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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 4:37:56 GMT -5
The Death of Captain Marvel really hits me really hard because I was so fond of this character because of his unique and colorful costume that captivates me and his adventures were so cosmic that boggles my mind. I wished that Marvel Comics hadn't done that but they did it anyway. It was never the same after that and the rest was history it took me quite awhile to warm up to Ms Marvel and she became a favorite of mine too.
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Post by Icctrombone on Mar 16, 2017 5:00:29 GMT -5
At least they have respected his death. I guess that means that Captain Marvel, Gwen Stacy and Uncle Ben are the only characters to stay dead.
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Post by Confessor on Mar 16, 2017 5:03:15 GMT -5
I've been thinking about this and I guess that Amazing Spider-Man #121, the Death of Gwen Stacy, would count for me. I actually read the story as a very young kid, in a black & white British reprint, and so, any time I ever read a Silver Age Spidey comic with Gwen in it, I can't help feeling a little sad about her eventual fate. It makes me sad to know that such a pretty young girl is ultimately doomed to an awful fate.
Kurt Busiek's Marvels in the '90s only served to accentuate this wistful melancholy I experience whenever I read comic in which Gwen is alive and well.
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Post by Hoosier X on Mar 16, 2017 8:53:03 GMT -5
... any time I ever read a Silver Age Spidey comic with Gwen in it, I can't help feeling a little sad about her eventual fate. When I was reading Spider-Man # 99 to #115 a few weeks ago, I started thinking "Gwen only has x number of issues to go" as I got near the end. It really made me sad. Not just for the death of Gwen, but also for what the writers missed out on by getting rid of such a great character. |
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Post by kirby101 on Mar 16, 2017 9:43:31 GMT -5
Yes, Marvels #4 did break my heart. I read ASM #121 when it came out and it was more shocking than heartbreaking, it came out of nowhere and seemed pointless. (turns out Conway just wanted to shake things up.) But as the years passed and the weight of Gwen's death became more pronounced Marvel's #4 resounded with those of us who still felt the absence of Gwen.  One More Day also broke my heart, but in a different way, it was heartbreaking to see the destruction of a favorite series. |
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Post by Farrar on Mar 17, 2017 14:13:34 GMT -5
This one. I'd only been reading Sub-Mariner's comic for less than a year and had bought several back issues to get myself up to speed with Namor's adventures. I was really getting into the Namor-Dorma-Diane Arliss triangle Roy Thomas was developing. Then I missed several current issues due to--you guessed it--spotty distribution; and then when I finally saw a new Subby on the stands, it was this:  I think I may even have stayed home from school the next day.  I still can't believe they killed off Dorma. |
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Post by Rob Allen on Mar 17, 2017 14:44:31 GMT -5
I can safely say I have never teared up at a comic book. Films or music, yes, but never a comic book (or even a book book, for that matter). Well, for prose, 1984 got to me. I may have been a little too young when I read it. Can't recall a comic that had a similar impact. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Mar 17, 2017 16:59:03 GMT -5
This one. I'd only been reading Sub-Mariner's comic for less than a year and had bought several back issues to get myself up to speed with Namor's adventures. I was really getting into the Namor-Dorma-Diane Arliss triangle Roy Thomas was developing. Then I missed several current issues due to--you guessed it--spotty distribution; and then when I finally saw a new Subby on the stands, it was this: I think I may even have stayed home from school the next day. I still can't believe they killed off Dorma. I never read this issue but it's fascinating that this preceded Gwen's death by 2 years. The Spider-man book is thought of as the start of a major supporting character deaths, although this came first. |
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Post by Phil Maurice on Mar 17, 2017 20:59:43 GMT -5
I never read this issue but it's fascinating that this preceded Gwen's death by 2 years. The Spider-man book is thought of as the start of a major supporting character deaths, although this came first. There's a reason he's called Namor the First. Imperius Rex! |
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Post by Phil Maurice on Mar 17, 2017 22:00:54 GMT -5
The doomed love interest may have been a bit of an obsession with Stan, having introduced several prototypes. Among them was the beautiful and enigmatic Una, lover of Captain Mar-Vell, and whose devotion proved fatal:   |
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Post by chazro on Mar 17, 2017 22:02:56 GMT -5
Superman #149, 1961. The imaginary tale; "The Death of Superman" made this 8yr old cry like a baby!  |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Mar 17, 2017 22:32:02 GMT -5
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Post by Phil Maurice on Mar 17, 2017 23:04:42 GMT -5
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Post by tingramretro on Mar 18, 2017 3:14:44 GMT -5
At least they have respected his death. I guess that means that Captain Marvel, Gwen Stacy and Uncle Ben are the only characters to stay dead. Well, Captain Marvel has been temporarily resurrected at least three times, and there are a couple of alternate universe Gwen's running around, but technically, yes. Oh, and Thunderbird is still dead, too. Mustn't forget him... |
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Post by Icctrombone on Mar 18, 2017 5:51:21 GMT -5
Wow. That was brutal. Never read that story. |
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