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Why Every Marvel Fan Needs The Incredible Hulk #1

Chris Walker — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:04:05 +0000

Did you know that the Incredible Hulk wasn’t a hit right off the bat? It’s true! His original series was cancelled after only a year, possibly to make room on the schedule for Spider-Man. But you can’t keep a good character down. Let’s look at why the Hulk got canned and how he returned to…

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5 Monster Superheroes To Enjoy This Halloween (Who Aren’t Ghost Rider)

Chris Walker — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 19:42:29 +0000

Halloween is imminent and pop culture aficionados’ thoughts are turning toward the spooky! Comic bookdom is full of spooky titles, including plenty of monster superheroes using their terrifying abilities for good. You’ve probably already checked out movie and TV stars like Ghost Rider and Swamp Thing, so who else is out there? Let us tell…

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The 1st Appearance of Wolverine!

Chris Walker — Mon, 16 May 2022 12:00:57 +0000

Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! Each week, Back to the Past chronicles the stories behind the nifty stuff that passes through our doors. Today’s installment concludes a series we’ve been running on the gorgeous CGC graded comics coming to auction May 19-21! This particular specimen will be part of our in-person grand finale…

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Fabulous Find: Marvel Super 8 Films

Greg Turner — Fri, 04 May 2018 11:00:28 +0000

It looks like spring/summer has finally arrived here in Michigan! And to celebrate here is a new Fabulous Find for you. This week I’ve got another pretty rare find, it’s the Marvel Comics Super 8 films from Ken Films. I only own two of the Marvel ones, but doing my due diligence online, I’ve identified…

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Fabulous Find: The Golden Age # 2 Fanzine

Greg Turner — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 11:00:16 +0000

Welcome back to a new Fabulous Find. This week I’ve pulled out another terrific fanzine from my collection, it is The Golden Age # 2, published in 1966 by G.B. Love. Love was very involved in comic fandom during the early days and through the sixties. He is probably most well remembered as the publisher…

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Fabulous Find: Nobody Loves the Hulk 45

Greg Turner — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 11:00:31 +0000

Welcome back to my column; Fabulous Find. This week I will have to re-share one of my earliest Fabulous Finds a second time, as I am in the midst of a big move and not able to dig out anything cool. Everything is packed in so many boxes that I can not count them all, and I…

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RETRO REVIEW: Hulk # 181

Greg Turner — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:00:21 +0000

Welcome back for a new RETRO REVIEW. Anyone following the Back To The Past auctions know that last Saturday, December 13, 2014, we auctioned off a CGC graded, 9.8, Hulk # 181 for over Eighty-two hundred dollars. So I decided I’d pull out my own copy of that issue and use it for this week’s…

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Fabulous FInd: Marvel 1970s Medallions

Greg Turner — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 11:30:17 +0000

Hey gang, sorry to have missed posting last week, but it couldn’t be helped, as I found myself with an unexpected hospital stay. Everything is cool now, but could have been very, very bad. But with that said, let’s get right into this week’s Fabulous Find. This week I want to look at the 1970’s…

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RETRO REVIEW: Captain Marvel # 17

Greg Turner — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:00:41 +0000

This week’s RETRO REVIEW is Marvel Comics’ Captain Marvel # 17. The comic is cover dated October, 1969, and features a very nice Gil Kane and Dan Adkins cover. Not only does it show the good Captain Marvel front and center, but it also gives the reader another Captain, Captain America, that is, plus Bucky, well not exactly Bucky, it’s Rick Jones in…

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Marvel Comics finger puppets

Greg Turner — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:00:22 +0000

Welcome back to another Fabulous Find. This week I’ve brought out a slightly weird item from my collection. A Marvel Comics finger puppet! I only own the Thor finger puppet, but I’ve got my eye out for the other three in the set. I don’t remember exactly when I bought my Thor, but it was…

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