Well, not really. But that hasn't stopped some dealers from selling this issue as a "prototype" to Marvel's more famous web-slinger. And because of that, there's a bit more interest in this one throw-away one-off fantasy story than pretty much anything else that was put out by Marvel (known as Atlas) that month. So all … Continue reading The First Marvel Spider Man Story
Another post from my past Marvel blog in which I answer a bunch of questions from the audience. Reader Questions 5 June 1, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General It's a new week, but still we've got more of the same old questions. So let's get started: > Why does it … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Reader Questions 5
One more comic book that came to me in a plastic 3-Bag bought at either a toy store or a department store. It has a very typical cover for the era, one in which all of the characters have word or thought balloons explaining everything that is going on, and on which the hero is … Continue reading BHOC: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #175
As in previous editions, this is a further look at more of the 1984 AMAZING HEROES issue devoted to previewing all of the comic books slated to come out that year. THE GUARDIAN did see print, but in a markedly different form than what is described here. We covered it earlier: https://tombrevoort.com/2022/01/29/brand-echh-the-guardian-1/ Each edition of … Continue reading AMAZING HEROES #39 1984 PREVIEW SPECIAL, F-N
You can expect to see a lot more coverage of obscure issues of the less-popular-with-collectors Silver Age titles going forward in this feature, as those are the books that I got the most issues of in my Windfall Comics purchase of 1988, for obvious reasons. Which didn't at all keep them from being entertaining reads. … Continue reading WC: ACTION COMICS #298
Another post from my old Marvel blog in which I answer questions from the readership. Reader Questions 6 June 2, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Seems like it never ends--and I' not sure how interesting any of this really is to people. But here now are some moer answers to … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Reader Questions 6
It's more of the same story. This issue of THOR I got in another one of those 3-Bag bundles of recent comic books that were sold through toy stores and department stores during this period. I was still on the fence somewhat as a THOR reader--over the next couple of years, I would fall off … Continue reading BHOC: THOR #265
Like FOOM over at Marvel, THE AMAZING WORLD OF DC COMICS was an in-house fan magazine produced by DC/National Periodical Publications throughout much of the 1970s and made available by direct mail order only. It was an irregular publication, put together initially largely by interns (nicknamed "woodchucks") at the company; interns who would almost to … Continue reading THE AMAZING WORLD OF DC COMICS #1
This is one of those staged events where, even while it was happening, a lot of people in fandom were unaware of it. This despite the fact that it wasn't truly disguised at all. It's somewhat remarkable that a thing of this nature happened in this way this late in the game--though similar things happened … Continue reading Lost Crossovers: The Unofficial Inter-Company Crossover between the New Teen Titans and the DNAgents
Another post from my long-ago Marvel blog in which I answered a string of questions posed by the readers. Reader Questions 7 June 4, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Forced to skip a day due to the pressures of geting books out the door, but now I'm back with more … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Reader Questions 7
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