An entry from my Marvel blog of years gone by, this one further answers to assorted reader questions concerning the then-active "Brand New Day" era of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. Spidey Answers pt. 4 October 15, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General It’s Day Four of Spidey answers, and we’re nowhere near close … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Spidey Answers pt. 4
This was the last issue of BATMAN picked up new by my younger brother Ken. And so, it would be another year or more before I would sample another issue. As with most of Ken's other comics, this one wound up with me after his interest in it had waned. This really wasn't a great … Continue reading BHOC: BATMAN #302
The Two-Gun Kid was one of the longest-running characters in the Marvel line. He was created in 1948 in TWO-GUN KID #1 and over the next three decades he'd appear in not only his own magazine but also in stories featured in other western anthologies. This original Two-Gun Kid wasn't a masked cowboy, but rather … Continue reading The Last Two-Gun Kid Story
Now, this was a noteworthy issue, and another one that I acquired as part of my big Windfall Comics purchase in 1988, when I bought a box of close to 150 Silver Age comic books for $50.00. Unfortunately, for me, it's also a book whose lead story was one that I had read many years … Continue reading WC: ADVENTURE COMICS #271
A post from my old Marvel blog in which I answered more of the fans' questions about what has going on then in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. Spidey Answers pt 3. October 13, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Day Three of answering the Spider-Man questions you asked, and as expected, the temperature … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Spidey Answers pt. 3
I bought this issue of MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE on one of my weekly Thursday afternoon jaunts to the 7-11, for that is when the new comic books arrived. That's a nice cover by George Perez and Terry Austin, not that I needed to be convinced by any cover image to pick the book up. The Fantastic … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #42
It's been a while since we did one of these round-ups of vintage Marvel merchandise from years past, primarily the formative 1960s and 1970s. So what say we look at a few more pieces of this stuff? This INCREDIBLE HULK/AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ADVENTURE CITY playset from 1978 features cardboard stand-ups of teh Green Goliath, the wall-crawler … Continue reading Make Mine Marvel Memorabilia 3
The comic book business was once again facing a period of change as the 1960s drew to a close. The super hero fad that had driven sales for most of the decade was winding down, and there was a sense that, as the marketplaces where comic books had been traditionally sold began to dry up … Continue reading Brand Echh: His Name is Savage #1
A post from my vintage Marvel blog in which I answer more questions that fans had about the three-times-per-month AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. I drew the Steve Wacker caricature below at some point while we shared an office. Spidey Answers pt 2. October 10, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Day two of … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Spidey Answers pt. 2
This issue of THOR has a very nice, if somewhat generic, cover by the character's co-creator Jack Kirby and inker Joe Sinnott. Kirby had returned to the Marvel fold at this time, and he was immediately put to use on covers throughout the line, as well as his own solo written and drawn projects. But … Continue reading BHOC: THOR #257
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