https://youtu.be/CfCI_B47Ox4 Another new bit of video content, this time showcasing my selections for the five best single issue comic books released during the year 1974.
TBTV: The Five Best Comic Books of 1974
Comics in the Wild 7
I just ran across a bunch more of these, so here's another batch of photographs from the past either showcasing comic books on sale in their native time or else old comics being read by the audience of their era. Yes, that genuinely is DETECTIVE COMICS #27, the first appearance of Batman, in this magazine … Continue reading Comics in the Wild 7
Your Comics Code at Work: LOVE SECRETS #48
Here's a post that you can credit (or blame) entirely to Mark Waid. Mark sent me these two old Quality Comics releases with instructions to read a particular story inside each one. And now I'll share that story with all of you--another example of how the Comics Code of America was protecting the corruptible youth … Continue reading Your Comics Code at Work: LOVE SECRETS #48
Blah Blah Blog – Death of a Hen
A post from my Marvel blog of days gone by, talking about the closing of a comic book shop that I used to occasionally frequent in my fan days. The Newark, Delaware branch of Captain Blue Hen is still in business even today. Death of a Hen April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Death of a Hen
BHOC: AVENGERS #161
Now this was a great issue, a classic entry in the history of AVENGERS. I picked it up in a 3-Bag, having only started to follow the title a number of months after this. But I was excited about it just from this cover--you see, I recognized Ant-Man from his appearance in the first AVENGERS … Continue reading BHOC: AVENGERS #161
Brand Echh: Nexus #1
As we've spoken about in the past, the early 1980s saw the comic book direct sales marketplace become a viable arena in which to launch new publications. There was enough of a network of comic book specialty stores by this point to make such a venture potentially viable, as well as a desire for material … Continue reading Brand Echh: Nexus #1
Blah Blah Blog – Post-Retreat
A post from my old Marvel blog reporting back after one of our frequent Marvel creative summits. (The photo below isn't from the Retreat being talked about, but a much later one--best I could lay hands on.) Post-Retreat April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General So our creative summit ended … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Post-Retreat
BHOC: SON OF SATAN #1
This was another book that I pulled up out of my local drugstore's Big Bin of Slightly Older Comics, and just like the issue of SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP we talked about last week, this issue was definitely purchased to round out a stack, to get me to that magic number of 5 where each book would … Continue reading BHOC: SON OF SATAN #1
Great Covers: Marvel Around The World 5
It's been a while since we looked at some international covers for assorted Marvel masterworks of the past. So here are a bunch more--interesting in how the material was localized. One of the first places that Marvel material appeared in the United Kingdom during the 1960s was in the pages of the weekly comic book … Continue reading Great Covers: Marvel Around The World 5
Blah Blah Blog – Viewer Mail
Another post from my old Marvel blog in which I answer some more questions from the readership. Viewer Mail April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Another week begins, and I'm fresh out of ideas for topics. So let's go to the mailbags and see if we can't make do … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Viewer Mail
The Tom Brevoort Experience 