Scott and Dan hit up the comics racks from 41 years ago… This week for RETRO HOT PICKS, Scott Tipton and I are selecting comics that came out the week of Jan. 29, 1984. Last time for RETRO HOT PICKS, it was the week of Jan. 22, 1978. Click here to check it out. (Keep in mind that comics came out on multiple days, so these are technically the comics that went on sale between Jan. 26 and Feb. 1.) Let’s set the scene: When the world was a more literate place, there was much talk about George Orwell’s terrifyingly dystopian 1984 as the actual year approached. How glad we were that the idea of an oppressive, all-seeing totalitarian state still seemed like so much science fiction, despite the world’s very real troubles. So, along came Ridley Scott and Steve Jobs with their Orwellian Apple ad that played Jan. 22 during Super Bowl XVIII (the Los Angeles Raiders beat Washington, 38-9), featuring a bold, athletic woman heaving a hammer at the powers that be, striking an explosive blow against subjugation and fascism (and heralding the Jan. 24 sale date of Apple’s Macintosh home computer). Like 1964’s “Daisy” ad, it was broadcast only once, but it was so striking and so visceral that it ran over and over on news programs, becoming what’s often considered the greatest Super Bowl ever. The great irony, of course, is that the Mac revolution was integral to the rise of today’s invasive and frightening surveillance society. IN OTHER NEWS — On. Jan. 29, President Reagan formally announced he would seek a second term. — On Jan. 27, Michael Jackson was hospitalized with second-degree burns when his hair caught fire while filming a Pepsi commercial. — On Feb. 1, David Stern became NBA commissioner. He would oversee the league’s explosive growth, making it one of the most popular sports in the world. The top film at the box office was Silkwood, starring Meryl Street and Cher. (As it happened, the U.S. Supreme Court this month reinstated a $10 million gross-negligence judgment against energy corporation Kerr-McGee related to Karen Silkwood’s mysterious death.) Also in theaters were Terms of Endearment and Broadway Danny Rose (when Woody Allen and Mia Farrow were still together). Kicking around were Yentl, Sudden Impact (“Go ahead, make my day.”) and Scarface (“Say hello to my...