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13 min read 2023-02-16 19:00:00

Journey Into Strange Tales Issue 80: Atlas/ Marvel Horror

The Marvel/Atlas Horror ComicsPart 65May 1954 Part Iby Peter EnfantinoAdventures into Terror 31 “Slave Ship” (a: Bill Benulis) ★★“Dear

13 min read 2022-12-08 19:00:34

“Sūpā onanī hissatsu-waza: Ikegami Ryōichi Supaidāman” From Seishun manga retsuden (Legend of Manga’s Youth; Magazine House, 1997), pgs

3 min read 2022-12-01 13:00:00

The Collector: August 1970Editor/publisher: Bill G. Wilson Hello again, fellow fanzine freaks! This month I chose something comparatively small,

8 min read 2022-10-14 11:00:00

Marvel was all about making monsters as the Bronze Age tumbled along. Dracula and Werewolf by Night were buttoning down the supernatural side of the

9 min read 2022-08-31 11:00:00

The Black Widow was not alone at Marvel as we can see all too clearly above in this wonderful issue The Avengers which introduced the "Lady

12 min read 2022-08-06 11:00:00

The Black Widow has become an immensely popular character in the Marvel movie universe. Played by actress Scarlett Johansson the former Russian spy

22 min read 2022-05-14 12:05:16

In our February blog post about Marvel Comics’ Conan the Barbarian #15, we covered how that issue’s final story page — a full-page splash panel

26 min read 2022-03-23 12:05:42

Any of you out there who aren’t already familiar with this particular comic book may be taking a look at its John Buscema-Joe Sinnott cover right

26 min read 2022-03-16 12:05:27

In early 1972, despite the fact that I’d been reading Amazing Spider-Man for four years (albeit with a single ten-month hiatus between March, 1970,

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In the early 70's Marvel made itself the hometown for horror. After a few decades of unrelenting pressure, the Comics Code of America had been forced

17 min read 2022-02-23 13:05:18

When we last left Conan back in December, he and his two companions — Zephra (daughter of Conan’s old foe, the wizard Zukala), and Elric (ruler

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If you've ever wondered what might happen if window washers turned bad the saga of the The Prowler is for you. Hobie Brown is an unhappy young black

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In the Golden Age Captain America's partner was a youngster named Bucky. But in the Silver Age and beyond it was a man named Sam Wilson who fought

6 min read 2022-02-01 12:00:00

It's Black History Month in these United States and we need that annual period of reflection more than ever in this struggling democracy. Racism has

1 min read 2021-11-21 16:00:18

How about that No Way Home trailer? Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #112 Published: c. June, 1972? Cover Date: September, 1972 “Spidey Cops