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Check Out Those Ads! – Halloween Edition
Normally Gary is the host of this recurring feature, but I asked if I could step in and take a crack at it for an all spooky edition. He kindly obliged, so I pulled a CONTINUE READING…
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Retro Junk Food as Presented in Old Comic Book Ads
Chips Ahoy! Cookies (1987) Nabisco’s Chips Ahoy! cookies have been around since 1963, but I believe it was in the ’80s that they truly started to see their star rise. The Chips Ahoy! brand started CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Marvel Holiday Special Mutant Melodies
In the last issue we looked at the 1991 Marvel Holiday Special. It was a good issue but didn’t feature any ads. It did however have great artwork of all your favorite Marvel characters enjoying CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Marvel Holiday Special #1
The Marvel Holiday Special kicks of the final month of our 30th Anniversary year for comic book ads. The Marvel Holiday Special is an anthology of sorts. Eight different stories each with a different hero CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Spelljammer #15
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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Check Out Those Ads! – 3 Musketeers Adventure!
3 Musketeers Adventure! When it comes to candy bars, 3 Musketeers aren’t the most popular. I loved them as a kid, my kids eat them as a last resort. Not sure why, they are a CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Outlaws #2
In the summer of 1991 movie theaters were overrun with outlaws when Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves hit the screen. It was and is a fantastic retelling of the Robin Hood story. It was the CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Robin II: The Jokers Wild! #1
In January we looked at the first ever Robin title. It was a five issue limited series. Following the success of Robin I, DC pushed out a second Robin title in October 1991. Robin II: CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – The Web #1
In 1991 DC resurrected a group of Archie characters from the 1940’s for their Impact Comics imprint. It all started in July 1991 with Legend of the Shield and The Comet. In August The Jaguar CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – The Incredible Hulk #385
In September 1991 we were in the middle of The Infinity Gauntlet story line. A story that would have a far reaching impact in the Marvel universe. The Infinity Gauntlet was mostly self contained into CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Deathstroke the Terminator #1
Slade Wilson enlisted in the Army at 16 years old. He served in Korea and Vietnam, then was selected for a super solider program. In the program Wilson was injected with an experimental drug allowing CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Legend of the Shield #1
Impact Comics was a DC Comics imprint in the early 1990’s. The first comic released in July 1991 was Legend of the Shield. I saw the comic while doing my regular Friday afternoon comic shopping. CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Hawk & Dove #25
We get another bonus edition of comic book ads this month! For the third installment this month I’m going with a favorite comic of mine, Hawk & Dove. The last edition featured Hawkworld, I’m thinking CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Hawkworld #12
Hawkworld was one of my favorite comics in the late 80s and early 90s. My first introduction to Hawkman was the 1989 limited series Hawkworld Vol 1. The limited series was a new, Post-Crisis origin CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Sleepwalker #1
The late 80’s and early 90’s were a blockbuster time for comic books. Massive crossover events, tons of variant covers and lots of new titles coming to the market. In 1991 there were so many CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Armageddon 2001 #1
Armageddon 2001 was a big crossover event held in the summer of 1991. The story line for Armageddon 2001 is interesting. It starts in 2030 with a tyrant superhero, named Monarch ruling the world with CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – The Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #1
The Deadly Foes of Spider-Man is a four issue limited series focusing on the Sinister Syndicate, a lesser-known group of villains. The group of villains consisted of Beetle, the leader of the group, Boomerang, Hydro-Man, CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – What If… #24
What If… is a comic book anthology series published by Marvel starting in 1977. The series ran on and off for over 40 years. What If… explored stories in the Marvel universe if key events CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Legends of the Dark Knight #16
Happy Birthday Batman!! The Dark Knight turns 82 this year; first appearing in Detective Comics #27. The comic hit newsstands on 30 March 1939 (although the cover date on the issue is May 1939). Batman CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Spectacular Spider-Man #64
Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #64: Cloak and Dagger This year March has five Wednesdays, so we get a bonus issue of comic book ads! For the bonus issue I’ve reached a little farther back CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Darkhawk #1
Dawn of the Darkhawk March is the start of spring, rebirth, new life. Thirty years ago in March 1991 Marvel brought to life a new superhero, Darkhawk. Darkhawk was an interesting comic I enjoyed reading. CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #17
I was introduced to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) in 1985 on a summer trip to see my older sister in Denver. Her roommate read comic books and he gave me a couple issues CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – The Adventures of Superman #475
Superman has been saving earth for over 80 years. He’s one of the first superheroes to hit comics, making his debut in Action Comics #1, 1938! Over those 80 years Superman has starred in over CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Robin #1
January 1991 saw the first ever Robin title. Relegated as Batman’s sidekick for 50 years, Robin finally gets his own comic! Robin #1 featured the third Robin, Tim Drake. Drake first appeared in Batman #436, CONTINUE READING…
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Check Out Those Ads! – Forgotten Realms #17
We are embarking on a new year and a new installment of Check Out Those Ads! This year will be a running theme of comics celebrating their 30th Anniversary, comics published in 1991. Seems like CONTINUE READING…
