More, more, more of the 1985 AMAZING HEROES Preview Special for 1985, spotlighting and teasing the comic books that will be released in the coing year. These old Preview Specials are a treasure trove of insight as to what creators and editors were thinking about their work in real time. SPECTRUM PRESENTS didn't happen, and … Continue reading AMAZING HEROES #62 1985 PREVIEW SPECIAL, S-Z
Showcasing more of the 1985 AMAZING HEROES Preview Special, which gave a rundown of what to expect in all of the comics slated to be published in the coming year. These issues in particular give an interesting look not only at what was being planned, but some insight into what the individual creators and editors … Continue reading AMAZING HEROES #62 1985 PREVIEW SPECIAL, M-S
Continuing our look back at the AMAZING HEROES PREVIEW SPECIAL for 1985. I don't believe that GALAXY COMICS ever saw the light of day, but I may be wrong about that. Along the same lines, I'm not sure that HANG ON FOR ADVENTURE was ever released. WEST COAST AVENGERS lost the HAWKEYE AND THE by … Continue reading AMAZING HEROES #62 1985 PREVIEW SPECIAL, F-M
Continuing our look at the yearly AMAZING HEROES preview Special, this one for 1985. CAPTAIN CARROT: THE OZ-WONDERLAND WAR did eventually see print, but as three double-sized issues rather than six regular-sized one. CHALLENGER never quite happened, and neither did BLOCKBUSTER, which is listed here as 'Charlton Project." COMICO BIJOU was a no-show at comic … Continue reading AMAZING HEROES #62 1985 PREVIEW SPECIAL, C-F
The AMAZING HEROES PREVIEW SPECIAL issue was clearly the most popular release of the magazine every year. And in fact, it was so popular and so labor-intensive that it was spun off into its own series after this point. But before that happened, we got this second Preview issue within the body of the run. … Continue reading AMAZING HEROES #62 1985 PREVIEW SPECIAL, A-C
Here's a final look at the AMAZING HEROES Preview Special for 1984, showcasing the series and storylines that were going to be making their way to a comic shop near you in the coming months. Most of these plans for the JC incarnation of T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents failed to materialize. VOID INDIGO did see print, but … Continue reading AMAZING HEROES #39 1984 PREVIEW SPECIAL, T-Z
Once again, another look at more of the 1984 Preview issue of AMAZING HEROES, the long-running fanzine from Fantagraphics. There's a bunch of stuff talked about in the write-up of the twin NEW TEEN TITANS titles that didn't quite come to pass in this manner, largely because George Perez left the title to take on … Continue reading AMAZING HEROES #39 1984 PREVIEW SPECIAL, N-T
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
The same thing as last time, this is a continuation of our tour through the very first AMAZING HEROES Preview Special covering comic books that were meant to be coming out in 1984. CAPTAIN AMERICA #300 ran into editorial difficulties and wound up being broken into two regular-sized issues, so not everything (not that there's … Continue reading AMAZING HEROES #39 1984 PREVIEW SPECIAL, C-F
Back in the 1980s, in a time before the internet and when comic book solicitations catalogs only ran maybe the name of the comic book and its creative team in most instances, the biannual AMAZING HEROES PREVIEW SPECIAL became like a bible of fans who were hungry to know more about what was coming up … Continue reading AMAZING HEROES #39 1984 PREVIEW SPECIAL, A & B
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