I was watching the horror movie The Black Phone a few days ago when a scene set in a small-town convenience store had me hitting pause, because a comics rack was clearly visible. And whenever I spot one of those, I always ask … do the comics match the time period?

Some movies and TV shows dress the set with comics from years past which would have long before been pulled by the distributor, others have comics which wouldn’t be published for several years. The Black Phone, set in 1978, presented me with multiple puzzles. (more…)