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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 20:44:46 GMT -5
Did you read Flash of Two World's? Or was it thru the JLA/JSA crossovers? Or was it thru reprints in DC oversize issues (100 page Spectaculars or 64/80 page Giant Sized Specials)? Or something else?
For me it was a reprint in an 80 page Giant.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 20:50:12 GMT -5
My first exposure was the story in Justice League of America #123 one of the earliest JLA issues I had, the next was All Star Comics #62 one of the other handful of DC comics I had in the 70s. It wasn't until I started getting into DC in the 80s though that I really figured out the whole Earth 1, Earth 2, Golden Age versions of the characters and DC's backstory.
-M
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 20:54:33 GMT -5
I was lucky. My Dad read comics in the 40's & explained the different Flash, Green Lantern & Hawkman to me.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 20:55:14 GMT -5
Jay Garrick appeared in the first issue of The Flash (& one of the earliest comics, period) I ever bought, #173.
After that, probably the backup reprints in various 100-Page Super Spectaculars.
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Post by shaxper on Aug 28, 2014 21:10:13 GMT -5
The DC Archive editions for me. I started with the Spectre (inspired by the Fleischer/Aparo series) and expanded out from there.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 21:19:09 GMT -5
Gather round and I shall tell you a tale of an eight year old boy and a yellow and blue action figure...
Actually, Robinson/Goyer/Johns' JSA was my introduction to Golden Age heroes. And while I love the series, I still haven't read very many actual Golden Age stories.
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Post by Action Ace on Aug 28, 2014 21:24:06 GMT -5
Since I didn't get the 1975 JLA/JSA crossover, I just blundered into All-Star Comics #58.
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 28, 2014 21:39:17 GMT -5
It has to be the backups from the 25 cent Dc's in the Early 70's. Also the Secret Origin series which had an absolutely ghastly Spectre Origin from Bernard Bailey.
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Post by Hoosier X on Aug 28, 2014 22:41:50 GMT -5
I don't know which would be first, but it would have been 1975 or 1976 and it most likely would have been one of these:
A reprint of All-Star Comics #33 with Solomon Grundy (Super-Team Family #4)
The Famous First Edition over-sized reprint of All-Star Comics #3, the first JSA appearance
The Famous First Edition over-sized reprint of Whiz #2, first Captain Marvel, first Ibis
The Famous First Edition over-sized reprint of Flash Comics #1, first Flash, first Hawkman, first Johnny Thunder
Over-sized reprint with super-villain origins, featuring the first Cheetah story from Wonder Woman #6
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Post by Hoosier X on Aug 28, 2014 22:44:05 GMT -5
It has to be the backups from the 25 cent Dc's in the Early 70's. Also the Secret Origin series which had an absolutely ghastly Spectre Origin from Bernard Bailey. I had the issue of Secret Origins with Robin (Detective #38) and Aquaman (More Fun #73), but I remember getting that at a used bookstore that I didn't start going to until I'd been collecting comics for a few years. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Aug 28, 2014 22:45:35 GMT -5
The 1970s was the Golden Age of Golden Age reprints. They were all over the place! Did anybody else have "Batman: From the '30s to the '70s"?
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Post by Cei-U! on Aug 28, 2014 22:47:36 GMT -5
While on a road trip in the summer of '67, my parents bought a stack of comics to entertain the three restless, squabbling kids in the back seat. One of those comics was Justice League of America #56, which introduced me to Hourman, Wildcat, the Golden Age Hawkman, Mr. Terrific, and a screwball in a bow tie with a pink lightning bolt at his beck and call. It was love at first sight.
Cei-U!
I summon the turning point!
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Post by Hoosier X on Aug 28, 2014 22:51:01 GMT -5
While on a road trip in the summer of '67, my parents bought a stack of comics to entertain the three restless, squabbling kids in the back seat. One of those comics was Justice League of America #56, which introduced me to Hourman, Wildcat, the Golden Age Hawkman, Mr. Terrific, and a screwball in a bow tie with a pink lightning bolt at his beck and call. It was love at first sight. Cei-U! I summon the turning point! I like the team-ups where they try to give some of the less well-known JSAers a chance. This sounds great! I don't think I've read this one. Who's the villain? |
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Post by fanboystranger on Aug 29, 2014 2:24:29 GMT -5
This is going to rip away whatever little cred I have, but it was three '90s books: Sandman Mystery Theatre, Starman, and The Spectre. I was a Marvel zombie growing up (the '80s), and I didn't see the error of my ways until much, much later.
On the other hand, if you want to talk Hawkeye or Daredevil, I'm your guy.
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Post by hondobrode on Aug 29, 2014 2:26:26 GMT -5
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