Howdy partners! It’s once again time for a new Fabulous Find, and this week I’ve had to go to the research books and internet, as I do not actually own this collectible. And what is this collectible I’m referring to? Well, it’s from Madison Limited and DC Comics, and it is the Batman Super-Heroes String…
Time for a new RETRO REVIEW, and this week I’ve gone to the Treasury sized comics section of the vault and pulled out DC Comics’ All New Collectors Edition, Volume 7, Number C-56, or as it’s better known as, Superman Vs. Muhammad Ali. This was published in 1978 and that’s when I bought my copy,…
Hembeck, Hembeck, Hembeck. Did someone say Hembeck? Who or what is Hembeck? Well, if you don;t already know, then I better jump right into this week’s Fabulous Find. Hembeck: The Best of Dateline:@!!?#, in this case, is a comic book magazine/fanzine, published in 1979 by Eclipse Enterprises. In actuality, Hembeck is; Fred George Hembeck, a real…
Welcome once again to a new RETRO REVIEW. This week it’s time to dig in the DC Comics section of my comic book vault. And I’ve brought up from the depths, Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane # 34. The comic is cover dated July 1962 and features a two-part imaginary story within the comic, plus…
Hey gang, welcome back! It’s time for another RETRO REVIEW of a DC Comics book. So this week I’m looking at Superman # 233, cover dated January 1971. It features an iconic Neal Adams’ Superman image of him busting some kryptonite chains from around his chest with the words “Kryptonite Nevermore!” below the image. The…
Greetings fellow comic book and collectibles fans. This week I thought I’d focus on a Fabulous Find from a 1988 joint effort between DC Comics and Burger King! Yes indeed, it’s the fabulous superhero cup holders that you could purchase when buying a meal at Burger King fast food restaurants back in 1988. When you…
I Will Tell You #93: Top 5 Luckiest Comic Book Characters As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, everyone talks about the luck of the Irish, and keep on hoping that a little of that luck will help them find that pot o’ gold at the end of the rainbow. It’s a time of year where…
I Will Tell You #90: A Christmas Tale; or, Santa Claus and Superman Hang Out and Do Shots at The North Pole “Never have I ever . . . eaten 4 billion cookies in one night.” The older, heavier man ever so slightly wrinkled his brow upon hearing this sentence, stroking his long…
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…
Welcome back for another RETRO REVIEW, and this week I’m going back to an issue in the early Silver Age, with D C Comic‘s Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen # 72. This comic is cover dated October 1963 and sports a very nice Curt Swan and George Klein cover! The cover features a few of the many transformations that…