Back Issue Magazine (2003 TwoMorrows) comic books

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! Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue spotlights Mystery Comics of the Bronze Age! All-new interviews with artists Bernie Wrightson, Sergio Aragones, 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 a rarely seen House of Mystery painting by Wrightson as the cover! Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue 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! Plus: Stan Lee, Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway remember their time in Asgard; Hercules in comics - from Marvel's original Hercules to the Radical Comics hit, a survey of the Son of Zeus' appearances; Michael Uslan - the man who has driven everything from the DC Comicmobile to Batman movies discusses his autobiography; Len Wein and Mike Carlin comment on the tapestry of Walt Simonson's Thor. Edited by Michael Eury. Cover price $8.95.

Now in Full-Color! Back-Issue #54 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! Cover price $8.95.

Back-Issue checks in on 'Licensed Comics!' Spotlighting: Twenty years of Star Wars at Dark Horse Comics, Indiana Jones in comics, the adaptation of TV's Man from Atlantis, DC Comics' 1970s Edgar Rice Burroughs backups (John Carter, Pellucidar, Carson of Venus), Marvel's Warlord of Mars, and an interview with Carol Serling, wife of Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue 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.' Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue 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. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue 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 Dan Jurgens go 'Pro2Pro' on writing the JLA, unofficial JLA/Avengers crossovers, and Marvel's JLA, the Squadron Supreme. Plus: The Injustice Gang - these baddies banded together in the Bronze Age to bedevil the League; You Know You're a Justice Leaguer When - a mirthful, MADcap look at the Monitor Duty dudes and dames; Brad Meltzer and Gerry Conway comment on Identity Crisis. Cover by Luke McDonnell and Bill Wray. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue 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. All-new painted Space Ghost cover by Steve Rude! Featuring Steve Rude, Evan Dorkin, Scott Rosema, Mark Evanier, Scott Shaw!, Paul Kupperberg, Adam Kubert, William Messner-Loebs, Bob Schreck, Diana Schutz, Dan Spiegle, Doug Rice, Phil Foglio & Tim Eldred. Plus: Remembering the late Tony DeZuniga and Ernie Chan; Hanna-Barbera Superheroes at Marvel Comics - Karl Heitmueller takes a hilarious look at what might have been. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue #60 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! Featuring Tim Sale, Gregory Wright, Mike W. Barr, Alan Davis, Mike Friedrich, Alan Grant, Dennis O'Neil, Jerry Robinson, Scott Edelman, Gerry Conway, James Robinson, Roy Thomas, Tony Isabella, David Anthony Kraft, Dan Slott, David Wenzel, Dan Danko, Steve Englehart & Aaron Lopresti. Batman vs. Scarecrow cover by Tim Sale! Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue #61 takes a big look 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! Plus: The comics comeback of Santa and the most famous reindeer of all; a whirlwind tour of the Super Friends tabloid, with Alex Toth art; the Superman vs. Wonder Woman clash that rocked Earth-Two; Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes - the wedding of Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl, comments from Paul Levitz; Superman vs. Muhammad Ali - Neal Adams steps into the remembrance ring; Superman vs. Shazam! The colossal-sized confrontation between the Action Ace and Big Red Cheese; Guest Editorial by Alex Ross. Wraparound painted cover by Alex Ross. Cover price $10.95.

Back Issue shines a light 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 a Superman vs. Bizarro cover by José Luis García-López and Scott Williams! Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue 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! Detailed contents: The Mighty World of Marvel UK - how the Second Battle of Britain was won, with a bounty of art unseen by most US readers; The Launch of the "Titanic" Format - Marvel UK's ambitious, and sometimes problematic, landscape comics; interview with "Jigsaw" Jim Starlin - exploring some of the superstar artist's earliest (and rarest) covers and art; Comic Book Beatles - The Fab Four in four-color, including the George-Perez-drawn The Beatles Story; Doctor Who: The Invasion of Time - the British TV show that crossed the pond and joined the Marvel lineup; Warrior Magazine and the British Invasion - many of your favorite writers and artists got their start in this anthology series; Eyewitness to the British Invasion - Robert Greenberger's observations of the British talent wave at DC Comics; The Strange Worlds of Peter Milligan and Brendan McCarthy - extraordinary collaborations from out-of-the-ordinary storytellers; Alan Davis' Excalibur - the artist's on again/off again relationship with the "cosmic comedy" X-Men spin-off; This Magazine Is Now Under Marshal Law - deflating and defeating fraggin' superheroes, with Pat Mills and Kevin O'Neill; Travels with V (for Vendetta) - a very personal look at the seminal Alan Moore/David Lloyd shocker. Fold-out triptych cover by Ron Wilson and Dave Hunt of Marvel UK's rare 1970s "Quadra-Poster." Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue looks back at 'Backup 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! Cover price $8.95.

Cover by Kevin Nowlan. Back Issue 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! Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue 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. Plus: The rejected team-ups of The Brave and the Bold - from the Bible to Young Love, an oddball octet of Batman outings; Al Milgrom's Marvel Team-Up cover gallery; the search for Swamp Thing #25 - art collector Jim Arnold's quest for the unpublished Swamp Thing/Hawkman team-up. Cover by Gil Kane and Terry Austin. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue 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. Plus: John Workman (Gotham by Gaslight), Art Adams (Asgardian Wars), Art Thibert (Time Masters), Bob Greenberger (Time Masters), Paul Levitz (Karate Kid), Mike W. Barr (Karate Kid), Mike Grell (Karate Kid) and Fabian Nicieza (Bill & Ted). Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue 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, BOB ROZAKIS and more! Plus a classic Dave Cockrum cover reimagining Amazing World of DC Comics (1974) #9. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue #69 celebrates it's Tenth Anniversary by revisiting the 100th, 200th, 300th, 400th, and 500th issues of '70s and '80s favorites: Adventure, Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Batman, The Brave & The Bold, Casper, Detective, The 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. Cover price $9.95.

Back Issue #70 examines the Incredible Hulk in the Bronze Age - including looks into Hulk's mind, his role as a team player, the Incredible Hulk TV show and cartoon, Hulk merchandising, the Hulk newspaper strip, Teen Hulk, and a villain history of the Abomination! Exploring the work of Sal Buscema, John Byrne, Peter David, Kenneth Johnson, Bill Mantlo, Al Milgrom, Earl Norem, Roger Stern, Herb Trimpe, Len Wein, and more. Featuring an all-new Hulk vs. Wolverine in Canada cover by Herb Trimpe and Gerhard! Edited by Michael Eury. Cover price $8.95.

This issue 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. Cover price $8.95.

Metal Men cover by Mike Allred. Edited by Michael Eury. Back-Issue presents a shiny new 'Robots' issue, unbolting the stories behind '70s and '80s favorites Cyborg, Metal Men, Robotman, Red Tornado, Mister Atom, the Vision, Jocasta, Shogun Warriors, and Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot! Plus: the legacy of Brainiac! Featuring the riveting work of Geof Darrow, Steve Gerber, Carmine Infantino, Paul Kupperberg, Frank Miller, Doug Moench, George Perez, Walter Simonson, Joe Staton, Roy Thomas, Marv Wolfman, and more. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue 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! 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue #74 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. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

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Back Issue #75 examines '80s Independents! In-depth looks at three of the decade's most celebrated indies: Paul Chadwick's Concrete, Dave Sim's Cerebus the Aardvark, and Richard and Wendy Pini's Elfquest! Plus: '80s independent comics go Hollywood, David Scroggy remembers Pacific Comics, Trina Robbins' California Girls, and Denis Kitchen's star-studded horror/sci-fi anthology Death Rattle! Cover by Paul Chadwick with an alternate version of his classic cover for Concrete #2. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue #76 is their 'Let's Get Small' issue, starring Marvel's Micronauts! Plus: The Atom in the Bronze Age; Jan Strnad and Gil Kane's Sword of the Atom; the rocky relationship of Ant-Man and the Wasp; Gold Key's Microbots; Super Jrs.; DC Digests and Marvel Value Stamps. Featuring the work of Pat Broderick, Jackson Guice, Elliot S! Maggin, Bill Mantlo, Al Milgrom, Alex Saviuk, Roger Stern, Len Wein, and more. Micronauts cover illustrated and colored by Pat Broderick. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue #77 lets you return to a time when comics were fun! Plastic Man in the Bronze Age - the Pliable Pretzel bounced from revival to revival to Saturday morning television; The Goofy Bronze Age Superman - from burger-binging to super-cigars, the Man of Steel's most madcap adventures; Prince Street News - pull up a stool at Julie's with Karl Heitmueller, Jr. and a buncha old chums; Fun and Games Magazine - The Marvelous World of Owen McCarron, with lots of Marvel puzzles; Marshall Rogers, Cap'n Quick, and a Foozle - this fun little Eclipse series was actually envisioned as a Superman team-up (?!); Hembeck's Best of the Bronze Age Cover and Art Gallery - dozens of your favorite Bronze Age moments, in the frantic Fred Hembeck manner; interview with Jim Valentino - trapped in a world he never made...normalman; Circuits & Sorcery: The Honest-to-Goodness Story of Blue Devil - speaking of the Devil are Dan Mishkin and Gary Cohn, Paris Cullins, Alan Kupperberg and Alan Gold; Star Comics - Marvel's all-ages line was home to everything from Spider-Ham to Ewoks; Batman and Dick Tracy - Max Allan Collins and Joe Staton discuss the team-up that wasn't (but shoulda been). Also featuring the work of Ramona Fradon, Steve Skeates, Curt Swan and more. With a Hembeck recreation of his classic Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) #86 cover. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue #78 is a WEIRD issue! Batman's Weirdest Team-Ups, Joe Orlando's Weird Adventure Comics, Weird War Tales, Weird Mystery Tales, Steve Ditko's Shade the Changing Man and Stalker, Howard Chaykin's Iron Wolf, Robert Crumb's Weirdo, and Jim Starlin and Bernie Wrightson's The Weird! Featuring the work of Jim Aparo, Luis Dominguez, Michael Fleisher, Bob Haney, Paul Levitz, and more. Batman and Deadman cover by Alan Craddock. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue #79 travels from Charlton to DC to track the Action Heroes in the Bronze Age! Featuring: A Quick History of Charlton Comics and its hodgepodge-heroes; Charlton Spotlight editor Michael Ambrose examines the Action Heroes' pre-DC purgatory; Greatest Stories Never Told: Blockbuster Weekly - Bob Greenberger goes behind the scenes of DC's aborted Action Heroes revival; Len Wein and Paris Cullins reboot the Blue Beetle at DC Comics; Captain Atom leapt from 1968 to 1986...and from Charlton to DC; Peacemaker - Paul Kupperberg and Tod Smith's blast(er) from the past; Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt - Mike Collins relocates Pete Morisi's reluctant hero to the UK; Dave Gibbons: Drawing the Watchmen - the artist of one of comics' most celebrated projects discusses its connection to the Action Heroes; Greatest Stories Never Told - in a coda to his interview, Dave Gibbons reveals some projects he had hoped to do with Alan Moore. Featuring the work of Cary Bates, Pat Broderick, Dick Giordano, Alan Kupperberg, Alan Moore, Alex Ross, and more. Re-presenting a 1975 Captain Atom vs. Ghost cover by Al Milgrom, in color for the first time. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

The Special Crossover Extravaganza continues! Back Issue #80 looks at Flash and Green Lantern in the Bronze Age with Alter Ego #132, also shipping this month, celebrating the 75th birthdays of two of DC's greatest heroes! In-depth spotlights of the Scarlet Speedster's and Emerald Crusader's 1970s and 1980s adventures, plus Mark Waid's look at the Flash/GL team, Green Lantern: Ganthet's Tale by sci-fi legend Larry Niven and John Byrne, and Paul Kupperberg's Lost GL Fill-ins. Bonus feature: We commemorate DC Comics' move to the West Coast with a star-studded DC's New York Office Memories. Featuring the work of Mike W. Barr, Cary Bates, Dave Gibbons, Mike Grell, Carmine Infantino, Irv Novick, Dennis O'Neil, Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Roy Thomas, Rick Stasi, Paul Levitz and more. Cover by George Perez. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

This is a special 100-page full-color edition 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. 96 pages. Cover price $9.95.

Back Issue #82 looks at pivotal Bronze Age Events! Featuring: The Twilight of Stan Lee - The slow fadeout of Stan the Man as a comic writer; The Avengers-Defenders War - The summer Steve Englehart pitted team against non-team; JLA/JSA crossovers - JLA writers chime in on the endless summers of Bronze Age Justice League/Justice Society gatherings; Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars - A maxiseries hit for Marvel produced a dud toy line for Mattel, so...what went wrong?; Secret Wars II - A star-studded remembrance of the Beyonder's return; Crisis on Infinite Earths' 30th Anniversary - A look back at the most influential crossover in comics history; The post-Crisis crossovers of DC Comics - including Legends, Millennium and Invasion!; The Infinity Saga - Jim Starlin discusses his trio of Thanos-starring Marvel epics (The Infinity Gauntlet, The Infinity War and The Infinity Crusade). 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. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue #83 goes around the world to look at International Heroes! Featuring: International X-Men - The global evolution of Marvel's mighty mutants; Exploding from the Pages of X-Men: Alpha Flight - John Byrne's not-quite-a team from the Great White North; The Captain and the Controversy - How a moral panic in the UK jeopardized the 1976 launch of Captain Britain; Spider-Man: The UK Adventures - Even you Spidey know-it-alls may never have read these stories; Origins of Marvel UK: Not Just Your Father's Reprints - Repurposing Marvel Comics classics for a new audience; López Espí Marvel Art Gallery - A collection of superhero illos by the acclaimed Spanish artist; Challenge of the Global Guardians - Are DC's international heroes in continuity?; Captain Canuck - The trials and tribulations of Richard Comely's Canadian crimefighter; Steve Fastner and Rich Larson - An exclusive interview with our cover artists; Justice League International - Keith Giffen and Marc DeMatteis tell BI how the JL got global; Greatest Stories Never Told: Shamrock and the Peregrine's Vanishing Act from Doctor Strange (1988 3rd Series) #37 - What on Earth is a "Frankensurfer"?; Hexagon Forever - Jean-Marc Lofficier shares the latest news about the Editions Lug universe. Featuring the work of John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Richard Comely, Keith Giffen, Kevin Maguire and more, and an Alpha Flight vs. X-Men cover by Fastner and Larson! Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

From hot pants to headbands, it's Supergirl in the Bronze Age in Back Issue #84! Featuring: Supergirl in Bronze - The Maid of Might in the 1970's and 1980's; The Sartorial Story of the Sundry Supergirls - Oh, what to wear, what to wear?; Material (Super) Girl: Pre-Crisis Supergirl Merchandise; Who is Superwoman? - Elliot Maggin's Miracle Monday heroine, Kristen Wells; Adventure Runs in the Family: The Saga of the Supergirl Movie - Hollywood's Ilya Salkind and Jeannot Szwarc take us behind the scenes; Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 - The death of Supergirl: the end of a hero and of an era; Alan Brennert interview - Up close and personal with the writer of a handful of unforgettable comics stories; The Many Lives of Supergirl - A look at the Post-Crisis Maid of Might; Interview with Wonder Woman Contest Winner Orlando Watkins. With Marv Wolfman, Jerry Ordway, Roger Stern and many more. Featuring a jam cover recreation of Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) #397 by Karl Heitmueller, Jr. and friends (Stephen DeStefano, Bob Fingerman, Dean Haspiel, Kristen McCabe, Jon Morris and Jackson Publick). Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue #85 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 1970's through the early 1990's! Featuring: Merry Christmas from Gotham - It's the most wonderful time of the year for Batman; Christmas with the Superheroes - A creator-crammed cascade of comments about DC Christmas classics; A Christmas Memory - DC writers and artists share holiday recollections; Four-Color Traditions - Yuletide nostalgia courtesy of Karl Heitmueller, Jr.; Christmas Re-Presents - Faithful tales that are dear to us gather near to us once more in treasuries and other formats; Marvel Holiday Grab-Bag - From Luke Cage to She-Hulk, Season's Greetings from Marvel; Merry Christmas, X-Men - X-mas stories featuring Marvel's mutants; The Superhero Merchandise Catalogs - The comic promos that drove fans wild; It's a Power Records Christmas - Superheroes take a vinyl spin to the North Pole; Archie Christmas Love-In and Harvey Holidays - Season's greetings from Riverdale and the Harvey toons; Santa Claus: The Movie Adaptation - You'll believe a jolly fat man can fly; Have Yourself a Comico Little Christmas - Looking back at 1988's Comico Christmas Special and Gumby's Winter Fun Special; The Giffen Who Stole Christmas - How Keith Giffen's Ambush Bug and Lobo sabotaged the 25th of December. 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. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue 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.! 96 pages. Cover price $9.95.

Batman/Superman cover by Dick Giordano (originally produced for a DC Comics puzzle). Edited by Michael Eury. While they're duking it out in the movies, they're the best of friends in this Batman and Superman issue of Back Issue! Spotlighting World's Finest in the Bronze Age, the Super Sons, the Batman/Superman Villain/Partner Swap, Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane go solo, the Superman/Radio Shack giveaways, and as a nod to Hollywood's Batman v. Superman, we examine Justice League of America #200: 'A League Divided'! Featuring the work of Brian Bolland, Rich Buckler, Gerry Conway, Jack Kirby, Batman and Psychology author Dr. Travis Langley, George Pérez, Jim Starlin, and more. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue 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. Plus: The Revival of the Rook - Ben DuBay, Steven Grant and Paul Gulacy discuss the character's return; Neal Adams discusses Charlton, Dick Giordano and Continuity Studios; Continuity memories by Frank Cirocco; Jim Starlin, Chris Claremont and Jo Duffy revisit Epic Illustrated, Archie Goodwin's magnum opus; Comics Scene - Robert Greenberger reveals the story behind this fondly remembered '80s fanzine. Re-presenting a dynamite Marvel Preview/Punisher cover by Gray Morrow. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue #89 spotlights Bronze Age adaptations! Pictures to Prose - Paul Kupperberg looks at comic-book characters' transitions to novels. Plus: Shedding Light on The Shadow - The dark hero's appearances in comic books, with Dennis O'Neil, Anthony Tollin, Michael Uslan, Brian Augustyn, Gerard Jones, Mike W. Barr and Joel Goss; DC's Korak, Son of Tarzan - The junior jungle man's '70s swingin' safari at DC Comics, with Len Wein and Frank Thorne; Marvel's Worlds Unknown - Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, Ralph Reese, Val Mayerik and Len Wein discuss the pros and cons of adapting sci-fi; The Super Cops - The strange story of the real-life Batman and Robin and their short-lived media blitz; Jack Kirby's 2001: A Space Odyssey - The King of Comics' unexpected movie adaptation; Battlestar Galactica - Marvel enlisted Walter Simonson, Allen Milgrom and Roger McKenzie to handle the Cylons; Disney's Black Hole - The House of the Mouse sets its sights on its own Star Wars; Marvel at the Movies - Creators galore recall Mighty Marvel's Hollywood adaptations of the 1970's and 1980's. Featuring an alternate cover produced for DCs Shadow series by Michael Wm. Kaluta. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue #90 spotlights Eighties Ladies! Elektra: Assassin - Bill Sienkiewicz takes us behind the scenes of the Frank Miller-written epic; Dazzler Lights Up Marvel - A dazzling array of creators sparkle with nostalgia in this history of Marvel's disco mutant; Dazzler in the Media (and Beyond) - Alison Blaire on TV, in video games, and beyond; Dan Mishkin's Wonder Woman - The Amethyst co-creator discusses his early '80s stint as Wonder Woman's writer; Call her Captain Marvel...or Photon...or Pulsar...or Spectrum - Roger Stern, John Romita, Jr. and an all-star lineup survey the identity crisis of Monica Rambeau; Somerset Holmes - Bruce Jones, April Campbell and Brent Anderson remember the amnesiac indie heroine; The Charmed and Charged Life of Lady Quark - The Crisis-generated regal hero and her failure to spark DC's readers' attention; Top Comic-Book Women of the '80s - From Abby Cable to Love and Rockets, courtesy of cartoonist Karl Heitmueller, Jr.; Guest Editorial by Martha Thomases - The creator of Marvel's Dakota North confesses that she has Daddy issues; William Messner-Loebs and Adam Kubert Discuss Jezebel Jade - The writer/artist team remembers their three-issue Jonny Quest spin-off from Comico. Featuring a previously unpublished 2003 Elektra: Assassin trade paperback cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue #91 is an all-jerks issue, starring the Green Lantern you love to hate, Guy Gardner! Featuring: All About Guy (Gardner) - A hero to some, a jerk to others, with Steve Englehart, Dan Jurgens, Beau Smith and Joe Staton; Bullies and Blowhards of the DC Bronze Age - Morgan Edge, Steve Lombard, Cliff Carmichael and their ilk rub DC's characters the wrong way; J. Jonah Jameson - Move over, Green Goblin and Doc Ock...JJJ is Spider-Man's most persistent foe; J. Jonah Jameson: Hero or Menace? - Kurt Busiek, Gerry Conway, Tom DeFalco, Tony Isabella, Roger Stern and Marv Wolfman jaw about ol' flat-top; Flash Thompson: Friend or Foe? - The troubled life of Peter Parker's one-time bully; Subby's Disco Suit - Premiering Al Bigley's new cartoon, with a look at the '70s Sub-Mariner; Archie's Antagonist, Reggie Mantle - Insiders, including TV Reggie Gary Kroeger, explore the "dark" to Archie's "light"; Obnoxio the Clown - This Crazy Marvel mascot might give you a legitimate reason to hate clowns; The Heckler: A Jester of Justice Comes to Comics - We ask Keith Giffen and Tom Bierbaum, "What's up, doc?" with this offbeat superhero. Plus: Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner: Scion of the Deep or Royal Pain? - Why can Subby be such a jerk? Are his trunks too tight? His '80s/'90s creators share their thoughts. Also featuring the work of Rich Buckler, John Byrne, J.M. DeMatteis, Paul Kupperberg, Al Milgrom and many more. Cover-featuring Kevin Maguire's iconic Batman/Guy Gardner 'One Punch'! Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

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 Thomas Yeates' 2001 recreation of his 1982 cover for Saga of the Swamp Thing #14! Plus: The Secret Wars of the "Super Hero" Trademark - Halloween costumer Ben Cooper's trademark tussle...plus the original "Spider Man" costume! And: What If Superheroes Wore Their Ben Cooper Costumes? - Karl Heitmueller, Jr.'s latest gutbuster cartoon. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

'All-Captains Issue!' Featuring: Shazam! in the Bronze Age - The original Captain Marvel's '70s and '80s comebacks; What's So Stinky About the Big Red Cheese? - Karl Heitmueller, Jr. looks at the attempts to modernize the World's Mightiest Mortal; Who was Captain Marvel? - Soldier, traitor, cosmic protector...copyright holder? Marvel all-stars discuss Mar-Vell; Captain Storm and the Losers - The adventures of DC's rag-tag combat team...with added Kirby crackle; Captain D's Exciting Adventures - A mouthwatering taste of restaurant giveaway comics; Captain Universe - The story behind the hero who could be YOU; Captain Avenger, Hero at Large - A look back at the John Ritter-starring 1980 nice-guy hero movie; The Thrill of (Captain) Victory - Jack Kirby's creator-owned series and its comebacks; The Zoo Crew Review - The hare-raising history of Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew, with Scott Shaw! and friends; Captain EO Interview - Dean Mullaney, Catherine Yronwode and Thomas Yeates reminisce about Eclipse Comics' Michael Jackson project. Featuring C.C. Beck, Pat Broderick, Elliot S. Maggin, Bill Mantlo, Don Newton, Bob Oksner, Jim Starlin, Roy Thomas and more. Cover by Dave Cockrum (1970 fan art from the archives of Heritage Comics Auctions). Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Spotlighting Indie Superheroes! Featuring: The Neal Adams Ms. Mystic Interview - The superstar storyteller discusses his cover-featured creation and more; Continuity Comics - An artist-packed profile of Neal Adams' line of comic books; Welcome to the (Justice) Machine - This early indie super-team has become comics' comeback crusaders; The Bill Black/Captain Paragon Interview - The esteemed and longtime artist/publisher looks back at his Sentinels of Justice (and DC's, too); The Mighty Crusaders - Rich Buckler discusses the "Red Circle Comics" era of Archie's superheroes; T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents - How the super-agents stormed back into comics in the 1980's; ROUGH STUFF - The glorious-graphite return of BACK ISSUE's pencil art showcase; PRO2PRO: The Whisper Interview - Steven Grant and Norm Breyfogle chat about their lady ninja; Greg Guler and Dan St. John on their AC Comics days. Featuring 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 (from the collection of Shaun Clancy). Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Creatures of the Night! Featuring: Moon Knight's Doug Moench and Bill Sienkiewicz in a Pro2Pro interview - An intimate dialogue with the superstar creative team that put Marvel's midnight man on the map; Ghost Rider - A super-charged history of Johnny Blaze's Bronze Age adventures; Night Nurse - This obscure 1970's book helped populate Marvel's current cinematic universe; Eclipso - The Bronze Age battles between Bruce Gordon and his sinister alter ego; I...Vampire - This bloodsucking protagonist took a bite out of 1980's issues of House of Mystery; Mike W. Barr/Batman interview - Barr chats about the controversial birth of Damian Wayne, Batman: Year Two, Jim Aparo, and other topics; "Of Cape and Cowl" - Karl Heitmueller, Jr.'s latest toon takes on Batman's wardrobe; Rough Stuff - A pencil-art showcase starring THE creature of the night, Batman; Nightcat herself, Jacqueline Tavarez, and a star-studded lineup of creative folk relive the tale of Marvel's musical crimefighter. Featuring the work of Bob Budiansky, J.M. DeMatteis, Martin Pasko, Mike Ploog, Tom Sutton, Jean Thomas, and many more. With a retro Moon Knight cover by Sienkiewicz & Klaus Janson (originally the splash page to Moon Knight (1980 1st Series) #6). Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

A Marvel Fanfare Issue! Go behind the scenes of Marvel's celebrated '80s anthology series, featuring an exclusive chat with Editori-Al himself, Al Milgrom. Includes interviews with and art by Arthur Adams, Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Steve Englehart, Michael Golden, Roger Mckenzie, Frank Miller, Doug Moench, Ann Nocenti, George Pérez, Marshall Rogers, Paul Smith, Ken Steacy, Charles Vess, and many more! Re-presenting the back cover of Marvel Fanfare #58 by Sandy Plunkett, recolored by Glenn Whitmore. Plus: Marv Wolfman on Sky-Wolf; P. Craig Russell on The Jungle Book; WeirdWorld; fanfare for Bill Mantlo; John Byrne's all-splash-page Hulk issue; Norm Breyfogle's Batman/Captain America makeover; spotlight on the She-Hulk; the startling saga of the (alternate reality) Silver Surfer; Steven Grant's Black Knight stories; Shanna the She-Devil. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

The Bird People Issue! 'Hawkman in the Bronze Age': his Shadow War and monthly series, JLA squabbles with Green Arrow, Golden Eagle, and more! Plus: Jim Starlin's Superman/Hawkgirl team-up, Timothy Truman's Hawkworld, Hawk and Dove, a Penguin villain history, Blue Falcon and Dynomutt, Condorman, and Chuck Dixon and Scott McDaniel's Nightwing. Featuring Gerry Conway, Steve Englehart, Greg Guler, Richard Howell, Tony Isabella, Karl Kesel, Rob Liefeld, Denny O'Neil, and others! Featuring a high-flying Hawkman cover by George Pérez. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

It's the '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!' Featuring: Secret Origins - new takes on old stories, with recollections from the series' five editors; Thriller - DC had high hopes for this offbeat title, so why did it fail?; Pro2Pro: Gerry Conway and Dan Jurgens' Sun Devils - the writer-artist team in an exclusive interview revisiting this sci-fi maxiseries; DC Challenge - Bob Greenberger, the project's editor, explores this quirky round-robin series with many of the series' creators; Prince Street News - cartoonist Karl Heitmueller, Jr. tackles continuity conundrums; Off My Chest: The Prestige Format - former DC production guru Bob Rozakis' guest column about the development of DC's upscale format; Doug Moench interview - an intimate portrait of the Electric Warrior writer, with commentary from artists Jim Baikie and Denys Cowan and editor Barbara Kesel; Action Comics Weekly - nineteen creators take us behind the scenes of DC's ambitious weekly late-'80s anthology. Featuring Peter David, Mark Evanier, Mike Grell, Trevor Von Eeden, Mark Waid, and others! With a mind-numbing Nightwing cover by Romeo Tanghal. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue 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. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

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, The 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. Bonus: Comes polybagged with TwoMorrows' new full catalog! 96 pages Cover price $9.95.