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AMAZING HEROES
Was A Long Running Magazine About Amazing Comic Book Heroes!
We just finished listing several in our eBay Featured Store and wanted to tell you a little bit about the history of the magazine...
Amazing Heroes was another fine magazine about the comic book industry which was published by the Fantagraphics Books company from 1981 to 1992.
It was originally published bi-weekly for many years, and then in 1989 it went on a monthly basis.
Amazing Heroes magazine ran for 203 issues, which was amazing in itself as a lot of competitors bit the dust during that run!
The first twelve issues were magazine sized, then the rest of issues were comic book sized.
Amazing Heroes lasted so long in my opinion because it took a somewhat lighter editorial tone to its review of comic books. It seemed to come from a fan's point of view. It was a fun read while it lasted!
Additionally there would be special features like comic book hero histories articles that were written which would help new fans find out about a hero's past.
Regular features included comic book industry news, comics creator interviews, and of course reviews on new products.
One of the most anticipated highlights during the years in print were the 'Swimsuit Special Editions' where various comic book artists would submit illustrated drawings of characters in bikinis and other beach apparel!
Lastly, the Amazing Heroes Preview Special would appear twice a year, and would present previews of all comic books scheduled to appear over the next several months. Of course with such a large scope those issues would be over-sized issues and quite often were squarebound.
Just click on the magazine cover on the top right to see what issues we currently have in stock!
Thanks for reading our pop culture / comic books blog post and feel free to comment below!
Michael
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