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RETRO REVIEW: Black Panther # 14 & 15

Greg Turner — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 11:00:33 +0000

Hey there everyone! Time for a new RETRO REVIEW and this week it’s time once again to look at Marvel Comics. And with the movie doing so well, I thought I better select a Black Panther comic book, so I chose two, Black Panther # 14, cover dated March 1979 and Black Panther # 15,…

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RETRO REVIEW: The Avengers # 16

Greg Turner — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 11:00:21 +0000

Once again it’s time for a new RETRO REVIEW, and again I’m feeling the love of Marvel Comics, so I went back down, deep underground, into the comic vault and brought back up Avengers # 16, cover dated May 1965. It’s got a snappy Jack Kirby (pencils) cover that is inked by either Dick Ayers…

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Fabulous Find: 1977 Captain America Board Game

Greg Turner — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 11:00:28 +0000

Thanks for returning for a new Fabulous Find this week. I thought I would again look at something I own that’s just a little bit different than just a comic book or a fanzine. So I’ve pulled out my copy of the 1977 Captain America game featuring the Falcon and the Avengers which was put out…

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RETRO REVIEW: Wonder Woman # 178

Greg Turner — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 11:30:14 +0000

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…

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Retro Review: Marvel Two-In-One Annual # 2

Greg Turner — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 11:00:28 +0000

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…

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Micro Marvel Hero Figures

Greg Turner — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:00:46 +0000

Welcome back to another Fabulous Find brought to you by Greg Turner! This week I’ve dug deep into my collection of cool things and dug out some H-O scale micro super-heroes based on the Marvel Comics characters! And what the heck am I talking about you ask? Well, hang on, and I’ll tell and show you!…

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Bantam Marvel Novels (1967 & 68)

Greg Turner — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:20:23 +0000

Hi, Greg Turner here, with Back To The Past Pop Culture TV, and I’d like to talk to you about those, by gone days, when the only thing featuring Marvel super-heroes were the comic books themselves. Or at least that was so until 1966 and 1967, when Lancer Books published six “Collector’s Albums”, reprinting some…

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RETRO REVIEW: Avengers # 170 & 171

Greg Turner — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:00:43 +0000

The wait is over, Marvel Comics’ The Avengers has finally made it to the theaters today, May 3, 2012! And to go along with our month long celebration of all thing Avengers, I present this week’s RETRO REVIEW on Avengers # 170 & 171. These comics were cover dated April 1978 and May 1978. Number…

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RETRO REVIEW: Hulk # 161

Greg Turner — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:00:35 +0000

Happy Friday to all my readers! This week I’ve pulled out The Incredible Hulk # 161, cover dated March 1973, from Marvel Comics. It has a cover drawn by Herb Trimpe and inked by Sal Trapani, showing the Hulk fighting the X-Men’s Beast, aka Hank McCoy! The story itself is entitled; “Beyond The Border lurks…

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