Back Issue Magazine (2003 TwoMorrows) comic books 2016-2018

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mags: from Savage Tales to Epic Illustrated, Jack Kirby's 'Speak-Out Series,' Will Eisner's The Spirit magazine, the unpublished Paul Gulacy, Michael Uslan discusses the Shadow magazine you didn't see, plus B&Ws from Atlas/Seaboard, Charlton, Skywald, and Warren.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.

Spotlighting Indie Superheroes! Featuring: The Neal Adams Ms. Mystic Interview - The superstar storyteller discusses his cover-featured creation and more; Continuity Comics - An artist-packed profile of Neal Adams' line of comic books; Welcome to the (Justice) Machine - This early indie super-team has become comics' comeback crusaders; The Bill Black/Captain Paragon Interview - The esteemed and longtime artist/publisher looks back at his Sentinels of Justice (and DC's, too); The Mighty Crusaders - Rich Buckler discusses the "Red Circle Comics" era of Archie's superheroes; T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents - How the super-agents stormed back into comics in the 1980's; ROUGH STUFF - The glorious-graphite return of BACK ISSUE's pencil art showcase; PRO2PRO: The Whisper Interview - Steven Grant and Norm Breyfogle chat about their lady ninja; Greg Guler and Dan St. John on their AC Comics days. Featuring Mike Deodato, Mark Ellis, Tom Grindberg, Mike Gustovich, Tony Isabella, Doug Murray, Bill Reinhold, Jerry Ordway, George Pérez, Dann Thomas, and more. With an electrifying Ms. Mystic cover by Neal Adams (from the collection of Shaun Clancy). Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Creatures of the Night! Featuring: Moon Knight's Doug Moench and Bill Sienkiewicz in a Pro2Pro interview - An intimate dialogue with the superstar creative team that put Marvel's midnight man on the map; Ghost Rider - A super-charged history of Johnny Blaze's Bronze Age adventures; Night Nurse - This obscure 1970's book helped populate Marvel's current cinematic universe; Eclipso - The Bronze Age battles between Bruce Gordon and his sinister alter ego; I...Vampire - This bloodsucking protagonist took a bite out of 1980's issues of House of Mystery; Mike W. Barr/Batman interview - Barr chats about the controversial birth of Damian Wayne, Batman: Year Two, Jim Aparo, and other topics; "Of Cape and Cowl" - Karl Heitmueller, Jr.'s latest toon takes on Batman's wardrobe; Rough Stuff - A pencil-art showcase starring THE creature of the night, Batman; Nightcat herself, Jacqueline Tavarez, and a star-studded lineup of creative folk relive the tale of Marvel's musical crimefighter. Featuring the work of Bob Budiansky, J.M. DeMatteis, Martin Pasko, Mike Ploog, Tom Sutton, Jean Thomas, and many more. With a retro Moon Knight cover by Sienkiewicz & Klaus Janson (originally the splash page to Moon Knight (1980 1st Series) #6). Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

A Marvel Fanfare Issue! Go behind the scenes of Marvel's celebrated '80s anthology series, featuring an exclusive chat with Editori-Al himself, Al Milgrom. Includes interviews with and art by Arthur Adams, Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Steve Englehart, Michael Golden, Roger Mckenzie, Frank Miller, Doug Moench, Ann Nocenti, George Pérez, Marshall Rogers, Paul Smith, Ken Steacy, Charles Vess, and many more! Re-presenting the back cover of Marvel Fanfare #58 by Sandy Plunkett, recolored by Glenn Whitmore. Plus: Marv Wolfman on Sky-Wolf; P. Craig Russell on The Jungle Book; WeirdWorld; fanfare for Bill Mantlo; John Byrne's all-splash-page Hulk issue; Norm Breyfogle's Batman/Captain America makeover; spotlight on the She-Hulk; the startling saga of the (alternate reality) Silver Surfer; Steven Grant's Black Knight stories; Shanna the She-Devil. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

The Bird People Issue! 'Hawkman in the Bronze Age': his Shadow War and monthly series, JLA squabbles with Green Arrow, Golden Eagle, and more! Plus: Jim Starlin's Superman/Hawkgirl team-up, Timothy Truman's Hawkworld, Hawk and Dove, a Penguin villain history, Blue Falcon and Dynomutt, Condorman, and Chuck Dixon and Scott McDaniel's Nightwing. Featuring Gerry Conway, Steve Englehart, Greg Guler, Richard Howell, Tony Isabella, Karl Kesel, Rob Liefeld, Denny O'Neil, and others! Featuring a high-flying Hawkman cover by George Pérez. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

It's the 'DC in the '80s' Issue! From the experimental to the fan faves, this was the decade when DC Comics declared, 'There's No Stopping Us Now!' Featuring: Secret Origins - new takes on old stories, with recollections from the series' five editors; Thriller - DC had high hopes for this offbeat title, so why did it fail?; Pro2Pro: Gerry Conway and Dan Jurgens' Sun Devils - the writer-artist team in an exclusive interview revisiting this sci-fi maxiseries; DC Challenge - Bob Greenberger, the project's editor, explores this quirky round-robin series with many of the series' creators; Prince Street News - cartoonist Karl Heitmueller, Jr. tackles continuity conundrums; Off My Chest: The Prestige Format - former DC production guru Bob Rozakis' guest column about the development of DC's upscale format; Doug Moench interview - an intimate portrait of the Electric Warrior writer, with commentary from artists Jim Baikie and Denys Cowan and editor Barbara Kesel; Action Comics Weekly - nineteen creators take us behind the scenes of DC's ambitious weekly late-'80s anthology. Featuring Peter David, Mark Evanier, Mike Grell, Trevor Von Eeden, Mark Waid, and others! With a mind-numbing Nightwing cover by Romeo Tanghal. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue celebrates Batman: The Animated Series' 25th-anniversary! An all-star creator line-up looks back at the influential, perennially popular Batman cartoon series. Plus: a BTAS episode guide, BTAS Batmobile toys, a Harley Quinn history, DC's Batman Adventures and Animated Universe comic books, and a tribute to the late, great artist Mike Parobeck. Featuring Kevin Altieri, Brian Augustyn, Rick Burchett, Kevin 'Batman' Conroy, Sean Catherine Derek, Bob 'Commissioner Gordon' Hastings, Denny O'Neil, Martin Pasko, Dan Riba, Andrea Romano, Ty Templeton, Bruce Timm, and others! Featuring a heart-stopping Harley Quinn cover by Timm. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

A Special 100-page Centennial issue featuring Bronze Age Fanzines and Fandom! The story of The Buyer's Guide by founder Alan Light, an interview with The Comic Book Price Guide founder Robert Overstreet, Bob Rozakis' DC Comicmobile memories, a backstage pass of Super DC Con '76, and histories of The Comic Reader, FOOM, The Amazing World of DC Comics, Charlton Bullseye, Squa Tront, and Fawcett Collectors of America! Featuring Scott Edelman, Carl Gafford, Bob Greenberger, Jack C. Harris, Tony Isabella, David Anthony Kraft, Bob Layton, Paul Levitz, Michael Uslan, J. C. Vaughn, John Workman, and others… and go behind the scenes of Back Issue magazine in an interview with editor Michael Eury. Bonus: Comes polybagged with TwoMorrows' new full catalog! 96 pages Cover price $9.95.

The Rock 'n' Roll Comics Issue, featuring an exclusive interview with Sam J. Jones, star of the rock/sci-fi classic, Flash Gordon. Plus: KISS in comics, Marvel's Alice Cooper, T. Rex's Marc Bolan's interview with Stan Lee, Sir Paul Mccartney: Fearless Front-Facer, Charlton's Partridge Family, David Cassidy, and Bobby Sherman comics, Marvel's Steeltown Rockers, Lila Cheney, and Hypno-Hustler, the Monkees' comic connections, superheroes' favorite bands, and Comic-Con's house band, Seduction of the Innocent. Featuring Amy Chu, Max Allan Collins, Jack Kirby, Angel Medina, Bill Mumy, Don Sherwood, Alan Weiss, and others! 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

A cutthroat Mercs and Anti-heroes issue! Deadpool's first writer Fabian Nicieza in an exclusive interview! Histories of Cable, Taskmaster, Deathstroke the Terminator, the Vigilante and Wild Dog, plus...Archie meets the Punisher! Also: Rough Stuff - grim-and-gritty graphite from Mike Grell, Bernie Wrightson, Mike Zeck and Rob Liefeld! BI Bonus: The Hall of Heroes - visit "the world's only superhero museum"! Featuring Terry Beatty, Joe Casey, Ian Churchill, Max Allan Collins, Christos Gage, Gene Ha, Paul Kupperberg, Batton Lash, David Michelinie, Chuck Patton, Tod Smith, Fred Van Lente, Marv Wolfman and others, under a rollickin' Deadpool vs. Cable cover by Rob Liefeld! Edited by Michael Eury. 78 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

An All-Star Editors Issue! With Marv Wolfman, Bob Greenberger, Jim Salicrup, Tom Brevoort, Al Milgrom, Bob Schreck, Dennis O'Neil, Tom DeFalco and more. A Pro2Pro roundtable of past and present editors reveal… 'How I Beat the Dreaded Deadline Doom'! Plus: retrospectives of Archie Goodwin and Mark Gruenwald, a vintage interview with fan-turned-pro E. Nelson Bridwell, a career-spanning interview with Diana Schutz, Allan Asherman revisits DC's '70s editorial department, Marvel Assistant Editors' Month, and a history of the most famous editor in comic books, Perry White! Featuring an unpublished alternate cover of 1981's Captain America #259 by Mike Zeck! 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue is the 'Fourth World After Kirby' issue, exploring the enduring legacy of Jack Kirby's DC characters! The Return(s) of the New Gods, Why Can't Mister Miracle Escape Cancellation?, the Forever People, Mike Mignola's unrealized New Gods animated movie, the Fourth World in Hollywood, and more. With an all-star lineup, including the work of John Byrne, Paris Cullins, J. M. Dematteis, Mark Evanier, Michael Golden, Rick Hoberg, Walter Simonson, and more! Cover by Steve Rude, re-presenting his variant cover for 2015's Convergence #6. Plus: Darkseid - a look inside the mind of the Tyrant of Apokolips; Jack Kirby, Super Powers Toy Designer - The King's designs for a Mister Miracle figure and an unproduced Darkseid playset; Beautiful Dreamer - a superstar-powered lineup of sketches of the Forever People's fetching flower child. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages. Full color. Cover price $8.95.

The Bronze Age's greatest fist-fighters bust loose in Back Issue, the Deadly Hands issue! Featuring histories of Iron Fist, Master of Kung Fu, Yang, the Bronze Tiger, Hands of the Dragon, Neal Adams' Armor, Marvel's Deadly Hands of Kung Fu mag, and… Hong Kong Phooey! Plus Muhammad Ali in toons and toys. Featuring JOhn Byrne, Chris Claremont, Steve Englehart, Paul Gulacy, Larry Hama, Doug Moench, Denny O'neil, John Ostrander, Warren Sattler, Jim Starlin, and others. Cover re-presents Earl Norem's painted cover to 1976s Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (1974 Magazine) #29. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

Cover by Joe Staton. 'Golden Age In Bronze! '70s Justice Society revival with two Pro2Pro interviews: All-Star Squadron's Roy Thomas, Jerry Ordway, and Arvell Jones (with a bonus Rick Hoberg interview), and The Spectre's John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake. Plus: Liberty Legion, Air Wave, Jonni Thunder, Crimson Avenger, and the Spectre revival of '87! Wood, Colan, Conway, Giffen, Giordano, and more! Plus: UnKnown Marvel: Bob Layton's first published work for Marvel - a new rotating department featuring Marvel UK rarities. Also: Rough Stuff: Marvel Two-in-One #20 - a close look at Jack Kirby's cover art for Marvel's Thing/Liberty Legion team-up. Edited by Michael Eury. Full color. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue jingle-jangles with Archie Comics in the Bronze Age! Archie's '70s and '80s adventures, Stan Goldberg and George Gladir interviews, Archie knock-offs, Archie on TV, and histories of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, That Wilkin Boy, Cheryl Blossom, and Red Circle Comics. Featuring the work of Jack Abel, Jon D'Agostino, Dan DeCarlo, Frank Doyle, Gray Morrow, Dan Parent, Henry Scarpelli, Lou Scheimer, Alex Segura, Alex Toth, and more. 80 pages, part FC/part B&W. Cover price $8.95.

Cover by Eric Shanower. Get ready for the Aquaman movie with this special Aquaman issue! Swim through Bronze Age Aquaman team-ups and merchandise, the post-Crisis Aquaman, Aqualad: From Titan to Tempest, a Black Manta villain history, Peter David and Esteban Maroto's Atlantis Chronicles, and Greatest Stories Never Told looks at the original Aquaman #57 and the unproduced Aquaman animated movie. Bonus article: Elite Comics' rarity, Seadragon! Featuring Jim Aparo, Jim Calafiore, Martin Egeland, Keith Giffen, Dick Giordano, Robert Loren Fleming, Craig Hamilton, Ken Hooper, Dan Jurgens, Shaun Mclaughlin, Curt Swan, and more. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

You'll believe a mag can fly as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Superman: The Movie! Explore the Superman movies' effects on comic books, media, and collectibles with commentary from many of their creators. Plus: Cary Bates discloses his plans for the un-produced Superman V, Elliot S. Maggin's Superman novels, a Carmine Infantino interview from 1975 revealing early plans for the Superman movie, and exclusive interviews with Superman executive producer Ilya Salkind, Jack O'Halloran (Non), Aaron Smolinski (baby Clark), Jeff East (young Clark), and Diane Sherry Case (teenage Lana Lang). 10% of the proceeds from this issue's comic shop orders will be donated to the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. Christopher Reeve Superman cover by Gary Frank. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.