Back Issue Magazine (2003 TwoMorrows) comic books 2009

Back Issue 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), while Marv Wolfman, Len Wein, and Bob Greenberger discuss the origins of DC's Who's Who, and Alex Saviuk, Joe Staton, and Ethan Van Sciver compare notes on 'Drawing Green Lantern: Then and Now.' Also: an Ed Hannigan Art Gallery, an in-depth history of ROM: Spaceknight, the story of Bill Mantlo, Dial H for Hero, Superhero Costumes, Richie Rich's Inventions, and Who's Who entries for Bob Rozakis' AA Comics heroes! And you techies and Spider-Man fans will love Back Issue's Spider-Mobile schematic cover by Eliot Brown and Dusty Abell! Cover price $6.95.

Get ready for action, angst, and acne as Teen Heroes crash Back Issue! Cover-featured are the Teen Titans, examined in their 1970's adventures and their fan-favorite 1980's 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 Butch Guice talk 'Pro2Pro' about The Flash' an interview with television's Billy Batson, actor Michael Gray; the second part of the Steve Skeates interview (continuing from Alter Ego #84); histories of Firestar, Kitty Pryde, Nova, and Power Girl; a star-studded art gallery of the Legion of Super-Heroes; and more! All this comes behind an incredible New Teen Titans cover by George Pérez, colored by Gene Ha! Cover price $6.95.

Experience a 'New World Order' in Back-Issue, featuring the soul-searching story of Adam Warlock and the behind-the-scenes history of the revolutionary Miracleman with Alan Davis and Garry Leach. Jim Shooter stands tall in an exclusive interview, the 'Following the Man' roundtable catches up with Marvel's post-Stan Lee Editors-in-Chief, and we look back at Marvel's New Universe. Also, Dick Giordano and Pat Bastienne revisit Crisis on Infinite Earths, and we reveal 'The Post-Crisis DC Universe You Didn't See!' Plus: Comments from Roy Thomas & Jim Starlin (Adam Warlock), William F. Nolan, George Perez & David Anthony Kraft (Logan's Run), Bob Wiacek (Star Wars, Star-Lord), David Michelinie (Star Hunters), Dez Skinn (Marvelman), Steve Skeates (interview, part 3), Eliot R. Brown, Howard Mackie & Ron Frenz, and The Art of Marvel Slurpee Cups. Cover by Jim Starlin. Cover price $6.95.

The retro reprobates of the 1970's and 1980's get their due in this all-villains issue. Mike Zeck and J.M. DeMatteis discuss the shocking 'Kraven's Last Hunt' in an exclusive interview, while the haphazard history of the horrific Hobgoblin is exposed. Plus, The Joker's short-lived series, a Magneto biography, a look at Lex Luthor's and Brainiac's makeovers, and more. Cover price $6.95.

Monsters make mayhem in Back Issue and its triple-terror treatment of Frankenstein, with 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 history of Vampirella and Morbius the Living Vampire. Plus, Swamp Thing, Anton Arcane and his Un-Men, Man-Bat, and many more. Cover by Earl Norem. Cover price $6.95.

Comics go to war! On the frontlines are Joe Kubert and Robert Kanigher's Sgt. Rock adventures, 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 a scintillating Sgt. Rock cover by Joe Kubert! Cover price $6.95.