Back Issue Magazine (2003 TwoMorrows) comic books 2020-2022

Back Issue #118 is a Greatest Stories Never Told issue! Alex Ross' unrealized Fantastic Four reboot, DC: The Lost 1970s (including Joe Simon's Guardian Angel and Gerry Conway and John Calnan's Ninja the Invisible), Frank Thorne's Red Sonja preliminaries, Chris Claremont and Dave Sim's X-Men/Cerebus, Mike Grell's Batman/Jon Sable, Larry Hama's Fury Force, Curt Swan's lost pages from Ed Hannigan's Skull and Bones, Steve Englehart and Trevor Von Eeden's Batman/Mad Hatter, Brian Augustyn and Mike Parobeck's Target, and Paul Kupperberg's insider's look at the ill-fated Impact reboot (with unpublished art by Dave Cockrum, Michael Netzer, and more)! 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

Eisner Award-winner for 'Best Comics-Related Publication'! Back Issue #119 is a special Guardians of the Galaxy issue! A galaxy of comics stars discuss Marvel's white-hot space team in the Guardians Interviews, including Tom DeFalco, Keith Giffen, Rob Liefeld, Al Milgrom, Mary Skrenes, Roger Stern, Jim Valentino, and more. Plus: Star-Lord and Rocket Raccoon before the Guardians, with Chris Claremont and Mike Mignola. Featuring a Bronze Age Guardians cover by their Copper Age artist, Jim Valentino, inked by Chris Ivy. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages. Cover price $9.95.

Back Issue spotlights Heroes of Tomorrow, with a Mon-El hero history, Steve Lightle's Legionnaires, and the controversial Legion of Super-Heroes 'Five Years Later' era. Plus Mike Sekowsky's Manhunter 2070, Mike Grell's Starslayer, Charlton's Space: 1999 tie-in, Paradox, and Mike Baron's unfinished Sonic Disruptors series. Featuring Tom And Mary Bierbaum, John Byrne, Keith Giffen, Val Mayerik, Jason Pearson, Walter Simonson, Tim Truman, Mike Vosburg, Mark Waid, and more. Mon-El and the '80s Legion cover by Steve Lightle. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

Back Issue #121 is our Conan and the Barbarians issue, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith's Conan #1! The Bronze Age Barbarian Boom, Top 50 Marvel Conan stories, Marvel's Not-Quite Conans (from Kull to Skull), Arak-Son of Thunder, Warlord action figures, Gray Morrow's Edge of Chaos, and Conan the Barbarian at Dark Horse Comics. Joining Roy Thomas are Kurt Busiek, Ernie Colon, Chuck Dixon, Mike Grell, Ron Randall, Dann Thomas, Timothy Truman, Marv Wolfman, and many more. Featuring the never-before-published alternate cover for Marvel's Conan #9, from 1971. Plus: The Cimmerian invades the ink-splattered realm of newspaper comic strips. Cover by Barry Windsor-Smith. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

Back Issue celebrates the 40th anniversary of Marv Wolfman and George Pérez's New Teen Titans, featuring a guest editorial by Wolfman and a Pérez tribute and art gallery! Plus: The New Teen Titans' 40 Greatest Moments, the Titans in the media, hero histories of Raven, Starfire, and the Protector, and more! With a never-before-published Pérez Titans cover from 1981. Also: Pro2Pro: George Pérez Farewell - East Coast Comic Con's star-studded tribute retirement panel celebrating the modern master, with Jim Starlin, Ron Lim, Joe Rubinstein, Shannon Lower and Spencer Beck; Pinup: New Teen Titans #1 tribute by Chris Giarrusso - the G-Man and Mini-Marvels artist's homage to Pérez's iconic first issue cover; and Prince Street News - cartoonist Karl Heitmueller, Jr.'s auditions for new Titans, circa 1979. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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Cover by Dave Gibbons. Cuddle up with Back Issue, a Superhero Romance issue! The Many Loves of Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark, a Star Sapphire history, Bronze Age superhero weddings, a Tom DeFalco/Roger Stern Johnny Storm/Alicia Pro2Pro interview, Elongated Man and Wife, May-December superhero romances, Supergirl's Secret Marriage, and… the wedding of Aunt May and Doc Ock?? Featuring Mike W. Barr, Cary Bates, Steve Englehart, Bob Layton, Denny O'Neil, and many more creators, under a Green Lantern/Star Sapphire cover by Dave Gibbons. Plus: Cover Gallery: Weird Wedding Tales - these offbeat weddings might swear you off of dating for good; Prince Street News: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - cartoonist Karl Heitmueller, Jr. only has eyes for comicdom's greatest lovers; and Art Gallery: Bronze Age Power Couples. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

Cover by Rudy Nebres. Horrific Heroes shamble forth in Back Issue! Bronze Age histories of Man-Thing and the Creeper, Atlas/Seaboard's horrifying heroes, and Ghost Rider (Danny Ketch) rides again! Featuring the work of Alan Brennert, Frank Brunner, Gerry Conway, Howard Mackie, Val Mayerik, Roy Thomas, and more. Man-Thing cover by Rudy Nebres. Plus: What the--?!: Harvey Horror...But Not the Kind You Think - the relaxation of the Comics Code led Casper, Richie Rich and friends into chilling directions. Also: Prince Street News: If Monster Heroes Wore Costumes - a cartoon by Karl Heitmueller, Jr. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

Back Issue takes a stab at the evolution of Creator-Owned Comics, featuring in-depth histories of Matt Wagner's Mage and Grendel. Plus other indie sensations of the Bronze Age, including Colleen Doran's A Distant Soil, Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo, Steve Purcell's Sam & Max, James Dean Smith's Boris the Bear, and Larry Welz's Cherry Poptart! With a fabulous Grendel cover by Wagner. Also featuring additional interviews with Grendel editor Diana Schutz and Grendel artists The Pander Brothers, Bernie Mireault, Tim Sale and John K. Snyder III. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, Full Color. Cover price $9.95.

Cover by Rudy Nebres. Back Issue #126 is a 'Legacy' issue, starring Wally West as the Flash! Featuring a Brandon Routh Superman interview, Harry Osborn/Green Goblin, Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Infinity Inc., the Reign of the Supermen, and the John Romita Legacy (with a bonus Romita Sr. and Jr. Rough Stuff feature). With Jon Bogdanove, Gerry Conway, Matt Fraction, Tom Grummett, Geoff Johns, Dan Jurgens, Karl Kesel, David Michelinie, Jerry Ordway, Sandy Plunkett, Roger Stern, Roy Thomas, Mark Waid, and many other superstar creators. Flash cover by Mike Wieringo and Jose Marzan Jr. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

Cover by Brian Bolland. Back Issue #127 is a gritty 'Soldiers' issue spotlighting Sgt. Rock revivals, Hulk foe General Thunderbolt Ross, Beetle Bailey in comics, DC's enemy-starring Blitzkrieg, War is Hell's combat deadman John Kowalski, Atlas' savage soldiers, The 'Nam, Nth Man the Ultimate Ninja, and Gerry Conway and Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez's Cinder and Ashe. Featuring the work of Chris Claremont, Peter David, Chuck Dixon, Michael Golden, Larry Hama, Joe Kubert, Jeph Loeb, Don Lomax, Doug Murray, Billy Tucci, and more. 78 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

(W) VARIOUS (A) Various (CA) Brian Bolland This 'Bronze Age TV Tie-ins' issue tunes in to television-inspired comic adaptations of the 1970s to the early 1990s, including The Bionic Woman, Dark Shadows, Emergency, H. R. Pufnstuf, Hee Haw, Lost in Space, Primus, Sledge Hammer, Superboy, V… even Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp! Featuring Ken Bald, Primus star Robert Brown, Cary Bates, David Campiti, Mark Evanier, John Francis Moore, Lost in Space's Bill Mumy, Jim Salicrup, Alex Saviuk, Jack Sparling, Joe Staton, Marv Wolfman, and more. TV comic montage cover designed by Michael Kronenberg. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

'TV Toon Tie-ins' issue! The Bronze-tastic World of Hanna-Barbera Comics, Underdog, Mighty Mouse, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Pink Panther, Battle of the Planets, and wildlife protectors Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl. Bonus: Scott Shaw! digs up Captain Carrot's roots! Featuring the work of John Byrne, Ernie Colon, Jim Engel, Mark Evanier, Gary Fields, Michael Gallagher, Frank Johnson, Win Mortimer, Paul Norris, Marie Severin, Steve Skeates, Merrie Spaeth, Joe Staton, Tony Tallarico, Alex Toth, Bill Williams, and more. Repurposing a 1972 Charlton Hanna-Barbera Parade cover by Ray Dirgo and friends. Also in this issue: Gold Key's The Hardy Boys - the Filmation toon and tie-in comic that should have been a hit. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

Bronze Age Promos, Ads, and Gimmicks! Who was the mystery writer of those zany Hostess Comic Ads? Plus: the aborted DC Super-Stars Society fan club, DC 16-page Preview Comics, the DC Hotline, Popeye Career Comics, Marvel's little-known Quarterly Reports, and more. Featuring Mike W. Barr, Kurt Busiek, Mike Chen, Glenn Herdling, Paul Kupperberg, Paul Levitz, Kevin Maguire, Dan Mishkin, Tom Morgan, Mark Pacella, Jimmy Palmiotti, Bob Rozakis, Scott Shaw!, Terry Stewart, Roy Thomas, Marv Wolfman, and more. With a previously unpublished 1979 5-Star Super-Hero Spectacular cover by Dick Dillin and Dick Giordano. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

The Kirby Legacy at DC, exploring Jack Kirby's post-Fourth World Bronze Age DC characters! Etrigan the Demon, Kamandi the Last Boy on Earth, OMAC: One Man Army, Sandman, and Kirby's Odd Jobs (Atlas, Manhunter, and more). Plus: the Simon & Kirby Reunion That Wasn't! Featuring Stephen Bissette, John Byrne, Gerry Conway, Dave Gibbons, Michael Golden, Alan Grant, Greg Rucka, Val Semeiks, Roy Thomas, Bruce Timm, Matt Wagner, and more. Demon cover by Kirby and Mike Royer. 80 pages PC/B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Joe Rubenstein 1980s Marvel Limited Series, including Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's Wolverine! Plus: Black Panther, The Falcon, The Punisher, Machine Man, Iceman, Magik, Fantastic Four vs. X-Men, Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D., Wolfpack, and more! Featuring Jon Bogdanove, Denys Cowan, Tom Defalco, J.M. DeMatteis, Steven Grant, Larry Hama, Al Milgrom, Paul Neary, Paul Smith, Barry Windsor-Smith, and more. Wolverine #1 cover recreation by Joe Rubinstein (after Frank Miller). 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

Cover by Tony Harris. Starmen issue, headlined by James Robinson and Tony Harris's Jack Knight Starman! Plus: The Star-Spangled Kid, Starjammers, the 1980s Starman, and Starstruck! Featuring Dave Cockrum, Gerry Conway, Robert Greenberger, Elaine Lee, Tom Lyle, Michael Wm. Kaluta, Roger Stern, Roy Thomas, and more. Jack Knight Starman cover by Tony Harris. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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Bronze Age Rarities & Oddities, spotlighting rare European Superman comics of the 1980s! Plus: Curt Swan's Batman, Jim Aparo's Superman, David Anthony Kraft's Marvel custom comics, Michael Uslan's unseen Earth-Two stories, Leaf's DC Secret Origins, Marvel's Evel Knievel and Kool-Aid Man, early cover variants, and more! Featuring Eduardo Barreto, Paul Kupperberg, Alex Saviuk, and more. Superman cover by Joe Kubert. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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Silver Issue, starring the Silver Surfer in the Bronze Age! Plus: Jack Kirby's Silver Star, Scott Hampton's Silverheels, Silver Sable, a Silver Banshee villain history, and more! Featuring Kurt Busiek, Steven Butler, Tom Defalco, Steve Englehart, Ron Frenz, Sterling Gates, Ron Marz, Fabian Nicieza, Gordon Purchell, Alex Ross, Marshall Rogers, Joe Rubinstein, Roger Stern, Gregory Wright, and more. Silver Surfer cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Sinnott. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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Bronze Age Comics Strips! Spider-Man, Friday Foster, DC's World's Greatest Superheroes starring Superman, Howard the Duck, Richie Rich, Star Hawks, Star Trek, Mike Grell's Tarzan, and more! Plus Charlton's comic strip tie-ins and the Menomonee Falls Gazette. Spotlighting the work of Gene Colan, Archie Goodwin, Gil Kane, Warren Kremer, Stan Lee, Jorge Longarón, John Romita, Roy Thomas, George Tuska, and more. Comic strip montage cover featuring Spider-Man by Romita. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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1980s Pre-Crisis DC Miniseries! Green Arrow, Secrets of the Legion, Tales of the Green Lantern Corps, Krypton Chronicles, America vs. the Justice Society, Legend of Wonder Woman, Conqueror of the Barren Earth, and more! Featuring Mike W. Barr, Kurt Busiek, Paul Kupperberg, Ron Randall, Trina Robbins, Joe Staton, Curt Swan, Roy Thomas, and other creators. Re-presenting the Green Arrow #1 cover by Trevor Von Eeden and Dick Giordano. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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Classic Heroes in the Bronze Age! The Lone Ranger and Tonto, Flash Gordon, Popeye, Zorro and Lady Rawhide, Son of Tomahawk, Jungle Twins, and more! Featuring the work of Dan Jurgens, Joe R. Lansdale, Don McGregor, Frank Thorne, Tim Truman, George Wildman, Thomas Yeates, and other creators. With a classic 1979 fully painted Gold Key cover of Flash Gordon. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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Not-Ready-for-Primetime Marvel Heroes! Mighty Marvel's Bronze Age second bananas: Doc Samson, Jack of Hearts, Thundra, Nighthawk, Starfox, Modred the Mystic, Woodgod, the Shroud, Thunderbird and Warpath, Stingray, Wundaar, and more! Featuring the work of Kurt Busiek, Peter David, Steve Englehart, Steve Gerber, Keith Giffen, Steven Grant, Bill Mantlo, David Michelinie, Roger Stern, Roy Thomas, and other A-list talent. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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Dinosaur Comics! Interviews with Xenozoic's Mark Schultz and dino-artist extraordinaire William Stout! Plus: Godzilla at Dark Horse, Sauron villain history, Dinosaurs Attack!, Dinosaurs for Hire, Dinosaur Rex, Dino Riders, Lord Dinosaur, and Jurassic Park! Featuring Arthur Adams, Stephen Bissette, Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Gary Gerani, Randy Stradley, Roy Thomas, and many more. Re-presenting a 1992 Xenozoic cover by Mark Schultz. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.