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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2015 12:31:18 GMT -5
I have been reading various Legion of Super Heroes in Archive Editions and I have been thoroughly enjoying it very much and I wished I had paid more attention to it when it first came out many years ago. I just loved the artwork, the stories, and pure nostalgia of all the adventures that this group endures. I have several editions. They are truly beautiful books. Is the paper quality the same in all of them? I only have volume 1. Though, I predict I will be getting more, I am curious if the paper has the same thickness.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2015 20:03:31 GMT -5
I have been reading various Legion of Super Heroes in Archive Editions and I have been thoroughly enjoying it very much and I wished I had paid more attention to it when it first came out many years ago. I just loved the artwork, the stories, and pure nostalgia of all the adventures that this group endures. I have several editions. They are truly beautiful books. Is the paper quality the same in all of them? I only have volume 1. Though, I predict I will be getting more, I am curious if the paper has the same thickness. Most of them, are like Volume 1; but the books that I got were used and I got them at 25-40 percent off and I don't pay much attention to the paper that much and all I want to read the stories and all. I would strongly suggest that you go to your comic book store that has them and judge the quality of the paper before buying it. Man, these stories are incredible and I regretted not reading them in them in the first place when they came out. Happy to assist you!
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Post by dbutler69 on Dec 19, 2015 10:36:27 GMT -5
I just finished Omega the Unknown. What a fascinating series, and what a shame it was abruptly cancelled before Gerber could resolve it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2015 10:40:37 GMT -5
They are truly beautiful books. Is the paper quality the same in all of them? I only have volume 1. Though, I predict I will be getting more, I am curious if the paper has the same thickness. Most of them, are like Volume 1; but the books that I got were used and I got them at 25-40 percent off and I don't pay much attention to the paper that much and all I want to read the stories and all. I would strongly suggest that you go to your comic book store that has them and judge the quality of the paper before buying it. Man, these stories are incredible and I regretted not reading them in them in the first place when they came out. Happy to assist you! Thanks. I asked about paper quality because I know with the MMWs, some of their books are printed in Italy and some are printed in China. The books printed in Italy have a thinner and glossier paper. The ones printed in China have the thicker paper. Both are nice, but I prefer thicker paper. I wasn't sure if this was the same for the DC Archives books. I'll still get them, though.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2015 20:41:09 GMT -5
After rereading Conway's run in Amazing Spiderman I immediately started to read Len Wein's run. Today I read #157. A good but rather campy issue with another solid outing by artist Ross Andru. Dr. Octopus returns with another appearance by a mystery villain revealed at the issue's end. My favorite part of the issue: Peter Parker shows up at Aunt May's place with a bucket of fried chicken, only to find Ock sipping tea on the sofa. Okay, when Aunt May is out of the room, Pete talks to Ock the way Spider-Man would - " ... six arms or otherwise, I'm gonna wring your chubby neck!" This is kind of like the scene in Tim Burton's BATMAN where Bruce Wayne confronts the Joker in Vicki Vale's apartment and we see Wayne being Batman without the costume. While Kim Basinger is considerably hotter than Aunt May, neither villain recognizes their arch-enemy. LOVE IT!!!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2015 0:38:17 GMT -5
That was one of a handful of Spidey issues I had as a kid and I read the cover off that book.
-M
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2015 19:01:31 GMT -5
Picked these 2 Supergirl hardcovers up quite awhile back and finally started to read them a few weeks back. Spoiler tags as to not spoil for Coldwater In these early issues, Supergirl is hidden away from the public. She is Superman's secret weapon and spends most of her time maintaining her secret identity of orphan Linda Danvers. Eventually, she goes to the future to meet the Legion of Super-Heroes and Tommy Tomorrow. Her pet, Streaky the Supercat shows up as well. The stories, written mainly by Otto Binder of Marvel Family fame, showcase the beginning of what would become the Superman Family. Soon Comet the Superhorse, Beppo the Supermonky and the entire bottle city of Kandor would be roaming around with "The Last Son of Krypton." There is a charming innocence in the stories, and they are very well crafted silver age comics. The art, by Jim Mooney and Al Plastino, is suiting to the stories.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2015 19:08:17 GMT -5
Picked these 2 Supergirl hardcovers up quite awhile back and finally started to read them a few weeks back. In these early issues, Supergirl is hidden away from the public. She is Superman's secret weapon and spends most of her time maintaining her secret identity of orphan Linda Danvers. Eventually, she goes to the future to meet the Legion of Super-Heroes and Tommy Tomorrow. Her pet, Streaky the Supercat shows up as well. The stories, written mainly by Otto Binder of Marvel Family fame, showcase the beginning of what would become the Superman Family. Soon Comet the Superhorse, Beppo the Supermonky and the entire bottle city of Kandor would be roaming around with "The Last Son of Krypton." There is a charming innocence in the stories, and they are very well crafted silver age comics. The art, by Jim Mooney and Al Plastino, is suiting to the stories. I am not reading your post because I have not read them yet. But I got these books as well! At least the first one, but I think both of them. I have to look again.
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 20, 2015 19:21:55 GMT -5
I find the story of orphan Linde Lee to be very compelling ... but also hilarious. She lives in an orphanage with absolutely no privacy, and yet she's expected to not only protect her Supergirl identity, she also has to keep Supergirl's very existence a secret! And she also can't be adopted because Superman says she can't leave the orphanage! So there's a few stories where she has to wear torn clothes and have messy hair and a dirty face because nobody would adopt such a little pig! It's heartbreaking!
And between the Bizarro babies and the super-cats running around and causing more trouble, she just gets one challenge after another thrown at her. And she doesn't just have to solve normal super-hero problems, she also has to keep it a secret that Linda Lee has powers, at the same time she's expected to not even reveal that there is a Supergirl even existing! And the only one who can help is the Supergirl-robot stashed in a tree!
Superman set it up so that she would fail and, boy, was he sore when she succeeded despite all the obstacles he put in her way! And Supergirl is so trusting and sweet that she never even contemplated the truth for an instant!
Silver Age Supergirl is one of my favorites! My favorite Supergirl story is the one (I think it's a full-length story in Superman) where the Bizarros have a normal-looking baby and they send it to Earth where it ends up at the orphanage (of course) and Linda has to keep its powers a secret (while protecting her own identity as well) and then Superman has her look after the baby at the Fortress of Solitude and a Bizarro-Supergirl is accidentally created (poor Bizarro Supergirl!) and then there's a big misunderstanding and the Bizarros decide to invade Earth and ... yeah, it's pretty much King Hell Capers from front to back.
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Post by Pharozonk on Dec 20, 2015 19:26:29 GMT -5
GAH! Is that Frank Miller art on the first Supergirl archive?!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2015 19:32:00 GMT -5
Coldwater I decided to read them the last couple of days because you reminded me of all the craziness of the Silver Age. I also put up spolier tags on my last post for your convenience
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2015 19:33:40 GMT -5
GAH! Is that Frank Miller art on the first Supergirl archive?! EGAD!!! Yes unfortunately it is.
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 20, 2015 19:36:45 GMT -5
GAH! Is that Frank Miller art on the first Supergirl archive?! EGAD!!! Yes unfortunately it is. I like it! Supergirl should team up with Carrie Kelley!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2015 19:38:14 GMT -5
I find the story of orphan Linde Lee to be very compelling ... but also hilarious. She lives in an orphanage with absolutely no privacy, and yet she's expected to not only protect her Supergirl identity, she also has to keep Supergirl's very existence a secret! And she also can't be adopted because Superman says she can't leave the orphanage! So there's a few stories where she has to wear torn clothes and have messy hair and a dirty face because nobody would adopt such a little pig! It's heartbreaking! And between the Bizarro babies and the super-cats running around and causing more trouble, she just gets one challenge after another thrown at her. And she doesn't just have to solve normal super-hero problems, she also has to keep it a secret that Linda Lee has powers, at the same time she's expected to not even reveal that there is a Supergirl even existing! And the only one who can help is the Supergirl-robot stashed in a tree! Superman set it up so that she would fail and, boy, was he sore when she succeeded despite all the obstacles he put in her way! And Supergirl is so trusting and sweet that she never even contemplated the truth for an instant! Silver Age Supergirl is one of my favorites! My favorite Supergirl story is the one (I think it's a full-length story in Superman) where the Bizarros have a normal-looking baby and they send it to Earth where it ends up at the orphanage (of course) and Linda has to keep its powers a secret (while protecting her own identity as well) and then Superman has her look after the baby at the Fortress of Solitude and a Bizarro-Supergirl is accidentally created (poor Bizarro Supergirl!) and then there's a big misunderstanding and the Bizarros decide to invade Earth and ... yeah, it's pretty much King Hell Capers from front to back. Yes I love Silver Age Supergirl too!!! I've unfortunately never read that Bizarro story but it sounds crazy and awesome at the same time!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2015 20:08:26 GMT -5
Coldwater I decided to read them the last couple of days because you reminded me of all the craziness of the Silver Age. I also put up spolier tags on my last post for your convenience Aww, you did not have to do that, but thank you so much for the consideration!♡
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