Legion World Forums LEGION CLUBHOUSE The Legion of Super-Heroes Back Issue Magazine #61- The Tabloid Issue

Out in Nov.


BACK ISSUE #61 (84 page TABLOID-SIZE SPECIAL ISSUE with color section, $10.95) takes a big look at “Tabloids and Treasuries,” spotlighting the Bronze Age’s BIGGEST comic books! Including every all-new tabloid from the 1970s, and a checklist of reprint treasury editions. Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man, The Bible, Captain America’s Bicentennial Battles, The Wizard of Oz, even the PAUL DINI/ALEX ROSS World’s Greatest Super-Heroes editions—they’re all here! With commentary from and/or art by NEAL ADAMS, JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ, MIKE GRELL, JACK KIRBY, JOE KUBERT, SHELDON MAYER, JOHN ROMITA, SR., ALEX TOTH, and more. Featuring a reimagining of Grell’s Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes Limited Collectors’ Edition wraparound cover by Alex Ross! Edited by MICHAEL EURY. (NOTE: This issue published in the oversized tabloid format.)

I'll drink to that!

november 2012? thats a long wait...what # issue that Back Issue is now this month?

That's a cool picture.

Thom and Nura holding hands, aw. Lydda behind man-kini Rokk. Brainy and Kara also flying near each other.

Colossal Boy isn't often shown flying in an enlarged form. That's an interesting choice.

Neat that some gone-but-not-forgotten Legionnaires like Chemical King and Ferro Lad made an appearance as well.

Is that Invisible Lyle to the west of Dream Girl's bosums?

Incredible Ross cover!

That cover is beautiful! It's great to get some Alex Ross Legion art again. I really like how youthful yet adult everyone looks - a good representation of the era.

*hic*

Incredible ! I love the energy and how they are all smiling!

Any chance for a poster? Great picture!!!

I MUST own this!

I dig that it's gonna be TABLOID-SIZED!
So I'll need 2: One for reading, another for hangin' on the wall.

That cover is amazing and right up there with the original work from Grell. Not a fan of Ross's coloring choices here though. Would love to see a high res wallpaper of this cover down the road.

Question - was there a time in history when Ultra Boy's logo was officially yellow?

I have been seeing it done like that so often lately, and by so many different colorists too, that I'm starting to wonder if it's not just a mis-coloring and is actually representative of an era I'm forgetting.

I have been trying to look for a larger complete picture on the web since last 1-2 weeks and found some today :

This link has a size 1600 picture which was the largest I could find at google :
http://marvel1980s.blogspot.com/2012/03/back-issue-magazine-nominated-for-eagle.html

this link has a size 960 picture :
http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/my-next-project-back-issue-61-tabloids-and-treasuries/

Thanks for sharing!!

Back Issue is an incredible publication! It's also available in digital format -- at a cheaper rate.

I like the cover, but Ross's coloring has gotten a bit weird in the past few years. I prefer his original style.

Also, Ross being Ross -- he decided against haing both Lu's in different colors when split.

I love Shady's pose!

Courtesy of giantsizegeek

Shady's pose is indeed funktastic.

I love the detail on Star Boy's costume, too.

Wow, Projectra's got some sort of Australian crawl swimming action going on...

Ha, Jeckie's also got Legion earrings on!

Love the futuristic look of the city beneath them, even the dorky rocket-tram-tubes under Gim.

Brin's got his classic look with the upswept hair and ears and eyebrows, Violet's got her Cockrum-era costume on, Imra's in her Farrah-kini, classic!

Some of the faces seem a little too similar (Karate Kid, Cosmic Boy, Ultra Boy and Brainiac Five, for instance, seem to have the same face, in different colors), but it's a cool shot, nonetheless.

Alex Ross has always done an amazing Shady.

Can anyone post the original Grell cover for comparison?