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It Came From the Back Room #40
Standard recap: I’m slowly going through AABC’s one-million-plus back-issue room, restocking the boxes on the sales floor and pulling stuff to sell as discount/overstock/special items (these are featured at the discount racks at the west end of the store for a couple of weeks after each post, and then go to the discount racks on the east end of the store for a few weeks, and then disappear into our warehouses, so get them while you can). I’m going through the alphabet backwards (don’t ask), and at my speed (especially with the school semester starting up again), this amounts to … Continue reading
Posted in Comics History, Marvel, News & Promos, Reviews
Tagged Dr. Strange, Frank Brunner, Gene Colan, Marshall Rogers, Marvel, Paul Smith, Roger Stern, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Steve Englehart
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Fresh Eyes on Old Books #15 by Dan!
And we’re back! This week will be a special “dead Marvel characters” week at Fresh Eyes, so let’s see what I picked out. Oh! Spoilers ahead, don’t forget that. Strange Tales #105 from 1962 There’s nothing quite like a book where all the main good guys and bad guys do is narrate at each other. “I’m doing this!” “Well, I’m doing this which leads to this!” If people actually talked like this, I think we’d all be in a much better place, free of sarcasm and snark. The main story is all about the Human Torch in his huge battle … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Silver Age
Tagged Chris Claremont, Daredevil, Fantastic Four, Gene Grey, Human Torch, Marvel, Phoenix, Professor X, Silver Age, Steve Ditko, Strange Tales, Uncanny x-men, Wolverine, X-men, Xmen
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It Came From the Back Room #13
Standard recap: I’m slowly going through AABC’s one-million-plus back-issue room, restocking the boxes on the sales floor and pulling stuff to sell as discount/overstock/special items. I’m going through the alphabet backwards (don’t ask), and at my speed (even with school on holiday break right now), this amounts to a two-year project. This week, I’m on the letter “L.” As it turns out, there are no Marvel “L” regular series, so it’s all indy and DC titles for the time being. Here’s what’s new out on the discount racks: Legion of Super-Heroes: Yes, it’s actually only one title, but since it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Comics History, DC, Reviews
Tagged Andy Lanning, Barry Kitson, Cary Bates, Dan Abnett, Dave Cockrum, Francis Manapul, Gerry Conway, Great Darkness Saga, Greg LaRoque, Howard Chaykin, James Sherman, Jim Shooter, Jim Starlin, Joe Staton, Jose Munoz, keith Giffen, Legion of Super-Heroes, LSH, Mark Waid, Mike Grell, Mike Nasser, Olivier Coipel, Paul Levitz, Steve Ditko, Steve Lightle, Superboy, Walt Simonson
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It Came From the Back Room #11
Standard recap: I’m slowly going through AABC’s one-million-plus back-issue room, restocking the boxes on the sales floor and pulling stuff to sell as discount/overstock/special items. I’m going through the alphabet backwards (don’t ask), and at my speed (especially with the school year now in full gear), this amounts to a two-year project. I’m currently (and finally!) finishing the Marvel “M” stuff, and here’s the last title I’ve encountered: Marvel Comics Presents: MCP was started in mid-1988, and was a biweekly anthology series; it was likely a reaction to DC’s early-1988 move of Action Comics to a weekly anthology (no, kids, … Continue reading
Posted in Marvel, Reviews
Tagged Barry Smith, Black Panther, Black Widow, Bob Layton, Chris Claremont, Cindy Martin, Coldblood, Daredevil, Don McGregor, Doug Moench, Erik Larson, Gene Colan, Ghost Rider, Herb Trimpe, Hercules, Hulk, Jim Lee, Jim Starlin, Joe Madureira, John Buscema, John Byrne, Kelley Jones, Man-Thing, Marshall Rogers, Marvel Comics Presents, Master of Kung Fu, Paul Gulacy, Peter David, Rob Liefeld, Sam Kieth, She-Hulk, Spider-man, Steve Ditko, Steve Gerber, Thanos, Tom Sutton, Venom, Weapon X, Wolverine
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Strange Tales #100 and Many More Pre-Superhero Marvels
Out of the new mega Silver Age Marvel collection there is a slew of pre-superhero STRANGE TALES, TALES TO ASTONISH, and TALES OF SUSPENSE. The majority of these books will be featured in one of our display cases at the store by Wednesday, however, we have posted a few here on the online shop. Continue reading
Posted in Marvel, News and Events, Silver Age
Tagged Atlas, Jack Kirby, Marvel, Pre-superhero Marvel, Silver Age, Steve Ditko, Strange Tales, Tales of Suspense, Tales to Astonish
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