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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2017 2:36:36 GMT -5
When i subscribed to some Marvels in the 70s, the shipping department had folded every comic book in half and shipped them that way. I was hugely disappointed. Man, that's sickening and I've felt your pain in this ... this is unbelievable how they create their customers ... |
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2017 11:03:04 GMT -5
Pretty sure it all starts with these:  and  |
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Post by codystarbuck on May 21, 2017 11:17:02 GMT -5
Also want to add - By being introduced to comics at such an early age, my adult mind has been wired in such a way that certain things which should seem odd to me seem perfectly rational. "Blast!" "Confound it!" "Great Scott!" are all normal sounding exclamations to me. I honestly can't understand why trunks on Superman or Batman are referred to as "underwear" by norms - that line that some people seem to draw between "OK, we'll accept the cape and the tights, but that underwear on the outside look..." is truly invisible to me. A pair of glasses coupled with an unassuming manner could probably work as a disguise - I honestly believe this.
What's odd to me, is the possibility that had I not been introduced to comics at such an early age, I might very well be seeing things I assume are perfectly rational as absurd. It's somewhat unsettling. The trunks make perfect sense; who wants to see a superhero walking around with his package on display? They are called "tights" for a reason. Also, it might prove embarrassing if it turned out that Batman wasn't quite so well endowed and struck giggles in the heart of criminals. |
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Post by codystarbuck on May 21, 2017 11:33:05 GMT -5
With limited access to a newsstand that regularly carried comics, my childhood was filled with lots of these:     Charlton had their own version, with the Modern Comics reprints, sold in bags:  One family trip to Florida I spent almost my entire souvenir money budget on Marvel bagged comic sets, at a Stuckeys. I was in heaven, with things like X-Men 126 and 127, so I had the continuation of the Proteus story. When I got back home it was time for the next issue, which I found on a grocery store spinner display. Our local small grocery store had, for a time, a rack of the Whitman bags (and some other Whitman toy products) and I got a bunch of Superboy & the Legion of Superheroes, Action, Superman and Batman/Detective. Even a few JLA. |
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Post by urrutiap on May 21, 2017 12:12:48 GMT -5
Hey I remember those old 3 comics for a buck something when I was a kid in the mid 1980s. One of the comics was an old issue of Flash Gordon where Flash was covered with snakes or whatever.
Funny thing is that my mom would get the same 3 pack since i kept losing them or something lol.
THe 3 comics the same ones that I would always get from the grocery store back then of the same 3 comic pack for a buck something heres what were in it
a Magnus Robot fighter issue
Flash Gordon. front cover was of Flash covered with snakes or tentacles
a Donald Duck issue.
Were those just re-release reprints back then or what? I loved those cheap comic book 3 packs at the time in the mid 1980s
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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 21, 2017 12:28:09 GMT -5
I grew up in the country between two small towns. In the summer I'd ride my bike to one of them one day and the other the next. In one there was a drug store, a convenience store and a grocery store with spinner racks. In the other there were two grocery stores, a drug store and a convenience store with spinner racks. Between them I could find most of what I wanted. I recall that one of the grocery stores had a magazine stand that had black & white comic mags and Heavy Metal, but they were too expensive for my blood.
During the school year I had to live with my Mom's weekly trip to town and walk to the various stores.
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Post by bor on May 21, 2017 15:16:35 GMT -5
-Going to fleamarkets and buying old comics cheaply.
- Having to go with my mom to her work as a kid during summer break and having gotten a whole big pile of old comics to entertain myself with.
- having to go my dad's place every other weekend with train and getting a/several comic books to pass the time. Most of the time Spider-man, x-men or a "jumbo bog" (Basicly a pocket size book with several hundred pages of various disney comics).
- Speaking of Jumbo books: Them going on sale several summers during my childhood and buying a whole bunch of them during that time. I think my record was 17 of these one summer vacation.
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Post by chadwilliam on May 21, 2017 19:19:46 GMT -5
I remember being short enough as a kid to be able to stretch my arms only so far along a comic box that was propped up on a shelf. I loved old Batman comics and 30 years ago, you could still find back issues from the early 60's at a bookstore I'd go to for them, but because my arms were only so long, I had to stop about halfway through a box never knowing what lay beyond my reach. I remember seeing Batman 163 "The Joker Jury" and having to end about there which was maddening since before the internet, you'd often have to have an actual comic in front of you to know what that comic looked like. I wanted to know what every Batman cover looked like and here were dozens more only a few feet away, but still, too far away for me to see...
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Post by codystarbuck on May 21, 2017 19:42:21 GMT -5
Hey I remember those old 3 comics for a buck something when I was a kid in the mid 1980s. One of the comics was an old issue of Flash Gordon where Flash was covered with snakes or whatever. Funny thing is that my mom would get the same 3 pack since i kept losing them or something lol. THe 3 comics the same ones that I would always get from the grocery store back then of the same 3 comic pack for a buck something heres what were in it a Magnus Robot fighter issue Flash Gordon. front cover was of Flash covered with snakes or tentacles a Donald Duck issue. Were those just re-release reprints back then or what? I loved those cheap comic book 3 packs at the time in the mid 1980s The Whitman ones weren't exactly reprints; they were current stuff (usually a few months behind current releases, with special Whitman cover symbols. The Modern Comics ones were reprints of older Charlton books. Western did reprint some of their earlier material, from time to time, though with a new issue number. Some of their later Turok and Dr Solar were reprints of older material. Flash Gordon was new stories; then an adaptation of the movie, then back to their regular stuff. The one with the snakes is #37, the last issue they put out. I had the Buck Rogers 3-pack, which adapted the pilot movie (released in theaters) in the first two issues, then a new story in the third issue. The Italian artists didn't seem to have full reference material for it. The Earth starfighters were correct; but, the Draconian Marauders were drawn like old 50s spaceships, with rocket tubes and exposed fuel tanks. I also had a Condorman 3-pack; same deal, 2 issues adapting the movie and a third with a new story. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on May 21, 2017 20:16:51 GMT -5
My favourite memory of childhood comics is the smell. American comics were rare in my part of the country, and the only place to get them was in the back of just a handful of tobacconist/newsdealer shops that smelled of old newsprint and cherry flavoured tobaccco. I can still smell it. It was the smell of childhood happiness..
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2017 20:57:53 GMT -5
My favourite memory of childhood comics is the smell. Americam comics were rare in my part of the country, and the only place to get them was in the back of just a handful of tobacconist/newsdealer shops that smelled of old newsprint and cherry flavoured tobaccco. I can still smell it. It was the smell of childhood happiness.. Same here. I associate the smell of pipe tobacco with comic books.... |
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Post by Prince Hal on May 22, 2017 14:38:00 GMT -5
My favourite memory of childhood comics is the smell. Americam comics were rare in my part of the country, and the only place to get them was in the back of just a handful of tobacconist/newsdealer shops that smelled of old newsprint and cherry flavoured tobaccco. I can still smell it. It was the smell of childhood happiness.. Same here. I associate the smell of pipe tobacco with comic books.... Proust would be proud of both of you...  |
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Post by brutalis on May 22, 2017 17:12:39 GMT -5
My childhood memories turn to riding my bike all over southern creation in Phoenix searching all the Circle-K and 7-11 stores in the area. And the creative hiding of comics in my bedroom and around the house as i was given a limited amount of comics to read. Periodically my mother would go on the hunt knowing i had to have some hidden since she could see i might have one or two she just knew she didn't have before. Along with that is the joys of spring and fall when i could spend the cool afternoons (none of that here in Phoenix during the summer  ) outside reading and smelling cut grass with a cool breeze with a glass of Kool-Aid and a candy bar listening to the radio. Those sights and sounds can take me back to those fun days almost immediately. And the smell of old comics. Many of the comics i originally had were from thrift stores or used book stores so that splendid pulpy aging smell of the colored newsprint comics is sooooo addictive  |
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2017 11:31:41 GMT -5
Wow! I too spent many days walking or riding my bike through the streets of Phoenix to get comics at Circle Ks, 7-11s, or U-Totems. I had difficulty making it to a drugstore that carried the best selection I'd ever seen at that point.
Of course, anytime my mom was willing to give me a lift I'd take it too.
At one point my mom thought I was stealing comics. She never knew I was saving my lunch money and foregoing eating in order to fund my life as a Marvel Zombie.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2017 11:38:25 GMT -5
Wow! I too spent many days walking or riding my bike through the streets of Phoenix to get comics at Circle Ks, 7-11s, or U-Totems. I had difficulty making it to a drugstore that carried the best selection I'd ever seen at that point. Of course, anytime my mom was willing to give me a lift I'd take it too. At one point my mom thought I was stealing comics. She never knew I was saving my lunch money and foregoing eating in order to fund my life as a Marvel Zombie. I was fortunate. My parents were happy I was reading something. Later I added books like the Hardy Boys, Tarzan, James Bond, science fiction, mysteries...all because my love of comic books sparked an interest in reading. My parents would give me money to spend on any reading material (comic books, MAD magazine, novels). One summer I read 53 books that I got out from the local library in addition to 60-75 comic books. |
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) outside reading and smelling cut grass with a cool breeze with a glass of Kool-Aid and a candy bar listening to the radio. Those sights and sounds can take me back to those fun days almost immediately.