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Marvel first attempted to reboot its Golden Age superheroes during the early Cold War era in a rather unassuming and directionless title called Young Men.  Young Men #24 cover-dated December 1953 was the beginning of that short-lived attempt.  This revival featuring Captain America and Bucky, the Human Torch and Toro, and the Sub-Mariner and Namora[...]

Most vintage collectors are aware that Marvel's Silver Age superhero revival began with Fantastic Four #1 in 1961 — but this was not the first time since Marvel's superheroes ended in the waning days of the Golden Age that such a superhero revival had been attempted at the publisher.  There was a previous try at[...]

Which in turn makes the magazines better and builds up the market." Writer's Digest was certainly correct about the expanding market.  There were roughly 750 comics on the American newsstand in 1940, about 950 comics in 1941, and nearly 1200 comics in 1942.  And the Promise Collection was expanding even more dramatically over this period.  The[...]

Doctor Doom is getting married in Latveria to his long-time cosmic-powered adjutant, Victorious. While this marriage is ceremonial in nature — the

Is it the Human Torch? That's what this Fantastic Four-related page grabbed from the new Marvel Previews suggests when it comes to a promise from Marvel that we will be getting the biggest change to a Fantastic Four member since the comic book debuted 60 years ago, in 1961 Previously, a "profound" change had been[...]

This one includes Magneto, Human Torch, Hulk, and Carol Danvers Ms Marvel You can see all four of the figures below. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Credit Hasbro Credit Hasbro Marvel Legends Retro Figures Wave 2  "Fans, collectors, and kids alike can enjoy[...]

Spidey battles the Human Torch Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko cover and art (note that the cover features Spider-Man drawn without his chest logo) Contains Atlas reprints by Kirby, Ditko, Don Heck, Joe Sinnott, John Buscema, and Dick Ayers CGC notes, "Signed by Stan Lee on 6/24/17 on the back cover." Overstreet 2020 VF/NM 9.0[...]

The first one was a GameStop exclusive Invisible Girl, a Hot Topic exclusive Human Torch, Barnes & Noble exclusive The Thing, and a Specialty Series glow-in-the-dark Human Torch Looks they didn't want to give Mr Fantastic a variant in this wave but I'm sure we will see one later on We were able to get[...]

Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch, and The Thing So let's not wait for any longer to jump right into this review. There are 14 Funko Pop Fantastic Four figures that have been released Three are retailer exclusives and one is a specialty series that can be found at local comic shops We do have two of[...]

We finally got our hands on the Walgreens exclusive Marvel Legends Thing figure, and we are head over heels in love with it. The FF is complete!

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] The Thing enjoys a day out with Alicia Masters, and the Human Torch attends a Mets game with Wyatt Wingfoot Their days are interrupted when the Fantastic Four signal lights up New York The Human Torch races to where the signal was shot from, assuming Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, and their kids are finally[...]

Spider-Man is starting again, and there's an alien invasion! Also, Kingpin, Mysterio, and the Daily Bugle are starting trouble again. Is it a good read?

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] The Thing, Human Torch, Victor von Doom, and Rachna land on a world torn apart by the Civil War between Captain America and Iron Man Here, they continue their search for Mr Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Franklin, and Valeria Instead, they encounter the new power on this world, the Spider and Doctor Strange They capture[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Our Thing, Human Torch, and Victor von Doom with the Sue Storm and Reed Richards of this other Earth have put together their last and best defense against the approaching Doom/Galactus hybrid of this world He has consumed the rest of the universe, and this Earth is the last item on the menu[...]

Human Torch, Spider-Man (Miles Morales), Silk, Agent Ant-Venom, and Clash are recruited to be on watch for Norman Osborn The Goblin shows up before long, and it's up to Peter Parker's friends to stop the homicidal Red Goblin. Amazing Spider-Man #799 cover by Alex Ross You may think that this would be a set-up for an epic[...]