Back Issue Magazine (2003 TwoMorrows) comic books 2016

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mags: from Savage Tales to Epic Illustrated, Jack Kirby's 'Speak-Out Series,' Will Eisner's The Spirit magazine, the unpublished Paul Gulacy, Michael Uslan discusses the Shadow magazine you didn't see, plus B&Ws from Atlas/Seaboard, Charlton, Skywald, and Warren.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