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AMERICAN COMIC BOOK CHRONICLES THE 1990S
The 1990s was the decade when Marvel Comics sold 8.1 million copies of an issue of the X-Men, saw its superstar creators form their own company, cloned Spider-Man, and went bankrupt. It was when Superman died, Batman had his back broken, and the runaway success of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman led to DC Comics' Vertigo line of adult comic books. It was the decade of gimmicky covers, skimpy costumes, and mega-crossovers. But most of all, the 1990s was the decade when companies like Image, Valiant, and Malibu published million-selling comic books before the industry experienced a shocking and rapid collapse!
BACK ISSUE #117
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Rich Buckler; John Beatty
It's Superhero Stand-Ins, in Back Issue! John Stewart as Green Lantern, James Rhodes as Iron Man, Beta Ray Bill as Thor, Captain America substitute U.S. Agent, new Batman Azrael, and Superman's Hollywood proxy Gregory Reed! Featuring Neal Adams, Cary Bates, Dave Gibbons, Ron Marz, David Michelinie, Dennis O'Neil, Walter Simonson, Roy Thomas, and more, under a Beta Ray Bill Thor cover by Simonson.
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(W) Mark Alexander (A) Jack Kirby (CA) Jack Kirby
Just when you thought it was safe to walk the streets again, From The Tomb (the UK's preeminent magazine on the history of horror comics) digs up more tomes of terror from the century past. It Crept From The Tomb (the second "Best of" collection) uncovers atomic comics lost to the Cold War, rarely seen (and censored) British horror comics, the early art of Richard Corben, Good Girls of a bygone age, Tom Sutton, Don Heck, Lou Morales, Al Eadeh, Bruce Jones' Alien Worlds, HP Lovecraft in Heavy Metal, and a myriad of terrors from beyond the stars and the shadows of our own world!
JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR DLX ED #78
Published 25 years after the launch of The Jack Kirby Collector #1, this special Silver Anniversary issue shows how Kirby kickstarted the Silver Age of Comics with Challengers of the Unknown, examines how Jack revamped Golden Age legacy characters for the 1960s and beyond, outlines the lasting influence of his signature creation The Silver Surfer, and more! It includes special shout-outs to the fan and pro contributors who've helped publisher/editor John Morrow celebrate the life and career of the King of Comics for a quarter century. And echoing John's fateful choice to start this magazine in 1994, we'll spotlight pivotal decisions (good and bad) Jack made throughout his comics career. Plus: A Kirby pencil art gallery, regular columnists, a classic 1950s story, and more! The Standard Edition sports an unused Kirby Thor cover with Steve Rude's interpretation of how it looked before alterations, while the Deluxe edition adds a silver cardstock outer sleeve featuring the Surfer with Rude inks.
JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR STANDARD ED
Published 25 years after the launch of The Jack Kirby Collector #1, this special Silver Anniversary issue shows how Kirby kickstarted the Silver Age of Comics with Challengers of the Unknown, examines how Jack revamped Golden Age legacy characters for the 1960s and beyond, outlines the lasting influence of his signature creation The Silver Surfer, and more! It includes special shout-outs to the fan and pro contributors who've helped publisher/editor John Morrow celebrate the life and career of the King of Comics for a quarter century. And echoing John's fateful choice to start this magazine in 1994, we'll spotlight pivotal decisions (good and bad) Jack made throughout his comics career. Plus: A Kirby pencil art gallery, regular columnists, a classic 1950s story, and more! The Standard Edition sports an unused Kirby Thor cover with Steve Rude's interpretation of how it looked before alterations, while the Deluxe edition adds a silver cardstock outer sleeve featuring the Surfer with Rude inks.
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The MLJ Companion documents the complete history of Archie Comics' super-hero characters known as the "Mighty Crusaders" - The Shield, Black Hood, Steel Sterling, Hangman, Mr. Justice, The Fly, and many others. It features in-depth examinations of each era of the characters' extensive history: The Golden Age (beginning with the Shield, the first patriotic super-hero), the Silver Age (spotlighting those offbeat, campy Mighty Comics issues, and The Fly and Jaguar), the Bronze Age (with the Red Circle line, and the !mpact imprint published by DC Comics), up to the Modern Age, with its Dark Circle imprint. Plus: Learn what "MLJ" stands for!
WORLD`S FINEST BUNDLE
Your two favorite heroes, together in one TwoMorrows Bundle! The Krypton Companion unlocks the secrets of Superman's Silver and Bronze Ages, when kryptonite came in multiple colors and super-pets flew the skies! And the Batcave Companion investigates the Silver and Bronze Ages of Batman comic books, from his campy "New Look" of the mid-1960s to his "creature of the night" reinvention of the 1970s! Each book is 240 pages, with covers by Dave Gibbons and Neal Adams! Normally over $50 separately!