superman Archives - Back to the Past Collectibles https://gobacktothepast.com/tag/superman/ Your Source for Everything Pop Culture Tue, 13 Feb 2024 17:02:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 5 Superhero Romances To Celebrate Valentine’s Day With https://gobacktothepast.com/5-superhero-romances-to-celebrate-valentines-day-with/ https://gobacktothepast.com/5-superhero-romances-to-celebrate-valentines-day-with/#respond Tue, 13 Feb 2024 19:36:45 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=43415 It is once again Valentine’s Day, the day when millions of people the world over celebrate love! Back to the Past is celebrating by highlighting a few of the best superhero romances in all of comic bookdom. Did your one-true-pairing make the list? Only one way to find out… Cyclops and Jean Grey It was…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/5-superhero-romances-to-celebrate-valentines-day-with/feed/ 0 What Makes Collectibles Worth Money? https://gobacktothepast.com/from-disposable-to-indispensable/ https://gobacktothepast.com/from-disposable-to-indispensable/#respond Wed, 09 Mar 2022 11:45:20 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=37162 Welcome back to Hammer Drops! Each week, Back to the Past Collectibles shares its accumulated collectibles knowledge with you, the dedicated do-it-yourself seller. Because we always have great collections passing through our doors, we’ve always got great examples for our lessons. This week is no different! We’re looking at one item from our eBay store…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/from-disposable-to-indispensable/feed/ 0 Wonder Man, The First Superman Clone https://gobacktothepast.com/wonder-man-the-first-superman-clone/ https://gobacktothepast.com/wonder-man-the-first-superman-clone/#respond Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:00:35 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=36861 Welcome back to My Hero! Each week, Back to the Past uses this column to tell you why the obscure characters from our custom action figure collection are great! Years ago, we purchased the life’s work of an artist and comic fan whose chosen medium was granting forgotten comic characters the action figure immortality denied…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/wonder-man-the-first-superman-clone/feed/ 0 Holiday Gifting With Vintage Flair https://gobacktothepast.com/holiday-gifting-with-vintage-flair/ https://gobacktothepast.com/holiday-gifting-with-vintage-flair/#respond Wed, 01 Dec 2021 11:45:09 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=35569 Welcome to Hammer Drops! This week, being as it is Thanksgiving week and the official kick-off to the holiday shopping season, we’re doing something a little different. Rather than look for lessons on selling your collection, we’re looking at recent auctions, showroom finds, and eBay items (some of which are still available, at the time…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/holiday-gifting-with-vintage-flair/feed/ 0 Captain America & Golden Age Comic Fan Clubs https://gobacktothepast.com/golden-age-fan-clubs/ https://gobacktothepast.com/golden-age-fan-clubs/#respond Mon, 29 Nov 2021 13:00:26 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=35622 Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! In this column, we act as your tour guide to the wonderful items we handle every day. This week’s find is a Captain America’s Sentinels of Liberty reproduction pin from Planet Studios. Produced in 1990, this pin was limited to 2500 pieces. It is based on the pin…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/golden-age-fan-clubs/feed/ 0 Ideal Toys, The Original Superhero Action Figure Maker https://gobacktothepast.com/first-superhero-action-figure/ https://gobacktothepast.com/first-superhero-action-figure/#respond Mon, 04 Oct 2021 12:00:45 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=34851 Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected, where the experts at Back to the Past stop to talk about why the stuff we handle is so dang cool. This week, we’re talking about a fabulous piece that recently came in: a 1940 Ideal Toys Superman doll! Specifically, we’re talking about Ideal Toys and their place…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/first-superhero-action-figure/feed/ 0 Who is the Original DC Comics Parasite? https://gobacktothepast.com/who-is-the-original-dc-comics-parasite/ https://gobacktothepast.com/who-is-the-original-dc-comics-parasite/#respond Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:00:59 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=34637 Welcome back to My Hero, wherein we here at Back to the Past identify and delve into the obscure characters from our custom action figure collection! Years ago, we purchased the life’s work of an artist and comic fan whose chosen medium was granting forgotten comic characters the action figure immortality denied to them by…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/who-is-the-original-dc-comics-parasite/feed/ 0 Who is the Bronze Age Superwoman? https://gobacktothepast.com/superwoman/ https://gobacktothepast.com/superwoman/#respond Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:00:59 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=34561 Welcome back to My Hero, wherein we here at Back to the Past identify and delve into the obscure characters from our custom action figure collection. Years ago, we purchased the life’s work of an artist and comic fan whose chosen medium was granting forgotten comic characters the action figure immortality denied to them by…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/superwoman/feed/ 0 The Custom Kryptonite Kid https://gobacktothepast.com/custom-kryptonite-kid/ https://gobacktothepast.com/custom-kryptonite-kid/#respond Fri, 03 Sep 2021 12:00:06 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=34478 Welcome back to My Hero, wherein we here at Back to the Past identify and delve into the obscure characters our custom action figure collection. Years ago, we purchased the life’s work of an artist and comic fan whose chosen medium was granting forgotten comic characters the action figure immortality denied to them by major…

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]]> https://gobacktothepast.com/custom-kryptonite-kid/feed/ 0 Jimmy Olsen AKA Steel-Man https://gobacktothepast.com/jimmy-olsen-aka-steel-man/ https://gobacktothepast.com/jimmy-olsen-aka-steel-man/#respond Fri, 27 Aug 2021 12:00:26 +0000 https://gobacktothepast.com/?p=34301 Welcome back to My Hero, our weekly dip into our collection of custom action figures! A lone superfan spent years repainting, resculpting, 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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