Comics History

Fresh Eyes On Old Books #1 by Dan!

So here’s my second entry of the week.  In “Fresh Eyes On An Old Book” I’ll take a look at some Silver Age books, let you know what’s going on in ’em, and what I think.  Let’s do this! Sgt. Rock’s Prize Battle Tales #1 from 1964 So I’ve never been a huge fan of army books, but I’m willing to take the dive just to fill you guys in on what you need to know.  This 80 page giant is a serious rarity being the only Sgt. Rock or army book to have an 80 page giant (all the … Continue reading

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Ask the Professor 33 — Catching Up

Yes, as usual, the Professor has been slacking off on the questions (for the whole semester, in fact), but now that the grading’s almost completed, it’s time to dip into the mailbag. This first question is from ‘way back in January: Professor I am wondering what you feel is the best way to get your self published indie title into stores? I ask because I am working on a title that is going to give 100% of all profits to cancer research. I am also wondering if you have any tips on attending comic book conventions? Like how many of … Continue reading

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Ask the Professor #32 — Three Recent Questions

As usual, the Professor’s let a few questions pile up, so let’s check the mailbag and get ’em answered. The first, from Jan. 17th, asks a math question: how many star wars comic books are there? Answering his one gives the Professor a chance to plug one of his favorite websites, the Grand Comics Database (at www.comics.org), which offers cover scans and story credits for just about every comic book ever published. Typing “Star Wars” into their search engine yields over a thousand individual issues — but if we limit ourselves to American editions (Marvel and Dark Horse), and eliminate … Continue reading

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Ask the Professor #30 — Two Recent Questions…

10/18/09: ASKPHIL: Hey Prof! I am a longtime customer at AABC(about 15 years!) and was wondering how little information you actually need to identify a comic. I am trying to track down a few of the first comics I ever read, so they would have been from sometime in the late 80’s or early 90’s. Lets start with the most difficult. It was a story in which wolverine saved a drowning kid. Even when he pulled him from the water, the kid was dying so he gave him a blood transfusion to save his life right there on the dock. … Continue reading

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Ask the Professor #28 — 2 Months' Worth of Questions…

OK, kids, with school about done, the ol’ Professor is finally getting back to the questions that have been trickling in over the last few… er, months. Here’s one from March 5: What happened to pengiun when he was born Now, in fairness to the Professor, there’s not a lot that can be said in response to this question: young Oswald Cobblepot came out in the normal way, took a breath, and there he was. His mother wasn’t frightened by any Antarctic waterfowl while he was in the womb, and he wasn’t bitten by any radioactive penguins or anything — … Continue reading

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