The Comic Book Attic

The debut of a new, longer podcast full of reviews and a variety of other items. In this episode is a look at Superman #362, 364, 365; Blaze: Legacy of Blood #4; Amazing Spider-Man #319, 320; Avengers #165-169; and The Sandman (1974) #1. Also, I talk about what I enjoy concerning legacy and loyalty in comics. Plus, three songs. (1:17:44)

This time out, we're looking at The Eager Beaver Space Book #1. (13:43)

Comics of My Youth Part 6 of 100. Looking back at New Mutants #38, 44-47. (26:18)

Comics of My Youth Part 5 of 100. I talk about The Man of Steel #1-6. (25:26)

Comics of My Youth Part 4 of 100. I reflect on Avengers #276-280. (21:30)

Happy Holidays! Promotional Comics Spotlight podcast returns with a look at The Christmas Adventure, a 1963 promo comic from McCrory's. (10:09)

Comics of My Youth Part 3 of 100. I take a look at some of the first Iron Man issues I bought as a kid, issues #213-217. (24:45)

Comics of My Youth Part 2 of 100. In this installment, I look at some of my first Marvel kid comics, including Peter the Little Pest #3 and five first issues from the Star imprint: Planet Terry #1, Heathcliff #1, Strawberry Shortcake #1, Top Dog #1, and Wally the Wizard #1. (22:34) Cover of Peter the Little Pest here.

My annual account of Black Friday comic buying. (11:25) Comic pictured is one of a heap of back issues purchased on Black Friday.

Comics of My Youth Part 1 of 100. In this episode, I talk about the influence of the four "secret story" books: The Fantastic Four: The Secret Story of Marvel's Cosmic Quartet, Spider-Man: The Secret Story of Marvel's World-Famous Wall Crawler, The Incredible Hulk: The Secret Story of Marvel's Gamma-Powered Goliath, and Captain America: The Secret Story of Marvel's Star-Spangled Super Hero. Then,...

With minimal fanfare, I reach episode 150. I talk about my origins in the actual practice of collecting comics, as well as my current collecting system, with a spotlight on the book Collecting Comic Books by Marcia Leiter. Also, I talk about what I've been reading in November, with a super-quick review of Asterios Polyp and Grant Morrison's book Supergods. Oh, and Dan and JJ say hello... (30:29)

I talk about comics I bought that were released Nov. 5... while driving. (13:42)

Some observations on four ways comic series have ended up missing issue numbers. My comic reading in October. (24:37)

A happy Halloween to everyone. I have for you a series spotlight on The Witching Hour, including a look at #46. Also, scary comic-related sound bits concluding with the scariest of all: a news report of a comic shop's closure. (31:25)

In this episode, I take a look at True Comics #48 from 1946. (17:58)

I ramble through what I read in September, including a look at Justice League of America #203-205. Also, I talk about All in Color for a Dime. (25:11)

An important announcement. A look at the recent comics posted on the Some of My Favorite Comics blog feature: Web of Spider-Man #1, Spectacular Spider-Man #139, and Marvel Tales #206. A rundown of what I read in August. (23:00)

A special just-prior-to the Death of Superman episode, looking at Action Comics #684 and Superman: The Man of Steel #19 with news reports from the event. Also, a report of my visit to the Baltimore Comic Con. (30:17)

In this episode, I include the segment I did for the Podcast X podcast on Reagan's Raiders #1. I also talk about some comic shops visited in Baltimore. Links: For the review of Reagan's Raiders #2, visit episode 199 of Podcast X: http://podcastx.blogspot.com/ Cards, Comics and Collectibles Alternate Worlds Alliance Comics in Federal Hill is unfortunately no longer in business. (27:56)

It's a Spider-Man-themed episode, with a look at The Amazing Spider-Man #156 from 1976, plus a few words about reading lots of Spidey comics, and-- hey! I've moved to Baltimore! (25:50)

On this second venture into the grid, I take a look at Superboy #150, Marvel Comics: The Untold Story book, and a first visit to a comic shop (Cosmic Comix & Toys). (23:37)

Hosted by Mike Pindell. In this debut episode, and with every episode, you get six items: an intro, three bits of retro audio fun, and two segments by me-- one of which will be a review of an old comic. This episode, I talk about my annual Black Friday comic-buying adventure, and I take a look at Dracula (1967) #3 from Dell Comics. (24:42)

A brief episode about the Baltimore Comic Con, my new comics podcast, and other odds and ends. (17:01) http://retrogamesquad.com/

In this episode, I talk about Incredible Hulk #323 and other Hulk memories. Also, in other collected recordings, I talk about what I've been reading, a comic shop visited, and more. (29:53) Links:Listen to my guest appearance on Podcast X #199Comic shop visited: Comics on the Green

An update on the revised plan regarding the fate of the podcast. Also, some recent buys and reads. (11:32)