age comic this week from DC Comics, it’s House of Secrets # 66, cover dated June 1964. This comic features on the cover, for the first time. the villain, Eclipso! And that cover is provided by the team of Dick Dillin on pencils and Sheldon Moldoffon on inks! Eclipso had originally made his initial appearance here in House…
Greetings fellow comic books fans here at Back To The Past! This week I present, Jack “King” Kirby’s return to Marvel Comics, with the cover dated, January 1977 comic book; Black Panther # 1. With a cover that declared “He’s Back! As only Jack Kirby can do it!”. Jack Kirby returned to Marvel Comics for a short…
This week I present DC’s House of Mystery # 160, cover dated July 1966. And why is this comic book special, you might ask? Well, it’s special because the book features the Dial H For Hero series, starring Robbie Reed and his Super-Hero dial. And in this book DC chooses to bring back Plastic Man (kinda/sorta) by…
In honor of the fourth of July, my retro review this week is of; American Flagg! # 1, which was published by First Comics, with a cover date of October 1983. The cover was produced by the writer and artist of the comic, Howard Chaykin. And as Jim has already shown the cover to the first issue in…
Due to modern technology, you’re reading this Retro Review while I am on a business trip out of state. So first let me say; Greetings from Cincinnati! Now on to the regularly scheduled Silver/Bronze Age review column. This week, I present The Silver Surfer # 4, cover dated February 1969. First you are hit by a…
Cover dated November 1968, and featuring a nice Joe Kubert cover, came The Atom and Hawkman # 39, sub-titled; The Titan and the Fury! Previously there had been an Atom comic book and also a Hawkman comic book, but suddenly they were merged into one book, continuing the numbering of the Atom series. Obviously these…
This week, I present Marvel Comics’ Master of Kung Fu # 44, cover dated September 1976. It features a cover drawn by “big” John Buscema and inked by Al Milgrom. The story inside the comic is entitled; “Prelude:Golden Daggers (A Death Run)”. The book if you didn’t know, featured Shang-Chi, the son of the dreaded Oriental…
Today for your comic book collecting habit, I submit to you, DC Comics’ Metal Men # 45, cover dated May 1976. The original Silver Age Metal Men series ended with issue # 41, cover dated January 1970. Three years passed and then three reprint issues appeared (#s 42 through 44), then another three years pass and Metal Men # 45…
Greetings fellow Back to the Past fans. I’m back again, to bring to your attention a comic from the Silver Age (this time)! The comic in question, Not Brand Echh # 2, published by Marvel Comics and cover dated September, 1967. Yes that’s right, it would have been on sale during the summer of love, 1967! …