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Post by codystarbuck on Mar 12, 2019 0:42:49 GMT -5
Batman featured the classic Walt Simonson story, with the less-than-classic Calendar Man, and a sort of trial run Thor (in the course of the story, he takes on personas based on the name origins of the days of the week). MTU featured the start of an excellent arc, featuring Viper & Silver Samurai and bringing Spidey in contact with SHIELD. It also builds to a climax that kind of foreshadows 9/11. DC Comics Presents has an excellent story, where Superman is thrust back in time, to WW2, has amnesia, and ends up with Rock & Easy Co, but won't take a life. It actually carries into the next issue, as he investigates who was behind the bomb that thrust him back in time. Superman had him with Rose & Thorn, a series I always liked, in Loios Lane and JLA had one of the stories that Brad Meltzer mined to create his vile little book.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Mar 12, 2019 4:24:11 GMT -5
(...) MTU featured the start of an excellent arc (...). *Ahem.* The best multi-part story in MTU. Ever.
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Post by brutalis on Mar 12, 2019 8:16:35 GMT -5
March 1979. So much goodness for this teen in high school. MArvel zombification in full mode.
Amazing Spider-Man 193 Avengers 184 Batman 312 Battlestar Galactica 4 Defenders 72 FF 207 Godzilla 23 Iron Man 123 Marvel Premiere 48 Marvel Super Special 10 MTU 82 MTIO 52 MOKF 77 Micronauts 6 Powerman/Ironfist 57 Shogun Warriors 5 Spectacular Spider-Man 31 Spiderwoman 15 Star Wars 24 Thor 284 Warlord 22 What If 15 X-Men 122
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Post by dbutler69 on Mar 12, 2019 14:09:11 GMT -5
I bought all of these back in the day, except for the Shogun Warriors which I just bought a few years ago.
Avengers #184 Fantastic Four #207 Justice League of America #167 Micronauts #6 Shogun Warriors #5 Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #252 X-Men #122
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Post by zilch on Mar 14, 2019 19:39:25 GMT -5
March!
Captain America #234 Fantastic Four #207 Godzilla #23 (getting all Avengers appearances for my big chronology project!) Hembeck: The Best of Dateline #1 (Great Stuff!!) Incredible Hulk #236 Iron Man #123 Marvel Premiere #48 (man, this would have rocked as a series!!!) Marvel Super-Special #10 Marvel Team-Up #82 Marvel Two-In-One #52 Micronauts #6 (BAM!!!) Power Man/Iron Fist #57 (crossovers!!!) X-Men #122 ...and Subscriptions... Avengers #184 (five stars!!!!!) Defenders #72 X-Men #122 (still buying the dupes!!)
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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 11, 2019 19:20:48 GMT -5
Byrne Avengers, on Wundagore Mountain, Iron Man fighting Justin Hammer's mercs (Demon in a Bottle build up), Project Pegasus and Micronauts. Still a great time at Marvel. I missed MTU #83 and 84, so I had to wait until 85 for the finale of the excellent Black Widow amnesia story (with Silver Samurai, Viper, Nick Fury and Shang Chi). I also missed Marvel Spotlight (Vol 2) #1, but would get the next two. More Whitman editions for DC, especially Superboy & the Legion, as well as JLA. JLA is the second part of the SSSV battle, referenced in Identity Crisis. Ironically, Flash #275 is the death of Iris, until it was retconned away with her having been pulled to the future. This was the month that Frank Miller debuted on Daredevil, though I missed that. The only DD I had, in this era, was the Ditko fill in issue (#162) Star Wars features Baron Tagge, leading the assault on the Yavin Base, which drives the Rebels off to find a new one, which would eventually link back to Empire.
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Post by brutalis on Apr 12, 2019 13:14:40 GMT -5
April 1979
Avengers 185 Batman 313 Battlestar Galactica 5 Captain America 235 Cerebus 9 Conan 100: not following regularly but issue 100 double sized! Must get! DCCP 11 Defenders 73 FF 208 Flash 275: again not following regularly but issues that would get my attention. Godzilla 24; bye bye Zilla Hulk 237 Iron Man 124 John Carter Warlord of Mars 25 JLA 168 Marvel Spotlight 1 MTU 83 MTIO 53 MOKF 78 Micronauts 7: yay Man-Thing Shogun Warriors 6 Pter Parker Spectacular Spider-Man 32 Spider-Woman 16 Star wars 35 Sperboy and LOSH 253 Thor 285 Warlord 23 X-Men 123
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Post by EdoBosnar on Apr 12, 2019 14:05:35 GMT -5
(...) This was the month that Frank Miller debuted on Daredevil, though I missed that. (...) Daredevil #159 was on sale in April 1979 - Miller debuted in #158, which hit the stands about 2 months prior.
Speaking of DD #159, I always thought it had such a cool cover:
Otherwise, as noted in previous comments, I was picking up tons of stuff every month this year. Notable for me is the beginning of the Project Pegasus arc in Marvel 2-in-1, probably the best multi-part story in that series, just a month after the beginning of the excellent amnesiac Black Widow arc in sister title Marvel Team-up.
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Post by MWGallaher on Apr 12, 2019 18:11:05 GMT -5
In April, 1979, I bought these off the stands: Adventure Comics #464: This had the Deadman story that had been slated to run in the cancelled Showcase comic, with art by my favorite, Jim Aparo. Deadman was one of the only characters whose stories, through the Bronze Age anyway, were always worth while. Never a dud! This one tried to establish a new angle on Boston Brand, as I recall, with a scientist who was able to briefly rematerialize him. That might have been useful in establishing a supporting cast (outside of his circus comrades) if the series had been picked up for an ongoing, but I think the whole thing was dropped in later appearances. Brave & Bold #152: I don't know what they were thinking with this cover, featuring Batman and the Atom under assault from thugs in lederhosen and the rest of the traditional Bavarian garb. I don't remember anything about it, but it was Haney and Aparo--I'm sure it didn't disappoint. Defenders #73: Never missed an issue, but I wouldn't remember this Hannigan/Trimpe issue were it not for the ongoing review thread here on the forum. Godzilla #24: Farewell to one of my favorites. This final issue completed the Big G's journey across North America. Since Godzilla ends up in New York, heading out into the Atlantic, I interpret the cover to be Godzilla heading east toward the ocean at dawn, appropriately sending him back towards the Rising Sun. Shogun Warriors #6: This sort of served as a substitute for the departing Godzilla. Fluff from Moench and Trimpe, but I liked this giant robot series. X-Men #123: Arcade makes, I think, his first appearance. I got a big kick out of the character and his gimmick. I was fully on board with X-Men.
A very measly set of purchases this month, as I was at college, with only one meager source of comics to buy from and on a strict budget.
Cover of the Month: Looking them all over, the standout for April 1979 is Godzilla #24.
Comic I'd Most Like to Have but Don't: If I could only pick one, I'd ask for Marvel Spotlight #1, which brought Captain Marvel back to the stands under writer Doug Moench, one of my favorites, and Pat Broderick, who I rather like.
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Post by zilch on Apr 12, 2019 18:21:08 GMT -5
April!!
Adventure Comics #464 (LOVE anthology superhero books!!) Avengers #185 (Man this book rocks!!!!) Captain America #235 Daredevil #159 (McKenzie/Miller/Jansen are killing it here!!!!) Defenders #73 (just keeping the run going...) Fantastic Four #208 Godzilla #24 (RIP) Hulk #237 Iron Man #124 (Michelline/JRJR/Layton rockin' here also!!!) Marvel Spotlight v2 #1 ("let's burn off some inventory here...") Marvel Team-Up #83 (great storyline!!!) Marvel Two-In-One #53 (another great storyline!!!) Micronauts #7 (Golden Man-Thing!!!) X-Men #123 (BAM!! More great stuff!!!)
By this time, my subscriptions had run out (leading to a nice story next month!) Looking back, this month's books rocked, so much good material from so many creators!! I was really getting into Marvel by this point and had begun work on my Big Chronology, which sought to place all the books in a reading order (before it became popular 40 yrs later!).
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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 12, 2019 23:42:44 GMT -5
(...) This was the month that Frank Miller debuted on Daredevil, though I missed that. (...) Daredevil #159 was on sale in April 1979 - Miller debuted in #158, which hit the stands about 2 months prior.
Speaking of DD #159, I always thought it had such a cool cover:
Otherwise, as noted in previous comments, I was picking up tons of stuff every month this year. Notable for me is the beginning of the Project Pegasus arc in Marvel 2-in-1, probably the best multi-part story in that series, just a month after the beginning of the excellent amnesiac Black Widow arc in sister title Marvel Team-up.
Yeah, had my issues mixed up on Miller.
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Post by dbutler69 on Apr 15, 2019 14:01:21 GMT -5
These the ones I bought back in the day: Amazing Spider-Man #194 Avengers #185 Fantastic Four #208 Justice League of America #168 Marvel Two-in-One #53 Micronauts #7 Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #253 X-Men #123
and these are the ones I bought much more recently: Captain America #235 Incredible Hulk #237 Master of Kung Fu #78 Shogun Warriors #6
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Post by badwolf on Apr 15, 2019 14:43:22 GMT -5
I kick myself for selling off that ASM years ago. I still have the Avengers and JLA issues, though. I remember seeing the Flash cover in house ads, but I've never seen a copy in real life.
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Post by dbutler69 on May 1, 2019 13:18:57 GMT -5
May 1979
Bought back in the day: Avengers #186 Brave & the Bold #153 Defenders #74 Fantastic Four #209 Justice League of America #169 Micronauts #8 Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes #254 X-Men #124
Bought much more recently: Captain America #236 Incredible Hulk #238 Machine Man #10 Marvel Two-in-One #54 Master of Kung Fu #79 Shogun Warriors #7 Thor #286
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Post by codystarbuck on May 1, 2019 19:00:10 GMT -5
Great month and a great year for comics! Superman features the restoration of the bottle city of Kandor. It wasn't a dream, it wasn't reversed (well, not exactly). Iron Man has Tony Stark sans armor, but kicking butt and recording names! Best run of that title! Avengers has John Byrne and Wundagore Mountain. Byrne also handled Thing and eathlok, in MTIO, as part of Project Pegasus. perez would take over, with the next issue! Meanwhile, books I didn't have then; but were important: Detective #485 features the death of Batwoman, Kathy Kane, at the hands of Bronze Tiger and the League of Assassins. Gorgeous art from Don Newton. Captain America ends the Dr Faustus story, with the 50s Cap brainwashed s the leader of the Nihilist Command. Defenders had Foolkiller, Flash was looking for Iris' killer, Marvel team-Up had Shang Chi joining Spider-Man and an amnesiac Black Widow, in fighting Viper and Silver Samurai (with Nick Fury lurking in the background), Mike Zeck is drawing Master of Kung Fu, Micronauts has Captain Universe vs Baron Karza, the World of Krypton mini-series continues (1st official mini-series), and Colossus has been brainwashed into fighting the X-Men, also under Byrne. So, Marvel has Byrne and Perez lighting up comics, plus Zeck coming into his own, while David Michelinie and JRJR & Bob Layton are creating THE classic Iron Man saga. DC is starting to gain traction as they pull back from the Implosion to show that some creative freedom and encouragement can bring about great work. Legion was interesting, with the League of Super-Assassins, Kandor restored in Superman, Mister Miracle in DCCP, Batman fights Two-Face (JLGL cover!), Mike grell Green Lantern/Green Arrow & Warlord, and Jonah Hex and Scalphunter prove there is still life in the western genre (though cult life, mostly). By the by, that Flash Gordon issue is a favorite, with Carlos Garzon art & John Warner script, as they were busy restoring classic elements of the strip. Ming returned in issue 19 (the first Gold Key issue) and this one has his coronation, with Flash travelling to Mingo City, in disguise. There he meets up with old friends, like Queen Fria and Ronal. It all looked and read completely Raymond. The cartoon series, from Filmation, would debut in the fall, though the prime time movie that had spawned the project wouldn't air for 3 years, in Aug of 1982 (Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All).
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