PAINTED DELL COVERS: TONTO

 Sporting painted covers by Ernest Nordli and Don Saulding, even the LONE RANGER's partner had spectacular art that topped anything else being done at the time...

IN STOCK AT NOSTALGIA ON MAY 2nd

A COMPLETE LISTING OF COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS ON SALE

WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012 AT THE NOSTALGIA NEWSSTAND...

30 DAYS OF NIGHT ONGOING #7

ACTION COMICS #9

AGE OF APOCALYPSE #3

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #685

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN SECRET ORIGINS TP

AMERICAN VAMPIRE TP VOL 02

ANIMAL MAN #9

AVENGERS ACADEMY #29

AVENGERS BLACK WIDOW STRIKES #1 (OF 3)

AVENGERS KREE SKRULL WAR HC

AVENGERS VS X-MEN #3 (OF 12)

AVENGERS X-SANCTION HC

BART SIMPSONS PAL MILHOUSE #1

BATMAN AND ROBIN TP VOL 03

BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP

BATMAN YEAR ONE DELUXE SC

BATWING #9

BELA LUGOSI TALES FROM GRAVE #2

BLUE ESTATE #11

BOYS #66 (MR)

BULLETPROOF COFFIN DISINTERRED #4 (OF 6)

COMICARE SHORT COMIC BOX

DAREDEVIL #12

DEFENDERS #6

DETECTIVE COMICS #9

DIAL H #1

DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS SERIES IV #3 (OF 6)

DOROTHY AND WIZARD IN OZ #6 (OF 8)

DOROTHY OF OZ PREQUEL #2 (OF 4)

DR WHO MAGAZINE #446

EARTH 2 #1

EPIC KILL #1

EXILED #1

FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES #2

FLEX MENTALLO MAN OF MUSCLE MYSTERY DLX HC

FURY MAX #1

GARFIELD #1

GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #16

GI COMBAT #1

GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #178

GREEN ARROW #9

HACK SLASH #15

HALO SERIES 4 MINIMATES BOX SET

HEAVY METAL MAY 2012

HULK SMASH AVENGERS #1 (OF 5)

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #516

JUSTICE LEAGUE HC VOL 01 ORIGIN

JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #9

KIRBY GENESIS SILVER STAR #5

LIFE WITH ARCHIE #19

LOCKE & KEY TP VOL 04 KEYS TO THE KINGDOM

MAN OF GOD #1 (OF 6)

MARVEL HEROCLIX AVENGERS MOVIE MARQUEE PACK

MARVELS AVENGERS AVENGERS INITIATIVE

MIND THE GAP #1 CVR A

PIGS #7 (MR)

PUNISHER #10 OMEGA

RED LANTERNS #9

RED SONJA #66

RED SONJA WITCHBLADE #3

RICH JOHNSTONS THE AVENGEFULS #1

ROGER LANGRIDGES SNARKED TP VOL 01

SHADOW #1

SIMPSONS ILLUSTRATED #2

SKELETON KEY COLOR SPECIAL ONE SHOT

SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #1

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #236

SPAWN #219

SPIRIT WORLD HC

STAR TREK ONGOING #8

STORMWATCH #9

SUPREME #64

SUPURBIA #3 (OF 4)

SWAMP THING #9

SWEET TOOTH #33

TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #1 (THE CULLING)

THE LONE RANGER #5

THE SPIDER #1

THREE STOOGES GN VOL 01 BED BUGGED

TOY STORY #3 (OF 4)

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #10

VAMPIRELLA #13

VENOM #17

VESCELL #7

VOLTRON YEAR ONE #2

WONDER WOMAN #2

WORLDS FINEST #1

X-FACTOR #235

X-MEN #28

X-O MANOWAR (ONGOING) #1

YOUNG LOVECRAFT GN VOL 01 NEW PTG

NEW COMICS ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012

THE BELOW ARE WHAT IS DUE TO APPEAR AS IF VIA SANTA'S ELVES INSIDE OF ME, YOUR FRIENDLY COMIC BOOK STORE ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012...TAKE NOTE!!!!

ACTIVITY #5
AIRBOY DEADEYE #1 (OF 5)
ALL STAR WESTERN #8
AMERICAN VAMPIRE #26 (MR)
ANGEL & FAITH #9
AQUAMAN #8
ARCHIE #632
ARMY OF DARKNESS ONGOING #3
ASTONISHING X-MEN #49
AVENGERS ROLL CALL
AVX VS #1 (OF 6)
BART SIMPSON COMICS #70
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #8
BATTLE SCARS #6 (OF 6)
BLACKHAWKS #8
BLOODSTRIKE #27
BPRD HELL ON EARTH PICKENS COUNTY HORROR #2 (OF 2)
CAPTAIN AMERICA #10
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND HAWKEYE #629
CROSSED BADLANDS #4 (MR)
DANGER GIRL REVOLVER #4 (OF 4)
DAREDEVIL #11 OMEGA
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER WAY STATION #5 (OF 5)
DARKNESS #102 (MR)
EXILE PLANET O/T APES #2 (OF 4)
FF #17
FLASH #8
FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MEN #8
GAME OF THRONES #7 (MR)
GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #12 (MR)
GEARS OF WAR #23
GFT ALICE IN WONDERLAND #5 (MR)
GFT JUNGLE BOOK #2 (OF 5) (MR)
GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #15 (MR)
GI JOE 2 RETALIATION MOVIE PREQUEL #4
GOON #39
GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #8
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #72 (MR)
HELLRAISER #13 (MR)
I VAMPIRE #8
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #8
KING CONAN PHOENIX ON THE SWORD #4 (OF 4)
KIRBY GENESIS #7
LIL DEPRESSED BOY #10
MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1
MASS EFFECT HOMEWORLDS #1
MERCILESS RISE OF MING #1
MIGHTY THOR #13
MOON KNIGHT #12
NAZI ZOMBIES #2
NETHERWORLD #5 (OF 5) (MR)
NEW AVENGERS #25 AVX
NEW DEADWARDIANS #2 (OF 8) (MR)
NINJETTES #3 (MR)
POPEYE #1 (OF 4)
PREVIEWS #284 MAY 2012 (NET)
REBEL BLOOD #2 (OF 4) (MR)
RICH JOHNSTONS CAPTAIN AMERICAN IDOL #1
RICH JOHNSTONS SCIENTHORLOGY #1
ROGER LANGRIDGES SNARKED #7
SAVAGE HAWKMAN #8
SECRET AVENGERS #26 AVX
SECRET HISTORY BOOK 18 (MR)
SECRET HISTORY BOOK 19 (MR)
SNAKE EYES ONGOING (IDW) #12
SPACEMAN #6 (OF 9) (MR)
STAR WARS BLOOD TIES BOBA FETT IS DEAD #1 (OF 4)
STAR WARS CRIMSON EMPIRE III EMPIRE LOST #6 (OF 6)
STAR WARS DARK TIMES OUT O/T WILDERNESS #5 (OF 5)
STEPHEN KING JOE HILL ROAD RAGE #3 (OF 4)
SUPERCROOKS #2 (OF 4) (MR)
SUPERMAN #8
TEEN TITANS #8
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ARCHIE 100 PG SPECTAC
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ONGOING #9
TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE ONGOING #4
TWELVE #12 (OF 12) l
ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #9 WITH DIG CDE
UNCANNY X-MEN #11 AVX
UNCHARTED #6 (OF 6)
VAMPIRELLA RED ROOM #1
VOODOO #8
WAR GODDESS #7 (MR)
WARLORD OF MARS #17 (MR)
WOLVERINE #305
X-MEN LEGACY #265

FLEX MENTALLO: THE MUSCLE, THE MYTH, THE MYSTERY

Since DC has finally come around to putting out a big ol' collection of Flex Mentallo's comic book appearances, it's time the true story of Flex can be told. Seeing as I'm not the best storyteller, I'm going to doll out the bare facts of the case as I've overheard them told to many a fanboy who came-a-looking for that quirky as heck Morrison & Quitely team up.



Way back in the early days of DC's Vertigo line of "mature" comics, Grant Morrison and Richard Case were working on a kooky little series by the name of DOOM PATROL and they came up with a muscle-man superhero who went by the name of "Flex Mentallo" who's appearance and schtick was an obvious call back to the Charles Atlas ads of comics everywhere. You know--"don't get sand kicked in your face", "put on twenty pounds of muscle and win the girl" type ads which were one way Charles Atlas earned his money while also spreading the good word on exercise and self-esteem.



Anywho, a few years later, Morrison teamed up with the uniquely skilled Frank Quitely to produce a four issue mininseries entitled FLEX MENTALLO focusing on Flex trying to solve a case, perhaps his most important case!?! Anyway, it was ordered as most Vertigo books were, at a lower number than your average superhero stuff and was a very successful critical hit. Thing is, Charles Atlas didn't much care for it, thought it was infringing on his own trademarked and copyrighted material. And so--shape of a lawsuit!



And that, in short, is why we haven't seen this story reprinted in all these years, even with all the demand that is out there for it as it is one of Morrison's better works (in this writer's opinion) DC hasn't dared put it out there due to the costliness of lawyers and their schtick--legal fees!

But now, finally, DC has stepped up and given "THE MAN OF MUSCLE MYSTERY" his own deluxe treatment! This humble comic book shop recommends it to readers old and young, fat and skinny, rich and poor, for it is, in it's own strange way, a tribute to comic books and the hold they have over their readers...

Now I can't be too sure about all the facts as I am but a humble brick and mortar building wrapped around a whole mess of comicy books, but I can point you to the right places to look for your answers here 'pon this internetwork of computers. Check out the following links for some real in depth knowledge about the character, series and Mr. Charles Atlas...

THE ANNOTATED FLEX MENTALLO

COMICS FOR SERIOUS

CBR: GOOD COMICS

POPIMAGE

You enjoy!

NEW COMICS ON MARCH 28, 2012

THE FOLLOWING FANTASTIC FUNNYBOOKS ARE FORETOLD TO FLY ONTO THE SHELVES ON MARCH 28TH.

ALL STAR WESTERN #7
ALPHA GIRL #2 (MR)
ANGEL & FAITH #8 STEVE MORRIS CVR
ANIMAL MAN #2 2ND PTG
AQUAMAN #7
ARCHIE #631
ART OF DANIEL CLOWES MODERN CARTOONIST HC
ASTONISHING X-MEN #48
ATOMIC ROBO REAL SCIENCE ADV #1
AVENGERS #24.1
AVENGERS VS X-MEN #0 (OF 12) AVX
AVENGERS VS X-MEN #1 (OF 12)
AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #5
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #7
BLACKHAWKS #7
BLOODSTRIKE #26
BPRD HELL ON EARTH PICKENS COUNTY HORROR #1 (OF 2)
BULLETPROOF COFFIN DISINTERRED #3 (OF 6) (MR)
CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY #628
CARBON GREY ORIGINS #2 (OF 2) CVR A NGUYEN (MR)
CHOKER #6 (OF 6) (MR)
CINEMA PANOPTICUM GN
COBRA ONGOING #11
CROSSED BADLANDS #2 RED CROSSED CVR (NET) (MR)
DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE #23
DAREDEVIL #10
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER WAY STATION #4 (OF 5)
DEADPOOL MAX 2 #6 (MR)
DEADPOOL PREM HC VOL 10 EVIL DEADPOOL
DOROTHY OF OZ PREQUEL #1 (OF 4)
ELEPHANTMEN #38 (MR)
FATALE #1 VAR CVR 4TH PTG (MR)
FF #16
FLASH #7
FLASH GORDON ZEITGEIST #4
FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MEN #7
FUTURAMA COMICS #60
GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #14 A CVR GARZA (MR)
GHOST RIDER #9
GI JOE 2 RETALIATION MOVIE PREQUEL #3
GONE TO AMERIKAY HC (MR)
GONZO A GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY OF HUNTER S THOMPSON
GREEN HORNET #23
GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #7
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #70 A CVR YANG (MR)
HAWKEN #3 (OF 6)
HELLRAISER #12 (MR)
I VAMPIRE #7
IMMORTAL DEMON I/T BLOOD #4
LEGION SECRET ORIGIN #6 (OF 6)
LIFE WITH ARCHIE #18
MAGIC THE GATHERING #3
MARVEL PREVIEWS APRIL 2012
MIGHTY THOR #12
MMW AVENGERS TP VOL 04
MODERN MASTERS SC VOL 03 BRUCE TIMM 4TH PTG
MOON KNIGHT #11
MORNING GLORIES #17 (MR)
NEW AVENGERS #23
NEW DEADWARDIANS #1 (OF 8) (MR)
PATRICIA BRIGGS ALPHA & OMEGA CRY WOLF VOL 01 #6
PREVIEWS #283 APRIL 2012 (NET)
RACHEL RISING TP VOL 01 SHADOW OF DEATH
ROGER LANGRIDGES SNARKED #6
SAVAGE HAWKMAN #7
SCALPED #57 (MR)
SINCEREST FORM OF PARODY SATIRICAL COMICS TP
SPACEMAN #5 (OF 9)
SPIDER-MAN #24
STAR TREK ONGOING #7
SUPERMAN #7
TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #73
TEEN TITANS #7
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ONGOING #8
TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE ONGOING #3
TWELVE #11 (OF 12)
ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #8
UNCANNY X-FORCE #23
UNCHARTED #5 (OF 6)
UNWRITTEN #35.5
VOLTRON #4
VOODOO #7
WALKING DEAD #95
WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #11
WARRIORS OF MARS #2
X-MEN LEGACY #264