Coming off of the “Batmania” of the Summer of ’89, NEC explains on the inside front cover of their Fall ’89 catalog, the continued fierce demand for key Batman back issues and their difficulties keeping them . . . → Read More: New England Comics’ “Batman Back Issue Disclaimer,” 1989
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Delta Tenn #1, from 1987. Believe it or not, pretty sure I bought this off the rack NOT at my comic shop, but at a local stationary store! Shows you how during the Black & White indie boom of the mid ’80s, even stuff like this found its way into “civilian” stores. What caught my eye about . . . → Read More: Delta Tenn An excerpt from a letter published in the October 1989 edition of Overstreet’s Price Update, which we’ve had a past blog on: “…I feel some impartial office or ‘council on grading’ needs to be established. I know if I’m buying a $500 or $1000 or whatever book, I wouldn’t mind at . . . → Read More: Thoughts on CGC “slabbed” Copper Age Comics… New Jersey based Comics Images did a ton of licensed Marvel merch in the late ’80s into the ’90s — t-shirts, card sets, stickers, etc. Below is a promo poster sent to comic shops in 1990, grabbed off of an eBay listing… …and here’s an excerpt from the auction description: These early 1990′s posters generally showed various . . . → Read More: Comic Images Promotional Poster, May 1990 From 1986, amazing that this is almost 25 years ago! Videos part one and . . . → Read More: 20/20 on Marvel’s 25th Anniversary John Byrne’s reboot hits comic shops…and the . . . → Read More: Headline News piece on Man of Steel, 1986 The, ahem, “thrust” of the piece was that comics aren’t for . . . → Read More: PM Magazine Comic Book News Story, 1989
The Crow's debut in 1989, published by Caliber. Everyone has known about The Crow since the mid ’90s, but it was on very few radars when Caliber first published the comic in 1989. It was actually brought to my attention early on. Let me back up: As a teenager in the late ’80s, . . . → Read More: The Crow |
  
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