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Post by Action Ace on May 1, 2016 17:01:14 GMT -5
MAY 1976 I'm hooked now. bought back in the day Flash #243 Justice League of America #133 (I get introduced to Despero, Kanjar Ro and Dr. Destiny in one month) Limited Collector's Edition C-46: Justice League of America (awesome covers front and back, two great stories and a nifty center spread) Limited Collector's Edition C-47: Superman Salutes the Bicentennial (Tomahawk reprints???!!!! AAAAUUUGGGGHHHH!!!!!)...ok a couple of them were pretty good stories and you do get great Fred Ray art Marvel Tales #70 Spidey Super Stories #18 Superman #302 now owned Action Comics #462 Amazing Spider-Man #159 Avengers #150 Batman #278 Captain America #200 DC Special #23 DC Super Stars #6 Detective Comics #462 Fantastic Four #173 Green Lantern #90 (this issue was the return of this comic and I don't think I ever bought an issue as a kid) Marvel Team Up #48 Metal Men #47 Plastic Man #14 Superman Power Records PR-34...no idea when it was bought, possibly a garage sale purchase Super Team Family #6 Superman Family #178 Wonder Woman #225
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2016 17:18:16 GMT -5
Bought off the racks as a kid in the summer of '76
DC Special #23 Emergency #2 GI Combat #193 Six Million Dollar Man #2 Super-Villain Team-Up#7 Thor #250
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Post by shaxper on May 1, 2016 18:56:31 GMT -5
Wasn't alive for these, but I currently own:
Batman #278 Detective Comics #462 Dr. Strange #17 Eternals #2 Green Lantern #90 Marvel Spotlight #29 Master of Kung Fu #43 Planet of the Apes #22 X-Men #100
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on May 1, 2016 19:58:50 GMT -5
Creepy #81 Eternals #2 Our Army at War #295 Ragman #1 Star Spangled War Stories #201 Swamp Thing #24
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Post by zilch on May 1, 2016 23:43:51 GMT -5
Avengers #150* (my second favorite fill-in issue ever!) Black Goliath #4 Champions #7* Defenders #38* (full on Gerber!!) Green Lantern/Green Arrow #90 (back!!! and i really dug the Grell artwork!!) Hulk #202 Inhumans #6* Iron Fist #6* Kamandi #44 Marvel Presents #6* (GotG!!!) Metal Men #47 (very cool artwork!!) Super-Villain Team-Up #7 Warlock #14 X-Men #100 (not the originals, but still starting to like them...)
*Subscription copies
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simayl
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Post by simayl on May 2, 2016 4:56:27 GMT -5
What I managed to get, it was tough in the UK as distribution was patchy and copies were scarce!
Avengers #150 Captain America #200 Conan The Barbarian #65
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Post by MWGallaher on May 2, 2016 8:09:13 GMT -5
Back in May of 1976, I bought:
Captain America #200 Champions #7 Defenders #38 Eternals #2 Green Lantern/Green Arrow #90 Hercules Unbound #6 Inhumans #6 Kobra #4 Marvel Chillers #6 (Tigra) Marvel Premiere #31 (Woodgod) Marvel Presents #6 (Guardians of the Galaxy) Marvel Spotlight #29 (Moon Knight) Marvel Two-in-One #18 (Thing and Scarecrow) Metal Men #47 Planet of the Apes #22 Plastic Man #14 Ragman #1 Son of Satan #5 Starfire #1 Super-Villain Team-Up #7 Swamp Thing #24 Tomb of Dracula #47 Warlock #14 X-Men #100
I’m seeing some rather interesting developments in my selections for this month. Only 8 DC purchases, 16 Marvels? This is a pretty dramatic reversal of my early loyalties.
There were very few comics among these that I’d been a long-time devoted follower of: Defenders, Planet of the Apes, Son of Satan (counting his run in Marvel Spotlight), Swamp Thing, Tomb of Dracula, and Warlock (counting this issue and the Strange Tales run) were the only ones I’d read for more than 10 issues straight, and Swamp Thing was done (although I didn’t know it), Warlock was one issue away from its conclusion, and POTA had only seven issues to go. Defenders and TOD would be around for quite a while, and I was destined to stick with both of those unto the end.
Evidently, I was most interested in the new features that were exploding out of DC and Marvel: Hercules, Kobra, Ragman, Starfire, Tigra, Woodgod, Moon Knight, Scarecrow. And I was excited by the revivals of established features: Green Lantern/Green Arrow, X-Men, Inhumans, Plastic Man. And I was always easy prey for a fresh superhero team like Champions, Eternals, Guardians of the Galaxy. It looks like the only long-running “establishment” superhero I bothered with this month was Captain America. Never a favorite, but it seemed unpatriotic to pass up Captain America #200 so close to the American Bicentennial. And I couldn’t pass up Super-Villain Team-Up, even though it was becoming obvious that this wasn’t a “team-up” comic in the sense of my beloved Brave & Bold. Still, it was Doom and Sub-Mariner, two of my favorites. I’d keep with it.
Finally, the Chan Count. DC published 30 comic books this month. Ernie “Chua” Chan is the artist of record on 13 of them, or 43%. But you can’t convince me that he didn’t provide detailed layouts for Action Comics #462, credited to Bob Oksner. DC continued to go to Dick Giordano, Luis Dominguez, J. L. Garcia-Lopez, and Joe Kubert for most of the other covers, with Leo Duranona and Mike Grell each contributing one.
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Post by berkley on May 4, 2016 0:20:26 GMT -5
missed last month, so here's my comments on comics I bought in April 1976Amazing Adventures #37 - nearing the end of the great MacGregor/Russell series; IIRC, Russell's art looked a little rushed this issue Astonishing Tales #36 (Deathlok) - one of my favourite covers Avengers #149 - end of the excellent Roxxon story; if only the Englehart/Perez team had continued onwards ... Captain America #199 - continuing the Madbomb story, which I liked well enough but it was mostly Kirby's artwork that kept me buying his 70s run of CA Captain America Annual #3 - fun SF yarn that could perhaps have worked just as well without CA Conan the Barbarian #64 - reprint of a story from SSoC drawn by Jim Starlin, whose style worked surprisingly well with Conan here. Daredevil #135 - not a particularly memorable issue but I liked seeing the Jester, a DD villain I remembered from the Colan era. Defenders #37 - the Headmen saga, a highlight of 70s superhero comics Doctor Strange #16 - I found this one of the most bleak comics I had read at the time; Englehart's Satan really made Strange and the reader feel something close to despair. Eerie #75 - can't recall why I bought this particular issue as it seems to have contained only one story by a favourite artist (Maroto), my usual determining factor with Eerie and Creepy Eternals #1 - memorable 1st issue of one of my all-time favourite series Fantastic Four #172 - at the time I thought Sinnott overpowered Perez's pencils too much but I've come to like their combination a lot more in recent years Howard the Duck #4 - first issue featuring the Colan/Leialoha team on the art, which I rate as some of Colan's very best work; Howard reads Hegel Incredible Hulk #201 - was buying this more or less out of habit; but maybe I only feel that way now because I've come to dislike the Hulk as a character in recent years Jungle Action #22 (Black Panther) - the Panther vs the Klan; not a favourite storyline but nice inks by Bob McLeod, IIRC Marvel Feature #5 (Red Sonja) - sword & sorcery; Thorne always had an interesting style, though I wouldn't say he was a personal favourite Marvel Preview #6 (Sherlock Holmes) - IIRC this second part of their Hound of the Baskervilles adaptation wasn't quite as impressive as the first, largely because Mayerick didn't provide his own inks for most of it Omega the Unknown #3 - fascinating examination of the concept of the superhero; Mooney's art was a little bland but solid Savage Sword of Conan #12 - good cover by Vallejo and, inside, nice inks by Yong Montano, wonder why he never did any more work for Marvel that I'm aware of Skull the Slayer #6 - great concept, never found a stable creative team Strange Tales #186 - reprint from the Ditko era; it was great reading both this and the Englehart series back then Thor #249 - good enough issue but this run was not a high point for the series Tomb of Dracula #46 - ToD OTOH was getting better and better - and it was already one of the best series of its time Werewolf by Night #39 - Brother Voodoo guest stars; another solid issue of this underrated series
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Post by Roquefort Raider on May 5, 2016 15:24:14 GMT -5
From the newsstands in those happy days of April 1976:
Captain America and the Falcon Conan Fantastic Four Hulk (with the cool Howardian S&S villain) Howard the duck Iron Man Master of Kung Fu, and that great new multi-episode plot by Fu Manchu Skull the slayer Thor and the return of Mangog Tomb of Dracula
Say, I could have sworn I was buying way more comics back then...
May 1976 :
Captain America and the Falcon (although I still didn't much care for Kirby's return to the mag) Conan Hulk Iron Man Marvel Treasury Edition (Thor) Master of Kung Fu Spider-man Thor (and a disappointing Mangog) Tomb of Dracula
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Post by JKCarrier on May 7, 2016 12:39:33 GMT -5
Bought at the time:Action Comics #462 - This extended storyline really had me on the edge of my seat back in the day. In retrospect, it's nothing that special, but Karb-Brak sure was weird-looking. Avengers #150 - A little disappointing that this ended up being mostly reprint, but I had never read the original story, so it wasn't a total loss. Daredevil #136 - Neat storyline with the Jester manipulating the media to turn the public against DD and the cops. I guess these days he'd just post mean things about DD on Twitter... DC Super Stars #6 - The Adam Strange reprints were the star attraction here, but stuff like "Space Cabby" does have a certain cheesy charm. Defenders #38 - Gerber was *on fire* here. The Defenders vs. Headmen vs. Nebulon epic is still one of my all-time favorites. Fantastic Four #173 - This storyline was my first introduction to Galactus. They did a really good job building up his power and importance, so even a newcomer like me could tell he was a Big Deal. Although he kind of goes down like a chump at the end. Flash #243 - I was really surprised that they killed off the Top, and he actually stayed dead for a good long time. The other Rogues having to work together to save the city from his posthumous revenge was a fun twist. Green Lantern #90 - You've got Denny O'Neil writing, and Mike Grell's Adams-influenced art, but this had little to do with the classic GL/GA, being more straightforward superhero/sci-fi adventure instead of heavy social relevance. Had some nice moments, but the series seemed to run out of steam quickly. Justice League of America #133 - A weird but interesting premise: Despero is attacking an alien planet, so the natives try to disguise themselves as the Justice League in order to fight him. But they're completely outmatched, and you really feel for the plucky aliens as they go down in defeat. Of course, the real JLA turns up next issue to straighten things out. Metal Men #47 - Walt Simonson is about as far as you can get from Ross Andru stylistically, but his wild exaggeration turned out to be a perfect fit for the Metal Men. Plastic Man #14 - At the time, I thought the stories in this run were a little *too* silly, although looking back, they're actually pretty good. Ramona Fradon's art is always a treat. Super-Team Family #6 - The Composite Superman! 'Nuff said! Superman #302 - Love the crazy premise here -- Luthor causes Superman to grow, but his brain stays the same size, so it can't control his giant body. Hilarious! Superman Family #178 - Lots of great Weisinger-era craziness here, and the new story (where Lois becomes a "bionic woman") is pretty wild too. Bought as back issues:Black Goliath #4 - Grabbed this out of the dollar bin at a convention, mainly for the Kirby cover and the appearance by Stilt-Man. Doctor Strange #17 - A pity Englehart never got to finish his "Occult History of America" storyline. Would love to have seen what he had in mind for, say, the Civil War era or WWII. Eternals #2 - Another of Kirby's great unfinished symphonies. Ikaris was not that compelling a lead, but I liked a lot of the supporting cast, like Sersi and Karkas. Marvel Chillers #6 - One of those hard-luck series that seemed to change creative teams every issue. Byrne draws a super-sexy Tigra, though. Marvel Presents #6 - More Gerber-y goodness, mixing sci-fi and mysticism and who knows what else. Master of Kung Fu #43 - What an amazing run this was. It's more James Bond than Bruce Lee, but I ain't complaining. Starfire #1 - Another book that couldn't keep a consistent creative team (although I think Mike Vosburg at least drew the whole thing). Why was it so hard to keep the same writer from one issue to the next?
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Post by Slam_Bradley on May 7, 2016 13:49:48 GMT -5
Bought off the spinner rack at the time...
Detective 462 Limited Collector's Edition C-46 Plastic Man 14
Marvel Double Feature 17...I have this one, but I can't remember if I bought it off the rack or got it later at a garage sale.
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Post by berkley on May 7, 2016 16:19:25 GMT -5
Eternals #2 - Another of Kirby's great unfinished symphonies. Ikaris was not that compelling a lead, but I liked a lot of the supporting cast, like Sersi and Karkas. That's because (I would argue) Ikaris wasn't the series lead and Sersi and Karkas weren't supporting characters. It was an ensemble cast with revolving lead roles for different stories, but no single character was the lead for the series as a whole - at least not until Ikaris did in fact take that role in the last few issues, one of several changes apparently made under editorial and fan pressure. The first 13 or so issues and the annual are where I believe we're seeing Kirby's unadulterated vision on the page, after that we're getting something else. Another reason Ikaris might appear less than compelling is that Kirby was, I think, deliberately subverting the entire idea of the classic male superhero lead. Ikaris acts much like that kind of character (punching first and asking questions later, etc) - and it doesn't always work: the most obvious example being the Deviant Invasion of New York, where Thena has to take over and resolve the conflict in a different way. Kirby doesn't hit the reader over the head with this stuff: there are no speeches from Thena about how violence isn't the answer, etc, etc, as there would be in, for example, a similar story for Wonder Woman. He just let the story do the talking. Unfortunately, Marvel's readers weren't listening or understanding.
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Post by Action Ace on May 31, 2016 23:30:22 GMT -5
JUNE 1976 bought back in the day Action Comics #463 All-Star Comics #63 Amazing Spider-Man Annual #10 Avengers #151 Batman #279 DC Super Stars #7 (Aquaman reprints) Flash #244 Freedom Fighters #4 Justice League of America #134 Shazam! #25 Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #219 World's Finest #240 owned now Adventure Comics #447 Amazing Spider-Man #160 Batman Family #7 Brave & the Bold #129 Captain America #201 Detective Comics #463 Encyclopedia of the Comic Book Heroes Volume 1: Batman Fantastic Four #174 Four Star Spectacular #4 Invaders #8 Iron Man #90 Joker #9 Marvel Team Up #49 Secret Society of Super Villains #3 Superman #303
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2016 0:11:49 GMT -5
Bought off the racks in the Bicentennial summer of '76
All Star Comics #62 Emergency #2 Invaders #8
but have a bunch more form this month picked up as back issues.
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Post by simayl on Jun 1, 2016 7:12:48 GMT -5
Amazing Adventures #38 Avengers #151 Captain America #201 Captain Marvel #46 Blackhawk #248
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