BACK ISSUE (2023)

"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."

"Back Issue travels from Charlton to DC to track the Action Heroes in the Bronze Age! Dave Gibbons discusses the Charlton/Watchmen connection in an exclusive interview! Len Wein and Paris Cullins' Blue Beetle, Cary Bates and Pat Broderick's Captain Atom, plus Peacemaker, Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt, and a 'Greatest Stories Never Told' look at Blockbuster Weekly! Featuring the work of Mike Collins, Dick Giordano, Alan Kupperberg, Paul Kupperberg, Alan Moore, Pat Morisi, Alex Ross, and more. Re-presenting a 1975 Captain Atom vs. Ghost cover by Al Milgrom, in color for the first time."

"Back Issue #82 looks at pivotal Bronze Age Events! With extensive coverage of the Avengers/Defenders War, JLA/JSA crossovers, Secret Wars, Crisis on Infinite Earths' 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."

"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."

"Back Issue 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!"

"Back Issue spotlights an in-depth look at John Byrne's influential, much-reprinted work on Fantastic Four - featuring a Norman Rockwell-inspired Thing and Franklin Richards cover by Byrne! Plus, Louise Simonson, June Brigman, and Jon Bogdanove go 'Pro2Pro' on Power Pack, Paul Levitz and Joe Staton reflect upon the Huntress, and art and artist's commentary from the likes of Rich Buckler, Kurt Busiek, and others."

"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."

"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."

"Back Issue goes around the world to look at International Heroes! Includes features on Alpha Flight, the New X-Men, Global Guardians, Captain Canuck, and Justice League International, plus Spider-Man in the UK and more. Also: an exclusive interview with cover artists Steve Fastner and Rich Larson. 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!"

"From hot pants to headbands, it's Supergirl in the Bronze Age in Back Issue! 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, behind the scenes of the Supergirl movie starring HELEN SLATER, Who is Superwoman?, and a look at the DC Superheroes Water Ski Show. With Paul Kupperberg, Elliot S! Maggin, Marv Wolfman, and many more. Featuring a jam cover recreation of Adventure Comics #397 by Karl Heitmueller, Jr."

"New Printing & Size! 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!"

"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!"

"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."

"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."

"Back Issue 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."

"Back Issue 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."

"Back Issue 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'!"

"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!"

"'All-Captains Issue!' Bronze Age histories of Shazam! (Captain Marvel) and Captain Mar-Vell, Captain Carrot, Captain Storm and the Losers, Captain Universe, and Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers. Featuring C. C. Beck, Pat Broderick, Jack Kirby, Elliot S. Maggin, Bill Mantlo, Don Newton, Bob Oksner, Scott Shaw!, Jim Starlin, Roy Thomas, and more. Cover painting by Dave Cockrum!"

"Spotlighting 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!"

"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!"

"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."

"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."

"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!' 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."

"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."

"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!"

"The 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!"

"A cutthroat Mercs and Antiheroes issue! Deadpool's Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza in a Pro2Pro interview! Histories of Cable, Taskmaster, Deathstroke the Terminator, the Vigilante, and Wild Dog, plus Archie meets the Punisher? Featuring Terry Beatty, Max Allan Collins, Paul Kupperberg, Batton Lash, Jeph Loeb, David Michelinie, Keith Pollard, Marv Wolfman, and others, under a rollickin' Deadpool vs. Cable cover by Liefeld!"

"An All-Star Editors Issue! A Pro2Pro roundtable of past and present editors reveal 'How I Beat the Dreaded Deadline Doom'! Plus: retrospectives of Archie Goodwin and Mark Gruenwald, a vintage interview with fan-turned-pro E. Nelson Bridwell, a career-spanning interview with Diana Schutz, Allan Asherman revisits DC's '70s editorial department, Marvel Assistant Editors' Month, and a history of the most famous editor in comic books, Perry White! Featuring an unpublished alternate cover of 1981's Captain America #259 by Mike Zeck!"

"Back Issue is the 'Fourth World After Kirby' issue, exploring the enduring legacy of Jack Kirby's DC characters! The Return(s) of the New Gods, Why Can't Mister Miracle Escape Cancellation?, the Forever People, Mike Mignola's unrealized New Gods animated movie, the Fourth World in Hollywood, and more. With an all-star lineup, including the work of John Byrne, Paris Cullins, J. M. Dematteis, Mark Evanier, Michael Golden, Rick Hoberg, Walter Simonson, and more! Cover by Steve Rude, re-presenting his variant cover for 2015's Convergence #6."

"'Golden Age In Bronze! '70s Justice Society revival with 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. Plus: Liberty Legion, Air Wave, Jonni Thunder, Crimson Avenger, and the Spectre revival of '87! Wood, Colan, Conway, Giffen, Giordano, and more!"

"Back Issue jingle-jangles with Archie Comics in the Bronze Age! Archie's '70s and '80s adventures, Stan Goldberg and George Gladir interviews, Archie knock-offs, Archie on TV, and histories of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, That Wilkin Boy, Cheryl Blossom, and Red Circle Comics. Featuring the work of Jack Abel, Jon D'Agostino, Dan DeCarlo, Frank Doyle, Gray Morrow, Dan Parent, Henry Scarpelli, Lou Scheimer, Alex Segura, Alex Toth, and more."

"Get ready for the Aquaman movie with this special Aquaman issue! Swim through Bronze Age Aquaman team-ups and merchandise, the post-Crisis Aquaman, Aqualad: From Titan to Tempest, a Black Manta villain history, Peter David and Esteban Maroto's Atlantis Chronicles, and Greatest Stories Never Told looks at the original Aquaman #57 and the unproduced Aquaman animated movie. Bonus article: Elite Comics' rarity, Seadragon! Featuring Jim Aparo, Jim Calafiore, Martin Egeland, Keith Giffen, Dick Giordano, Robert Loren Fleming, Craig Hamilton, Ken Hooper, Dan Jurgens, Shaun Mclaughlin, Curt Swan, and more."

"You'll believe a mag can fly 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, a Carmine Infantino interview from 1975 revealing early plans for the Superman movie, 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."

"Back Issue #110 is a 'Make Mine Marvel' issue, cover-featuring Steve Englehart's 'lost' issues of West Coast Avengers! Plus: Denny O'Neil and Carmine Infantino's Marvel work, a Mark Waid/Ann Nocenti Daredevil Pro2Pro interview, British Bronze Age Marvel fandom, plus histories of Pizzazz Magazine, Speedball, and the anthology Marvel Comics Presents. And go backstage of Marvel Comicon '75 and '76 in a photo- and ephemera-packed retrospective. Featuring Tom DeFalco, Scott Edelman, Terry Kavanagh, Luke McDonnell, Marv Wolfman, and many more merry marching Marvelites! Previously unpublished West Coast Avengers cover by Al Milgrom and Mike Machlan."

"Back Issue #111 is the 'Alternate Realities' issue, cover-featuring the 20th anniversary of Alex Ross and Jim Krueger's Marvel Earth X! Plus: What If?, Bronze Age DC Imaginary Stories, Elseworlds, Marvel 2099, and Peter David and George Pérez's senses-shattering Hulk: Future Imperfect. Featuring Tom DeFalco, Chuck Dixon, Peter B. Gillis, Pat Mills, Roy Thomas, and many more! Featuring an Earth X cover by Alex Ross."

"Hunker down in your fallout shelter with Back Issue's explosive 'Nuclear Issue,' starring the Fury of Firestorm! Also: Dr. Manhattan, a Dave Gibbons Marvel UK Hulk interview, villain histories of Radioactive Man and Microwave Man, Bongo's Radioactive Man and Fallout Boy, and the one-shot wonder, Holo-Man! With Cary Bates, Pat Broderick, Gerry Conway, Steve Englehart, Rafael Kayanan, Bill Morrison, Fabian Nicieza, John Ostrander, Roy Thomas, and more! Featuring a Firestorm cover by Pat Broderick."

"Back Issue celebrates Tim Burton's Batman'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."

"Back Issue is busting loose with Black super-heroes of the 1970s, featuring a history of Luke Cage, Hero for Hire! Plus: a retrospective of artist Billy Graham, a Tony Isabella interview, Black Lightning, Black Panther in the UK, Black Goliath, the Teen Titans' Mal and Bumblebee, Don McGregor and Paul Gulacy's Sabre, and Black Bomber (who?). Featuring Mike W. Barr, Steve Englehart, Roy Thomas, and more, under a classic Luke Cage cover by the Irreverent Billy Graham."

"Back Issue blasts off with Sci-Fi Superheroes! In-depth looks at Jim Starlin's Dreadstar and Company, and the dystopian lawman Judge Dredd. Also: Nova, Gerry Conway & Mike Vosburg's Starman, Paul Levitz & Steve Ditko's Starman, Walter Simonson's Justice Peace (from the pages of Thor), and Greg Potter & Gene Colan's Jemm, Son of Saturn. Featuring Mark Bagley, Brian Bolland, Peter David, Tom DeFalco, Ian Gibson, Erik Larsen, Chris Marrinan, Fabian Nicieza, John Wagner, and more. Dreadstar and Company cover by Starlin and Alan Weiss. Edited by Michael Eury."

"Back Issue #116 dukes it out with Superheroes vs. Monsters! Monsters in Metropolis, Batman and the Horror Genre, Doug Moench and Kelley Jones' Batman: Vampire, Marvel Scream-Up, Dracula and Godzilla vs. Marvel, DC/Dark Horse Hero/Monster crossovers, and a Baron Blood villain history. Featuring Chris Claremont, Gerry Conway, Chuck Dixon, Dave Gibbons, Mike Grell, Paul Gulacy, Dan Jurgens, Roy Thomas, Marv Wolfman, and more, under a Superman vs. Titano cover by Michael Golden! Edited by Michael Eury."

"It's Superhero Stand-Ins, in Back Issue! John Stewart as Green Lantern, James Rhodes as Iron Man, Beta Ray Bill as Thor, Captain America substitute U.S. Agent, new Batman Azrael, and Superman's Hollywood proxy Gregory Reed! Featuring Neal Adams, Cary Bates, Dave Gibbons, Ron Marz, David Michelinie, Dennis O'Neil, Walter Simonson, Roy Thomas, and more, under a Beta Ray Bill Thor cover by Simonson."

"Back Issue #118 is a Greatest Stories Never Told issue! Alex Ross' unrealized Fantastic Four reboot, DC: The Lost 1970s (including Joe Simon's Guardian Angel and Gerry Conway and John Calnan's Ninja the Invisible), Frank Thorne's Red Sonja preliminaries, Chris Claremont and Dave Sim's X-Men/Cerebus, Mike Grell's Batman/Jon Sable, Larry Hama's Fury Force, Curt Swan's lost pages from Ed Hannigan's Skull and Bones, Steve Englehart and Trevor Von Eeden's Batman/Mad Hatter, Brian Augustyn and Mike Parobeck's Target, and Paul Kupperberg's insider's look at the ill-fated Impact reboot (with unpublished art by Dave Cockrum, Michael Netzer, and more)! "

"Eisner Award-winner for 'Best Comics-Related Publication'! Back Issue is a special Guardians of the Galaxy issue! A galaxy of comics stars discuss Marvel's white-hot space team in the Guardians Interviews, including Tom DeFalco, Keith Giffen, Rob Liefeld, Al Milgrom, Mary Skrenes, Roger Stern, Jim Valentino, and more. Plus: Star-Lord and Rocket Raccoon before the Guardians, with Chris Claremont and Mike Mignola. Featuring a Bronze Age Guardians cover by their Copper Age artist, Jim Valentino, inked by Chris Ivy. Edited by Michael Eury."

"Back Issue spotlights Heroes of Tomorrow, with a Mon-El hero history, Steve Lightle's Legionnaires, and the controversial Legion of Super-Heroes 'Five Years Later' 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."

"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."

"Back Issue celebrates the 40th anniversary of Marv Wolfman and George Pérez's New Teen Titans, featuring a guest editorial by Wolfman and a Pérez tribute and art gallery! 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."

"Cuddle up with Back Issue, a Superhero Romance issue! The Many Loves of Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark, a Star Sapphire history, Bronze Age superhero weddings, a Tom DeFalco/Roger Stern Johnny Storm/Alicia Pro2Pro interview, Elongated Man and Wife, May-December superhero romances, Supergirl's Secret Marriage, and the wedding of Aunt May and Doc Ock?? Featuring Mike W. Barr, Cary Bates, Steve Englehart, Bob Layton, Denny O'Neil, and many more creators, under a Green Lantern/Star Sapphire cover by Dave Gibbons."

"Horrific Heroes shamble forth in Back Issue! Bronze Age histories of Man-Thing and the Creeper, Atlas/Seaboard's horrifying heroes, and Ghost Rider (Danny Ketch) rides again! Featuring the work of Alan Brennert, Frank Brunner, Gerry Conway, Howard Mackie, Val Mayerik, Roy Thomas, and more. Man-Thing cover by Rudy Nebres."

Back Issue takes a stab at the evolution of Creator-Owned Comics, featuring in-depth histories of Matt Wagner's Mage and Grendel. Plus other indie sensations of the Bronze Age, including Colleen Doran's A Distant Soil, Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo, Steve Purcell's Sam & Max, James Dean Smith's Boris the Bear, and Larry Welz's Cherry Poptart! With a fabulous Grendel cover by Wagner.

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.

Back Issue is a gritty "Soldiers" issue spotlighting Sgt. Rock revivals, Hulk foe General Thunderbolt Ross, Beetle Bailey in comics, DC's enemy-starring Blitzkrieg, War is Hell's combat deadman John Kowalski, Atlas' savage soldiers, The 'Nam, Nth Man the Ultimate Ninja, and Gerry Conway and Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez's Cinder and Ashe. Featuring the work of Chris Claremont, Peter David, Chuck Dixon, Michael Golden, Larry Hama, Joe Kubert, Jeph Loeb, Don Lomax, Doug Murray, Billy Tucci, and more.

This "Bronze Age TV Tie-ins" issue tunes in to television-inspired comic adaptations of the 1970s to the early 1990s, including The Bionic Woman, Dark Shadows, Emergency, H. R. Pufnstuf, Hee Haw, Lost in Space, Primus, Sledge Hammer, Superboy, V... even Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp! Featuring Ken Bald, Primus star Robert Brown, Cary Bates, David Campiti, Mark Evanier, John Francis Moore, Lost in Space's Bill Mumy, Jim Salicrup, Alex Saviuk, Jack Sparling, Joe Staton, Marv Wolfman, and more. TV comic montage cover designed by Michael Kronenberg. Edited by Michael Eury.

"TV Toon Tie-ins" issue! The Bronze-tastic World of Hanna-Barbera Comics, Underdog, Mighty Mouse, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Pink Panther, Battle of the Planets, and wildlife protectors Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl. Bonus: Scott Shaw! digs up Captain Carrot's roots! Featuring the work of John Byrne, Ernie Colon, Jim Engel, Mark Evanier, Gary Fields, Michael Gallagher, Frank Johnson, Win Mortimer, Paul Norris, Marie Severin, Steve Skeates, Merrie Spaeth, Joe Staton, Tony Tallarico, Alex Toth, Bill Williams, and more. Repurposing a 1972 Charlton Hanna-Barbera Parade cover by Ray Dirgo and friends.

Bronze Age Promos, Ads, and Gimmicks! Who was the mystery writer of those zany Hostess Comic Ads? Plus: the aborted DC Super-Stars Society fan club, DC 16-page Preview Comics, the DC Hotline, Popeye Career Comics, Marvel's little-known Quarterly Reports, and more. Featuring Mike W. Barr, Kurt Busiek, Mike Chen, Glenn Herdling, Paul Kupperberg, Paul Levitz, Kevin Maguire, Dan Mishkin, Tom Morgan, Mark Pacella, Jimmy Palmiotti, Bob Rozakis, Scott Shaw!, Terry Stewart, Roy Thomas, Marv Wolfman, and more. With a previously unpublished 1979 5-Star Super-Hero Spectacular cover by Dick Dillin and Dick Giordano.

The Kirby Legacy at DC, exploring Jack Kirby's post-Fourth World Bronze Age DC characters! Etrigan the Demon, Kamandi the Last Boy on Earth, OMAC: One Man Army, Sandman, and Kirby's Odd Jobs (Atlas, Manhunter, and more). Plus: the Simon & Kirby Reunion That Wasn't! Featuring Stephen Bissette, John Byrne, Gerry Conway, Dave Gibbons, Michael Golden, Alan Grant, Greg Rucka, Val Semeiks, Roy Thomas, Bruce Timm, Matt Wagner, and more. Demon cover by Kirby and Mike Royer.

"1980s Marvel Limited Series, including Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's Wolverine! Plus: Black Panther, The Falcon, The Punisher, Machine Man, Iceman, Magik, Fantastic Four vs. X-Men, Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D., Wolfpack, and more! Featuring Jon Bogdanove, Denys Cowan, Tom Defalco, J.M. DeMatteis, Steven Grant, Larry Hama, Al Milgrom, Paul Neary, Paul Smith, Barry Windsor-Smith, and more. Wolverine #1 cover recreation by Joe Rubinstein (after Frank Miller)."

Starmen issue, headlined by James Robinson and Tony Harris's Jack Knight Starman! Plus: The Star-Spangled Kid, Starjammers, the 1980s Starman, and Starstruck! Featuring Dave Cockrum, Gerry Conway, Robert Greenberger, Elaine Lee, Tom Lyle, Michael Wm. Kaluta, Roger Stern, Roy Thomas, and more. Jack Knight Starman cover by Tony Harris.

Bronze Age Rarities & Oddities, spotlighting rare European Superman comics of the 1980s! Plus: Curt Swan's Batman, Jim Aparo's Superman, David Anthony Kraft's Marvel custom comics, Michael Uslan's unseen Earth-Two stories, Leaf's DC Secret Origins, Marvel's Evel Knievel and Kool-Aid Man, early cover variants, and more! Featuring Eduardo Barreto, Paul Kupperberg, Alex Saviuk, and more. Superman cover by Joe Kubert.

Silver Issue, starring the Silver Surfer in the Bronze Age! Plus: Jack Kirby's Silver Star, Scott Hampton's Silverheels, Silver Sable, a Silver Banshee villain history, and more! Featuring Kurt Busiek, Steven Butler, Tom Defalco, Steve Englehart, Ron Frenz, Sterling Gates, Ron Marz, Fabian Nicieza, Gordon Purchell, Alex Ross, Marshall Rogers, Joe Rubinstein, Roger Stern, Gregory Wright, and more. Silver Surfer cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Sinnott.

Bronze Age Comics Strips! Spider-Man, Friday Foster, DC's World's Greatest Superheroes starring Superman, Howard the Duck, Richie Rich, Star Hawks, Star Trek, Mike Grell's Tarzan, and more! Plus Charlton's comic strip tie-ins and the Menomonee Falls Gazette. Spotlighting the work of Gene Colan, Archie Goodwin, Gil Kane, Warren Kremer, Stan Lee, Jorge Longarón, John Romita, Roy Thomas, George Tuska, and more. Comic strip montage cover featuring Spider-Man by Romita. Edited by Michael Eury.

1980s Pre-Crisis DC Miniseries! Green Arrow, Secrets of the Legion, Tales of the Green Lantern Corps, Krypton Chronicles, America vs. the Justice Society, Legend of Wonder Woman, Conqueror of the Barren Earth, and more! Featuring Mike W. Barr, Kurt Busiek, Paul Kupperberg, Ron Randall, Trina Robbins, Joe Staton, Curt Swan, Roy Thomas, and other creators. Re-presenting the Green Arrow #1 cover by Trevor Von Eeden and Dick Giordano. Edited by Michael Eury.

Classic Heroes in the Bronze Age! The Lone Ranger and Tonto, Flash Gordon, Popeye, Zorro and Lady Rawhide, Son of Tomahawk, Jungle Twins, and more! Featuring the work of Dan Jurgens, Joe R. Lansdale, Don McGregor, Frank Thorne, Tim Truman, George Wildman, Thomas Yeates, and other creators. With a classic 1979 fully painted Gold Key cover of Flash Gordon. Edited by Michael Eury.

Not-Ready-for-Primetime Marvel Heroes! Mighty Marvel's Bronze Age second bananas: Doc Samson, Jack of Hearts, Thundra, Nighthawk, Starfox, Modred the Mystic, Woodgod, the Shroud, Thunderbird and Warpath, Stingray, Wundaar, and more! Featuring the work of Kurt Busiek, Peter David, Steve Englehart, Steve Gerber, Keith Giffen, Steven Grant, Bill Mantlo, David Michelinie, Roger Stern, Roy Thomas, and other A-list talent.

Dinosaur Comics! Interviews with Xenozoic's Mark Schultz and dino-artist extraordinaire William Stout! Plus: Godzilla at Dark Horse, Sauron villain history, Dinosaurs Attack!, Dinosaurs for Hire, Dinosaur Rex, Dino Riders, Lord Dinosaur, and Jurassic Park! Featuring Arthur Adams, Stephen Bissette, Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Gary Gerani, Randy Stradley, Roy Thomas, and many more. Re-presenting a 1992 Xenozoic cover by Mark Schultz.

Spies and P.I.s! Nick Fury, from Howling Commando to Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.! Ms. Tree's Max Allan Collins and Terry Beatty reunite in a Pro2Pro interview, and Mark Evanier reports on his Crossfire series! Plus: a Hydra villain history, Will Eisner's John Law, Checkmate, and private eyes Tim Trench and Mike Mauser. With Pat Broderick, D.G. Chichester, Kim DeMulder, Steve Erwin, Tom Grindberg, Tony Isabella, Denis Kitchen, Paul Kupperberg, Joe Staton, Roy Thomas, Greg Wright, and many more. Featuring a jaw-dropping Fury S.H.I.E.L.D. cover by Dave Johnson!

Super Issue! Superboy's Bronze Age adventures, and interviews with Gerard Christopher and Stacy Haiduk of the Superboy live-action TV series. Plus: Super Goof, Super Richie (Rich), Super-Dagwood, Super Mario Bros., Frank Thorne's Far Out Green Super Cool, Nick Meglin and Jack Davis' Superfan, and more Super stuff. Featuring a Superboy and Krypto cover by Dave Cockrum! Edited by Michael Eury.

A special tribute issue to the late, great Neal Adams (1941-2022), celebrating his Bronze Age DC Comics contributions! In-depth Batman and Superman interviews, Green Lantern/Green Arrow-Fifty Years Later, Neal Adams-Under the Radar, Continuity Associates, a "Rough Stuff" pencil art gallery, Power Records, and more! Re-presenting Adams' iconic cover art to Batman #227.

The Bronze Age's Savage Lands, starring Ka-Zar in the 1970s! Plus: The return of Turok-Dinosaur Hunter, Don Glut's Dagar and Tragg, Annihilus and the Negative Zone, Planet of Vampires, Pat Mills's Flesh (from 2000AD), and Walter Simonson and Mike Mignola's Wolverine: The Jungle Adventure. With Gerry Conway, Paul Gulacy, Larry Hama, Fabian Nicieza, Bart Sears, Roy Thomas, and more superstar creators. Re-presenting the Ka-Zar #1 cover by John Buscema!

Watch your back, Wall-Crawler... it's our Spider-Rogues Issue! Villain histories of Dr. Octopus, Lizard, Kingpin, Spidey's mob foes, the Jackal and Carrion, Tarantula, Puma, and Spider-Foes Only a Mother Could Love! Featuring the work of Bronze Age Spider-creators Ross Andru, Sal Buscema, Gerry Conway, Tom DeFalco, Gil Kane, Todd McFarlane, David Michelinie, Frank Miller, Keith Pollard, John Romita Jr. & Sr., Roger Stern, Roy Thomas, Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, and many more. Featuring a Spider-Man and his Rogues' Gallery cover by Dusty Abell! Edited by Michael Eury.

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.

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.