Four issues scheduled by TwoMorrows…
The next wave of Back Issue has been scheduled for the back half of 2025 and into early 2026 — four issues highlighting an array of subjects, including gorillas, aliens, rivals and MADness.
Dig the official descriptions from Two Morrows, below. Each issue, now edited by Roger Ash, will be available at comics shops and magazine sellers but you can already pre-order them directly from the publisher. Check out the links with each entry. (Precise sale dates are subject to change.)
BACK ISSUE #162
“BACK ISSUE Goes MAD!” Things get crazy this issue with Madman, Batman: Mad Love, MAD superhero movie parodies, the Mad Hatter, Madballs, and more! Featuring the work of Michael Allred, Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, Gerry Conway, Doug Moench, Mike W. Barr, Jeph Loeb, and others. Madman cover by Michael Allred! Edited by Roger Ash.
Sale date: Aug. 13, 2025. Click here to pre-order.
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BACK ISSUE #163
People tell you not to, but this issue we’re Monkeying Around! Featuring your simian favorites including Gorilla Grodd, Gorilla-Man, King Kong, Angel and the Ape, and more monkey business. With the work of Carmine Infantino, John Broome, Cary Bates, Gerry Conway, Mark Waid, Steve Englehart, Sal Buscema, Don Simpson, Phil Foglio, Howard Chaykin, Philip Bond, and others. Gorilla Grodd cover by Arthur Adams! Edited by Roger Ash.
Sale date: Oct. 15, 2025. Click here to pre-order.
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BACK ISSUE #164
Look to the skies—it’s the “Alien Invasion” issue! Beings making planetfall include Starro the Conqueror, Aliens, Predator, Alien Legion, D.R. and Quinch, and more oddities sure to please. Featuring the work of David Michelinie, Gerry Conway, Bart Sears, Mark Verheiden, Mark A. Nelson, Chris Warner, Randy Stradley, Carl Potts, Frank Cirocco, Larry Stroman, Chuck Dixon, Alan Davis, and others. Starro the Conqueror cover by Brian Bolland! Edited by Roger Ash.
Sale date: Nov. 19, 2025. Click here to pre-order.
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BACK ISSUE #165
Great rivalries make for great comics, as you’ll discover in our “Rivals” issue! Featuring the Bronze Age classic The Kree-Skrull War, Superman and Flash races, Thing and Hulk battles, Archie Andrews vs. Reggie Mantle, and more epic clashes. Spotlighting the work of Roy Thomas, Neal Adams, Dan Jurgens, José Luis García-López, Gerry Conway, Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom, Peter David, Dan Parent, Mark Waid, and others. Avengers cover by Sal Buscema!
Sale date: Jan. 21, 2026. Click here to pre-order.
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MORE
— EXCLUSIVE: Long-Awaited MARSHALL ROGERS Illustrated Biography Set for 2025. Click here.
— EXCLUSIVE: Illustrated History of AMERICAN MOVIE COMIC BOOKS Slated for 2025. Click here.
