Did you grow up watching DuckTales? If you’re a little older, you probably grew up reading the adventures of Donald Duck and family in comic books. Either way, the man most responsible for those childhood memories isn’t Walt Disney. No, Donald Ducks iconic nephews and stingy Uncle Scrooge were the creations of “The Good Ducks… The post Who is Carl Barks? appeared first on Back to the Past Collectibles ..read more

A gorgeous collection of screen-printed movie posters from Mondo and other boutique pop culture labels is now available in our eBay store! Which may leave you wondering: what exactly is a “Mondo Movie Poster”? Well, the short answer is “art”. For the longer answer, keep reading! The Alamo Drafthouse’s T-Shirt Shop The first Alamo Drafthouse… The post What Are Mondo Posters? appeared first on Back to the Past Collectibles ..read more

If you’re a collector of trading cards, comic books, novels, movie posters, et al, you’ll probably run into the name “Boris Vallejo” at some point. Moreover, you’ll probably run into it as a selling point, a reason why you should give this comic  or poster some extra attention. So who the heck is he? Let… The post Who is Boris Vallejo? appeared first on Back to the Past Collectibles ..read more

The 1960s were a Golden Age for custom car culture! As such, creating one-of-a-kind vehicles for TV heroes was a brief fad. It’s not hard to see why: a cool car goes a long way to establishing your character’s identity AND the burgeoning markets for diecast toy cars or plastic model kits made it an… The post Five Iconic Custom Cars of 60s TV! appeared first on Back to the Past Collectibles ..read more

A24 is an indie film studio/distributor that has gained a huge following in recent years. Hip young movie buffs have come to see the A24 logo as the mark of something worth seeing. The company has carefully built its catalog to be, well, weird. They pick lower budget projects, ranging from sci-fi comedies to graphic… The post Making Good Movies Weirder: From AIP to A24 appeared first on Back to the Past Collectibles ..read more

One of the most iconic episodes of the original Star Trek series is “Mirror, Mirror”. It features Captain Kirk and the Enterprise crew trapped in another universe where Starfleet are brutal conquerors. Airing in 1966, it was many folks first introduction to the concept of a “mirror universe” … but DC Comics had beaten them… The post The Crime Syndicate of America: The JLA’s Evil Twins! appeared first on Back to the Past Collectibles ..read more

The Death of Gwen Stacy in Amazing Spider-Man #121 is one of the most shocking moments in comic book history! So shocking, in fact, that it is cited by some comics historians as the end of the fairly innocent Silver Age of Comics. Since we have both ASM #121 and #122 coming to auction next… The post The Death of Gwen Stacy & The Birth of the Bronze Age appeared first on Back to the Past Collectibles ..read more

There are streaming options out there for media of all kinds. Movies, TV shows, music, comics, video games, if it can entertain you, you can get a whole world of it delivered straight to your hands for a reasonable monthly fee. We’ve even known some folks who’ve sworn off physical media because of it! Respectfully,… The post Why Physical Media is Worth Collecting appeared first on Back to the Past Collectibles ..read more

It is once again Valentine’s Day, the day when millions of people the world over celebrate love! Back to the Past is celebrating by highlighting a few of the best superhero romances in all of comic bookdom. Did your one-true-pairing make the list? Only one way to find out… Cyclops and Jean Grey It was… The post 5 Superhero Romances To Celebrate Valentine’s Day With appeared first on Back to the Past Collectibles ..read more

Pop quiz: are TootsieToys related at Tootsie Rolls? Nope, but they ARE related to Cracker Jack! They are, however, both named after little girls called “Tootsie” by their grandpa.  Lets have a look at what “TootsieToys” are and why collectors love ‘em! The Dowst Brothers Start Making Toys The TootsiteToy story starts in the 1890s,… The post Why TootsieToys are Worth Collecting appeared first on Back to the Past Collectibles ..read more