Brand Echh: PSI-FORCE #1

Among the assorted titles launched as a part of the New Universe in 1986, PSI-FORCE was one of the more consistent and popular, though as with the other series in the group, it went through a bit of a creative shakeup due to having been started so far under the gun. It also suffered from … Continue reading Brand Echh: PSI-FORCE #1

BHOC: WONDER WOMAN Tempo Paperback

All in all, I wound up buying four of the six paperback editions that Tempo Books put out featuring the DC super heroes--though I didn't purchase them all at once. Rather, I wound up picking them up at odd times and in odd places. Because they were paperbacks, they wound up being available in a … Continue reading BHOC: WONDER WOMAN Tempo Paperback

FSC: 2000 AD #123

As I mentioned last week, it was on my first trip to Xanadu Comics in Wilmington, Delaware that I wound up picking up a small selection of copies of the UK weekly 2000 AD. I had a read a little bit about Judge Dredd and the weekly comic book paper that was the backbone of … Continue reading FSC: 2000 AD #123

BC: BATMAN #263

Especially in the first half of the 1970s in which I grew up, comic books were a ubiquitous item. Almost every kid read them, at least a little bit, and they were on sale in every candy store and convenience store you were likely to encounter. This changed as the decade went on and those … Continue reading BC: BATMAN #263

BHOC: BATMAN Tempo Paperback

At around this time, I wound up buying a number of Tempo paperback editions dedicated to assorted DC characters. These were DC's answer to the Marvel Pocket Books format, and they released six volumes through Grosset & Dunlap's Tempo imprint all at once. I wound up owning four of those six, starting with this BATMAN … Continue reading BHOC: BATMAN Tempo Paperback