Monday, September 8, 2025

Missed first time around - DC Masterworks Series

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Recently I’ve taken to trawling through the back-issue boxes at my local comic shop, or at some of the smaller marts held around Illinois, t...
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Sunday, August 31, 2025

Batman in 'A Dandy in Aspic'

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© Columbia / Sony pictures. Lionel Stander reads Batman #189 © DC Comics. Batman #189, cd Feb 1967   Returning to the topic of how long it t...
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Sunday, August 3, 2025

Neal Adams - Western covers

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  © DC comics. This past Sunday I decided to stop by the Chicago Toy Show, which runs every 4 months at the Kane County Fairgrounds. I’d nev...
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Monday, April 28, 2025

Downstate to the Springfield ComicCon

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  Yesterday, Sunday, I decided to spend the day driving to Springfield, Illinois and back, so that I could attend the Springfield ComicCon. ...
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Sunday, February 16, 2025

Lampooning in the Bronze Age

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My prime comic/collecting years in the Bronze Age were between the ages of 12 and 20, roughly covering the period 1971-1979. From reading Le...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Corgi Batmobile re-issue

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Back on Christmas Day in 1966, I awoke to find a pillow case at the foot of my bed stuffed full of toys and annuals. I was an only child and...
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Sunday, January 26, 2025

More than a simple UK Price Variant?

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© Marvel 1973. Photo by Jon Browne Having been interested in the history of UK price variant editions of both DC and Marvel for many years, ...
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