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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2016 12:02:55 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2016 12:06:45 GMT -5
^^Just a few for me ^^
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2016 15:47:30 GMT -5
I started reading in the mid to late 70s. Some that immediately come to mind are
Batman Family 16
Justice League of America 149 and 150
Teen Titans 50
Superman VS Shazam tabloid
Superman VS Wonder Woman tabloid
Several Superman Family issues
Those are the very first comics I can clearly remember reading.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2016 16:54:16 GMT -5
All those huge Treasury sized specials like Superman vs Spider-Man...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2016 20:56:01 GMT -5
All those huge Treasury sized specials like Superman vs Spider-Man...
I kept looking at the ads for this when I was small but the price in the 90s Mile High Catalogue was insanely high although I still nearly ordered it several times. I was so glad when I finally got it...and the irony, it was during one of the 'recession' times in the USA around 2010-11 or so when lots of books were being 'dumped' for cheap and I got a NM copy for the insane price of $15.50. Chuck wanted $250. I now own 3 original copies. My dealer wasn't so lucky, as soon as he took his treasury out of the priority mail box, the cover fell off. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2016 21:07:37 GMT -5
All those huge Treasury sized specials like Superman vs Spider-Man...
I kept looking at the ads for this when I was small but the price in the 90s Mile High Catalogue was insanely high although I still nearly ordered it several times. I was so glad when I finally got it...and the irony, it was during one of the 'recession' times in the USA around 2010-11 or so when lots of books were being 'dumped' for cheap and I got a NM copy for the insane price of $15.50. Chuck wanted $250. I now own 3 original copies. My dealer wasn't so lucky, as soon as he took his treasury out of the priority mail box, the cover fell off. I never found a way to store them that kept them in good condition. I sold all mine back in 1992....needed money to buy my house. I did buy the reprints later but I really miss the oversized art of the originals. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2016 23:00:44 GMT -5
I read this until the cover fell off, and then I read it until pages started falling out. at this point, I own probably 8 copies of it, as it's one I ALWAYS grab if i see it priced reasonably, and sit down immediately to read it. (yes, the Metal Men very often died in their stories -- it was the gimmick of the series) . . .but this one, with Tina sacrificing herself to save the day? That image of Doc cradling her severed head just GOT me.  |
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Post by tingramretro on Jan 27, 2016 3:26:46 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2016 3:58:12 GMT -5
Top 10 pre-1980 issues (which I first encountered pre-1980 as well not afterwards) that are memorable to me...all of which were nearly read coverless 10. Amazing Spider-Man 146  9. Spidey Super Stories #31  8. JLA 129  7. Invaders Annual #1  6. Thor Annual #6  5. Batman #250  4. Rampaging Hulk #8  3. Conan 76  2. Avengers Annual #7  1. Avengers 162  -M |
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Post by Confessor on Jan 27, 2016 8:03:51 GMT -5
I was only 7-years-old when 1979 turned into 1980, so most of the memorable comics from my childhood were purchased after that. However, I do have very strong recollections of my parents buying me the following two pre-1980 issues of Star Wars Weekly...   I was bought lots of other issues of Star Wars Weekly in 1978 and 1979, but the two above are especially memorable because they were my first. I also had some superhero comics as well in the late '70s, like the Marvel and DC digest-sized UK Pocket Books, but I can't recall exactly which issues I had. My memory of what comics I bought or was bought as a kid only gets really clear once we get into '80s. |
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Post by tingramretro on Jan 27, 2016 8:16:00 GMT -5
I was only 7-years-old when 1979 turned into 1980, so most of the memorable comics from my childhood were purchased after that. However, I do have very strong recollections of my parents buying me the following two pre-1980 issues of Star Wars Weekly... I was bought lots of other issues of Star Wars Weekly in 1978 and 1979, but the two above are especially memorable because they were my first. I also had some superhero comics as well in the late '70s, like the Marvel and DC digest-sized UK Pocket Books, but I can't recall exactly which issues I had. My memory of what comics I bought or was bought as a kid only gets really clear once we get into '80s. I started reading Star Wars Weekly with #1, and I still have most of my original collection, though many are now coverless and some have holes punched in them from where my eight year old self kept them in a ring binder. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2016 10:03:21 GMT -5
This is a February 1980 issue and it's one of my favorite IRON MAN Covers featuring the Incredible Hulk - Iron Man 131 |
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Post by Confessor on Jan 27, 2016 10:04:46 GMT -5
I was only 7-years-old when 1979 turned into 1980, so most of the memorable comics from my childhood were purchased after that. However, I do have very strong recollections of my parents buying me the following two pre-1980 issues of Star Wars Weekly... I was bought lots of other issues of Star Wars Weekly in 1978 and 1979, but the two above are especially memorable because they were my first. I also had some superhero comics as well in the late '70s, like the Marvel and DC digest-sized UK Pocket Books, but I can't recall exactly which issues I had. My memory of what comics I bought or was bought as a kid only gets really clear once we get into '80s. I started reading Star Wars Weekly with #1, and I still have most of my original collection, though many are now coverless and some ave holes punched in them from where my eight year old self kept them in a ring binder. That's pretty cool that you were buying the series from the start. I was so young in early 1978 (I would've been 5) that I couldn't even properly read those Star Wars comics pictured above. I just looked at the pictures and tried to read them, best I could, but mostly had to get my Mum to read 'em to me. ...and my ol' Mum hated anything even remotely sci-fi.  |
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Post by tingramretro on Jan 27, 2016 10:13:52 GMT -5
I started reading Star Wars Weekly with #1, and I still have most of my original collection, though many are now coverless and some ave holes punched in them from where my eight year old self kept them in a ring binder. That's pretty cool that you were buying the series from the start. I was so young in early 1978 (I would've been 5) that I couldn't even properly read those Star Wars comics pictured above. I just looked at the pictures and tried to read them, best I could, but mostly had to get my Mum to read 'em to me. ...and my ol' Mum hated anything even remotely sci-fi. I would have been eight when SWW started. By that time, I was already not only a heavy reader but a collector, of sorts (the first titles I actually actively collected were 2000 AD, Star-Lord, Captain Britain, Mighty World of Marvel, The Complete Fantastic Four and Super Spider-Man, all starting in about 1976 or 1977). My grandmother basically taught me to read with comics, starting when I was about three or four. Comics are the perfect introduction to reading for a young kid, I think. |
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Post by Confessor on Jan 27, 2016 10:38:43 GMT -5
Comics are the perfect introduction to reading for a young kid, I think. I totally agree. |
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