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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 2, 2021 8:07:38 GMT -5
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 31, 2021 15:45:53 GMT -5
Summer 1979 to summer 1980 is closest for good times. Senior year of high school, get my driver's permit, 1st real job after I graduated at Smitty's as a carryout/ bag boy. So plenty of moolah in my pockets, lots of driving around town searching out comic books at that new phenomenon the LCS, lots of drive in movie weekends. And oh yeah, that great and terrible thing all rolled up in one spectacular package: GIRLS. After that summer of 1980 it seems that for every great memory, was an equal or greater painful one. Adulthood stinks sometimes.You got that right.
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 31, 2021 15:45:35 GMT -5
1985 too. That's the year I went backpacking in Europe with two friends, went on my first road trip in Canada with three other friends, and most of all finally managed to woo the love of my life! Wow, that's a really good year!
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 30, 2021 5:12:43 GMT -5
The first artist whom I remember being able to recognize was Steve Ditko, though not necessarily in a good way. I wasn't a fan of his work, especially not his 70's/80's stuff.
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 29, 2021 18:16:57 GMT -5
I also meant to say that my parents got divorced in 1982, so that took some of the fun out of that and subsequent years.
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 29, 2021 12:39:36 GMT -5
Just got this today. I enjoyed the issues that I have so far , so I figured to complete the run. I have this! Yeah, I enjoyed it also.
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 29, 2021 12:38:23 GMT -5
1970sFafhrd and the Grey Mouser Conan Demon Kamandi Swamp Thing Sgt. Rock Tarzan (DC) Killraven Kull Red Sonja The Shadow (DC) Tomb of Dracula Doc Savage Hercules (DC) Jonah Hex Scalphunter Master of Kung Fu Ragman (Is he a superhero?) Personally, I'd consider Ragman a superhero.
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 29, 2021 11:39:13 GMT -5
If you could go back in time and live one year over and over, which year would it be?
For me, I am thinking 1981, or maybe 1980. I was 12 years old in 1981 (for almost the whole year, as my birthday is in January) and I had of course a bit more freedom than in my earlier years, but still virtually no responsibility. A spoiled suburban only child. The comics were still great, as were the cartoons, and I could get good grades in school without traing. Once home, I was free to watch TV, read comics, play with my action figures, or whatever. Maybe I'm viewing my childhood with rose colored glasses and they weren't really the happiest time of my life, but I rather think they were. Edit: Oh yeah, and 1982 my parents got divorced, so 1981 was the last year with my parents together.
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 28, 2021 5:51:54 GMT -5
My thinking is that I'm choosing these based on what I'd want now. I wasn't alive in 1961, anyway. There's no wrong answer, though. With that thought, I would be coming up with ways of having MUCH MORE than 50 cents to spend on comics. Selling my school lunch rather than eating it. Tutoring the jocks for keeping their grades up to remain on school sports teams. Yard work for any and every neighbor I could convince. Donate plasma. Whatever it takes LOL There is so much to from mediocre to great that 50 cents just won't cut it. Like Pokemon, gotta have them all hehehe Sorry, kid. 50 cents is all you get. This wouldn't be fun if it was too easy.
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 27, 2021 18:18:16 GMT -5
I read House of Yang #1-2 (Modern Comics, 1978). I got them in a dollar bin years ago. They stories were okay. I didn't much care for the art. The style didn't suit me. IIRC, House of Yang was the spinoff by Sanho Kim, right? He's been described as the first manga artist to work in US comics. The original Yang was by Warren Sattler, who did more newspaper comic strips than comic book work. Yes, it was Sahno Kim. Not my cup of Early Grey. Then again, I'm not really a fan of manga.
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 27, 2021 14:32:35 GMT -5
I read House of Yang #1-2 (Modern Comics, 1978). I got them in a dollar bin years ago. They stories were okay. I didn't much care for the art. The style didn't suit me.
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 27, 2021 12:49:29 GMT -5
I read Avengers #23-24. This is a two-part story featuring the return of Kang. This is one of my favorite Avengers issues from the Stan Lee era! Kang gets some depth, as he woos Ravonna as only Kang can.
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 26, 2021 16:35:12 GMT -5
My thinking is that I'm choosing these based on what I'd want now. I wasn't alive in 1961, anyway. There's no wrong answer, though.
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 26, 2021 6:05:32 GMT -5
Favourite as in the one you think makes for fun reading or as in the one you'd like to have yourself? For real life, I thnk I'd like to have super-intelligence, though teleportation and strength+invulnerability would be handy as well. Flying would be tempting more for the exhiliration of the experience than for any practical use of it, I think. As far as my favourite characters go, I tend to like characters with special fighting ability, exspecially in an agile, acrobatic style, e.g. Daredevil or the Black Panther. I'm also drawn to magic, though Dr. Strange is the only real favourite character of this type I can think of. I guess I had more about the one you'd want for yourself in mind, but either (or both) is fine. I agree with you, that some of my favorite characters are the acrobatic types, too.
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 26, 2021 6:03:51 GMT -5
Tough call without being able to browse the nterior pages of these comics! But after a quick glance at some of the credits, i'd go with: Fantastic Four #1 - no explanation necessary Amazing Adult Fantasy #7 - whattaya mean, not that kind of adult fantasy? oh well, it's all Ditko stories so I'll get it anyway; G.I. Combat #90 - includes a 13-page Russ Heath story Journey into Mystery #73 - Kirby, Ditko, and Don Heck stories MAD #66 - if this counts, not appearing on Mik's page; if it isn't eligible, I'll probably go with another Marvel anthology with Kirby, etc stories, or another war comic with Russ Heath art Hey kid! This ain't no library!
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