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Phil’s Reviews Special: Back to the Klondike (for the first time)

  It Came From the Back Room will return with new installments in a week or two (Conan back issues!), but there’s nothing new to put out right now, because I’ve been on vacation: Diana and I took a one-week cruise to Alaska. Now, normally that wouldn’t matter to this blog, but it so happens that Alaska is the scene of one of the greatest comic stories involving one of comics’ greatest creations, by one of comics’ greatest creators: in order, that would be the story “Back to the Klondike,” appearing in 1953 in Four-Color Comics #456, the second comic starring … Continue reading

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Free Comic Book Day 2012 Pictures!

A big thank you to all of you who came out to make the 11th annual Free Comic Book Day the best ever. Special thanks to DC Writer and All About Alum Adam Beechen  and DC Artist Dustin Nguyen for a wonderful signing and to Dani and Scott of Willy Creations for the fantastic job they did at face painting and balloon twisting! Thank you to all those who donated to Hospice of The Valley as well! With your generous donations we raised over $500.00 for this wonderful organization. Enjoy the pictures! Click on any image to make it bigger. … Continue reading

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More About Alan’s Acquisitions

Key 1940’s to 1960’s Comic Collection.
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Free Comic Book Day 2012 – Sat. May 5, 2012

Free Comics, DC Comics Creators Autograph Party, Face Painter, Balloon Twister and more. Click above for Details. Continue reading

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Avengers VS. X-men Launch Party – Tues. April 3, 2012 6 pm – 9 pm

Avengers VS. X-men Launch Party and Sale.
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