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RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK opened June 12, 1981, introducing the world to Indiana Jones. Lucasfilm reached out to Marvel for a comic adaptation, and they got the job done in three issues. The dates on the issues are September, October, and November, but back then Marvel released comics three months prior to the month … Continue reading Indiana Jones Marvel Comics (1981-89)
With Larry Hama's G.I. JOE series hitting #300 last month, I feel like breaking out my collection and taking a look at the issues that began it all, including Special Missions, Order of Battle, and the Yearbooks as they came out alongside the main title. These are original first prints with the following exceptions. #2, … Continue reading G.I. Joe #1-155 by Larry Hama (Marvel Comics 1982-1994)
The final G.I. JOE issue from IDW Comics hit last Wednesday and features a record-breaking front and back cover that has the most individual characters ever pictured on a comic book cover. According to bleedingcool.com there are 313 characters here, and I'll take their word for it. Larry Hama's G.I. JOE series began at Marvel … Continue reading G.I. Joe #300 by Larry Hama
The PEANUTS comic strip by Charles Schulz ran from October 2, 1950 to February 13, 2000. In 2004, Fantagraphics Books began an excellent publishing effort to print the entire series in chronological order. It took thirteen years with the final volume released in 2016. They printed two hardcover volumes a year which were available for … Continue reading The Complete Peanuts by Charles Schulz
Do you want to see the complete PEANUTS comic strip on one shelf? You're welcome. The first PEANUTS strip came out October 2, 1950, and the final strip was released on February 13, 2000. You have to admire the dedication of Charles Schulz sticking to a daily comic schedule for nearly 50 years. My favorite … Continue reading The Complete Peanuts (1950 – 2000)
G.I. JOE #255 came out last week, and the special tri-fold cover by John Royle is fantastic. The original G.I. JOE series, written by Larry Hama and published by Marvel (1982-1994), lasted for 155 issues. In 2010, Hama picked up the story where he left off with #156, this time published by IDW. With the … Continue reading G.I. Joe #255 Tri-Fold Cover
Superman debuted eighty years ago in Action Comics #1 back in 1938, and last April Action Comics #1000 was released. Pretty impressive. I mean, how often does a comic book series hit the 1,000 mark? 80 x 12 is 960 so there must have been times when the series put out more than one issue … Continue reading Action Comics #1000 and Superman Unchained