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The Human Torch and Toro, Captain America and Bucky, along with Namor, the Sub-Mariner race across the the Atlantic Ocean to confront Nazis holed up in a fortress in Europe. As the heroes approach, Nazis shoots at them with a gun turret. CAPTION: In the darkest days of World War II, 5 fighting-mad superheroes battle... HORDES OF HITLER! - Giant-Size Invaders #1 (1975) by Roy Thomas, Frank Robbins & Vince Colletta.

The Nazis have replicated the super soldier serum and created Master Man, their version of Captain America.

Now Cap & the Human Torch race to stop their attack on a US naval base.

When Master Man attacks a British ship, one of the crewmen fights back and reveals himself as Namor, the Sub-Mariner!

I don't care what others think, this first series of The Adventurers from Aircel (and Adventure Publications) was great!!

I also remember liking the second series and some of the spin-offs, like Ninja Elite.

A band of eight adventurers; including a ninja, a dark priest, a dwarf, warriors and thieves, face unknown danger. - The Adventurers #1 (1986) by Scott Behnke and Peter Hsu.

For the promise of vast wealth, eight different adventurers agree to retrieve an enchanted key lost inside the dead, ruined city of TeCumeth.

A captured grog warrior shows the adventurers the secret lair of the key is located in a labyrinth under the city and is protected by murderous creatures.

BACK ISSUE MAGAZINE #165 - "Rivals Issue" March 2026 - 84 FULL-COLOR pages Great rivalries make for great comics, as you’ll discover in our “Rivals” issue! Featuring the Bronze Age classic The Kree-Skrull War, Superman and Flash races, Thing and Hulk battles, Archie Andrews vs. Reggie Mantle, and more epic clashes. Spotlighting the work of Roy Thomas, Neal Adams, Dan Jurgens, José Luis García-López, Gerry Conway, Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom, Peter David, Dan Parent, Mark Waid, and others. Edited by Roger Ash. Avengers cover by Sal Buscema!

BACK ISSUE MAGAZINE #165 - "Rivals Issue"

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Dusty Abell was kind enough to let us use his Spider-Man Villains print as the cover of BACK ISSUE #145 (Spider Rogues issue).

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My homage to Giant Size X-Men #1, that debuted 51 years in February 1975! It marked the relaunch of the X-Men comic after a multi year hiatus and the beginning of the titles ascension to the most popular title in the comic book industry throughout the late 70's and all of the 80's.
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Introducing Time Cop. Dark Horse Comics #1 (1992)

Time Cop materializes from the future to arrest the would be criminal.

Introducing Time Cop by @verheidenmark.bsky.social, @philhester.bsky.social and Chris Warner.

A future Time Cop shooting his pistol wears mesh armor with goggles and ear coverings. Dark Horse Comics #1, Aug 1992; Time Cop by Mark Verheiden, Phil Hester & Chris Warner. Cover (partial) by Dave Dorman.

Walker is a Time Cop from 2007 who travels to 1933 to stop a criminal of his era from enriching himself by changing history.

He succeeds, but there's a problem -- he forgot to verify that the perp's weapon was destroyed.

The future is now plunging in chaos.

(4-part fold-out cover; Time Cop shown)

It IS a wonderful story. Tons of heart. It may be my favorite Tom DeFalco story ever.

Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962); first appearance of Crusher Hogan.

Of course Crusher Hogan first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962).

In the 2001 Spider-Man movie the name was updated to Bonesaw McGraw and was played by Randy "Macho Man" Savage.

Stan Lee Presents: Whatever Happened To Crusher Hogan?? "I'll never forget the first time I laid eyes on the kid. I was appearing at a wrestling exhibition down at the old armory when..." recounts Crusher Hogan. Crusher begins to tell the tale of when a masked teenager wrestled him for a chance to win $100. The kid was a disguised Peter Parker, who later became a star wrestling attraction until he suddenly quit the business and started to fight crime as The Amazing Spider-Man! - Amazing Spider-Man #271, Dec 1985 by Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz and Josef Rubinstein.

Crusher Hogan now works at a gym where he mops the floors and spins tall tales of training his star pupil, Spider-Man.

When the life of a young boxer Crusher has taken under his wing is threatened by gangsters, Crusher decides that talking about creating a hero isn't enough -- he has to become one.

This issue picks up the effects from Superman's visit in Adventures of Superman #478.

Except for a little blurb in the NEXT ISSUE box of #18, regular readers of LSH had no inkling this was going to happen.

Pretty huge. Pretty, pretty huge.

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The moon has been destroyed; blown up by a nuclear bomb. The fragments fall toward a defenseless Earth. - Legion of Super-Heroes #19, June 1991 by Keith Giffen, Tom & Mary Bierbaum and Al Gordon.

Time and Time Again: The Aftermath

To return Superman home and correct the broken timeline, the Linear Man has destroyed Earth's moon.

The world is helpless as the shockwaves and falling debris destroys cities and millions of inhabitants die.

In the chaos, Jo Nah returns home from the past.

The Earth's moon is destroyed by the Linear Man. Adventures of Superman #478

The Linear Man righted the wrong and blew it up himself.

The impact sent Superman back home.

The Linear Man states the moon was MEANT to be destroyed, not saved by Superman and the Legion. He detonated the nuclear bombs himself. Adventures of Superman #478

Superman and the Legion saved the Moon from Dev-Em -- but NOT from the Linear Man.

The seven part Superman arc "Time and Time Again" finally concludes!

Wait!!

The synopsis says after saving the moon in the Five Years Later timeline, Superman remains stuck in the future.

If this is the finale just how DOES he get home??!?

Standing near a domed city, Superman and the evil Daxamite Dev-Em exchange punches on the moon in the 31st century. As Earth shines in the background, the ground shakes and cracks with pockets of fire. - Adventures of Superman #478 May 1991 by Dan Jurgens & Brett Breeding w/ Glenn Whitmore.

Phase Seven.

After the fall of Camelot, Superman once again returns to the 30th century Five Years Later.

Superman and the rag tag team of retired Legionnaires save the moon from nuclear annihilation but they may have also averted the only thing in existence that would have sent him back home.

John Stewart: "Have you ever talked with the other Lanterns?"

Hal Jordan: "I'm the only human -- they're aliens. One of them is a f'n squirrel!"

Green Lantern Ch'p created by @paulkupperberg.bsky.social and Don Newton gets a shout out.

Pinup of Wonder Woman (Princess Diana) holding her lasso in one hand and a long sword in the other. A full moon is behind her and the sky is filled with dark, almost black, ominous clouds. - Pinup art by Steve Lightle is found in Wonder Woman Gallery #1, Sept 1996.

A great Wonder Woman (Princess Diana) pinup by the late artist Steve Lightle (Legion of Super-Heroes, Doom Patrol).

As I posted earlier, I'm going to be posting the individual issues of the "Time and Time Again" story arc in the following days so I hope you folks like post-Byrne Superman!

Six parts down and Phase Seven (Finale) is scheduled for tomorrow...

...along with the aftermath a lot of fans missed!

As I posted earlier, I'm going to be posting the individual issues of the "Time and Time Again" story arc in the following days so I hope you folks like post-Byrne Superman!

🖐️ five parts down, ✌️ two parts to go!

Superman and the Demon Eteigan battle the undead army of Le Faye and Merlin stands in the background conjuring spells and magic as the ground burns. - Superman #55, May 1991 by Jerry Ordway w/ Glenn Whitmore.

Phase Six.

Chronos' treachery has sent Superman to Camelot where he is enslaved by Morgaine Le Fay.

Merlin and the demon Etrigan release Superman from the spell and initiate him as a White Knight of Camelot.

In return for his help, Merlin promises to return Superman home.

Can Merlin be trusted?

Superman finds himself standing inside a T.Rex's mouth, propping open its jaws and struggling to not get eaten! - Action Comics #664, April 1991 by Roger Stern & Bob McLeod w/ Glenn Whitmore.

Phase Five.

Destroying the Sun-Eater has sent Superman 100 million years into the past and he is astonished to find that he isn’t the only person there!

The time villain Chronos has been stuck on Earth since 200 Million B.C. !!

Superman and Chronos must team up if they are both to return home.

I bought this series when it came out and thought it was fantastic!

I still really enjoy it.

I don't think it's flashy but the story is solid as a rock.

I was hoping more would come out of it but it didn't.

The aftermath of a bomb explosion. Scientist Rip Hunter searches through the smoldering rubble to find anything he can salvage and finds an old pendulum clock on the ground still in working order. - Time Masters #1, Feb 1990 by Bob Wayne & Lewis Shiner, Art Thibert (The Bear) & Jose Marzan Jr.

Rip Hunter returns from the future to discover his life's work destroyed and his research funding gone.

He decides to continue his research into creating a new method of time travel on his own to prevent the dystopian future he visited -- but the Illuminati wants everything to continue as planned.

Years ago Rob Liefeld was a member of our Back Issue Magazine group & he shared his love for comics with us often.

He was amazing.

But once too often someone poked fun at him or his art and dismissed it with "I'm just kidding, you're great.".

It was done enough to him that it drove him away. Sad.

Rob Liefeld at the 2025 NYCC stands next to a cosplayer dressed as his comic book creation, Nathan Summers aka Cable. - Image from Rob Liefeld's public facebook account.

Rob Liefeld isn't on Bluesky.

1. Rob is a TRUE comics fan. He loves team books.

2. Rob is Enthusiasm Incarnate. His positive energy is contagious.

3. His artwork is EXTREME-ly popular. I admire his work.

4. He has created and designed some of the enduring most characters in comic history.

Thank Rao!

Finally a new series an old guy like me can enjoy!!

Can't wait to see the swinging mod rocker Scooter bulk up and wield a vespa-themed battle axe!

The Legion of Super-Heroes attack the nucleus of the Sun-Eater, a giant creature from a race of cloud-like aliens that can reach the size of a small galaxy and sustain themselves by devouring stars, as a distraction while Superman attempts to detonate a bomb inside the nucleolus to destroy it. - Adventures of Superman #477 April 1991 by Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding w/ Glenn Whitmore.

Phase Four.

Superman continues to ricochet through time and finds himself back in the 30th century.

He agrees to help the now more experienced Legion of Super-Heroes to stop another Sun Eater from destroying any more stars.

Meanwhile the Linear Man is still working on returning Superman to 1991.

As I mentioned earlier, I'm going to be posting the individual issues of the "Time and Time Again" story arc in the following days so I hope you folks like post-Byrne Superman!

Three parts down, four parts to go!