simayl
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Imagination is more powerful than CGI
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Post by simayl on Jul 3, 2016 8:11:12 GMT -5
Marvel Avengers #152 Captain America and Falcon #202 Ghost Rider #20 Marvel Spotlight #30 The Warriors Three X-Men #101
DC Warlord #3
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2016 18:04:21 GMT -5
Justice League of America # 135 - King Kull Super-Team Family - Teen Titans & Doom Patrol Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes Limited Editon Collectors Edition - wedding of Bouncing Boy and Duo Damsel Fantastic Four # 175
There a couple more and I just can't remember them at all. But, I do remember reading these books for sure.
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Post by berkley on Jul 3, 2016 19:52:36 GMT -5
Marvel Treasury Special: 2001, a Space Odyssey #1 - movie visuals don't always translate to the comics page and vica versa, but very interesting effort by Kirby Avengers #152 - lackluster effort from Gerry Conway and John Buscema Captain America #202 - nice cover this month Conan the Barbarian #67 - the art for CtB wouldn't become revitalised until Ernie Chan returned, IMO Daredevil Annual #4 - I always enjoyed it when DD and the Panther teamed up - must add them to the Buddies thread! Defenders #40 - Gerber's Defenders never disappointed Doctor Strange #19 - nice Alcala artwork, but Wolfman never found his way on this title Eternals #4 - Deviants attack! Fantastic Four #175 - rare self-inked issue by Buscema; the big showdown b/n Galactus and the High Evolutionary ended up a bit disappointing, as these things often do if someone wins too decisively Inhumans #7 - I was just glad there was an Inhumans series for awhile, even though it was never better than OK Iron Fist #8 - I still think Byrne produced some of his nicest art was on this series Ka-Zar #18 - the artwork really took off once Mayerik started doing his own inks; I liked the fantasy story Moench came up with, nice change of pace for the character Kull the Destroyer #17 - Moench did a solid but unspectacular job on this series; Alcala was great when he inked himself (which he didn't here, according to GCD) Marvel Premiere #32 (Monarch Moonstalker) - Chaykin! His art was really different at the time and I bought pretty much everything I saw by him Marvel Presents #7 (Guardians of the Galaxy) - not up there with Gerber's very best, but still a great read Marvel Preview #7 (Satana) - great artwork by Alcazar on the feature story; nice back-up by Mantlo & Giffen too IIRC Savage Sword of Conan #14 - this was the unfinished Neal Adams story, so a bit of a mish-mash with Tony Dezuniga stepping in Son of Satan #6 - IIRC this was still a decent series even after Gerber's run in Marvel Spotlight Super-Villain Team-Up #8 - pretty run-of-the-mill 70s Marvel superhero stuff, enjoyable and instantly forgettable Tomb of Dracula #49 - I remember very well reading this comic on a warm summer day, feeling a bit guilty and decadent for not being outside, with the weather so nice Warlock #15 - Starlin inks himself and produces perhaps his finest artwork in his Warlock run; a return to the main epic storyline after the Star-Thief digression X-Men #101 - solid superhero stuff from Claremont and Cockrum
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Post by Bronze age andy on Jul 4, 2016 3:09:34 GMT -5
Cover dated July 76
The Avengers 149 Captain Marvel 45 Daredevil 135 Defenders 37 Doctor Strange 16 The Eternals 1 Marvel Team Up 47 Skull the Slayer 6 Strange Tales 186 Thor 249
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Post by MWGallaher on Jul 5, 2016 9:29:14 GMT -5
In July, 1976, I bought these: 2001: A Space Odyssey #1: I was a huge fan of this movie, and this may be the best comic movie adaptation ever. Brave and the Bold #130: I remember being a little disappointed by the "4 Famous Co-Stars" cover billing, because I always loved seeing the guest-star logos, and I didn't think that villains deserved the spot unless they were actually teaming with Batman. But hey, it's Haney and Aparo, who never let me down. Champions #8: This odd team always felt special to me. I appreciated the unexpected stability of this grouping of heroes. Defenders #40: But I also appreciated the wild instability of this team! Eternals #4: I really loved this Jack Kirby series. Terrific new take on mythology, and I got a big kick out of the whole "ancient astronauts" fantasy that was being promoted at the time. Kirby's take was especially fun. Green Lantern/Green Arrow #91: I was glad to have this team back full-time. Hercules Unbound #7: I've been rereading this series in the Showcase Presents the Great Disaster. It strikes me now as a really terrific premise, and I thought it was one of DC's better offerings of the era. Incredible Hulk Annual #5: I couldn't resist a book that brought so many of the pre-hero monster characters into the main Marvel continuity: Groot, Xemnu the Titan (who had already returned in the Defenders), Blip, Goom, Diablo, and Taboo! Inhumans #7: I kept trying to love this series, but never really did, despite the work of faves Moench and Kane. Justice League of America #135: Although I wasn't always buying JLA any more, I never passed up the annual JLA/JSA crossovers, especially when they revived more heroes from the Golden Age on another Earth (this time, the Fawcett heroes of Earth-S). Marvel Chillers #7: Two of my favorite Marvel minor-leaguers: Tigra and Red Wolf! Marvel Premiere #32: Monark Starstalker, another hero in the standard Chaykin mold. Marvel Presents #7: Somehow I managed to pick up a copy of the Guardians of the Galaxy's first appearance years before they got their own ongoing comic here, so I kept buying this. Not my favorite of Gerber's work by any means. Marvel Preview #7: I loved Marvel's B&W magazines, and I liked Marvel's supernatural "heroes" like Satana. Marvel Spotlight #30: The Warriors Three in a really fun tale. Marvel Two-In-One #20: More Golden Age revivals with the Liberty Legion. Metal Men #48: The recently-revived robots against Eclipso made for an irresistible draw. Planet of the Apes #24: I was a POTA fanatic, and Alcala and Sutton contributed some amazing art for this issue! Plastic Man #15: The series was a bit of a let-down, but I loved Plas (or Plaz, as they annoyingly called him here) enough to stick with it. Ragman #2: I loved the bizarre look of this character. Son of Satan #6: Loved the character, but never was happy with this ongoing. Super Villain Team-Up #8: I was happy that this book kept hanging in there, since I really liked Doom and the Sub-Mariner. I remember thinking that Namor got short shrift, though. Tomb of Dracula #49: TOD never let me down. I could count on this to be among the best each month. Warlock #15: This was blowing my young mind, and it was depressing to see the series come to an end here. X-Men #101: The debut of the Phoenix! You could tell this was special, one of the most immediately effective revamps of a tired boring character I'd ever experienced. ------------------------------------------------------ Personal Trends: I see that I was moving away from the long-established headline series in favor of newer series. The only long-running solo title I picked up was that Hulk Annual, and only because I liked seeing revivals of old characters and features. My fondness for teams and team-ups kept me buying B&B and JLA, but I was now passing on the Legion, and I don't know why--I really loved that series a lot. I wasn't too willing to step outside the superhero genre, as I didn't stick with the new Starfire or Richard Dragon series, but I cut Plastic Man and the Inhumans plenty of slack. ------------------------------------------------------ The Chan count: Ernie is credited on 12 out of 34 DC covers (only 35%), but once again, I suspect he's providing layouts for Oksner's ugly Action and Superman covers and probably others. Amazing World of DC Comics reports around this time that Vince Colletta is coming on board as Art Director and cover designer, so the Chan era only has a few more months dominating DC's cover aesthetic (but he'll be "treating" us to one of his ugliest covers ever before he goes!). XX ------------------------------------------------------ Comic I Most Want But Don't Have: Nothing I want desperately, but if given a choice, I'd happily accept Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #27, a book I never sampled much. Cover of the Month: Charlton Bullseye #5: Alex Toth does The Question!
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Post by dbutler69 on Jul 8, 2016 13:13:25 GMT -5
Amazing Spider-Man #161 Avengers #152 Fantastic Four #175 Justice League of America #135 Limited Collectors' Edition C-49 Superboy #220 X-Men #101
I was 7 at the time, and not getting too many comics just yet. I think Fantastic Four #175 is the only one I bought at the newsstand, and the others I got as back issues in the late 70's and early 80's, after discovering my LCS.
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Post by Action Ace on Aug 1, 2016 14:37:16 GMT -5
August 1976 bought back in the day... Action Comics #465 Detective comics #465 Fantastic Four #176 (my first Fantastic Four comic...) Marvel Treasury Edition #11 (...unless this one was) Iron Man #92 Shazam! #26 Super Friends #1 Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #221 Teen Titans #44 (my first Teen Titans comic) now owned... Adventure Comics #448 All-Star Comics #63 Amazing Spider-Man #162 Avengers #153 Avengers Annual #6 Batman #281 Batman Family #8 Captain America #203 Flash #245 Four Star Spectacular #5 Freedom Fighters #5 Invaders #10 Justice League of America #136 Marvel Team Up #51 Secret society of Super Villains #4 Superman #305 Superman Family #180
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Aug 1, 2016 17:12:24 GMT -5
This was a super light month. Not sure why...maybe because it was the middle of summer vacation.
The only book I'm quite sure I bought was
Skull the Slayer #8. And I'm pretty sure I bought it at my Grandparents house.
All-Star Comics 63 and Captain America 203 feel like I bought them at the time, but maybe I got them later.
Got a ton of these at garage sales or as back issues.
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Post by hondobrode on Aug 1, 2016 19:58:00 GMT -5
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Post by hondobrode on Aug 2, 2016 20:36:37 GMT -5
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Post by hondobrode on Aug 3, 2016 23:55:54 GMT -5
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Post by brutalis on Aug 4, 2016 7:42:22 GMT -5
Amazing Adventures Amazing Spider-man Avengers and annual Captain Marvel Defenders and annual FF Howard the Duck Invaders Iron Fist Iron Man JLA Two-in-One Master of Kung Fu Nova Superboy and Legion of Superheroes Thor and annual
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Post by MWGallaher on Aug 4, 2016 10:55:31 GMT -5
Off the shelf in August 1976, I bought:
Adventure Comics #448: Aparo drawing Aquaman in an excellent series with an intriguing mystery. Very satisfying.
All-Star Comics #63: The JSA were legendary, and always got my attention.
Defenders #41: This series was always a certain buy for me.
Defenders Annual #1: I loved the Defenders, and this annual and the Giant-Size issues were special treats, with “guest Defenders”, this time, Power Man.
Eternals #5: Loved this Kirby series then, but I am not nearly as fond of it any more.
Fantastic Four #176: I liked the Impossible Man, based on an earlier reprint of his first appearance, so his reappearance (behind a Kirby cover) got me to buy this, even though FF was not a regular purchase any more.
Freedom Fighters #5: I’ve long since concluded that the FF were the most ungainly superhero team ever, but it was a team book, a revival of obscure Golden Age characters, and another comic I could follow from the beginning, so that was enough to earn my 30 cents. Ramona Fradon’s wonderful art was poorly served by Colletta’s inking here. She needs a lush line.
Howard the Duck #6: I missed Frank Brunner’s art, but I loved this concept too much to ever give up on Howard.
Justice League of America #136: I never passed up a JLA/JSA team-up.
Kobra #5: Another new series I got to follow from beginning to end. One of several villain-centric new books that didn’t quite live up to my expectations.
Marvel Two-in-One #21: I dug Doc Savage, so I picked this one up, even though I had weaned myself off of most issues of Marvel’s two team-up comics.
Omega the Unknown #5: This weirdness was up my alley, so I kept up with every issue, but I never thought Jim Mooney was the right artist for this.
Planet of the Apes #25: I was a POTA diehard. I didn’t care for the third-rate art on the Battle for the Planet of the Apes adaptation, though.
PLOP Giant #24: I stuck with it to the end, which came this month.
Secret Society of Super-Villains #4: It was never as good as I’d hoped it would be, especially as good guy Captain Comet got more and more of the focus, but the idea was unusual enough to keep me on board.
Skull the Slayer #8: This comic was really going off the rails, but I was still fascinated. I always liked stories of people transported into mysterious and bizarre environments.
Teen Titans #44: I was thrilled to see this old favorite return to the stands. Alas, the series was not going to prove to be to my liking.
Thor Annual #5: I got a huge kick when I realized this annual must actually have been one of the stories prepared for Marvel’s Thor the Mighty black and white magazine that they had promised a while back. I had been really looking forward to that one.
Tomb of Dracula #50 : I got the impression from the letters pages that some fans disapproved of the Silver Surfer appearing in TOD, but I thought it was an excellent story, a great change of pace with some real heart.
…and now the Chan Count!
Out of 35 DC comics this month, Ernie Chan is credited on “only” 15, or 43% (this time finally getting the penciling credit over Bob Oksner on Action Comics that I suspect he had been due on previous issues). We see Jack Sparling and Rich Buckler contributing many more this month, inked by Vince Colletta, who had recently become responsible for cover design. The Chan era is almost over, but his touch is still very visible, with lots of blank backgrounds this month. As I mentioned in a different thread many months ago, I’m pretty sure Chan was responsible for the layouts of Blackhawk #249, credited to George Evans and Colletta, and possibly others.
Cover of the Month: I’ve got to give it to the dramatic cover of Gold Key’s UFO Flying Saucers #12. As was often the case at Gold Key, there was too much magenta for my tastes, but it’s a strong design with its striking white outlining of the aliens’ victim.
Comic I’d Most Like to Have But Don’t: I wouldn’t mind having this month’s issue of Kid Colt (#212), even if it is a reprint!
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Post by Action Ace on Aug 4, 2016 13:38:29 GMT -5
I'm going to miss the Ernie Chua count from MW Gallaher each month.
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Post by hondobrode on Aug 6, 2016 14:42:53 GMT -5
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