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BACK ISSUE #67 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) features “Heroes Out of Time”, featuring a look back at Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, with MIKE MIGNOLA, MARK WAID, and BRIAN AUGUSTYN. Also: Booster Gold, with DAN JURGENS; X-Men: Days of Future Past, with CHRIS CLAREMONT; Bill & Ted, with EVAN DORKIN; an interview with P. CRAIG RUSSELL; “Pro2Pro” with Time Masters’ BOB WAYNE and LEWIS SHINER; and star-studded looks at Karate Kid, New Mutants: Asgardian Wars, and Marvel’s time-hopping villain, Kang. With a vintage Mignola steampunk Batman cover. Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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BACK ISSUE #53 (84 pages with FULL-COLOR, $8.95) takes an in-depth look at WALTER SIMONSON’s Thor in this “Gods” issue! And there’s more Thor: the Thunder God in the Bronze Age and a TOM DeFALCO/RON FRENZ “Pro2Pro” interview. Plus: Hercules: Prince of Power, Moondragon, Three Ways to End the New Gods Saga, and an exclusive interview with fantasy writer MICHAEL MOORCOCK. Featuring art and/or commentary by GERRY CONWAY, JACK KIRBY, BOB LAYTON, and more, with a hammer-swinging Thor cover by Simonson. Now in FULL COLOR! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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BACK ISSUE #98 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) is a DC in the ’80s Issue! From the experimental to the fan faves, this was the decade when DC Comics declared, “There’s No Stopping Us Now!” Behind-the-scenes looks at Secret Origins, Action Comics Weekly, DC Challenge, Thriller, Electric Warrior, and Sun Devils. Featuring JIM BAIKIE, MARK EVANIER, DAN JURGENS, DOUG MOENCH, MARTIN PASKO, TREVOR VON EEDEN, and others! Featuring a mind-numbing Nightwing cover by ROMEO TANGHAL. Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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August 2014 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #74 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) turns its cosmic rays on the Fantastic Four in the Bronze Age! The FF in the 1970s and 1980s, the animated FF, the FF radio show of 1975, the Human Torch goes solo, a Galactus villain history, FF Mego figures... and the Impossible Man! Exploring the work of RICH BUCKLER, JOHN BUSCEMA, JOHN BYRNE, GERRY CONWAY, STEVE ENGLEHART, GEORGE PEREZ, KEITH POLLARD, ROY THOMAS, LEN WEIN, MARV WOLFMAN, and more! Cover by KEITH POLLARD and JOE RUBINSTEIN, revisiting the epic cover of Fantastic Four #200. Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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BACK ISSUE #64 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) looks back at “Back-up Series” of the Bronze Age! Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Metamorpho, ARCHIE GOODWIN and WALTER SIMONSON’s Manhunter, MARTIN PASKO and KEITH GIFFEN’s Dr. Fate, “Whatever Happened To...?”, Nemesis, Rose and the Thorn, and the Seven Soldiers of Victory! Featuring the work of CARY BURKETT, JOHN CALNAN, DICK GIORDANO, MIKE GRELL, ELLIOT S! MAGGIN, DAN SPIEGLE, and more! With a Green Lantern/Green Arrow/Black Canary cover by MIKE GRELL and JOE RUBINSTEIN. Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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December 2024 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Bronze Age Graphic Novels! An exploration of the 1980s graphic novels from Marvel, DC, and First Comics. Plus: Conan GNs and DC’s Science Fiction GN series! Featuring Brent Anderson, John Byrne, Howard Chaykin, Chris Claremont, José Luis García-López, Jack Kirby, Don McGregor, Bob McLeod, Bill Sienkiewicz, Jim Starlin, Roy Thomas, Bernie Wrightson, & more. Re-presenting the Hulk/Thing cover art from Marvel Graphic Novel #29, by Wrightson! Edited by Michael Eury.

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Summer Fun issue, featuring Marvel’s Superhero Swimsuit Editions and a Betty and Veronica swimsuit gallery! Plus: DC’s Strange Sports Stories and Champion Sports, the DC/Marvel softball rivalry, San Diego Comic-Con history, the Impossible Man Summer Vacation Specials, DC Slurpee cups, DC/Whitman variants, and more! Featuring Cary Bates, Dan DeCarlo, Adam Hughes, Jim Lee, Aaron Lopresti, Elliot S. Maggin, Bob Rozakis, Scott Shaw!, Brian Stelfreeze, and more! 1989 Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman swimsuit pinup cover by Jackson Guice. Edited by Roger Ash and Michael Eury.

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July 2019 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Back Issue #113 celebrates the original Tim Burton Batman movie’s 30th Anniversary, featuring a guest column and interview with Batfilms producer MICHAEL USLAN, an interview with screenwriter SAM HAMM, and a chat with the man who might have been Two-Face: BILLY DEE WILLIAMS. Plus: 1989: DC Comics’ Year of the Bat, DENNY O’NEIL and JERRY ORDWAY’s Batman movie adaptation, MINDY NEWELL’s Catwoman, GRANT MORRISON and DAVE McKEAN’s Arkham Asylum, MAX ALLAN COLLINS’ Batman newspaper strip, and JOEY CAVALIERI and JOE STATON’s Huntress. Featuring a classic Michael Keaton Batman cover by JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ, with cover design by MICHAEL KRONENBERG. Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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Keith Giffen Tribute Issue! A star-studded celebration of the work of the prolific writer/artist of Legion of Super-Heroes, Rocket Raccoon, Guardians of the Galaxy, Justice League, Lobo, Blue Beetle, and many more hits from the Bronze Age and beyond! Featuring Cary Bates, Tom Bierbaum, J. M. DeMatteis, Dan DiDio, Robert Loren Fleming, Cully Hamner, Scott Koblish, Paul Levitz, Kevin Maguire, Bart Sears, Mark Waid, and more! Re-presenting the cover of Son of Ambush Bug #6 by Giffen and Bob Oksner. Edited by Michael Eury and Roger Ash.

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100 pages - September 2005

BACK ISSUE #12 examines comics revamps of the ’70s and ’80s in our “Extreme Makeovers” issue! Pulitzer Prize-winner MICHAEL CHABON, DAVE GIBBONS, ROY THOMAS, KURT BUSIEK, and other insiders explore the history of the postmodern super-hero—from Squadron Supreme to Watchmen to today—with rare Gibbons Watchmen art! TOM DeFALCO and RON FRENZ go “Pro2Pro” to unravel the true story behind Spider-Man’s 1980s costume change, while DENNY O’NEIL and friends unlock the secrets of Superman’s 1970 revamp (with art by CURT SWAN and MURPHY ANDERSON)! BOB ROZAKIS and MARSHALL ROGERS plug us in to the Calculator, recently rebooted in DC’s Identity Crisis, and “The Greatest Stories Never Told” spotlights JOHN BYRNE’s aborted SHAZAM! Plus: MIKE FRIEDRICH’s “Off My Chest” editorial reminds us of how Star*Reach changed the comics world; TONY DeZUNIGA draws bead on Jonah Hex, the anti-hero that reinvented the Western comic (with JOHN ALBANO’s never-before-published roughs for the first Hex story); a look at how STEVE GERBER and JACK KIRBY’s Destroyer Duck took a stand for creator rights; a “Rough Stuff” pencil-art gallery featuring FRANK MILLER’s Elektra, LEE WEEKS’ Daredevil, DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI’s Batman: Year One, CHARLES VESS’ Spider-Man, and more; plus extra surprise features! With an all-new SPIDER-MAN cover by RON FRENZ and JOE RUBINSTEIN!

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October 2023 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Great Hera, it’s the 20th Anniversary of Back Issue in #147, featuring a tribute to the late, great George Pérez! Wonder Woman: The George Pérez Years, Pérez’s 20 Greatest Hits of the Bronze Age, Pérez’s fanzine days, a Pérez remembrance by Marv Wolfman, a Wonder Woman interview with Mindy Newell, and more! With a stunning Wonder Woman cover by Pérez! Edited by Michael Eury.

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August 2019 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Back Issue #114 is busting loose with Black Superheroes of the 1970s, featuring the Bronze Age history of Luke Cage, Hero for Hire! Plus: a retrospective of artist BILLY GRAHAM, Black Panther censorship in the UK, Black Goliath, a TONY ISABELLA interview, Black Lightning After Isabella, the Teen Titans’ Mal Duncan, DON McGREGOR and PAUL GULACY’s Sabre, and... Black Bomber (who?). Featuring CHRIS CLAREMONT, J. M. DeMATTEIS, STEVE ENGLEHART, ROY THOMAS, TREVOR VON EEDEN, and more, under a classic Luke Cage cover by the Irreverent Billy Graham. Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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December 2018 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

You’ll believe a mag can fly in BACK ISSUE #109 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95), as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Superman: The Movie! Explore the Superman movies’ effects on comic books, media, and collectibles with commentary from many of their creators. Plus: CARY BATES discloses his plans for the un-produced Superman V, ELLIOT S. MAGGIN’s Superman novels, and exclusive interviews with Superman executive producer ILYA SALKIND, JACK O’HALLORAN (Non), AARON SMOLINSKI (baby Clark), JEFF EAST (young Clark), and DIANE SHERRY CASE (teenage Lana Lang). 10% of the proceeds from this issue’s comic shop orders will be donated to the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. Christopher Reeve Superman cover by GARY FRANK (from Superman: Secret Origin #4), with cover design by MICHAEL KRONENBERG. Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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August 2018 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #106 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) finds a “Golden Age in Bronze,” with the ’70s Justice Society revival! Two Pro2Pro interviews: All-Star Squadron’s ROY THOMAS, JERRY ORDWAY, and ARVELL JONES (with a bonus RICK HOBERG interview), and The Spectre’s JOHN OSTRANDER and TOM MANDRAKE. A new rotating department debuts: “UnKnown Marvel,” featuring Marvel UK rarities, this issue revealing BOB LAYTON’s first work for the House of Ideas. Plus: Liberty Legion, Air Wave, Jonni Thunder, Crimson Avenger, and the Spectre revival of ’87! Featuring GENE COLAN, GERRY CONWAY, KEITH GIFFEN, DICK GIORDANO, PAUL LEVITZ, DOUG MOENCH, BOB ROZAKIS, DANN THOMAS, WALLACE WOOD, and many more, with a JSA cover by JOE STATON. Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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December 2017 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #101 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) is our ROCK ’N’ ROLL COMICS Issue, featuring an exclusive interview with SAM J. JONES, star of the rock/sci-fi classic, Flash Gordon. Plus: KISS in comics, Marvel’s ALICE COOPER, T. Rex’s MARC BOLAN’s interview with STAN LEE, Sir PAUL McCARTNEY: Fearless Front-Facer, Charlton’s Partridge Family, David Cassidy, and Bobby Sherman comics, Marvel’s Steeltown Rockers, Lila Cheney, and Hypno-Hustler, the Monkees’ comic connections, superheroes’ favorite bands, and Comic-Con’s house band, Seduction of the Innocent. Featuring AMY CHU, MAX ALLAN COLLINS, JACK KIRBY, ANGEL MEDINA, BILL MUMY, DON SHERWOOD, ALAN WEISS, and others! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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October 2017 - Bonus-size 100 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #100 is a SPECIAL 100-PAGE CENTENNIAL ISSUE featuring Bronze Age Fanzines and Fandom! The story of The Buyer’s Guide by founder ALAN LIGHT, an interview with The Comic Book Price Guide founder ROBERT OVERSTREET, BOB ROZAKIS’ DC Comicmobile memories, a backstage pass of Super DC Con ’76, and histories of The Comic Reader, FOOM, Amazing World of DC Comics, Charlton Bullseye, Squa Tront, and Fawcett Collectors of America! Featuring SCOTT EDELMAN, CARL GAFFORD, BOB GREENBERGER, JACK C. HARRIS, TONY ISABELLA, DAVID ANTHONY KRAFT, BOB LAYTON, PAUL LEVITZ, MICHAEL USLAN, J. C. VAUGHN, JOHN WORKMAN, and others... and go behind the scenes of Back Issue magazine in an interview with editor MICHAEL EURY.

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September 2017 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #99 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) celebrates BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES' 25th ANNIVERSARY! An all-star creator line-up looks back at the influential, perennially popular Batman cartoon series. Plus: a BTAS episode guide, BTAS Batmobile toys, a Harley Quinn history, DC’s Batman Adventures and Animated Universe comic books, and a tribute to the late, great artist MIKE PAROBECK. Featuring KEVIN ALTIERI, BRIAN AUGUSTYN, RICK BURCHETT, KEVIN “Batman” CONROY, SEAN CATHERINE DEREK, BOB “Commissioner Gordon” HASTINGS, DENNY O’NEIL, MARTIN PASKO, DAN RIBA, ANDREA ROMANO, TY TEMPLETON, BRUCE TIMM, and others! Featuring a heart-stopping Harley Quinn cover by Timm. Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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April 2017 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #95 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) skulks along with CREATURES OF THE NIGHT! Moon Knight’s DOUG MOENCH and BILL SIENKIEWICZ in a Pro2Pro interview! Plus: Ghost Rider, Night Nurse, Eclipso in the Bronze Age, I...Vampire, and exclusive interviews with Batman writer MIKE W. BARR and Marvel’s Nightcat, JACQUELINE TAVAREZ. Featuring the work of BOB BUDIANSKY, J. M. DeMATTEIS, DAVE SIMONS, ROGER STERN, TOM SUTTON, JEAN THOMAS, and many more. With a retro Moon Knight cover by Sienkiewicz and KLAUS JANSON! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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February 2017 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #94 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) spotlights INDIE SUPERHEROES! NEAL ADAMS Ms. Mystic interview, Continuity Comics, BILL BLACK Captain Paragon interview, Justice Machine history, STEVEN GRANT/NORM BREYFOGLE Whisper “Pro2Pro” interview, and the ’80s revivals of Mighty Crusaders and T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents. Featuring RICH BUCKLER, MIKE DEODATO, MARK ELLIS, TOM GRINDBERG, MIKE GUSTOVICH, TONY ISABELLA, DOUG MURRAY, BILL REINHOLD, JERRY ORDWAY, GEORGE PÉREZ, DANN THOMAS, and more. With an electrifying Ms. Mystic cover by Neal Adams! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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October 2016 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #92 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) is our BRONZE AGE HALLOWEEN ISSUE covering: The Swamp Thing revival of 1982, Swamp Thing in Hollywood, Phantom Stranger team-ups, PAUL KUPPERBERG and MIKE MIGNOLA’s Phantom Stranger miniseries, DC’s The Witching Hour, and Marvel’s Monster That Didn’t Make the Big Time—the Living Mummy. Plus: an issue-by-issue index of Marvel’s 1970s’ horror anthologies! Featuring the work of RICH BUCKLER, ANDY MANGELS, VAL MAYERIK, MARTIN PASKO, MICHAEL USLAN, THOMAS YEATES, and many more. Cover-featuring Yeates’ 2001 recreation of his 1982 cover for Saga of the Swamp Thing #14! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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September 2016 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #91 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) is an ALL-JERKS ISSUE, starring the Green Lantern you love to hate, Guy Gardner! Plus there's Namor in the Bronze Age, J. Jonah Jameson, Flash Thompson, DC’s Biggest Blowhards, the Heckler, Obnoxio the Clown, and Archie’s “pal” Reggie Mantle! Featuring the work of (non-jerks) RICH BUCKLER, KURT BUSIEK, JOHN BYRNE, STEVE ENGLEHART, KEITH GIFFEN, ALAN KUPPERBERG, and many more. Cover-featuring KEVIN MAGUIRE’s iconic Batman/Guy Gardner “One Punch”! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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August 2016 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #90 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) spotlights EIGHTIES LADIES! FRANK MILLER and BILL SIENKIEWICZ’s Elektra Assassin, Dazzler, Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau), Lady Quark, DAN MISHKIN’s Wonder Woman, WILLIAM MESSNER-LOEBS and ADAM KUBERT’s Jezebel Jade, and Somerset Holmes. Plus: MARTHA THOMASES looks back at Marvel’s Dakota North! Featuring the work of BRUCE JONES, JOHN ROMITA JR., ROGER STERN, and many more, plus a previously unpublished 2003 Elektra Assassin cover by Sienkiewicz. Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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July 2016 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #89 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) spotlights BRONZE AGE ADAPTATIONS! The Shadow, Korak: Son of Tarzan, Battlestar Galactica, The Black Hole, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Worlds Unknown, and Marvel’s 1980s movie adaptations. Plus: PAUL KUPPERBERG surveys prose adaptations of comics! Featuring the work of MICHAEL W. KALUTA, JACK KIRBY, DENNY O’NEIL, FRANK ROBBINS, FRANK THORNE, MICHAEL USLAN, and many more. Featuring an alternate cover produced for DC’s Shadow series by Kaluta! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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May 2016 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #88 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) features an art form unleashed: COMICS MAGAZINES OF THE ’70s & ’80s! Marvel’s mags: from Savage Tales to Epic Illustrated, JACK KIRBY’s “Speak-Out Series,” WILL EISNER’s The Spirit magazine, The Unpublished PAUL GULACY, MICHAEL USLAN discusses the Shadow magazine you didn’t see, plus B&Ws from Atlas/Seaboard, Charlton, Skywald, and Warren. Featuring the work of NEAL ADAMS, JOHN BOLTON, ARCHIE GOODWIN, DOUG MOENCH, EARL NOREM, ROY THOMAS, and more. Re-presenting a dynamite Marvel Preview/Punisher cover by GRAY MORROW! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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February 2016 - Bonus-size 100 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #86 (bonus-size 100 FULL-COLOR pages, $9.95) takes a big look at Marvel Bronze Age Giants and Reprints! We open Marvel Comics’ vaults for an in-depth exploration of its GIANT-SIZE series! Plus: indexes galore of Marvel reprint titles, Marvel digests and Fireside Books editions, and the last days of the “Old” X-Men. Featuring the work of DAN ADKINS, ROSS ANDRU, RICH BUCKLER, DAVE COCKRUM, GERRY CONWAY, STEVE GERBER, STAN LEE, WERNER ROTH, ROY THOMAS, and more. Re-presenting the cover of Giant-Size Marvel Triple Action #1 by JOHN ROMITA, SR.! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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December 2015 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #85 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) celebrates Christmas in the Bronze Age! From Batman to X-Men, Luke Cage to Lobo, the Wild West to the far-flung future, go behind the scenes of comics’ best holiday tales of the 1970s through the early 1990s! Plus: Remember the Superhero Merchandise Catalogs of the late ’70s? Featuring the work of SIMON BISLEY, CHRIS CLAREMONT, JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ, KEITH GIFFEN, the KUBERT STUDIO, DENNY O’NEIL, STEVE PURCELL, JOHN ROMITA, JR., and many more. With a Spider-Man vs. Santa Kingpin cover by MARIE SEVERIN and MIKE ESPOSITO! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

NOTE: This issue's Part 2 of a top secret, all-encompassing TwoMorrows Crossover that we’ve been planning for several months. Each of our November-December 2015 releases features a special two-page spread that interconnects to form one massive image, showcasing the efforts of nearly 100 of the comics industry’s top talents! But could bring so many people together for this one “jam” project? There’s clues in each new magazine release, in this order:
Alter Ego #136 (Part 1)
Comic Book Creator #10 (Part 3)
Jack Kirby Collector #66 (Part 4)
BrickJournal #37 (Part 5)
Draw #31 (Part 6, which contains a key to who drew what)
And the final, big reveal is in Alter Ego #137 (Part 7).

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October 2015 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

From hot pants to headbands, it’s Supergirl in the Bronze Age in BACK ISSUE #84 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95)!Featuring: the Maid of Might’s 1970s and 1980s adventures, including her death in Crisis on Infinite Earths and her many rebirths. Plus: an ALAN BRENNERT interview, ILYA SALKIND and JEANNOT SZWARC discuss the 1984 Supergirl movie, Who is Superwoman?, Supergirl merchandise, and a bonus interview with Orlando Watkins, winner of the 1979 Wonder Woman contest. With PETER DAVID, PAUL KUPPERBERG, ELLIOT MAGGIN, MARTIN PASKO, ROGER STERN, MARV WOLFMAN, and many more. Featuring a jam cover recreation of Adventure Comics #397 by KARL HEITMUELLER, JR. and friends (STEPHEN DeSTEFANO, BOB FINGERMAN, DEAN HASPIEL, KRISTEN McCABE, JON MORRIS, and JACKSON PUBLICK). Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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August 2015 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #82 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) looks at pivotal Bronze Age Events! With extensive coverage of the Avengers/Defenders War, JLA/JSA crossovers, Secret Wars, Crisis’ 30th anniversary, Legends, Millennium, Invasion, Infinity Gauntlet, and more! Featuring the work of SAL BUSCEMA, DICK DILLIN, TODD McFARLANE, GEORGE PÉREZ, JOE STATON, LEN WEIN, MARV WOLFMAN, MIKE ZECK, and more. Plus an Avengers vs. Defenders cover by JOHN BYRNE! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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July 2015 - 100 FULL-COLOR pages (bonus size!)

BACK ISSUE #81 is a special 100-page FULL-COLOR edition ($9.95), spotlighting DC Bronze Age Giants and Reprints! We open DC Comics’ vaults for an in-depth exploration of its 100-PAGE SUPER SPECTACULARS! Plus: a history of comics giants, DC indexes galore, and a salute to “human encyclopedia” E. NELSON BRIDWELL. Featuring the work of PAT BRODERICK, RICH BUCKLER, FRANK FRAZETTA, JOE KUBERT, BOB ROZAKIS, BERNIE WRIGHTSON, and more. Super Spec tribute cover featuring classic art by NICK CARDY! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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[Special note about Back Issue #81: This issue was originally planned to cover both DC and Marvel giants, but editor Michael Eury soon realized that, even with its 100-page expanded size, he needed much more space to do them both justice. So he opted to give Marvel giants their own issue, #86, shipping in January.

But in the frenzy to get this oversize issue to press, publisher John Morrow accidentally used the original version of the cover that mentioned Marvel giants, instead of Michael's revised cover that was all-DC. Please ignore the Marvel blurb on the printed copies, and look for the all-Marvel giants issue in early 2016!]

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July 2014 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #73 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) takes a look at Batman’s Partners! Go “Pro2Pro” with MIKE W. BARR and ALAN DAVIS about their Detective Comics collaboration. Plus: Batman and the Outsiders, Nightwing flies solo, a Man-Bat history, Commissioner Gordon, the last days of World’s Finest Comics, Bat-Mite, the Batmobile, Dark Knight’s Robin the Girl Wonder, and “Prince Street News” digs through Dick Grayson’s closet! Shining the Bat-signal on the work of JIM APARO, KURT BUSIEK, STEVE DITKO, DAVID ANTHONY KRAFT, AL MILGROM, FRANK MILLER, GEORGE PEREZ, MARV WOLFMAN, and more! Batman and partners cover by ALAN DAVIS and MARK FARMER. Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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April 2014 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #71 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) targets “Tryouts, One-Shots, and One-Hit Wonders”: Marvel Premiere, Marvel Spotlight, Marvel Feature, Strange Tales, Showcase, First Issue Special, and New Talent Showcase. Plus: DC’s Dick Tracy tabloid, Sherlock Holmes, and Marvel’s Generic Comic Book one-shots... and who remembers the one-hit wonders Bat-Squad, Crusader, and Swashbuckler? Featuring FRANK BRUNNER (Dr. Strange), NICK CARDY (Bat-Squad), GENE COLAN (Brother Voodoo), RAMONA FRADON (Metamorpho), MIKE GRELL (The Warlord), MIKE PLOOG (Ghost Rider), HERB TRIMPE (Ant-Man), and many, many more! With a fantastic ARTHUR ADAMS cover starring Marvel Premiere graduate Dr. Strange and his bewitching girlfriend Clea! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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December 2013 - 100 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #69 (bonus-size 100 FULL-COLOR pages, $9.95) celebrates the magazine’s Tenth Anniversary by revisiting the 100th, 200th, 300th, 400th, and 500th issues of ’70s and ’80s favorites: Adventure, Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Batman, Brave & Bold, Casper, Detective, Flash, Green Lantern, Showcase, Superman, Thor, Wonder Woman, and more! An all-star lineup includes JIM APARO, MIKE W. BARR, STEVE ENGLEHART, KEITH POLLARD, MIKE SEKOWSKY, WALTER SIMONSON, JOE STATON, and MARV WOLFMAN. Plus: We close out the Man of Steel’s 75th Anniversary with a guest editorial by LARRY TYE, author of the critically acclaimed book Superman: The High-Flying History of America’s Most Enduring Hero! Cover by DAN JURGENS and RAY McCARTHY features TEN Bronze Age Justice Leaguers—one for each year of BI! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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October 2013 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #68 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) spotlights the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 1970 and 1980s! Featuring: The Legion’s rise to prominence in the ’70s; the fan-favorite Legion of the ’80s; a PAUL LEVITZ interview; the Legion’s Honored Dead; the Cosmic Boy miniseries; a Time Trapper history; the New Adventures of Superboy; and a Legion fantasy cover gallery by JOHN WATSON. With futuristic faves CARY BATES, DAVE COCKRUM, GERRY CONWAY, ERNIE COLON, KEITH GIFFEN, MIKE GRELL, JIM JANES, PAUL KUPPERBERG, GREG LaROCQUE, STEVE LIGHTLE, KURT SCHAFFENBERGER, JAMES SHERMAN, JOE STATON, CURT SWAN, MARK WAID, and more! Plus a classic Dave Cockrum cover reimagining Amazing World of DC Comics #9. Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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August 2013 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #66 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) marvels at Team-Ups from the Bronze Age! Examining Marvel Team-Up, Marvel Two-in-One, Super-Villain Team-Up, CHRIS CLAREMONT and WALTER SIMONSON’s X-Men/New Teen Titans, DC Comics Presents, Super-Team Family, BOB HANEY and JIM APARO’s Batman of Earth-B(&B), and the Superman/Captain Marvel smackdowns. Featuring the work of RICH BUCKLER, STEVE ENGLEHART, JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ, KEITH GIFFEN, PAUL LEVITZ, LEN WEIN, and more! With a classic GIL KANE Marvel Superhero Team-Ups cover inked anew by TERRY AUSTIN. Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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July 2013 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #65 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) features the Bronze Age’s battling “B-Teams”! An issue-by-issue overview of the Defenders, plus the Champions, Guardians of the Galaxy, Inhumans, PETER DAVID’s X-Factor, Teen Titans West, Legion of Substitute Heroes, and an all-star chatfest of Doom Patrol interviews. Featuring the work of ROSS ANDRU, SAL BUSCEMA, RICHARD CASE, KEITH GIFFEN, TONY ISABELLA, PAUL KUPPERBERG, ERIK LARSEN, STEVE LIGHTLE, GEORGE PÉREZ, BOB ROZAKIS, and more! With a dynamite Defenders cover illustrated and colored by KEVIN NOWLAN! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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April 2013 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #63 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) watches the USA’s and UK’s comics worlds cross over in our “British Invasion” issue! Featuring a history of Marvel UK, the Beatles in comics, DC’s British talent pool of the 1980s, V for Vendetta, Excalibur, Marshal Law, Doctor Who, and a “Pro2Pro” interview with PETER MILLIGAN and BRENDAN McCARTHY! Showcasing the talents of KAREN BERGER, BRIAN BOLLAND, ALAN DAVIS, DAVE GIBBONS, STAN LEE, DAVID LLOYD, ALAN MOORE, DEZ SKINN, and others—and loads of art originally produced for the UK market. With a Mighty Marvel in London cover by RON WILSON and DAVE HUNT, showcasing art from Marvel UK’s rare 1970s “Quadra-Poster” as a deluxe 25-inch long fold-out triptych cover! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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February 2013 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #62 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) shines on “Superman in the Bronze Age”! The JULIUS SCHWARTZ Superman Dynasty, the Private Life of CURT SWAN, the Superman Family, Superman back-up series, an Atomic Skull history, World of Krypton—comics’ first miniseries, the Golden Age Superman, the Supermobile, and ALAN MOORE’s “Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?” With commentary from and art by NEAL ADAMS, MURPHY ANDERSON, NICK CARDY, HOWARD CHAYKIN, PAUL KUPPERBERG, BOB OKSNER, DENNY O’NEIL, MARTIN PASKO, BOB ROZAKIS, ALEX SAVIUK, and more. With a Superman vs. Bizarro No. 1 cover by JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ and SCOTT WILLIAMS! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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December 2012 - 84 page Magazine-size Longbox Edition (new printing & size!)

BACK ISSUE #61: LONGBOX EDITION (84 full-color pages, $8.95) reprints the original sold-out issue at standard magazine size, so you can fill the hole in your Back Issue collection! It looks at “Tabloids and Treasuries,” spotlighting the Bronze Age’s BIGGEST comic books, including every all-new tabloid from the 1970s, and a checklist of reprint treasury editions. Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man, The Bible, Captain America’s Bicentennial Battles, The Wizard of Oz, even the PAUL DINI/ALEX ROSS World’s Greatest Super-Heroes editions—they’re all here! With commentary from and/or art by NEAL ADAMS, JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ, MIKE GRELL, JACK KIRBY, JOE KUBERT, SHELDON MAYER, JOHN ROMITA, SR., ALEX TOTH, and more. Featuring a reimagining of Grell’s Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes Limited Collectors’ Edition wraparound cover by Alex Ross! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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October 2012 - 84 pages (now with FULL-COLOR)

BACK ISSUE #60 (84 pages, and now in FULL COLOR, $8.95) scares up "Halloween Heroes and Villains”! Cover-featuring a look back at JEPH LOEB and TIM SALE’s chiller Batman: The Long Halloween. Also: the Scarecrow (both the DC and Marvel versions), Solomon Grundy, Man-Wolf, Lord Pumpkin, Rutland, Vermont’s Halloween parades, and... the Korvac Saga’s Dead Avengers! With commentary from and/or art by GERRY CONWAY, GIL KANE, AARON LOPRESTI, DOUG MOENCH, GEORGE PÉREZ, DAVE WENZEL, and more. Batman vs. Scarecrow cover by Tim Sale! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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September 2012 - 84 pages (now with FULL-COLOR)

BACK ISSUE #59 (84 pages, and now in FULL COLOR, $8.95) draws a bead on "Toon Comics,” with a history of Space Ghost in comics! Plus: Comico’s Jonny Quest and Star Blazers, Marvel’s Hanna-Barbera line and Dennis the Menace, behind the scenes at animation house Marvel Productions, Ltd., and a “Greatest Stories Never Told” look at the unpublished Plastic Man comic strip. With commentary from and/or art by MARK EVANIER, PHIL FOGLIO, MARC HEMPEL and MARK WHEATLEY, LEE MARRS, ARIEL OLIVETTI, DOUG RICE, STEVE RUDE, ALEX TOTH, DOUG WILDEY, and more. All-new painted Space Ghost cover by Steve Rude! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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August 2012 - 84 pages (now with FULL-COLOR)

BACK ISSUE #58 (84 pages, and now in FULL COLOR, $8.95) focuses on “JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA in the Bronze Age”! Relive the “Satellite Years” of the ’70s and early ’80s, featuring RICH BUCKLER, STEVE ENGLEHART, GEORGE PÉREZ, and LEN WEIN—and a salute to DICK DILLIN, JLA artist extraordinaire. Plus the Justice League fans loved to hate: the “Detroit” team, featuring GERRY CONWAY, LUKE McDONNELL, CHUCK PATTON, and more. Also: CONWAY and GEOFF JOHNS go “Pro2Pro” on writing the JLA, unofficial JLA/Avengers crossovers, and Marvel’s JLA, the Squadron Supreme. With an all-new Justice League Detroit cover by McDonnell and BILL WRAY. Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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July 2012 - 84 pages (now with FULL-COLOR)

BACK ISSUE #57 (84 pages, and now in FULL COLOR, $8.95) focuses on JENETTE KAHN, former president and publisher of DC Comics, as she tells all in a career-spanning, exclusive interview conducted by ROBERT GREENBERGER. Also: DC’s Dollar Comics and unrealized kids’ line (featuring an aborted Sugar and Spike revival), the Wonder Woman Foundation, and the early days of the Vertigo imprint. Exploring the talents of ROSS ANDRU, KAREN BERGER, STEVE BISSETTE, JIM ENGEL, GARTH ENNIS, NEIL GAIMAN, SHELLY MAYER, ALAN MOORE, GRANT MORRISON, and more. Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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May 2012 - 84 pages (now with FULL-COLOR)

BACK ISSUE #56 (84 pages, and now in FULL COLOR, $8.95) lets the “Avengers Assemble,” starring Marvel Comics’ mightiest super-team! This issue features: Writer ROGER STERN’S acclaimed 1980s Avengers run, West Coast Avengers, early Avengers toys, and histories of Hawkeye, Mockingbird, and Wonder Man. Featuring art by and/or commentary from JOHN and SAL BUSCEMA, JOHN BYRNE, BRETT BREEDING, TOM DeFALCO, STEVE ENGLEHART, BOB HALL, AL MILGROM, TOM MORGAN, TOM PALMER, JOE SINNOTT, and more. With a GEORGE PÉREZ cover spotlighting the Avengers’ “Big Three.” Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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January 2012 - 84 pages (now with FULL-COLOR)

BACK ISSUE #54 (84 pages with FULL-COLOR, $8.95) gives equal time to “Liberated Ladies,” eyeing the female characters that broke barriers in the Bronze Age: Big Barda, Valkyrie, Ms. Marvel, Phoenix, Savage She-Hulk, and the sword-wielding Starfire. Plus a “Pro2Pro” interview with creators JILL THOMPSON, GAIL SIMONE, and BARBARA KESEL. Featuring art and/or commentary by JOHN BYRNE, GEORGE PEREZ, JACK KIRBY, MIKE VOSBURG, and more, with a bombastic Big Barda cover by BRUCE TIMM. Now in FULL COLOR! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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October 2011 - 84 pages (now with FULL-COLOR)

BACK ISSUE #52 (84 pages, FULL-COLOR, $8.95) spotlights Mystery Comics of the Bronze Age! All-new interviews with artists BERNIE WRIGHTSON, SERGIO ARAGONÉS, GERRY TALAOC, and DC mystery writer LORE SHOBERG—and MARK EVANIER and DAN SPIEGLE discuss Scooby-Doo (Zoinks!). Plus: DC’s Horror Hosts and Ghosts, Charlton Comics’ chiller anthologies, and damsels of darkness Black Orchid and Madame Xanadu. Featuring art and/or commentary by TONY DeZUNIGA, MICHAEL Wm. KALUTA, VAL MAYERIK, DAVID MICHELINIE, MATT WAGNER, and more, with a rarely seen House of Mystery painting by Wrightson as the cover! Now in FULL COLOR! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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August 2011 - 84 pages (with 16 color pages)

BACK ISSUE #51 is an “All-Interview Issue”! Continuing from the pages of Alter Ego #103 is Part 2 of an exclusive interview with writer STEVE ENGLEHART. Also: “Pro2Pro” with WALTER SIMONSON & ERIK LARSEN, DOUG MOENCH & LEN WEIN, and comics letterers TODD KLEIN & JANICE CHIANG; plus JOHN OSTRANDER and the final interview with longtime DC color artist ADRIENNE ROY, who passed away in December 2010. Featuring as our cover one of the last Batman illustrations produced by the late MARSHALL ROGERS, Englehart’s partner on Detective Comics! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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July 2011 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

BACK ISSUE #50 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95) is a special 50th Anniversary issue spotlighting “Batman in the Bronze Age”, with the entire issue in FULL-COLOR! DENNY O’NEIL, NEAL ADAMS, and PAUL LEVITZ discuss Batman in the 1970s and beyond in a “Pro2Pro” roundtable. Also: In Praise of JIM APARO, Batman’s Unsung Creators (DAVID V. REED, BOB BROWN, ERNIE CHAN, and JOHN CALNAN), Joker’s Daughter, the Batman Family, Nocturna, Untold Legend of the Batman, Batman collected editions, Batman in the early 1980s, and Dark Knight. With art by and/or commentary from JOHN BYRNE, GENE COLAN, GERRY CONWAY, DOUG MOENCH, FRANK MILLER, DON NEWTON, LEN WEIN, and more. Featuring a beautifully Bronze Batman and Robin cover by Jim Aparo! Edited by MICHAEL EURY. 84 pages, full-color throughout, $8.95.

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June 2011 - 84 pages (with 16 color pages)

BACK ISSUE #49 digs up a “1970s Time Capsule”! Flash back to the early Bronze Age: Relevance in comics, Planet of the Apes, DC Salutes the Bicentennial, Richard Dragon—Kung-Fu Fighter, FOOM and Amazing World of DC Comics, groundbreaking new formats, Fireside Books’ reprints, Fast Willie Jackson, Marvel Comics calendars, Captain Sticky, and a countdown of the Bronze Age’s Biggest Events. With art by and/or commentary from NEAL ADAMS, FRANK BRUNNER, JOHN BUSCEMA, DICK GIORDANO, BOB LARKIN, PAUL LEVITZ, ELLIOT S! MAGGIN, DOUG MOENCH, DENNY O’NEIL, MIKE PLOOG, and more. Cover-featuring ’70s superstar Deathlok the Demolisher by RICH BUCKLER and JOHN BEATTY! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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84 pages - April 2011

Now shipping 8 times a year, with 16 color pages each issue! BACK ISSUE #48 resurrects “Dead Heroes”! The man behind the Death of Captain Marvel graphic novel, JIM STARLIN, discusses his remarkable career in an exclusive interview. Also: Deadman after Neal Adams, Jason Todd Robin, the death and resurrection of the Flash, Elektra, and the many deaths of Aunt May. With art by and/or commentary from JIM APARO, CARY BATES, GERRY CONWAY, JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ, FRANK MILLER, MARV WOLFMAN, and more, plus a cosmically cool Captain Marvel and Thanos cover by Jim Starlin! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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84 pages - March 2011

Now shipping 8 times a year, with 16 color pages each issue! The final interview with the late, great DAVE STEVENS headlines BACK ISSUE #47, our “Thrilling Days of Yesteryear” issue! Also, the film version of Stevens’ Rocketeer is discussed in a “Pro2Pro” interview with DANNY BILSON and PAUL DeMEO. Plus: The Phantom, Dominic Fortune, Man-God, Miracle Squad, and Justice, Inc. With art by and/or commentary from JIM APARO, HOWARD CHAYKIN, TONY DeZUNIGA, LUKE McDONNELL, MARK VERHEIDEN, and more. And featuring a Rocketeer cover by DAVE STEVENS! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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84 pages - January 2011

Now with 16 color pages each issue! BACK ISSUE #46 spotlights “The Greatest Stories Never Told,” loaded with rare and previously unpublished art! MIKE GRELL reveals how his Savage Empire strip became DC Comics’ The Warlord, DANNY FINGEROTH and AL MILGROM open the vault to reveal pages from the aborted Fantastic Four graphic novel Fathers and Sons, and we go beyond JOHN BYRNE’s Last Galactus Story. Also: Star*Reach’s Batman, Aquaman II, the 1984 Black Canary miniseries, Pandora Pan, Captain America: The Musical, Miracleman: Triumphant, Universal Monsters: Wolfman, and the unpublished final issues of Marvel’s The Cat and Warlock. With art by and/or commentary from BRET BLEVINS, MIKE DEODATO, RAMONA FRADON, CRAIG HAMILTON, MIKE SEKOWSKY, GREG WEISMAN, ALAN WEISS, and more. And a gorgeous MIKE GRELL cover starring Travis Morgan, the Warlord! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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84 pages - November 2010

Now shipping 8 times a year, with 16 color pages each issue! In BACK ISSUE #45, we feature “Odd Couples,” headlined by an in-depth look at DENNY O’NEIL and NEAL ADAMS’ award-winning, groundbreaking Green Lantern/Green Arrow—plus an examination of the real-life events that inspired these relevant stories. The unusual pairing of one of Marvel’s hottest writers of the ’70s with DC’s Justice League of America is explored in an exclusive interview with STEVE ENGLEHART. Also: Daredevil and Black Widow, Power Man and Iron Fist, Vision and Scarlet Witch, Cloak and Dagger, and... Aquaman and Deadman (?!). With art by and/or commentary from TERRY AUSTIN, GENE COLAN, GERRY CONWAY, DENYS COWAN, DICK DILLIN, RICHARD HOWELL, RICK LEONARDI, STEVE SKEATES, and more. And a glorious recreation of the cover of Green Lantern #76 by NEAL ADAMS! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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84 pages - September 2010

Now shipping 8 times a year, with 16 color pages each issue! In BACK ISSUE #4), it’s “Spider-Man in the Bronze Age,” exploring many of the Web-Slinger’s most memorable moments! The “drug issues,” the “resurrections” of Green Goblin and Gwen Stacy, Marvel Team-Up, Spectacular Spider-Man, Spidey Super Stories, the CBS and Japanese TV shows, Power Records, the newspaper strip, the Clone Saga, and an exclusive interview with Spider-Man writer supreme GERRY CONWAY. With art by and/or commentary from ROSS ANDRU, MARK BAGLEY, SAL BUSCEMA, TOM DeFALCO, DANNY FINGEROTH, GIL KANE, STAN LEE, LARRY LEIBER, JIM MOONEY, WIN MORTIMER, JOHN ROMITA SR., JIM SALICRUP, ALEX SAVIUK, ROGER STERN, JEAN THOMAS, and many more. Plus a vintage painted cover by BOB LARKIN! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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84 pages - August 2010

Now with 16 color pages each issue! In BACK ISSUE #43: Jungle and barbarian characters that are “Born To Be Wild”! Shanna fans will be bedazzled by a star-studded line-up of creators who tell all about the She-Devil and a Shanna art gallery including pinups by JOHN BYRNE, MICHAEL LOPEZ, AARON LOPRESTI, JASON PEARSON, and STEPHANE ROUX. BRUCE JONES and BRENT ANDERSON speak “Pro2Pro” about Ka-Zar the Savage and barbarian go-to guy LARRY HAMA is spotlighted in an exclusive interview. Plus: Beowulf, Claw the Unconquered, Korg 70,000 B.C., Red Sonja, Rima the Jungle Girl, and Steven Alan Payne asks: Was Conan a racist? With art and/or commentary by BRIAN AZZARELLO, PAT BOYETTE, ERNIE CHAN, PETER B. GILLIS, PAUL GULACY, GERARD JONES, JOE KUBERT, DAVID MICHELINIE, NESTOR REDONDO, CAROL SEULING, LOUISE SIMONSON, ROY THOMAS, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, and more. All this, and a jaw-dropping Shanna cover by FRANK CHO! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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84 pages - July 2010

Now with 16 color pages each issue! DC Comics’ latest movie star, Jonah Hex, headlines BACK ISSUE #42, our “Wild West” issue, in a rare interview with the bounty hunter’s long-time writer, MICHAEL FLEISHER—plus Hex art galore by TONY DeZUNIGA, LUIS DOMINGUEZ, JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ, KEITH GIFFEN, ED HANNIGAN, and a posse of popular artists! Plus: TIM TRUMAN’s Scout, the Two-Gun Kid joins the Avengers, HERB TRIMPE’s Rawhide Kid, DICK AYERS’ original Ghost Rider, DC’s Weird Westerns, Red Wolf, Caleb Hammer, Charlton’s Westerns, and the Vigilante’s 1970s revival. With art and/or commentary by NEAL ADAMS, JIM APARO, CHUCK DIXON, GEORGE EVANS, BILL KUNKEL, GRAY MORROW, FABIAN NICIEZA, BEAU SMITH, and more. Featuring a gorgeous but gripping Jonah Hex cover by Tony DeZuniga. Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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84 pages - June 2010

Now with 16 color pages each issue! BACK ISSUE #41 celebrates Independence Day with our “Red, White, and Blue” issue, saluting comics’ most popular patriots! Captain America gets a star-studded study, with articles examining his Bronze Age highlights as well as the Red Skull’s history. We revisit HOWARD CHAYKIN’s groundbreaking American Flagg, ROY THOMAS and GENE COLAN’s Wonder Woman, and the “Twelve Trials of Wonder Woman” storyline, guest-starring the Justice League of America. Plus: The Freedom Fighters and Team America! With art by and/or commentary from JOHN BYRNE, STEVE ENGLEHART, ROGER STERN, CURT SWAN, LEN WEIN, MIKE ZECK, and more. All behind an American Flagg/Captain America cover by Howard Chaykin! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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84 pages - April 2010

Now shipping 8 times per year, with 16 color pages each issue! “Cat People” claw their way into BACK ISSUE #40, as Catwoman’s Bronze Age good kitty/bad kitty conversion is explored, as are the histories of Spider-Man’s love-hate interest Black Cat, Patsy Walker—Hellcat, Vixen, Atlas Comics’ cat-heroes Tiger-Man and Cougar, Marvel’s kung fu-fightin’ White Tiger and the Sons of the Tiger, and comics’ punchiest pussycat, Wildcat! Plus: Thundercats, Josie and the Pussycats, the little-known movie superhero Pumaman, and a bonus beast, the Badger! With art by and/or commentary from BRIAN BOLLAND, ALAN BRENNERT, ERNIE COLON, GERRY CONWAY, STEVE DITKO, STAN GOLDBERG, PAUL LEVITZ, AL MILGROM, Mystery Science Theater 3000’s MIKE NELSON, KEITH POLLARD, and more. All under a Catwoman cover purrrrfectly produced by JOE STATON and FREDDY LOPEZ, JR.! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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100 pages - March 2010

BACK ISSUE #39 ushers in Spring with some of comics’ funniest “April Fools”! KEITH GIFFEN and ROBERT LOREN FLEMING chat “Pro2Pro” about Ambush Bug, while JOHN BYRNE’s She-Hulk smashes the fourth wall. Also: all-new interviews with cartoonists FRED HEMBECK, ALAN KUPPERBERG, Flaming Carrot’s BOB BURDEN, and that indie man of heartache, DAVID CHELSEA. Plus histories of Spider-Ham, Forbush-Man, Reid Fleming—World’s Toughest Milkman, MAD magazine in the 1970s, and Marvel’s MAD knockoffs. With art by and/or commentary from DAVID BOSWELL, DICK DeBARTOLO, TOM DeFALCO, AL FELDSTEIN, AL JAFFEE, STAN LEE, DAVE SIM, and more. And Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham hogs our cover, penciled by the late MIKE WIERINGO in 2007 and inked in 2009 by KARL KESEL! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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100 pages - January 2010

“Family” is the theme of BACK ISSUE #38, spotlighting an in-depth look at JOHN BYRNE’s influential, much-reprinted work on Fantastic Four. LOUISE SIMONSON, JUNE BRIGMAN, and JON BOGDANOVE go “Pro2Pro” on Power Pack, while PAUL LEVITZ and JOE STATON look back at the Huntress. Plus: Henry Pym’s “son” Ultron, the Commissioner Gordon/Batgirl relationship, the Brothers Grimm, the Wonder Twins, and the Return of the New Gods. With art by and/or commentary from RICH BUCKLER, KURT BUSIEK, RAMONA FRADON, DON HECK, CARMINE INFANTINO, AL MILGROM, DON NEWTON, and MARV WOLFMAN. With a Norman Rockwell-inspired Thing and Franklin Richards cover by JOHN BYRNE! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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100 pages - November 2009

“Comics Go to War” in BACK ISSUE #37! On the frontlines are JOE KUBERT and ROBERT KANIGHER’s Sgt. Rock adventures from the ’70s and ’80s, MARK EVANIER and DAN SPIEGLE’s Blackhawk, and GEORGE PRATT’s Enemy Ace. Plus: Unknown Soldier, Wonder Woman’s return to WWII, the Invaders, Combat Kelly, Vietnam Journal, Sad Sack, the Joe Kubert School, and ... the Marvel School (?)! Bonus: “The Other Side of War” examines comics starring real-life heroes Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul. With art by and/or commentary from DICK AYERS, RUSS HEATH, JACK KIRBY, DON LOMAX, DAVID MICHELINIE, FRED RHOADS, FRANK ROBBINS, JOHN ROMITA, SR., BILL SCHELLY, JOE SINNOTT, ROY THOMAS, and the long-awaited return of GERRY TALAOC! With a scintillating Sgt. Rock cover by JOE KUBERT! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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100 pages - September 2009

Unleashed and on the prowl—“Monsters” make mayhem in BACK ISSUE #36! You’ll be tantalized by our triple-terror treatment of Frankenstein, with macabre master BERNIE WRIGHTSON’s fascination with the Mary Shelley classic, a look at Marvel’s Monster of Frankenstein, and a Frankenstein in Comics timeline. Sink your teeth into our histories of the vivacious Vampirella and Morbius the Living Vampire, and duck for cover as TONY ISABELLA and DICK AYERS go “Pro2Pro” revisiting It, the Living Colossus! Plus: the NESTOR REDONDO Swamp Thing, Anton Arcane and his Un-Men, Man-Bat and the Patchwork Man, the Golem, ghost-breaker Dr. Thirteen, Marvel’s Monster Power Records, a monster art gallery, and an exclusive interview with illustrator TONY DeZUNIGA. Featuring art by and/or commentary from ARTHUR ADAMS, ERNIE COLÓN, GARY FRIEDRICH, JOSE GONAZALES, MICHAEL KALUTA, ESTEBAN MAROTO, RUDY NEBRES, MIKE PLOOG, TOM SUTTON, RICK VEITCH, LEN WEIN, and others. With a Morbius vs. Werewolf by Night vintage painted cover by EARL NOREM! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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100 pages - July 2009

Retro reprobates of the ’70s and ’80s get their due in BACK ISSUE 35, our “Villains” issue. MIKE ZECK and J. M. DeMATTEIS discuss the shocking “Kraven’s Last Hunt” in an exclusive “Pro2Pro” interview, while the haphazard history of the horrific Hobgoblin is exposed. Plus: The Joker’s short-lived series, looks back at Secret Society of Super-Villains and Kobra, a Magneto biography, Luthor and Brainiac’s malevolent makeovers, and an all-new interview with Secret Society artist MIKE VOSBURG. Featuring contributions new and old from JOHN BYRNE, GERRY CONWAY, RON FRENZ, IRV NOVICK, CHRISTOPER PRIEST, JOHN ROMITA, JR., ROGER STERN, MARV WOLFMAN, and more. With a gripping Kraven the Hunter cover by Mike Zeck! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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100 pages - May 2009

Experience a “New World Order” in BACK ISSUE #34, featuring the soul-searching story of Counter-Earth’s Adam Warlock, with JIM STARLIN and ROY THOMAS, and the behind-the-scenes history of the revolutionary Marvelman, with ALAN DAVIS and GARRY LEACH. Also, JIM SHOOTER stands tall in an exclusive interview and we look back at Marvel’s New Universe. Plus: Logan’s Run, Star Hunters, BOB WIACEK on Star Wars and Star-Lord, the conclusion of the STEVE SKEATES interview, a new AA COMICS chapter, DICK GIORDANO and PAT BASTIENNE revisit Crisis on Infinite Earths, and “The Post-Crisis DC Universe You Didn’t See”! Contributors include GERRY CONWAY, TOM DeFALCO, DAVID MICHELINIE, PAUL RYAN, and more. All behind an incredibly cosmic Warlock and Thanos cover illustrated by Jim Starlin! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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100 pages - March 2009

Get ready for action, angst, and acne, as Teen Heroes crash BACK ISSUE #33! Cover-featured are the Teen Titans, examined in their 1970s adventures and their fan-favorite 1980s revival, featuring the talents of EDUARDO BARRETO, NICK CARDY, JOSÉ LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ, GEORGE PÉREZ, BOB ROZAKIS, GEORGE TUSKA, and MARV WOLFMAN. Also: MIKE BARON and JACKSON GUICE talk “Pro2Pro” about the Flash, interviews with TV Billy Batson MICHAEL GRAY and writer STEVE SKEATES, histories of Firestar, Kitty Pryde, Nova, and Power Girl, FABIAN NICIEZA and MARK BAGLEY’s New Warriors, a star-studded art gallery of Legion of Super-Heroes 1970s fashions, James Bond Jr. and ... the Archies! All behind an utterly incredible New Teen Titans cover illustrated by GEORGE PÉREZ and colored by GENE HA! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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100 pages - January 2009

BACK ISSUE #32 downloads comics’ “Tech, Data, and Hardware,” beginning with The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, courtesy of ELIOT R. BROWN (who also relives Mighty Marvel Moments of the ’70s and ’80s). MARV WOLFMAN, LEN WEIN, and BOB GREENBERGER discuss the origins of DC’s Who’s Who, while JOE STATON and ETHAN VAN SCIVER compare notes on “Drawing Green Lantern: Then and Now.” Also: an in-depth history of ROM: Spaceknight; the story of BILL MANTLO; Dial H for Hero; a tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Superhero Fashions Exhibit; Richie Rich’s Inventions; and Who’s Who entries for BOB ROZAKIS’ AA Comics heroes! With art by SAL BUSCEMA, JOHN BYRNE, ERNIE COLÓN, CARMINE INFANTINO, KEITH POLLARD, ALEX SAVIUK, unpublished Superman Who’s Who art by CURT SWAN, and others. And you techies and Spider-Man fans will love our Spider-Mobile schematic cover by ELIOT BROWN and DUSTY ABELL! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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100 pages - November 2008

BACK ISSUE #31 salutes the comics and animation career of the late, great, and groundbreaking writer STEVE GERBER, beginning with an in-depth look at his most famous creation, Howard the Duck. Also: “Gerber’s Gruesomes” (Marvel horror series such as Man-Thing), Omega the Unknown, “Gerber in the Marvel Universe” (offbeat superhero work, from Defenders to Foolkiller), Crazy! Magazine, Metal Men, Mister Miracle, The Phantom Zone, Sludge, Nevada, Hard Time, and the animated television favorite Thundarr the Barbarian. Plus: An all-star lineup of comics and cartoon creators pay tribute to Steve Gerber. Featuring art by and commentary from FRANK BRUNNER, RICH BUCKLER, GENE COLAN, MICHAEL GOLDEN, STAN LEE, PAUL LEVITZ, PABLO MARCOS, VAL MAYERIK, JIM MOONEY, MARTIN PASKO, MIKE PLOOG, DAVE SIMONS, ROGER SLIFER, WALT SIMONSON, RON WILSON, and many, many others. And Howard the Duck turns barbarian in a cover painting by FRANK BRUNNER! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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100 pages - September 2008

BACK ISSUE #30 tunes in to your favorite Saturday Morning Heroes, headlined by the 1970s’ Shazam! comics revival and TV show—including interviews with TV Captain Marvels JACKSON BOSTWICK and JOHN DAVEY, and a look at ELLIOT S! MAGGIN and ALEX SAVIUK’s lost sequel to the 1974 Superman/“Captain Thunder” battle! Also: Space Ghost interviews with the legendary GARY OWENS (the voice of Space Ghost) and artist STEVE RUDE; MARV WOLFMAN’s guest editorial about the Ruby-Spears Superman cartoon series; Super Friends, in comics and on TV; the unproduced fourth wave of Super Powers action figures; Astro Boy; and the latest chapter in BOB ROZAKIS’ fantasy history of AA Comics! Plus: ADAM HUGHES pays tribute to the Rocketeer’s DAVE STEVENS! With art by C.C. BECK, DAVE COCKRUM, RAMONA FRADON, GIL KANE, ANDY SMITH, KEN STEACY, ALEX TOTH, ALAN WEISS, and an all-new cover painting of Jackson Bostwick as Captain Marvel by ALEX ROSS! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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• 17 October 2008 - Justice League on Film

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100 pages - July 2008

LEN WEIN, DAVE COCKRUM, and ROY THOMAS dusted off the B-list X-Men in 1975 and elevated it to A-list status, and BACK ISSUE #29 follows its 1970s/1980s success and spin-offs in our “Mutants” issue! We look at the X-Men work of CHRIS CLAREMONT, JOHN BYRNE, PAUL SMITH, and JOHN ROMITA, JR.; ANN NOCENTI and ARTHUR ADAMS’ Longshot; BOB McLEOD’s and BILL SIENKIEWICZ’s New Mutants; the UK’s Captain Britain series; the Beast as the first breakout mutant; the lost Angel stories; the return of the original X-Men in X-Factor ... and a “Greatest Stories Never Told” revelation of Nightcrawler’s “original” father. Plus: A history of DC’s mutant, Captain Comet, and a new chapter in BOB ROZAKIS’ fantasy history of AA Comics! With a rarely seen X-Men cover by DAVE COCKRUM! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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100 pages - May 2008

BACK ISSUE 28 shakes down the dirty laundry of men in tights in our “Heroes Behaving Badly” issue! The Hulk and the Thing—why can’t they get along? Heavy-hitting interview subjects HERB TRIMPE and RON WILSON share their thoughts. We reopen the “Trial of the Flash,” blow the lid off JOHN BYRNE’s heroes who cross the line, and duck for cover as Teen Titan Terra, Kid Miracleman, and Mark Shaw Manhunter go bad! Also: the B&W Ramgaging Hulk magazine, the Hulk’s U.K. comic, and a new chapter in BOB ROZAKIS’ fantasy history of AA Comics! With contributions by MARV WOLFMAN, GEORGE PĖREZ, CARMINE INFANTINO, JIM SHOOTER, DAVID LLOYD, PHIL JIMENEZ, JIMMY PALMIOTTI, JUSTIN GRAY, and others. And Iron Man hits the bottle in an all-new, utterly intoxicating cover by DARWYN COOKE! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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• NeedCoffee.com's Headsup - 1 June 2008

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100 pages - March 2008

BACK ISSUE 27 bows before “Comic Book Royalty”! The turbulent waters of the ’70s/’80s career of DC’s King of the Seven Seas, Aquaman, are explored, as are those of his Marvel counterpart, Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner. MIKE W. BARR and BRIAN BOLLAND discuss King Arthur and Camelot 3000 in an exclusive “Pro2Pro” interview, a variety of comics pros tell us “Why JACK KIRBY Was King,” and we ask the question, “Dr. Doom: Monarch or Menace?” Also: DON McGREGOR’s Prince T’Challa, the Black Panther; an exclusive ALAN WEISS art gallery; and spotlights on Arion, Lord of Atlantis; Baron Winters and the Night Force; and the artist formerly and currently known as PRINCE. Featuring art and/or commentary by JIM APARO, MARV WOLFMAN, GENE COLAN, PAUL KUPPERBERG, and others. With a splashy Aquaman/Mera cover by NICK CARDY! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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100 pages - January 2008

“Spies and Tough Guys” take no prisoners in BACK ISSUE 26! PAUL GULACY and DOUG MOENCH reunite for an exclusive, art-packed “Pro2Pro” interview examining Master of Kung Fu and their other collaborations—while “Greatest Stories Never Told” blows the lid off their unrealized Shang-Chi/Nick Fury crossover! DC’s hard-hitting ’80s super-team the Suicide Squad also gets the spotlight, with the help of JOHN OSTRANDER, BOB GREENBERGER, LUKE McDONNELL, JERRY BINGHAM, and KARL KESEL. Plus: MAX ALLAN COLLINS and TERRY BEATTY’s Ms. Tree, CHUCK DIXON and TIM TRUMAN’s Airboy, the Atlas/Seaboard line of the ’70s, James Bond and Mr. T in comic books, Sgt. Rock’s oddball super-hero team-ups, private eye Nathaniel Dusk, and JOE KUBERT’s unpublished series The Redeemer. With an eye-popping Black Widow cover by Paul Gulacy! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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100 pages - November 2007

BACK ISSUE 25 unchains comics’ “Men of Steel”! Go behind the scenes of Iron Man’s influential ’80s run by BOB LAYTON and DAVID MICHELINIE, and steel yourself for RICH BUCKLER’s first-ever interview about his cyborg creation Deathlok the Demolisher! Also: MIKE GRELL on the Warlord, JOHN BYRNE on ROG 2000, Charlton’s Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman comics, Marvel’s Machine Man, the FF’s H.E.R.B.I.E. the Robot, Superman vs. Brainiac in the World’s Greatest Super-Heroes comic strip, and DC’s Steel, The Indestructible Man. Plus: “Backstage Pass” looks at 1979’s Legends of the Super-Heroes TV specials starring ADAM WEST and BURT WARD! Art by and commentary from JACK KIRBY, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, DON HECK, GEORGE TUSKA, and more. With a riveting Iron Man cover by Bob Layton! Edited by MICHAEL EURY. Includes a FREE Preview of DRAW! 15!

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100 pages - September 2007

In BACK ISSUE 24, superstar artist MICHAEL GOLDEN takes center stage in an all-new interview examining "Golden’s Oldies" Micronauts, The ’Nam, and Dr. Strange! There’s more Dr. Strange in this "Magic"-themed issue: GENE COLAN and PAUL SMITH talk "Pro2Pro" about the Master of the Mystic Arts, FRANK BRUNNER discusses his unforgettable stint drawing the Sorceror Supreme, and CARL POTTS and KEVIN NOWLAN are among the talents featured in a Dr. Strange Art Gallery! Plus: BILL WILLINGHAM’s Elementals, a Zatanna history, Dr. Fate’s revival, DC’s Silverblade and Amethyst, a "Greatest Stories Never Told" look at Peter Pan, and a tribute to the late, great MARSHALL ROGERS! There’s also art by and commentary from TERRY AUSTIN, CARY BATES, STEVE ENGLEHART, KEITH GIFFEN, CRAIG HAMILTON, MIKE LEEKE, GEORGE PÉREZ, and others, and a magical Dr. Strange cover by Michael Golden! Includes a FREE Preview of ROUGH STUFF #6!

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100 pages - May 2007

In Back Issue 22: “Dynamic Duos”! Two “Pro2Pro” interviews reunite Batman’s ALAN GRANT and NORM BREYFOGLE and Legion of Super-Heroes’ PAUL LEVITZ and KEITH GIFFEN, while “Backstage Pass” takes you to Dark Horse Comics, courtesy of your hosts, MIKE RICHARDSON and RANDY STRADLEY. Also: Robin’s history from sidekick to solo star; KEVIN EASTMAN and PETER LAIRD’s groundbreaking collaboration on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; and histories of the dynamite duos of Robin and Batgirl, Captain America and the Falcon, and Blue Beetle and Booster Gold. Plus: a bonus “Scott and Zot!” interview with the influential SCOTT McCLOUD. With a breathtaking Breyfogle cover starring everyone’s favorite Boy Wonder! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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100 pages - March 2007

BACK ISSUE 21 is our “The Devil You Say!” issue, sure to set your soul on fire! Behind an awe-inspiring Daredevil cover by Mike ZECK is an in-depth look at the Man without Fear’s 1980s and early 1990s adventures, featuring interviews with and/or art by Klaus JANSON, John ROMITA Jr., Ann NOCENTI, Frank MILLER, and others! Mike MIGNOLA recalls the roots of Hellboy in an exclusive interview, Dan MISHKIN and Gary COHN go “Pro2Pro” on their co-creation of Shadowpact’s Blue Devil, and “Greatest Stories Never Told” examines Colleen DORAN’s unpublished X-Men spin-off Fallen Angels! Plus there’s sizzling spotlights on the Son of Satan, Ty TEMPLETON’s Stig’s Inferno, the hellish humor of DC’s Plop!, and one of Jack KIRBY’s most bizarre comics, Devil Dinosaur! Edited by Michael EURY.

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• Line of Fire Review by Michael Deeley on Silver Bullet Comics - 30 March 2007

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104 pages - January 2007

In Back Issue 20, peek behind the masks of many of your favorite heroes in this Secret Identities issue, as we explore the histories of four characters with unusual alter egos: Firestorm, Moon Knight, the Question, and the "real-life" super-hero the Human Fly! STEVE ENGLEHART and SAL BUSCEMA talk "Pro2Pro" about their Captain America collaboration, and JERRY ORDWAY is spotlighted in a career-spanning interview. Plus: a roundtable of Superman writers and artists reveal the scoop on Clark Kent, featuring artwork by and commentary from BILL SIENKIEWICZ, KEVIN NOWLAN, DOUG MOENCH, DENYS COWAN, DENNY O’NEIL, AL MILGROM, GERRY CONWAY, FRANK ROBBINS, CARY BATES, ELLIOT S! MAGGIN, PAT BRODERICK, JIM SHOOTER, and many others. BONUS: a Superman and Clark Kent COLOR art gallery, with ultra-rare art by CURT SWAN and others, and a Shazam! cover by Ordway, re-creating the classic "Spider-Man No More" cover from Amazing Spider-Man #50! Edited by MICHAEL EURY. Includes a free preview of ALTER EGO #64!

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• Line of Fire by Shawn Hill on Silver Bullet Comics - 19 February 2007

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100 pages - November 2006

In Back Issue #19, we give credit where credit’s due as we salute comics’ Unsung Heroes! The career of artist DON NEWTON (Batman, Shazam!, The Phantom) is examined, with classic and unpublished comics and fanzine art. STEVE GERBER and GENE COLAN talk “Pro2Pro” about their Howard the Duck collaboration, while MIKE CARLIN and DANNY FINGEROTH revisit Marvel’s Assistant Editors’ Month! Also: “Greatest Stories Never Told” looks at both DANNY BILSON and PAUL DeMEO’s unrealized Unlimited Powers TV show (starring an older Flash and Green Arrow’s daughter) and TONY ISABELLA’s aborted plans for The Champions! Plus: a history of the Defenders, a Mark Gruenwald tribute, and an exclusive interview with... Richie Rich (?!). Featuring artwork by and commentary from SAL BUSCEMA, STEVE ENGLEHART, JOHN BYRNE, and a gaggle of today’s hottest artists in a preview of Image’s new Invincible Handbook. With a new Batman cover by DON NEWTON and JOE RUBINSTEIN! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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Reviews:

• Off The Rack by Mike - 12 January 2007
• Line of Fire on Silver Bullet Comics by Tobey Cook - 18 January 2007
• Busted Knuckles by Beau Smith on Silver Bullet Comics - 6 February 2007

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108 pages - July 2006

It’s ladies’ night in BACK ISSUE #17 as the Super Girls of the ’70s and ’80s take center stage! Track Supergirl’s solo adventures from her hot pants days to her dramatic death—with a ’70s Supergirl art gallery featuring BRIAN STELFREEZE, CULLY HAMNER, DAN PARENT, ALEX SAVIUK, and others. Flash back to the early days of Spider-Woman, Flare, and Tigra the Were-Woman, and relive the exploits of the powerless Diana Prince, Wonder Woman. “Greatest Stories Never Told” digs up DC’s Double Comics starring Supergirl and Superboy, with previously unpublished EDUARDO BARRETTO and CARMINE INFANTINO art, and MARV WOLFMAN and PHIL JIMENEZ are interviewed about the Teen Titans’ Donna Troy. Female comics pros from DIANA SCHUTZ to JILL THOMPSON gather at the “Pro2Pro Roundtable” to discuss their favorite super-heroines, “Backstage Pass” recalls TV’s Animated Super Chicks, and Fred Grandinetti’s “Off My Chest” guest editorial laments Batwoman’s unfortunate fate. Plus: Rare and classic artwork by MIKE SEKOWSKY, BOB OKSNER, GEORGE PÉREZ, ADAM HUGHES, DICK GIORDANO, RICK LEONARDI, and a bonus 8-page Super Girls COLOR ART GALLERY by the one-and-only BRUCE TIMM—who provides our heart-stopping Tigra cover! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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• Steven Grant's Review-O-Rama - 20 September 2006

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100 pages - May 2006

BACK ISSUE #16 celebrates toy-inspired comics of the 1970s and 1980s, headlined by an in-depth look at Marvel’s G. I. Joe, featuring interviews with and/or art by LARRY HAMA, DENNY O’NEIL, and HERB TRIMPE! ARTHUR ADAMS bends our ear about drawing Gumby, SAL BUSCEMA and BUTCH GUICE trade tales about Rom and Micronauts in a “Pro2Pro” interview, the pencil art of MIKE ZECK gets the “Rough Stuff” spotlight, and “Greatest Stories Never Told” examines the ill-fated Wonder Woman and the Star Riders toy/animation/comics concept! Plus: DC’s Masters of the Universe with GEORGE TUSKA, Marvel’s Transformers, a 40th anniversary salute to Captain Action, JACK KIRBY’s Super Powers comics, a look at Super-Hero Cars, and an “Off My Chest” guest editorial from cartoonist MILTON KNIGHT! Featuring rare and classic art by these artists, plus MICHAEL GOLDEN and others! With a Snake-Eyes “sketch cover” by MIKE ZECK! Edited by MICHAEL EURY.

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100 pages - March 2006

BACK ISSUE #15 examines “Weird Heroes” of the 1970s and 1980s—and with heroes like these, we’re glad they’re on our side! In all-new interviews, MIKE PLOOG discusses Ghost Rider, MATT WAGNER revisits The Demon, and JOE KUBERT dusts off Ragman. The pencil art of GENE COLAN is spotlighted in “Rough Stuff” (with Batman, Wonder Woman, and Night Force covers among the mix); JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ recalls Deadman; and “Greatest Stories Never Told” looks at DC’s unpublished Gorilla Grodd series, with interviews and art by TERRY AUSTIN and CARL POTTS. Plus: Ploog, DON PERLIN, GERRY CONWAY, and DOUG MOENCH on Werewolf by Night; LEN WEIN on The Phantom Stranger; and BOB ROZAKIS and STEPHEN DeSTEFANO on ’Mazing Man! Featuring rare and classic art by these artists, plus JIM APARO and others. With an all-new Werewolf by Night cover by ARTHUR ADAMS!

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• Tony's Other Online Tips 3 April 2006

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100 pages - January 2006

BACK ISSUE #14 goes back to the future—saluting the world of tomorrow—in our star-studded “Future Issue”! For the first time ever, DAVE COCKRUM and MIKE GRELL are interviewed together in an exclusive “Pro2Pro” on their groundbreaking stints on Legion of Super-Heroes. Also, BOB McLEOD hosts a special “Rough Stuff” gallery featuring pencil art by JOHN BUSCEMA, JOHN BYRNE, DAN JURGENS, DALE KEOWN, TODD McFARLANE, FRANK MILLER, JOHN ROMITA, JR., JIM STARLIN, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, MIKE ZECK, and McLeod’s own pencils. Plus: All-new looks at Hercules Unbound, Hex, Killraven, Kamandi, MARS, Planet of the Apes, the Star Wars comic strip, Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction, and an Insight Studios tour, featuring art by and/or interviews with JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ, KEITH GIFFEN, BRUCE JONES, JACK KIRBY, DON McGREGOR, Hugo winner ALAN STEELE, MARK WHEATLEY and MARC HEMPEL, AL WILLIAMSON, and many more superstars. With an all-new Legion of Super-Heroes cover by MIKE GRELL and BOB McLEOD!

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100 pages - November 2005

BACK ISSUE #13 is stuck in the ’70s—and proud of it—in ‘That ’70s Issue’! NICK CARDY relives his days as THE DC Comics cover artist in an exclusive art-packed interview. STEVE ENGLEHART and DOUG MOENCH kick back for a look at kung-fu comics, and JOE STATON and NICK CUTI go ‘Pro2Pro’ about Charlton’s super-hero E-Man! Also: an all-’70s ‘Rough Stuff’ pencil art gallery featuring FRANK MILLER (his early Spectacular Spider-Man work), JOE KUBERT, DICK GIORDANO, CURT SWAN, GIL KANE, GENE COLAN, DAVE COCKRUM, and other superstars. Plus: the first graphic novel, WILL EISNER’s A Contract with God; ‘The Death of Romance (Comics)’ (with art by JOHN ROMITA, SR. and ALEX TOTH); ROSS ANDRU and MIKE ESPOSITO’s humor mag “Up Your Nose and Out Your Ear”; AURORA COMICS SCENES, and other ’70s flashbacks! It’s dy-no-mite! With an all-new cover by NICK CARDY and SCOTT HANNA!

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• Magazine of the Week, NeedCoffee.com, 27 November 2005

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100 pages - July 2005

Diamond’s “Best Publication About Comics” lets “Gods and Warriors” muscle their way into BACK ISSUE #11! And who better to headline the ish than CONAN? ROY THOMAS, KURT BUSIEK, and JOE JUSKO spill their guts in a meaty retrospective of Marvel’s Conan the Barbarian series, with tons of rare and classic art by JOHN BUSCEMA, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, NEAL ADAMS, Jusko, and others. SERGIO ARAGONÉS and MARK EVANIER chew the fat about GROO THE WANDERER in a “Pro2Pro” interview, and Heavy Metal artist extraordinaire ARTHUR SUYDAM shares his insights and illustrations in an exclusive interview. Plus: “The Greatest Stories Never Told” investigates DC’s never-published KING ARTHUR series by GERRY CONWAY and NESTOR REDONDO, unveiling for the first time several of Redondo’s glorious pages from the series; a Gods and Warriors “Rough Stuff” art gallery by JACK KIRBY, MOEBIUS, GEORGE PÉREZ, JOSÉ LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ, DON HECK, and others; the scoop on the secret artist who contributed to the 1976 clash of titans SUPERMAN VS. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN; and a spotlight on BRIAN BOLLAND’s covers for 1980s British Annuals! With a striking painted CONAN cover by JOE JUSKO, recreating JOHN BUSCEMA’s frontispiece to Savage Sword of Conan #17!

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PLEASE NOTE: The quotes from Barry Windsor-Smith that appeared in Tom Stewart’s “Conan the Long-Running” article were from previously printed sources and were not commissioned specifically for this article. The caption to the image appearing on page 53 was erroneous: This portfolio piece, obtained from Heritage Comics, was Barry Windsor-Smith’s 1974 “The Ram and the Peacock” print, depicting a barbarian that is not Conan, and is (c) 2005 The Gorblimey Press. Additionally, page 49’s early Conan illo and Ragnarok 3 cover drawing are (c) 2005 Barry Windsor-Smith, as is the Young Miracleman pencil artwork on page 24 (in our “Rough Stuff” feature). BACK ISSUE apologizes to Mr. Windsor-Smith and to our readers for the errors.

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100 pages - May 2005

Gemstone/Diamond’s Scoop e-newsletter selected BACK ISSUE as the #1 “Best Publication About Comics for 2004”! Here’s your chance to discover why in BACK ISSUE #10, our “Pulp Fiction Issue!” “Bring on the Bad Guys” explores the history of Batman-foe RA’S AL GHUL, with commentary by NEAL ADAMS and DENNY O’NEIL (and rare art by Adams)! O’Neil returns to join artist MIKE KALUTA for a “Pro2Pro” interview about THE SHADOW, and ROGER STERN and RON FRENZ go “Pro2Pro” about their much-loved “The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man.” Plus: MIKE GRELL’s JON SABLE, FREELANCE (including a “Backstage Pass” look at the SABLE TV show); a HOWARD CHAYKIN interview; MIKE W. BARR’s examination of DOC SAVAGE in comics; a spotlight on THE HUMAN TARGET; a speculative look at why DC bypassed the B&W boom of the 1970s; a BATMAN “Rough Stuff” art gallery, featuring BILL SIENKIEWICZ, WALTER SIMONSON, PAUL SMITH, BRIAN BOLLAND, ED HANNIGAN, DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI, and others; and a “New in Print” look at Batman: Dark Detective, reuniting STEVE ENGLEHART, MARSHALL ROGERS, and TERRY AUSTIN! With an eye-popping RA’S AL GHUL cover by NEAL ADAMS!

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100 pages - March 2005

Blast off into the world of 1970s and ’80s sci-fi comics in BACK ISSUE #9, our “Cosmic Issue”! Writer MIKE BARON and artist STEVE RUDE revisit their landmark NEXUS series in a “Pro2Pro” interview, with tons of rare art by “the Dude”! Also going “Pro2Pro”: JIM STARLIN and MIKE MIGNOLA look back at COSMIC ODYSSEY, featuring amazing art by Mignola and Starlin¹s unpublished cover to Cosmic Odyssey #1! “Beyond Capes” examines Marvel Comics’ long-running STAR WARS series, with interviews and art by a galaxy of stars including HOWARD CHAYKIN, AL WILLIAMSON, WALT SIMONSON, TOM PALMER, RON FRENZ, ROY THOMAS, CARMINE INFANTINO, and more! The late, great GIL KANE is the subject of a “Rough Stuff” pencil art gallery, with covers and interior pages featuring Green Lantern, the Micronauts, Conan, Spider-Man, Superman, and a few surprises! Plus: TIMOTHY TRUMAN and JOHN OSTRANDER’s GRIMJACK, then and now; an “Off My Chest” guest editorial by MIKE GOLD; a villain history of THANOS; TIME WARP revisited; and a “Greatest Stories Never Told” exposé of DC’s unrealized Crisis on Infinite Earths sequel CRISIS OF THE SOUL, with art and commentary by JERRY ORDWAY! With an all-new STEVE RUDE cover painting recreating the original cover art to Nexus #1!

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100 pages - January 2005

Just in time for Black History Month, BACK ISSUE #8 salutes the 1970s and 1980s black super-heroes, from superbad Luke Cage to superteen Cyborg! Writer DENNY O’NEIL and Justice League Unlimited voice actor PHIL LaMARR discuss GREEN LANTERN JOHN STEWART in a “Pro2Pro” interview, while NEAL ADAMS shares his insights—and art—in a sidebar interview! STORM’s 30th birthday is celebrated in an in-depth history—and say happy 30th to the NEW X-MEN in our “Rough Stuff” pencil art showcase featuring NEAL ADAMS, ARTHUR ADAMS, LARRY STROMAN, BOB McLEOD, DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI, ALAN DAVIS, JIM LEE, ADAM HUGHES, and more! BLACK LIGHTNING is the subject of TONY ISABELLA’s “Off My Chest” guest editorial, accompanied by an all-new interview with TREVOR VON EEDEN, complete with rarely seen BL costume designs! DARRELL McNEIL’s “Backstage Pass” column looks at animated TV’s black heroes, from BLACK VULCAN to the BROWN HORNET, with art by ALEX TOTH and others! Plus an exclusive interview with writer DWAYNE McDUFFIE, a history of African Americans in comics, and commentary from and/or incredible art by MARV WOLFMAN, DENYS COWAN, JOHN ROMITA SR., DAVE COCKRUM, CHRIS CLAREMONT, JOHN BYRNE, TERRY AUSTIN, BILLY GRAHAM, M.D. BRIGHT, GENE COLAN, STEVE ENGLEHART, GEORGE PÉREZ, MIKE ZECK, and more! With an all-new, eye-popping STORM cover by Eisner Award-winning artist KYLE BAKER. Edited by Michael Eury.

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100 pages - November 2004

It’s all for one, and one for all in BACK ISSUE #7 our “Super Teams” issue! FLASHBACK—THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD: The history of the popular Batman team-up title, including a JIM APARO interview and a tribute to writer BOB HANEY! PRO2PRO ROUNDTABLE—FANTASTIC FOUR: Past and present contributors from STAN LEE to MARK WAID share their unique insights into Marvel’s fab four! PRO2PRO—DNAgents: MARK EVANIER and WILL MEUGNIOT discuss their fondly remembered 1980s series, featuring a stunning gallery of Meugniot’s artwork! GREATEST STORIES NEVER TOLD: DC’s TEEN TITANS SWINGIN’ ELSEWORDS and SUPER-SONS, and Marvel’s SANTA CLAUS, with art by JAY STEPHENS, NICK CARDY, KIERON DWYER, and JOHN ROMITA, SR.! ROUGH STUFF: Super team pencil pages by ALEX ROSS, ALEX TOTH, RICK LEONARDI, DAVE COCKRUM, DON HECK, JUNE BRIGMAN, FRANK ROBBINS, KERRY GAMMILL, DON NEWTON, CARMINE INFANTINO, and JOHN BYRNE (his FF tryout)! PLUS: DENNY O’NEIL’s “Off My Chest” editorial on super teams, a guided tour of Metropolis, Illinois (the “home” of Superman), the conclusion of our Comics to Film to DVD list, and art and contributions by DICK GIORDANO, RAMONA FRADON, MIKE W. BARR, NEAL ADAMS, NICK CARDY, JACK C. HARRIS, CARY BURKETT, BOB BROWN, WALT SIMONSON, TOM DeFALCO, ROGER STERN, TERRY AUSTIN, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, STEVE RUDE, MOEBIUS, GEORGE PÉREZ, and others. With a decades-spanning Superman and Batman cover (penciled in 1984 and inked in 2004) by CURT SWAN and MURPHY ANDERSON! Edited by Michael Eury.

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100 pages - September 2004

Wanna see something really scary? It’s BACK ISSUE #6, our Halloween issue, celebrating comic-book monsters and the macabre (1970s and ’80s style)! BRING ON THE BAD GUYS digs up the dirt on Marvel’s ground- (and grave-) breaking Tomb of Dracula series, with insider commentary and artwork from MARV WOLFMAN and GENE COLAN! 2 PRO2PRO interviews: Swamp Thing creators LEN WEIN and BERNIE WRIGHTSON discuss the character’s roots, while STEVE BISSETTE and RICK VEITCH spill their guts over their 1980s work on the series, with art by Wrightson and Bissette! GREATEST STORIES NEVER TOLD: “Swamp Thing and Man-Thing: Who the Muck Came First?” has interviews and art by Wein, Wrightson, GERRY CONWAY, ROY THOMAS, VAL MAYERICK, and JOHN BYRNE! ROUGH STUFF: Creepy pencil artwork from a cadre of killer artists, including FRANK BRUNNER, PAUL SMITH, CARL POTTS, MIKE PLOOG, and DAVID ROSS and others! OFF MY CHEST: Guest editorialist ROY THOMAS reveals what drove the stake through the heart of his Dracula adaptation at Marvel, with rare DICK GIORDANO artwork and a surprise announcement! BEYOND CAPES (times 2): A look at Marvel’s Godzilla series, with HERB TRIMPE artwork, and a behind-the-scenes study of Charlton Comics’ 1970s’ horror line, with rare art by STEVE DITKO, TOM SUTTON, MIKE ZECK, JOE STATON, and DON NEWTON! WHAT THE—?!: A different kind of fright night: Go on the presidential campaign trail with HOWARD THE DUCK, PREZ, CAPTAIN AMERICA, and others. Featuring a dynamic Gene Colan Dracula cover! Edited by Michael Eury.

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100 pages - July 2004

BACK ISSUE #5 salutes the TV super-heroes of the 1970s and ’80s in our “Comics in Hollywood” issue! WONDER WOMAN: Andy Mangels provides an in-depth look at the Wonder Woman TV series, with a new LYNDA CARTER interview and anecdotes from show personnel, plus a TV Wonder Woman art gallery, with pinups by George Pérez, Dick Giordano, Phil Jimenez, Paul Guinan, and others! MARVEL ON TV: A photo-filled look at Marvel’s TV versions of The Incredible Hulk, The Amazing Spider-Man, Captain America, and Dr. Strange, including Dan Johnson’s all-new interview with TV-Hulk LOU FERRIGNO! GREATEST STORIES NEVER TOLD: Animator Darrell McNeil’s inside scoop on the super-hero cartoons you didn’t see, including The New Teen Titans, The Flash, Metamorpho, and more! ROUGH STUFF: Pencil artwork from the one-and-only JERRY ORDWAY! BEYOND CAPES: An examination of Marvel’s and DC’s Star Trek series—by a writer who contributed to both, MIKE W. BARR—with art by Dave Cockrum, Tom Sutton, and others! OFF MY CHEST: Legendary artist JOHN ROMITA SR. gives his impressions of Marvel’s cinematic adaptations! Plus an extensive guide to comic-book cinema on DVD, and other surprises! With special FLIP COVERS of LYNDA CARTER as WONDER WOMAN by ALEX ROSS and ADAM HUGHES! Edited by Michael Eury.

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100 pages - May 2004

WOLVERINE is turning the big three-oh, and BACK ISSUE #4 commemorates the occasion—and other Marvel anniversaries—in our “Marvel Milestones” issue! PRO2PRO INTERVIEW: CHRIS CLAREMONT and JOHN BYRNE recall Wolverine’s appearances from their legendary 1980s’ X-Men collaboration in a scintillating dialogue moderated by Marvel Universe author Peter Sanderson. GREATEST STORIES NEVER TOLD: Did you know that Wolverine was supposed to be a teenager? The character’s creator, LEN WEIN, fills us in on the Wolverine you didn’t see! ROUGH STUFF: Wolverine is spotlighted in pencil artwork by artists JOHN BUSCEMA, JIM LEE, ADAM HUGHES, ROB LIEFELD, MARC SILVESTRI, and others. Another PRO2PRO INTERVIEW: In honor of the 20th anniversary of Thor #337, Adventures of Superman and WILDCATS Version 3.0 writer JOE CASEY interviews WALTER SIMONSON about his landmark run on the title, and they compare notes on the Man of Steel for fun. Plus: Special features highlighting the PUNISHER’s 30th birthday and the 20th anniversary of SECRET WARS! All this and more, under a never-before-published WOLVERINE COVER by JOHN BYRNE. Edited by Michael Eury.

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100 pages - March 2004

This April’s Fools Day, editor MICHAEL EURY is grinning ear-to-ear over BACK ISSUE #3, our LAUGHING MATTERS issue, featuring: “Bring On The Bad Guys,” a scintillating look at THE JOKER’s journey from clown to killer through interviews with and art by DENNY O’NEIL, NEAL ADAMS, STEVE ENGLEHART, MARSHALL ROGERS, JIM STARLIN, and BRIAN BOLLAND, plus other Bat-artists! “ Pro2Pro Interview”, as plotter KEITH GIFFEN, writer J.M. DeMATTEIS, and artist KEVIN MAGUIRE bust their guts about their 1980s JUSTICE LEAGUE series, and the 2003 follow-up, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE JUSTICE LEAGUE (with art by Maguire and Giffen)! “The Greatest Stories Never Told”, a look at the two PLASTIC MAN movies (one written by The Matrix’s Wachowski Brothers) that faced meltdown—plus, didja hear the one about Arnold Schwarzenegger as SGT. ROCK? “Rough Stuff”, with pencil artwork and rare sketches by a dozen cartoonists, including SERGIO ARAGONÉS, MIKE MANLEY, RAMONA FRADON, JACK KIRBY, and others—with a look at KYLE BAKER’s new PLASTIC MAN series thrown in for fun! “What The--?!”, a spotlight on the strangest stage show ever, BUGS BUNNY MEETS THE SUPER-HEROES, with interviews and ultra-rare photos. “Off My Chest”, as MARK EVANIER tells you why writing “funny” books is harder than it looks! All this and more, under a BRAND-NEW JOKER COVER by BRIAN BOLLAND!

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100 pages - January 2004

BACK ISSUE #2 spotlights the decade of techno-pop, breakdancing, and comics' new wave in our TOTALLY '80s ISSUE! Editor Michael Eury dons his Members Only jacket for a profile of Comico the Comic Company, including two "Pro 2 Pro" Interviews: ADAM HUGHES and MIKE W. BARR relive their collaboration on The MAZE Agency-the coolest crime comic before crime comics were cool-spotlighting rare artwork by Hughes and ALAN DAVIS; and MATT WAGNER and DIANA SCHUTZ recall the early days of Grendel, with artwork by Wagner, TIM SALE, the PANDER BROS, and JOHN K. SNYDER III! Then, "Greatest Stories Never Told" gets the scoop behind the aborted Space Ghost II special-co-starring the Herculoids-featuring commentary from and rare art by STEVE RUDE! Is that it? No way! Check out "Rough Stuff!", with early penciled artwork from ADAM HUGHES, including Justice League America! "Beyond Capes!" explores BRUCE (The Incredible Hulk) JONES' gruesome Twisted Tales and astonishing Alien Worlds series from Pacific Comics, with interviews with and rare art by DAVE STEVENS, BO HAMPTON, MIKE HOFFMAN, and VAL MAYERICK! And just to prove we aren't totally stuck in the '80s, there's "Off My Chest!", MIKE W. BARR's personal view of 1978's DC Implosion and Cancelled Comics Cavalcade in his guest editorial, featuring unpublished DC Comics art by STEVE DITKO, JIM APARO, and JOE KUBERT! All this, plus a totally tubular cover by awesome ADAM HUGHES! Think you can find a mag more excellent than BACK ISSUE? As if!

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100 pages - November 2003

Jump on board for the ultimate comics experience: BACK ISSUE magazine! Edited by Michael Eury (former DC and Dark Horse editor/writer and author of TwoMorrows' book Captain Action: The Original Super-Hero Action Figure), BACK ISSUE celebrates comic books of the 1970s, 1980s, and today through a variety of recurring (and rotating) departments. BACK ISSUE #1's theme is DC vs. Marvel, with these scintillating features:

PRO2PRO
Our inaugural team-up is a dialogue between George Pérez and Marv Wolfman (moderated by interviewer Andy Mangels) discussing the pros & cons of working for Marvel and DC in the '70s and ' 80s-accompanied by rare Pérez artwork!

Greatest Stories Never Told
This time out, it's an examination of the original JLA/Avengers crossover, revealing why it never happened and featuring unpublished George Pérez pages-plus a spotlight on the new JLA/Avengers mini-series!

ROUGH STUFF
Who better to kick off this feature than the "King" himself? We'll take a look at Jack Kirby's '70s and '80s DC and Marvel penciled artwork, direct from his files!

Beyond Capes
Our ongoing look at non-superhero comics evaluates DC's and Marvel's Tarzan series, with artwork by Joe Kubert and John Buscema, and interviews with Kubert, Carmine Infantino, and Roy Thomas!

Off My Chest
Our guest editorial this issue is by former DC editorial director Carmine Infantino, recalling DC's 1970s' battle plan to challenge Marvel's market dominance!

There's also a "Back Talk" letters column featuring commentary from pros and fans who aren't afraid to choose sides in the DC vs. Marvel war! All this, plus a dynamic Batman vs. Captain America cover by George Pérez, makes BACK ISSUE #1 a must for every comics fan!

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September 2023 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Men Without Fear Issue, featuring Daredevil’s swinging ’70s adventures! Plus: Challengers of the Unknown in the Bronze Age, Jeph Loeb interview about his Challs and DD projects with Tim Sale, Sinestro and Mr. Fear villain histories, superheroes with disabilities, and we ask the question about the man behind GL’s mask: Who Is Hal Jordan? Featuring Gerry Conway, Steve Englehart, Roger McKenzie, Bob Rozakis, Joe Staton, Roy Thomas, Marv Wolfman, and more fabulous, fearless creators. With a rare early ’70s Daredevil specialty cover by Gene Colan! Edited by Michael Eury.

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June 2020 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Back Issue #120 spotlights Heroes of Tomorrow! A Mon-El hero history, Steve Lightle’s Legionnaires, and the controversial Legion of Super-Heroes: Five Years era. Plus Mike Sekowsky’s Manhunter 2070, Mike Grell’s Starslayer, Charlton’s Space: 1999 tie-in, Paradox, and Mike Baron’s unfinished SONIC DISRUPTORS series. Featuring Tom And Mary Bierbaum, John Byrne, Keith Giffen, Val Mayerik, Jason Pearson, Walter Simonson, Tim Truman, Mike Vosburg, Mark Waid, and more. Mon-El and the ’80s Legion cover by Steve Lightle. Edited by Michael Eury.

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September 2020 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Back Issue #121 is our Conan and the Barbarians issue, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith’s Conan #1! The Bronze Age Barbarian Boom, Top 50 Marvel Conan stories, Marvel’s Not-Quite Conans (from Kull to Skull), Arak–Son of Thunder, Warlord action figures, Gray Morrow’s Edge of Chaos, and Conan the Barbarian at Dark Horse Comics. Joining Roy Thomas are Kurt Busiek, Ernie Colon, Chuck Dixon, Mike Grell, Ron Randall, Dann Thomas, Timothy Truman, Marv Wolfman, and many more. Featuring the never-before-published alternate cover for Marvel’s Conan #9, from 1971. Edited by Michael Eury.

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October 2020 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Back Issue #122 celebrates the 40th anniversary of Marv Wolfman and George Pérez’s New Teen Titans, featuring a guest editorial by Wolfman, a Pérez Titans art gallery, and a Pérez retirement banquet tribute with Jim Starlin, Ron Lim, Joe Rubinstein, and friends! Plus: The New Teen Titans’ 40 Greatest Moments, the Titans in the media, hero histories of Raven, Starfire, and the Protector, and more! With a never-before-published Pérez Titans cover from 1981. Edited by Michael Eury.

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April 2021 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages

Back Issue #126 is a “Legacy” issue, starring Wally West as the Flash! Featuring a Brandon Routh Superman interview, Harry Osborn/Green Goblin, Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Infinity Inc., the Reign of the Supermen, and the John Romita Legacy (with a bonus Romita Sr. and Jr. Rough Stuff feature). With Jon Bogdanove, Gerry Conway, Matt Fraction, Tom Grummett, Geoff Johns, Dan Jurgens, Karl Kesel, David Michelinie, Jerry Ordway, Sandy Plunkett, Roger Stern, Roy Thomas, Mark Waid, and many other superstar creators. Flash cover by Mike Wieringo and Jose Marzan Jr. Edited by Michael Eury.

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