Category Archives: Comics

Say it ain’t so, Joe!

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Kevin

    I just read that Topps will  no longer include Bazooka Joe comics with its iconic bubble gum candy. At Blast From The Past we sold our last piece of individual Bazooka gum with the comics last week. I … Continue reading →

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The End Of The World As We Know It

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Kevin

  Quite often when I was buying comics it took me quite a while to decide exactly which book to choose. I had a limited budget. When Kamandi issue #29 hit the stands every other comic seemed to disappear. Never … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Know Jack!

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Kevin

But this guy does.  Happy Birthday Jack Kirby! News From ME -News From ME. Superman may be the most important character in Comic book history, but to my mind, Jack Kirby was the single most important creator ever to work … Continue reading →

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Sunshine Superman

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Kevin

I was watching the 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony the other night. It was nice to see Donovan get inducted and perform. His song “Sunshine Superman” always struck me as odd because of the lyric Superman or … Continue reading →

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Fun on 45 Cents a Day

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Kevin

Until I reached my teens and started earning money, it was a big deal to have a few cents in my pocket and I do mean  a few cents. You could get a lot with a dollar.(I seriously was hoping … Continue reading →

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It’s got a good beat, but does it stay crunchy in milk?

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Kevin

Ron Dante OnLine – The Official Website.  See what “Archie” has been up to. This is a photo of the first record I ever owned. Well, co-owned. It was cut off the back of a box of Post Sugar Crisp … Continue reading →

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Eternal Damnation

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Kevin

Well, that certainly is an ominous title for such a fun loving blog. Believe me, it’s not all that dire. When I was in third grade I attended a very small Catholic School which was predominantly taught by nuns, though … Continue reading →

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Hero Worship

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Kevin

I just bought the comic book you see to the left on ebay the other day. Green Lantern #60 by all accounts is a rather innocuous issue in the total run of that series. But for me it is a rather historic … Continue reading →

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Bif! Bam! Pow!

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Kevin

Back in the mid 1980’s I had a brief career as a comic book writer working mostly for small independent publishers, while simultaneously owning a  comic book specialty store. Inevitably a local newspaper or cable outlet would do a story … Continue reading →

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The Day The Earth Stood Still

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Kevin

Well, at least it seemed to me like the earth stood still, or rather two earths stood still when Superman and Spider-Man appeared in the same comic together. It was 1976 and I was 15 and though I had been … Continue reading →

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