As we've done in the past, here is a collection of vintage photographs gathered from hither and yon, each one depicting either the often-young readers of the past reading the comic books of their native era or else comic books on sale in magazine stands and wire racks back when they were brand new. And no, I don't know where any of these pictures came from particularly, I've just continued to gather them as they've cropped up over the years. There'll be more vintage photographs to share in the future.

This next issue of UNCANNY X-MEN was a bit of a favorite of mine, possibly down to the fact that the central villain of the piece, Arcade, was a bit closer in tone and spirit to the Flash's rogues gallery members than most Marvel villains. The series had been steadily rising in my estimation, and was one of the best and most looked-forward-to comics of this era, even if it didn't entirely explode in popularity for another couple of years. As I've mentioned previously, back issue prices had already jumped up dramatically as compared to everything else around them as more and more readers discovered this new group of X-Men and raced around attempting to fill in their backstory.

comicbookcovers: Superman’s Girlfriend, Lois Lane #63, February 1966, cover by Wayne Boring and Kurt Schaffenberger

This is a topic that never quite gets exhausted for me. Over this past weekend I had a need to revisit the pieces I had originally devoted to analyzing FANTASTIC FOUR #1 and the assorted art change…

A post from my long-ago Marvel blog in which I discuss rereading one of the very first Marvel novelizations: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE GREAT GOLD STEAL. Thursday, 9:17 April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_…

I bought this issue of MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE as usual at my local 7-11 as MTIO was now on my regular buying list, thanks to the Thing being the headline character. But I can’t say that the series…

We’ve spoken in the past about Harvey’s short-lived attempt to jump on board the super hero bandwagon of the mid-1960s, and how despite hiring industry legend Joe Simon to put together …

A post from my long-ago Marvel blog about comics I edited that flew under the radar a little bit. Though this one has become better remembered since, largely thanks to Benedict Cumberbatch My Unkno…

This particular issue would be my candidate for most underwhelming oversized anniversary issue of the era. It was heavily promoted throughout the DC titles of the era–and who could resist tha…

The new book was announced at New York Comic Con 2025 as Marvel Comics unveiled the new range of X-Men comics coming in the new year.

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A high-stakes blend of mystery, action, and tragedy.

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