Oh absolutely!  When I saw those rows and rows of comics on the wall in racks, I nearly fainted. So many more than the neighborhood stores, as I mentioned. My dilemma of which comic to buy and my somewhat hurried choice remains a very strong "picture" in my mind. 

In subsequent visits to that grandparents' house, we never went back to that store, as it had involved somewhat of a detour due to my mother's desire to pick up flowers for her mother. But there was a strip mall that included a stationery store (I think that's the term) that had a spinner rack of comics, so on later grandparent visits I made a beeline for that store. 



Yes, I finally picked it up a few years ago when I got back into comics. Sadly this particular baby Legionnaire story was not worth the wait , though there was that always-solid Curt Swan/George Klein art--I'm a huge fan of that artistic team.

April '67 is a month I mustn't have been at the candy stores much, though I seem to remember picking up one of my first Warren magazines:



A bunch of comics from that month found themselves into my collection about a year later, courtesy of a trade I'll tell the story of elsewhere.

And though I never saw this on the stands, and only "found" it a few months later (another story for another time), I have to post it b/c it's such a startingly cool cover:



Of course I picked this up:

Nice selection, brutalis. I also obtained Avengers #41 and FF #64 as back issues, a few years after their publication. And Prince Hal is spot on about that Brave and Bold #72 cover--I never had that issue, but I remember seeing it everywhere in DC house ads. Incredible, memorable cover!

I never owned it but I read Atom #31 during a visit to my cousins' house (as I have mentioned elsewhere, they had a huge collection of DCs). That particular issue co-starred Hawkman and I recall nothing about the story at all except that the guys and their significant others spent a day at the beach. I wasn't a regular reader of Atom (or Hawkman) so I totally forgot about that comic...until a few years ago, when I picked up Craig Shutt's book Baby Boomer Comics. Was I shocked to see a few panels from that story in the book (which is how I realized the issue number)!


One of the pics from Atom #31 in Shutt's book that jogged the ol' memory--love Gil Kane's work.

Considering the large number of comics on sale back in April 1967, I find it interesting that we've mentioned many of the same comics in our posts here, namely Fantastic Four #64, Avengers #41 (first John Buscema Avengers art), Brave and Bold #72 with that unforgettable Flash/Spectre cover, Hawkman #20, and Atom #31 (Hawkman and Atom team-up).

Now, as for what I actually bought OFF the RACKS back in April 1967, it was only one comic.

But what a comic! After my near-miss last month, when I chose Wonder Woman #170 over Adventure #356, I finally obtained a comic featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes: Adventure #357. I don't think that my cousins had any Adventure/Legion comics, but what I'd read about the Legion and their numerous, intriguingly-named characters in the Direct Currents blurbs had really piqued my interest, so I was eager to check out the team for myself. 

And Adventure #357 didn't disappoint. First of all there was that unflashy, gorgeous, and altogether superlative Swan-Klein art. Storywise the plot included survivors' guilt, psychology, and séances. There were flashbacks/references to events that had occurred in earlier issues (#352-353, Ferro Lad's death) that made #357's story seem multi-layered and "grown-up." And though I hadn't read those earlier issues, the storytelling was so clear I had no trouble following it, it was that well-crafted (by one Mr. Shooter and of course the aforementioned art). 

I was also entranced by the variety of the costumes and names of the characters; sure there were the obligatory "Boys" (Cosmic Boy, Sun Boy, and of course Superboy) and "Girls" (Saturn Girl)...but there were also characters with more unusual names such as "Brainiac 5" and "Princess Projectra." And the letter column image and a couple of panels in the story promised there were even more colorful Legion members. I also loved that Saturn Girl and Brainy seemed so, well, brainy and that their powers were mental as opposed to the typical physical powers many superheroes had back then.

All in all, this issue was the perfect introduction to the Legion for me .

Being a toddler unable to enjoy comics yet. May '67  holds 3 comics i tracked down for my collection. Avengers 42, Fantastic Four 65 and Detective Comics 365. Having seen the Detective cover in ads over the years many times i was always curious and one day the comic shop i frequented most had a copy behind the desk posted on the wall. It hung there several weeks and they eventually dropped the price enough to entice me. So with a bit of trading i managed to buy it. Iconic cover and worth the effort to haggle with the shop over before finally purchasing for under 10 bucks. A bit beat up but that's how i like my comics for showing that they have been read and cherished and loved greatly!