Ad than ran in DC titles, and mind you, June ’89 was when “Batmania” hit its fever pitch; Tim Burton’s first Batman movie was released on June 23rd . . . → Read More: Great Eastern Conventions, June 1989
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Poster for Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity With the 2010 New York Comic Con over this past weekend, I looked back at my post on the first convention I ever attended: Creation, Thanksgiving ’86. One of the memories from that show was the giveaways table at the entrance, which included pseudo-naughty promotional one-sheets and foldouts for horror . . . → Read More: Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity As advertised in . . . → Read More: Creation Conventions Schedule, February ’86 through July ’86 Okay, the above pretty well represents what I remember a Great Eastern dealer having on his wall at shows circa 1990: The Killing Joke first print, on display with all the subsequent printings that had been released, at that point in time. (Can’t remember if The Killing Joke was actually up to its sixth print at . . . → Read More: Killing Joke first print…and second…and… 1986. Roughly two decades before San Diego evolved fully into the “Comic-Cannes” event that it is now. Per Wikipedia, estimated 1986 Comic-Con attendance: 6500 fans. 2010? The full convention center capacity of 125,000, as it has been for the past few years. Okay, so, in this gem of a video embedded below, DC’s (then) PR executive Peggy . . . → Read More: Warlord costumes win 1986 San Diego Comic-Con Masquerade
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 Aired as Dick Tracy was hitting theaters in 1990, with the Captain America theatrical movie (supposedly) on the way! This news piece is a great snapshot in time, especially of the retailer / collector / speculator dynamic that was really taking hold… …and on a personal note, great to see some friendly faces . . . → Read More: Entertainment Tonight news piece on Comic Collecting, 1990 |
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