Even at the time, we all knew in my circle of friends that the New Fantastic Four cartoon that was then airing on NBC on Saturday mornings wasn't very good. This despite the involvement of the comic's co-creator Jack Kirby as a designer and storyboard artist and dialogue written by Marvel figures such as Stan … Continue reading BHOC: FANTASTIC FOUR #209
On that same trip that I talked my grandparents into taking to the distant Sun-Vet Mall so that I could go to Ed's Coins and Stamps, one of the very few shops that I knew of in my area that sold back issue comic books, my younger brother Ken also bought a copy of this … Continue reading BHOC: SPACE MAN #10
Eventually, my subscription copy of FANTASTIC FOUR #208 turned up in my mailbox, inevitably a week or two after copies had appeared on the spinner rack, frustrating me. This is about the point where the series started to come off the rails a little bit, in part due to the fact that a space epic … Continue reading BHOC: FANTASTIC FOUR #208
My friend David Steckel got a copy before I did. As I've talked about previously, for whatever reason our area didn't get any copies of FANTASTIC FOUR #200, the long-awaited and heavily-promoted anniversary issue. For some reason, none of the oversized Marvel books, such as Annuals, turned up in this period. It was one of … Continue reading BHOC: FANTASTIC FOUR #200
It was at about this point that my family went to see the film BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25th CENTURY at the local movie theater. We didn't realize it at the time--well, I didn't, at least--but this film was actually the pilot movie for a new television series that would debut in a couple of … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL NOVEL SERIES #5
My year of frustration continued with FANTASTIC FOUR #207, another issue of my favorite title that I first saw out in the world in spinner racks the week that it came out. But having won a free subscription to the series, I had to wait until my copy finally made its way to me through … Continue reading BHOC: FANTASTIC FOUR #207
I'm not entirely certain of the circumstances after all of these years, but I believe it happened as a result of my filling out and sending in a survey concerning Marvel's upcoming ODYSSEY magazine, which eventually reached newsstands as EPIC ILLUSTRATED. Or it may have been some other survey, possibly released through PIZZAZZ magazine or … Continue reading BHOC: FANTASTIC FOUR #206
The next issue of NOVA that appeared at my local 7-11 was also the last, a fact that saddened me. I'd only started reading the book a few months earlier once I realized it was a super hero series, and I'd enjoyed it throughout its short run. Especially concerning was the fact that writer Marv … Continue reading BHOC: NOVA #25
It's another holiday, so it's time for another one of these semi-purposeless lists. When I was growing up back in the 1970s, the options for entertainment were slim for a kid. There were only three main broadcast channels, plus PBS and a couple of syndication stations. Nothing like today, when there are entire stations dedicated … Continue reading Twenty Children’s Shows That Made An Impact On Me
It had been two issues since I first took a real look at Marvel's GODZILLA comic book, dedicated to the colossal creature from the Toho films. And I was still buying it. But, you see, I had little choice. As with the previous installments, the Fantastic Four guest-starred in this issue, and my attachment to … Continue reading BHOC: GODZILLA #22
The Tom Brevoort Experience 