Back Issue Magazine (2003 TwoMorrows) comic books 2014-2016

Back Issue #70 examines the Incredible Hulk in the Bronze Age - including looks into Hulk's mind, his role as a team player, the Incredible Hulk TV show and cartoon, Hulk merchandising, the Hulk newspaper strip, Teen Hulk, and a villain history of the Abomination! Exploring the work of Sal Buscema, John Byrne, Peter David, Kenneth Johnson, Bill Mantlo, Al Milgrom, Earl Norem, Roger Stern, Herb Trimpe, Len Wein, and more. Featuring an all-new Hulk vs. Wolverine in Canada cover by Herb Trimpe and Gerhard! Edited by Michael Eury. Cover price $8.95.

This issue targets 'Tryouts, One-Shots, and One-Hit Wonders': Marvel Premiere, Marvel Spotlight, Marvel Feature, Strange Tales, Showcase, First Issue Special, and New Talent Showcase. Plus: DC's Dick Tracy tabloid, Sherlock Holmes, and Marvel's Generic Comic Book one-shots… and who remembers the one-hit wonders Bat-Squad, Crusader, and Swashbuckler? Featuring Frank Brunner (Dr. Strange), Nick Cardy (Bat-Squad), Gene Colan (Brother Voodoo), Ramona Fradon (Metamorpho), Mike Grell (The Warlord), Mike Ploog (Ghost Rider), Herb Trimpe (Ant-Man), and many, many more! With a fantastic Arthur Adams cover starring Marvel Premiere graduate Dr. Strange and his bewitching girlfriend, Clea! Edited by Michael Eury. Cover price $8.95.

Metal Men cover by Mike Allred. Edited by Michael Eury. Back-Issue presents a shiny new 'Robots' issue, unbolting the stories behind '70s and '80s favorites Cyborg, Metal Men, Robotman, Red Tornado, Mister Atom, the Vision, Jocasta, Shogun Warriors, and Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot! Plus: the legacy of Brainiac! Featuring the riveting work of Geof Darrow, Steve Gerber, Carmine Infantino, Paul Kupperberg, Frank Miller, Doug Moench, George Perez, Walter Simonson, Joe Staton, Roy Thomas, Marv Wolfman, and more. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue takes a look at Batman's Partners! Go 'Pro2Pro' with Mike W. Barr and Alan Davis about their Detective Comics collaboration. Plus: Batman and the Outsiders, Nightwing flies solo, a Man-Bat history, Commissioner Gordon, the last days of World's Finest Comics, Bat-Mite, the Batmobile, Dark Knight's Robin the Girl Wonder, and 'Prince Street News' digs through Dick Grayson's closet! Shining the Bat-signal on the work of Jim Aparo, Kurt Busiek, Steve Ditko, David Anthony Kraft, Al Milgrom, Frank Miller, George Perez, Marv Wolfman, and more! 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue #74 turns its cosmic rays on the Fantastic Four in the Bronze Age! The FF in the 1970s and 1980s, the animated FF, the FF radio show of 1975, the Human Torch goes solo, a Galactus villain history, FF Mego figures… and the Impossible Man! Exploring the work of Rich Buckler, John Buscema, John Byrne, Gerry Conway, Steve Englehart, George Perez, Keith Pollard, Roy Thomas, Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, and more! Cover by Keith Pollard and Joe Rubinstein, revisiting the epic cover of Fantastic Four #200. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue #75 examines '80s Independents! In-depth looks at three of the decade's most celebrated indies: Paul Chadwick's Concrete, Dave Sim's Cerebus the Aardvark, and Richard and Wendy Pini's Elfquest! Plus: '80s independent comics go Hollywood, David Scroggy remembers Pacific Comics, Trina Robbins' California Girls, and Denis Kitchen's star-studded horror/sci-fi anthology Death Rattle! Cover by Paul Chadwick with an alternate version of his classic cover for Concrete #2. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue #76 is their 'Let's Get Small' issue, starring Marvel's Micronauts! Plus: The Atom in the Bronze Age; Jan Strnad and Gil Kane's Sword of the Atom; the rocky relationship of Ant-Man and the Wasp; Gold Key's Microbots; Super Jrs.; DC Digests and Marvel Value Stamps. Featuring the work of Pat Broderick, Jackson Guice, Elliot S! Maggin, Bill Mantlo, Al Milgrom, Alex Saviuk, Roger Stern, Len Wein, and more. Micronauts cover illustrated and colored by Pat Broderick. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

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Back Issue #77 lets you return to a time when comics were fun! Plastic Man in the Bronze Age - the Pliable Pretzel bounced from revival to revival to Saturday morning television; The Goofy Bronze Age Superman - from burger-binging to super-cigars, the Man of Steel's most madcap adventures; Prince Street News - pull up a stool at Julie's with Karl Heitmueller, Jr. and a buncha old chums; Fun and Games Magazine - The Marvelous World of Owen McCarron, with lots of Marvel puzzles; Marshall Rogers, Cap'n Quick, and a Foozle - this fun little Eclipse series was actually envisioned as a Superman team-up (?!); Hembeck's Best of the Bronze Age Cover and Art Gallery - dozens of your favorite Bronze Age moments, in the frantic Fred Hembeck manner; interview with Jim Valentino - trapped in a world he never made...normalman; Circuits & Sorcery: The Honest-to-Goodness Story of Blue Devil - speaking of the Devil are Dan Mishkin and Gary Cohn, Paris Cullins, Alan Kupperberg and Alan Gold; Star Comics - Marvel's all-ages line was home to everything from Spider-Ham to Ewoks; Batman and Dick Tracy - Max Allan Collins and Joe Staton discuss the team-up that wasn't (but shoulda been). Also featuring the work of Ramona Fradon, Steve Skeates, Curt Swan and more. With a Hembeck recreation of his classic Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) #86 cover. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue #78 is a WEIRD issue! Batman's Weirdest Team-Ups, Joe Orlando's Weird Adventure Comics, Weird War Tales, Weird Mystery Tales, Steve Ditko's Shade the Changing Man and Stalker, Howard Chaykin's Iron Wolf, Robert Crumb's Weirdo, and Jim Starlin and Bernie Wrightson's The Weird! Featuring the work of Jim Aparo, Luis Dominguez, Michael Fleisher, Bob Haney, Paul Levitz, and more. Batman and Deadman cover by Alan Craddock. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue #79 travels from Charlton to DC to track the Action Heroes in the Bronze Age! Featuring: A Quick History of Charlton Comics and its hodgepodge-heroes; Charlton Spotlight editor Michael Ambrose examines the Action Heroes' pre-DC purgatory; Greatest Stories Never Told: Blockbuster Weekly - Bob Greenberger goes behind the scenes of DC's aborted Action Heroes revival; Len Wein and Paris Cullins reboot the Blue Beetle at DC Comics; Captain Atom leapt from 1968 to 1986...and from Charlton to DC; Peacemaker - Paul Kupperberg and Tod Smith's blast(er) from the past; Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt - Mike Collins relocates Pete Morisi's reluctant hero to the UK; Dave Gibbons: Drawing the Watchmen - the artist of one of comics' most celebrated projects discusses its connection to the Action Heroes; Greatest Stories Never Told - in a coda to his interview, Dave Gibbons reveals some projects he had hoped to do with Alan Moore. Featuring the work of Cary Bates, Pat Broderick, Dick Giordano, Alan Kupperberg, Alan Moore, Alex Ross, and more. Re-presenting a 1975 Captain Atom vs. Ghost cover by Al Milgrom, in color for the first time. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

The Special Crossover Extravaganza continues! Back Issue #80 looks at Flash and Green Lantern in the Bronze Age with Alter Ego #132, also shipping this month, celebrating the 75th birthdays of two of DC's greatest heroes! In-depth spotlights of the Scarlet Speedster's and Emerald Crusader's 1970s and 1980s adventures, plus Mark Waid's look at the Flash/GL team, Green Lantern: Ganthet's Tale by sci-fi legend Larry Niven and John Byrne, and Paul Kupperberg's Lost GL Fill-ins. Bonus feature: We commemorate DC Comics' move to the West Coast with a star-studded DC's New York Office Memories. Featuring the work of Mike W. Barr, Cary Bates, Dave Gibbons, Mike Grell, Carmine Infantino, Irv Novick, Dennis O'Neil, Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Roy Thomas, Rick Stasi, Paul Levitz and more. Cover by George Perez. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

This is a special 100-page full-color edition spotlighting DC Bronze Age Giants and Reprints! We open DC Comics' vaults for an in-depth exploration of its 100-Page Super Spectaculars! Plus: a history of comics giants, DC indexes galore, and a salute to 'human encyclopedia' E. Nelson Bridwell. Featuring the work of Pat Broderick, Rich Buckler, Frank Frazetta, Joe Kubert, Bob Rozakis, Bernie Wrightson, and more. Super Spec tribute cover featuring classic art by Nick Cardy! Edited by Michael Eury. 96 pages. Cover price $9.95.

Back Issue #82 looks at pivotal Bronze Age Events! Featuring: The Twilight of Stan Lee - The slow fadeout of Stan the Man as a comic writer; The Avengers-Defenders War - The summer Steve Englehart pitted team against non-team; JLA/JSA crossovers - JLA writers chime in on the endless summers of Bronze Age Justice League/Justice Society gatherings; Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars - A maxiseries hit for Marvel produced a dud toy line for Mattel, so...what went wrong?; Secret Wars II - A star-studded remembrance of the Beyonder's return; Crisis on Infinite Earths' 30th Anniversary - A look back at the most influential crossover in comics history; The post-Crisis crossovers of DC Comics - including Legends, Millennium and Invasion!; The Infinity Saga - Jim Starlin discusses his trio of Thanos-starring Marvel epics (The Infinity Gauntlet, The Infinity War and The Infinity Crusade). Featuring the work of Sal Buscema, Dick Dillin, Todd McFarlane, George Pérez, Joe Staton, Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike Zeck and more! Plus an Avengers vs. Defenders cover by John Byrne! Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue #83 goes around the world to look at International Heroes! Featuring: International X-Men - The global evolution of Marvel's mighty mutants; Exploding from the Pages of X-Men: Alpha Flight - John Byrne's not-quite-a team from the Great White North; The Captain and the Controversy - How a moral panic in the UK jeopardized the 1976 launch of Captain Britain; Spider-Man: The UK Adventures - Even you Spidey know-it-alls may never have read these stories; Origins of Marvel UK: Not Just Your Father's Reprints - Repurposing Marvel Comics classics for a new audience; López Espí Marvel Art Gallery - A collection of superhero illos by the acclaimed Spanish artist; Challenge of the Global Guardians - Are DC's international heroes in continuity?; Captain Canuck - The trials and tribulations of Richard Comely's Canadian crimefighter; Steve Fastner and Rich Larson - An exclusive interview with our cover artists; Justice League International - Keith Giffen and Marc DeMatteis tell BI how the JL got global; Greatest Stories Never Told: Shamrock and the Peregrine's Vanishing Act from Doctor Strange (1988 3rd Series) #37 - What on Earth is a "Frankensurfer"?; Hexagon Forever - Jean-Marc Lofficier shares the latest news about the Editions Lug universe. Featuring the work of John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Richard Comely, Keith Giffen, Kevin Maguire and more, and an Alpha Flight vs. X-Men cover by Fastner and Larson! Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

From hot pants to headbands, it's Supergirl in the Bronze Age in Back Issue #84! Featuring: Supergirl in Bronze - The Maid of Might in the 1970's and 1980's; The Sartorial Story of the Sundry Supergirls - Oh, what to wear, what to wear?; Material (Super) Girl: Pre-Crisis Supergirl Merchandise; Who is Superwoman? - Elliot Maggin's Miracle Monday heroine, Kristen Wells; Adventure Runs in the Family: The Saga of the Supergirl Movie - Hollywood's Ilya Salkind and Jeannot Szwarc take us behind the scenes; Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 - The death of Supergirl: the end of a hero and of an era; Alan Brennert interview - Up close and personal with the writer of a handful of unforgettable comics stories; The Many Lives of Supergirl - A look at the Post-Crisis Maid of Might; Interview with Wonder Woman Contest Winner Orlando Watkins. With Marv Wolfman, Jerry Ordway, Roger Stern and many more. Featuring a jam cover recreation of Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) #397 by Karl Heitmueller, Jr. and friends (Stephen DeStefano, Bob Fingerman, Dean Haspiel, Kristen McCabe, Jon Morris and Jackson Publick). Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue #85 celebrates Christmas in the Bronze Age! From Batman to X-Men, Luke Cage to Lobo, the Wild West to the far-flung future, go behind the scenes of comics' best holiday tales of the 1970's through the early 1990's! Featuring: Merry Christmas from Gotham - It's the most wonderful time of the year for Batman; Christmas with the Superheroes - A creator-crammed cascade of comments about DC Christmas classics; A Christmas Memory - DC writers and artists share holiday recollections; Four-Color Traditions - Yuletide nostalgia courtesy of Karl Heitmueller, Jr.; Christmas Re-Presents - Faithful tales that are dear to us gather near to us once more in treasuries and other formats; Marvel Holiday Grab-Bag - From Luke Cage to She-Hulk, Season's Greetings from Marvel; Merry Christmas, X-Men - X-mas stories featuring Marvel's mutants; The Superhero Merchandise Catalogs - The comic promos that drove fans wild; It's a Power Records Christmas - Superheroes take a vinyl spin to the North Pole; Archie Christmas Love-In and Harvey Holidays - Season's greetings from Riverdale and the Harvey toons; Santa Claus: The Movie Adaptation - You'll believe a jolly fat man can fly; Have Yourself a Comico Little Christmas - Looking back at 1988's Comico Christmas Special and Gumby's Winter Fun Special; The Giffen Who Stole Christmas - How Keith Giffen's Ambush Bug and Lobo sabotaged the 25th of December. Featuring the work of Simon Bisley, Chris Claremont, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Keith Giffen, the Kubert Studio, Denny O'Neil, Steve Purcell, John Romita, Jr. and many more. With a Spider-Man vs. Santa Kingpin cover by Marie Severin and Mike Esposito! Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue takes a big look at Marvel Bronze Age Giants and Reprints! We open Marvel Comics' vaults for an in-depth exploration of its Giant-Size series! Plus: indexes galore of Marvel reprint titles, Marvel digests and Fireside Books editions, and the last days of the 'Old' X-Men. Featuring the work of Dan Adkins, Ross Andru, Rich Buckler, Dave Cockrum, Gerry Conway, Steve Gerber, Stan Lee, Werner Roth, Roy Thomas, and more. Re-presenting the cover of Giant-Size Marvel Triple Action #1 by John Romita, Sr.! 96 pages. Cover price $9.95.

Batman/Superman cover by Dick Giordano (originally produced for a DC Comics puzzle). Edited by Michael Eury. While they're duking it out in the movies, they're the best of friends in this Batman and Superman issue of Back Issue! Spotlighting World's Finest in the Bronze Age, the Super Sons, the Batman/Superman Villain/Partner Swap, Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane go solo, the Superman/Radio Shack giveaways, and as a nod to Hollywood's Batman v. Superman, we examine Justice League of America #200: 'A League Divided'! Featuring the work of Brian Bolland, Rich Buckler, Gerry Conway, Jack Kirby, Batman and Psychology author Dr. Travis Langley, George Pérez, Jim Starlin, and more. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue features an art form unleashed: comics magazines of the '70s & '80s! Marvel's mags: from Savage Tales to Epic Illustrated, Jack Kirby's 'Speak-Out Series,' Will Eisner's The Spirit magazine, the unpublished Paul Gulacy, Michael Uslan discusses the Shadow magazine you didn't see, plus B&Ws from Atlas/Seaboard, Charlton, Skywald, and Warren. Featuring the work of Neal Adams, John Bolton, Archie Goodwin, Doug Moench, Earl Norem, Roy Thomas, and more. Plus: The Revival of the Rook - Ben DuBay, Steven Grant and Paul Gulacy discuss the character's return; Neal Adams discusses Charlton, Dick Giordano and Continuity Studios; Continuity memories by Frank Cirocco; Jim Starlin, Chris Claremont and Jo Duffy revisit Epic Illustrated, Archie Goodwin's magnum opus; Comics Scene - Robert Greenberger reveals the story behind this fondly remembered '80s fanzine. Re-presenting a dynamite Marvel Preview/Punisher cover by Gray Morrow. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue #89 spotlights Bronze Age adaptations! Pictures to Prose - Paul Kupperberg looks at comic-book characters' transitions to novels. Plus: Shedding Light on The Shadow - The dark hero's appearances in comic books, with Dennis O'Neil, Anthony Tollin, Michael Uslan, Brian Augustyn, Gerard Jones, Mike W. Barr and Joel Goss; DC's Korak, Son of Tarzan - The junior jungle man's '70s swingin' safari at DC Comics, with Len Wein and Frank Thorne; Marvel's Worlds Unknown - Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, Ralph Reese, Val Mayerik and Len Wein discuss the pros and cons of adapting sci-fi; The Super Cops - The strange story of the real-life Batman and Robin and their short-lived media blitz; Jack Kirby's 2001: A Space Odyssey - The King of Comics' unexpected movie adaptation; Battlestar Galactica - Marvel enlisted Walter Simonson, Allen Milgrom and Roger McKenzie to handle the Cylons; Disney's Black Hole - The House of the Mouse sets its sights on its own Star Wars; Marvel at the Movies - Creators galore recall Mighty Marvel's Hollywood adaptations of the 1970's and 1980's. Featuring an alternate cover produced for DCs Shadow series by Michael Wm. Kaluta. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue #90 spotlights Eighties Ladies! Elektra: Assassin - Bill Sienkiewicz takes us behind the scenes of the Frank Miller-written epic; Dazzler Lights Up Marvel - A dazzling array of creators sparkle with nostalgia in this history of Marvel's disco mutant; Dazzler in the Media (and Beyond) - Alison Blaire on TV, in video games, and beyond; Dan Mishkin's Wonder Woman - The Amethyst co-creator discusses his early '80s stint as Wonder Woman's writer; Call her Captain Marvel...or Photon...or Pulsar...or Spectrum - Roger Stern, John Romita, Jr. and an all-star lineup survey the identity crisis of Monica Rambeau; Somerset Holmes - Bruce Jones, April Campbell and Brent Anderson remember the amnesiac indie heroine; The Charmed and Charged Life of Lady Quark - The Crisis-generated regal hero and her failure to spark DC's readers' attention; Top Comic-Book Women of the '80s - From Abby Cable to Love and Rockets, courtesy of cartoonist Karl Heitmueller, Jr.; Guest Editorial by Martha Thomases - The creator of Marvel's Dakota North confesses that she has Daddy issues; William Messner-Loebs and Adam Kubert Discuss Jezebel Jade - The writer/artist team remembers their three-issue Jonny Quest spin-off from Comico. Featuring a previously unpublished 2003 Elektra: Assassin trade paperback cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue #91 is an all-jerks issue, starring the Green Lantern you love to hate, Guy Gardner! Featuring: All About Guy (Gardner) - A hero to some, a jerk to others, with Steve Englehart, Dan Jurgens, Beau Smith and Joe Staton; Bullies and Blowhards of the DC Bronze Age - Morgan Edge, Steve Lombard, Cliff Carmichael and their ilk rub DC's characters the wrong way; J. Jonah Jameson - Move over, Green Goblin and Doc Ock...JJJ is Spider-Man's most persistent foe; J. Jonah Jameson: Hero or Menace? - Kurt Busiek, Gerry Conway, Tom DeFalco, Tony Isabella, Roger Stern and Marv Wolfman jaw about ol' flat-top; Flash Thompson: Friend or Foe? - The troubled life of Peter Parker's one-time bully; Subby's Disco Suit - Premiering Al Bigley's new cartoon, with a look at the '70s Sub-Mariner; Archie's Antagonist, Reggie Mantle - Insiders, including TV Reggie Gary Kroeger, explore the "dark" to Archie's "light"; Obnoxio the Clown - This Crazy Marvel mascot might give you a legitimate reason to hate clowns; The Heckler: A Jester of Justice Comes to Comics - We ask Keith Giffen and Tom Bierbaum, "What's up, doc?" with this offbeat superhero. Plus: Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner: Scion of the Deep or Royal Pain? - Why can Subby be such a jerk? Are his trunks too tight? His '80s/'90s creators share their thoughts. Also featuring the work of Rich Buckler, John Byrne, J.M. DeMatteis, Paul Kupperberg, Al Milgrom and many more. Cover-featuring Kevin Maguire's iconic Batman/Guy Gardner 'One Punch'! Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Our Bronze Age Halloween Issue covering: The Swamp Thing revival of 1982, Swamp Thing in Hollywood, Phantom Stranger team-ups, Paul Kupperberg And Mike Mignola's Phantom Stranger miniseries, DC's The Witching Hour, and Marvel's Monster That Didn't Make the Big Time - the Living Mummy. Plus: an issue-by-issue index of Marvel's 1970s' horror anthologies! Featuring the work of Rich Buckler, Andy Mangels, Val Mayerik, Martin Pasko, Michael Uslan, Thomas Yeates, and many more. Cover-featuring Thomas Yeates' 2001 recreation of his 1982 cover for Saga of the Swamp Thing #14! Plus: The Secret Wars of the "Super Hero" Trademark - Halloween costumer Ben Cooper's trademark tussle...plus the original "Spider Man" costume! And: What If Superheroes Wore Their Ben Cooper Costumes? - Karl Heitmueller, Jr.'s latest gutbuster cartoon. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

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'All-Captains Issue!' Featuring: Shazam! in the Bronze Age - The original Captain Marvel's '70s and '80s comebacks; What's So Stinky About the Big Red Cheese? - Karl Heitmueller, Jr. looks at the attempts to modernize the World's Mightiest Mortal; Who was Captain Marvel? - Soldier, traitor, cosmic protector...copyright holder? Marvel all-stars discuss Mar-Vell; Captain Storm and the Losers - The adventures of DC's rag-tag combat team...with added Kirby crackle; Captain D's Exciting Adventures - A mouthwatering taste of restaurant giveaway comics; Captain Universe - The story behind the hero who could be YOU; Captain Avenger, Hero at Large - A look back at the John Ritter-starring 1980 nice-guy hero movie; The Thrill of (Captain) Victory - Jack Kirby's creator-owned series and its comebacks; The Zoo Crew Review - The hare-raising history of Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew, with Scott Shaw! and friends; Captain EO Interview - Dean Mullaney, Catherine Yronwode and Thomas Yeates reminisce about Eclipse Comics' Michael Jackson project. Featuring C.C. Beck, Pat Broderick, Elliot S. Maggin, Bill Mantlo, Don Newton, Bob Oksner, Jim Starlin, Roy Thomas and more. Cover by Dave Cockrum (1970 fan art from the archives of Heritage Comics Auctions). Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.