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Comic Books

'90s

90’s Comic Book Action Figures Found In Jingle All The Way

Adam Pope

If you’ve walked into a Wal-Mart this Holiday season you might have been surprised to see a forgotten 90’s icon on toy shelves. No, not Furby. Not a GigaPet. Not even the juggernaut that was CONTINUE READING…

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Check Out Those Ads! – Spelljammer #15

Pitfall Gary

Spelljammer isn’t my favorite Dungeons & Dragons setting. In fact it’s near the bottom of my list. I don’t know what it is about the setting but I never enjoyed playing it. I wasn’t opposed CONTINUE READING…

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Comic Books

Batman: The Long Halloween

Pitfall Gary

Batman: The Long Halloween takes place in the early days of Batman. It follows Batman: Year One and sets the stage for all the super villains Batman fights throughout his career. Batman: The Long Halloween CONTINUE READING…

'90s

The Flash 1990 TV Show Merchandise Review

Adam Pope

In September 1990 a red streak of heroism zoomed across TV screens nationwide. In the wake of Tim Burton’s Batman, comic book adaptations were now a viable entertainment gamble and CBS was betting that The CONTINUE READING…

'90s

5 Best Comic Book Events of the 90’s

Adam Pope

It’s a known fact that comic books in the 1990’s were celebrated more for the artists drawing them, than any groundbreaking storytelling within. Though it was an era where a foil-embossed or hologram sticker cover CONTINUE READING…

'90s

15 Weirdest Dick Tracy Movie Merchandise Items

Adam Pope

Dick Tracy celebrates its 30th anniversary this year as the blockbuster to beat in the summer of 1990. Featuring an all star cast including Warren Beatty, Madonna, Al Pacino and more, this crime-smashing action film CONTINUE READING…

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'90s

10 Awesome Comic Book Gimmicks of the 90’s

Adam Pope

Were you there for the avalanche of comic book mania that rolled onto the scene in the early 1990’s? In case you missed it, somehow word got around that comic books were a good investment CONTINUE READING…

'90s

Looking Back at the WildC.A.T.s Cartoon

Kevin Decent

WildC.A.T.s is a half-hour animated television series based on the comics series of the same name. CONTINUE READING…

'90s

Looking Back at the Dick Tracy Toy Line

TRN Staff

Take a trip back to 1990 when Dick Tracy ruled the movie theaters, and the Dick Tracy toy line tried to rule the store shelves. CONTINUE READING…

'90s

Ads From a 1993 Issue of Wizard Magazine

Mickey Yarber

In the early ’90s, comic books experienced a huge resurgence in popularity.  Thanks in very large part to the Death of Superman in Superman #75.  This resurgence wasn’t brought on by genuine lovers of the CONTINUE READING…

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