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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 22, 2021 16:10:18 GMT -5
Went to a show in Buffalo Saturday. Picked up too much stuff. I think you're from Rochester, right?
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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 15, 2021 7:52:53 GMT -5
The only Superman stories I return to again and again are the original stories by Siegel and Shuster from early Action and Superman, and the Superman Dailies and Sundays from the Golden Age. Other than that, it is one off stuff, like Superman for All Season, and the Superman COnfidential stuff written by Darwyn Cooke. The recent Superman Smashes The Klan by Gene Luen Yang was also amazing. I enjoyed a lot of the Triangle era stuff when it came back, but revisits have only left me disappointed and unsatisfied as a reader. -M I really like the first few years of Superman as well. Like when he went to Gay City! And also his vendetta against unsafe drivers! That’s such a great story. I love it when he goes into the impound lot and smashes up all those cars! That will teach those drunk drivers!
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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 14, 2021 17:36:50 GMT -5
Aquaman #1 Archie #125 Showcase #36 (with the Atom) Twilight Zone #1288 That darn Dell 15 cent price tag on Twilight Zone means I can't get any more! Kona, Monarch of Monster Isle #1256 looks interesting, though, as does the Strange Adventures and the Peanuts comics, but I guess tough choices must be made.
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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 14, 2021 17:33:07 GMT -5
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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 13, 2021 15:25:57 GMT -5
I've really only heard it with Batman, and I don't care for it.
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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 11, 2021 14:34:45 GMT -5
It's hard for me to think of the 60s Spider-Man as a Saturday morning cartoon, since I always saw it after school (in the 70s.) Me too. Actually, I also have a tough time thinking of Scooby Doo as a Saturday morning cartoon for the same reason. Sure, there was still some Saturday morning Scooby when I was growing up, but the real Scooby Doo (the first 3 seasons) was after school for me.
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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 8, 2021 5:02:54 GMT -5
Somehow I overlooked JLA. I will have to decide if I want to give up one of my 5 comics to get that instead.
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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 7, 2021 16:05:05 GMT -5
Here are my picks:
Archie #124 (12 cents) Batman #144 (12 cents. It's got Bat-Girl. I'm there) Challengers of the Unknown #23 (12 cents) Detective Comics #298 (12 cents) Flash #125 (12 cents)
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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 7, 2021 16:00:26 GMT -5
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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 6, 2021 4:49:49 GMT -5
I read Justice League of America #66, 68, 69, and 70 (67 is all reprints). These are the first four post-Gardner Fox issues, after his 8 year run ended, and are written by Denny O'Neil. Also, Dick Dillon started 2 issues ago, ending Mike Sekowski's 8 year run. Right away, in the first O'Neil issue, the Justice Leaguers are arguing with each other, and you know that this isn't your father's Justice League of America. The first three issues here are good, and an improvement on the Fox stuff, in my humble opinion, but #70 is just too silly. Some idiotic teenager just happens to have superpowers (luckily we never see him again) and he gets some aliens, with some ridiculous Silver Agey type technology, to battle the JLA. More of a Gardner Fox type of JLA story.
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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 6, 2021 4:40:26 GMT -5
Nice pickups, Icctrombone! I have the complete run of Shogun Warriors. Then again, I was into the action figures, so I had that hook to pull me in.
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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 3, 2021 16:01:12 GMT -5
First time around, I thought (or tried to think) like the kid I was then (hence Popeye, etc.). This time, I'm raking a page from Rob's book and thinking like a time traveler. So my choices are: Fantastic Four #2 Tales to Astonish #27 Showcase #36 Flash #124 Green Lantern #9 Cei-U! Back in the day, though, I'd have found a way to scrounge up the extra 15 cents to buy that Tarzan Dell Giant! That's what I'm doing, pretending I'm a time traveler.
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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 3, 2021 15:32:15 GMT -5
...umm. Anyway, do I approach this like I'm a normal kid in 1961, or like I'm a kid with my 2021 knowledge of comics and the collector's market? I'm going to assume I'm a kid in 1961 with no concern for key issues, favorite creators, nor the future of collectibles. That being the case, here are my picks for August: I'm definitely spending the lion's share on Famous Monsters of Filmland, so there's 35 cents right there. With only one 10 cent comic left to choose, I'd cringe at all the enticing covers I'd be passing up, but ultimately I would need a Batman book, and Detective Comics has the better cover for this month, so that's where I'd go. For September, I think I'd rather see Superman, Batman, and Robin in one book together than go for the individual titles, so World's Finest #121. And I've always loved the idea of the World's Fair, so Life with Archie #11 is an obvious choice. Speaking of which, Jughead AND monsters?? Sign me up for Jughead #78. Holy crap! I can't believe I don't own this one today! The Uncle Scrooge covers never wow me, but I do love those stories, so Uncle Scrooge #36. The final one is a tough choice. I think I'd be intrigued by the Fantastic Four by this point: two covers featuring two exciting sci-fi scenarios starring a plainclothed team. I think the aliens in the house on the cover of #2 would have absolutely caught my eye, but then how do you pass up a cover promising THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN? I'd have to finally go with Superman #149, and I doubt I would have regretted it. I'm approaching it like I'm me now, an adult, back in 1961 and I'm buying whatever I think looks the most interesting and will give me the most reading pleasure, as opposed to what will be the most valuable 60 years from now. I wasn't around in 1961 and if I pretended I'm a kid buying these, should I pretend I'm 6 year old? 12 years old? 16 years old? The choices would be different for each age, so I'm just going with what I want to read now. However, everyone seems to be taking a different approach, which is fine.
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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 2, 2021 8:12:53 GMT -5
Oh my gosh.. this thread is giving me math nightmares. I have always been really bad at math, and as a kid, nothing was more daunting than standing at the spinner rack in the drug store, trying to figure out how many $.35 comics I can buy for $11. I sweat just thinking about it. Just grab a bunch and let the shopkeeper tell you how many you have to put back.
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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 2, 2021 8:11:58 GMT -5
Here's what I'm buying:
Adventure Comics #290 (10 cents. Legion of Super-Heroes! I'm all over that!) Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan #12 (15 cents) Lone Ranger #142 (15 cents) Archie's Pal Jughead #78 (10 cents)
Dell has some interesting looking books, but 15 cents each! You guys are killin' me!
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