Here was another somewhat older issue that I got out of a 3-Bag at a department store or a toy store, where such things were sold in the late 1970s. In fact, it was likely the reason that I bought the 3-Bag in question. As spoken about before, I had become a massive fan of … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #28
This issue of MARVEL TALES was another book that I got out of a 3-Bag from a department store or toy store. It reprinted AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #99, a story that I've seen an argument for being the Silver Age end of the story begun in AMAZING FANTASY #15. Scripter Stan Lee would write one more … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL TALES #80
At this point, there'd been another cycling of the 3-Bags of comics available at department and toy stores, and so I wound up over the course of several weeks picking up a number of recent books that I had earlier missed; in most cases because I hadn't been reading Marvel titles yet. The window on … Continue reading BHOC: IRON MAN #99
A post from my Marvel blog of long ago in which I lay out some of the timeline of events revealed in SECRET INVASION. Timeline July 18, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General No matter how long I’ve been doing this job, I still can’t seem to predict what things are … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Timeline
At this point, there's interest in pretty much any comics from the 1960s and the early Marvel period, but that hasn't always been the case. In particular, the western and girl humor titles of that period remained affordable for years, as did the pre-hero monster/suspense books. As did this series, SGT. FURY AND HIS HOWLING … Continue reading WC: SGT. FURY AND HIS HOWLING COMMANDOS #8
There was no question for the first bunch of years after it launched that PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN was, at best, a secondary title. While it contained adventures of the popular wall-crawler, it wasn't the book that was driving the character's narrative. At best, it was operating around the fringes, and at worst it … Continue reading BHOC: PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #20
This was the second issue of IRON MAN that I bought new off the spinner rack at my regular 7-11, and it wasn't a book that I particularly cared for. I know this, because a few years later I traded it away for something else. Of the classic Marvel characters, Iron Man was perhaps the … Continue reading BHOC: IRON MAN #112
An entry from my long-ago Marvel blog, this one showcasing an early outline from Greg Pak for what became World War Hulk. World War Hulk - Behind The Scenes July 24, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Seems like enough time has passed at this point, so I thought I'd share … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – World War Hulk – Behind the Scenes
When we left things off last week, we were talking about a pair of issues that I got in those plastic-wrapped bundles of coverless comics my local drug store had begun to sell. When this story was originally printed in the pages of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, the Comics Code Authority of the time wouldn't approve it, … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL TALES #79
A post from my long-ago Marvel blog, this one an example of a positive interaction with then-Marvel Editor in Chief Joe Quesada. I don't remember what photo was posted with this story originally, so I substituted what I could. Why I Like Joe Q June 13, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Why I Like Joe Q
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