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Rocketeer

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Check Out Those Ads! – Hawkworld #12

Pitfall Gary

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…

Check Out Those Ads!

Check Out Those Ads! – Sleepwalker #1

Pitfall Gary

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…

Check Out Those Ads!

Check Out Those Ads! – Armageddon 2001 #1

Pitfall Gary

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…

Podcasts

SequelQuest Rewind | A Sequel to The Rocketeer | EP58

SequelQuest Jeramy

SequelQuest Rewind | A Sequel to The Rocketeer | EP58  (From November 2017) In 1991 a heroic figure named The Rocketeer took to the sky on movie screens, giving us a whiz bang adventure for CONTINUE READING…

Columns

Recurrent Events: Bill Murray Returning for ‘Ghostbusters 2020’, ‘Rocketeer’ Animated Series, Timex T-80 Watch Returns

Jason Gross

TRN Podcast returns this week with a Time Machine topic ripped from the headlines! In last week’s Recurrent Events, we told you that McDonald is Celebrating 40 Years Of Happy Meals with Throwback Toys. So, CONTINUE READING…

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