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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2021 14:20:19 GMT -5
Only book off the racks as it came out at the time was FF #230, which my dad brought home from the pharmacy along with #229 that I mentioned for last month.
Tons of stuff I currently own which was acquired later including (off the top of my head without checking):
Conan the Barbarian #122 Epic Illustrated #5 Flash Gordon #32 Ghost Rider #56 Justice League of America #190 Ka-Zar the Savage #2 Master of Kung-Fu #100 Micronauts #29 New Teen Titans #7 Power Man and Iron Fist #69 Rom #18 Savage Sword of Conan #63 Warlord #45
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Post by codystarbuck on Feb 5, 2021 22:32:53 GMT -5
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Post by chaykinstevens on Feb 6, 2021 12:31:31 GMT -5
2000 AD prog 198-201 Amazing Spider-Man #216 Conan the Barbarian #122 Defenders #95 Eerie #120 Epic Illustrated #5 Fantastic Four #230 Flash #297 Green Lantern #140 House of Mystery #292 Justice League of America #190 Ka-Zar the Savage #12 Legion of Super-Heroes #275 Marvel Two-In One #75 Master of Kung Fu #100 Micronauts #29 Moon Knight #7 New Teen Titans #7 Power Man and Iron Fist #69 Rom #18 Uncanny X-Men #145 Weird War Tales #99 Wonder Woman #279
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Post by berkley on Feb 7, 2021 19:13:47 GMT -5
February 1981: Daredevil #170 - Miller DD, one of the few Marvel comics I still liked around this time Master of Kung Fu #100 - big, double-length anniversary issue, good to see MoKF get the royal treatmnt. Marvel's best series by far during this era. Uncanny X-Men #145 - I liked Cockrum's art a lot but it was still a bit disappointing that Byrne left; also, I don't think the inks on Cockrum's return to X-Men were as compatible as in his earlier stint on the series.
New Teen Titans #7 - solid superhero storytelling from Wolfman, on a par with Claremont's X-Men; but the main attraction was the Perez artwork.
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Post by chaykinstevens on Feb 8, 2021 13:17:51 GMT -5
Uncanny X-Men #145 - I liked Cockrum's art a lot but it was still a bit disappointing that Byrne left; also, I don't think the inks on Cockrum's return to X-Men were as compatible as in his earlier stint on the series. I don't think Cockrum was doing full pencils for much of his second run. According to GCD, he said he did loose pencils in blue, which Ann Nocenti referred to as "shakedowns".
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Post by EdoBosnar on Feb 8, 2021 13:47:58 GMT -5
Uncanny X-Men #145 - I liked Cockrum's art a lot but it was still a bit disappointing that Byrne left; also, I don't think the inks on Cockrum's return to X-Men were as compatible as in his earlier stint on the series. I don't think Cockrum was doing full pencils for much of his second run. According to GCD, he said he did loose pencils in blue, which Ann Nocenti referred to as "shakedowns". I was so devastated by Byrne and Austin's departure from X-men back then, and it didn't help that Cockrum's art in his second run on the title looked so sub-par. I recall wishing that, at the very least, Brent Anderson had stayed on after his guest artist stint in #144 - I very soon learned that he had another permanent gig at the time.
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Post by berkley on Feb 8, 2021 17:49:31 GMT -5
I don't think Cockrum was doing full pencils for much of his second run. According to GCD, he said he did loose pencils in blue, which Ann Nocenti referred to as "shakedowns". I was so devastated by Byrne and Austin's departure from X-men back then, and it didn't help that Cockrum's art in his second run on the title looked so sub-par. I recall wishing that, at the very least, Brent Anderson had stayed on after his guest artist stint in #144 - I very soon learned that he had another permanent gig at the time. It's always good to hear that you weren't seeing something that wasn't there, and that there was a basis in reality for the difference your eyes perceived.
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Post by shaxper on Mar 1, 2021 9:45:18 GMT -5
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Post by MWGallaher on Mar 1, 2021 10:51:24 GMT -5
In March, 1981, I bought these off the stands: Adventure Comics 482: For some reason, I was really excited about the Dial H for Hero feature, even though it was clearly aimed at a more juvenile audience, and despite not being all that fond of Carmine Infantino's late career work. It would have been a kick to submit a character and have it published, but I never got around to it. Brave & Bold 175: Lois Lane may have been one of the most unexpected guest stars to team up with Batman, and I always appreciated surprising partners like this. Daredevil 171 and 172: I was happy to be onboard the Miller train for this run. It really was exceptional and different. I'd never been able to get into Daredevil before his run. Defenders 96: I bought this series religiously. I never really liked the work of writer DeMatteis but I had an inexplicable fondness for the art of Don Perlin, who got to do his old pal Ghost Rider in this issue. Ka-Zar the Savage 4: I was so glad I took a chance on this series. I had bought some Ka-Zar early in my collecting days, and now I can't remember why I opted for those over more colorful series at the time. This Bruce Jones-written series was some of the best stuff being published at Marvel, for my money. New Teen Titans 8: I was on the bandwagon with this series, too. I'd been a Titans fan since the start of my collecting days, and this was the best it got. Tales of the Green Lantern Corps: This new fad of miniseries really had my attention, so I signed up for a lot of them in the early 80's. X-Men 146: This was still a can't-miss series for me. I remember digging the Murderworld concept here. Over all, another light month, reflecting a diminishing dedication to comics in my college years. I was sticking with my habitual purchases of B&B and Defenders, had a few new favorites, but didn't branch out to sample much of anything else unless it was a miniseries. Cover of the Month: Looking over the thumbnails, the standout for me this month is Mike Zeck's Master of Kung Fu 101: Comic I Should Have Bought But Didn't: I must have missed seeing Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves 66, which reprinted an early Skeates/Aparo story, "The Mist". I'd only discover this story several years later. It's got that weird, ambiguous, unexplained tone that I love: Comics I'd Most Like to Have but Don't: Since I later obtained Secrets of Haunted House 37, which contains a "Mister E" story drawn by the terrific Dan Spiegle (and it's a good one!), if someone offered to give me any one of the comics from March, 1981, I'd ask for DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest 10, collecting an arc of Warlord in a single 93-page package.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Mar 1, 2021 13:01:35 GMT -5
I had about 15 titles this month. Besides the usual suspects, like X-men (#146), New Teen Titans (#8), Iron Man (#147), Daredevil (#171), Spider-man (Amazing #217 and Spectacular #55) and Justice League (#191), a few other highlights were: DC Comics Presents #34 Tales of the Green Lantern Corps #2 I realized I didn't post anything in this thread last month, so I didn't note that I was totally on board for the GL Corps mini-series, and the two-parter in DC Comics Presents with Shazam was a really fun story (with really nice art by Rich Buckler). Another big title for me this month was Ka-Zar the Savage #3: That was the first time I picked up an issue of that series and I was immediately hooked. I just loved everything about it: Brent Anderson's art, the cool story and the fact that Shanna was a regular member of the 'cast' and Ka-Zar was no longer talking like a noble savage but rather like a regular guy. Another book from this month that I had was Batman #336: However, I bought it in a three-psck bag with the Whitman logo on it, so I probably only bought it a few months later.
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Post by shaxper on Mar 1, 2021 14:17:33 GMT -5
Another book from this month that I had was Batman #336: However, I bought it in a three-psck bag with the Whitman logo on it, so I probably only bought it a few months later. I adored those Whitman 3 packs. Got rid of most of them when I found out they weren't as collectible. These days, I wonder why they aren't more collectible than the regular versions. Anyway, as late as 1990, I was still finding Whitman 3 packs of Batman books from only a few years after this issue at Toys R Us.
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Post by codystarbuck on Mar 1, 2021 23:02:47 GMT -5
Pretty light month.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2021 2:55:52 GMT -5
Nothing picked up off the racks at the time-I was a month away from starting to be able to pick up a couple of books off the racks.
What I own now...
Conan the Barbarian #123 Flash Gordon #33 Ghost Rider #57 House of Mystery #293 (just picked this up today as a matter of fact) Justice League of America #191 Ka-Zar the Savage #3 & #4 King Conan #6 Marvel Premiere #60 (Dr. Who) Master of Kung Fu #101 Micronauts #30 New Teen Titans #8 Power Man and Iron Fist #70 Rom #19 Savage Sword of Conan #64 Secrets of Haunted House #37 Sgt. Rock #353 World's Finest #269
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Mar 2, 2021 13:31:21 GMT -5
Bought with hard-earned Canadian quarters and dimes in March 1981 (no loonies back then!)
Avengers #208, in which Gene Colan's skills are utterly wasted (as far as I'm concerned) on a mag he's not suited for. I subscribed to get Perez art, dammit!!!
Conan #123. The post-Roy Thomas Conan years continue. Unlike his successors, J.M. DeMatteis did try to maintain some form of continuity (if only to lay it waste). In this story arc, old favourite Murilo has come back as a balding, rotund and kind of pathetic fellow. Not a great turn of events!
Dazzler #5. Hey, the comic was available right there at the newsstand, so I bought it. I honestly couldn't understand why Marvel had made such an event of introducing the character, a bit earlier. This issue wouldn't change that opinion.
Defenders #96. OH BOY!!! LOOK AT THAT AWESOMEMICHAEL GOLDEN COVEaaaaaand it's Don Perlin inside.
Green Lantern #41. Nice cover, and I was actually interested in learning more about the Omega Men. Back in those days, DC was really building a great stable of characters and concepts, quickly catching up to Marvel.
King Conan #6. A Walt Simonson cover is always welcome! The story (continuing the adaptation of the novel Conan the Avenger) felt a lot like fan-fiction, which isn't surprising since that's what it originally was.
Marvel Premiere #60. My first exposure to Doctor Who outside of movie magazines. I didn't quite get the appeal, I regret to say. Tongue in cheek, socially-minded science-fiction? It certainly sounded appealing, but this particular story didn't prompt me to look for more.
Marvel two-in-one #76. Iceman! Iceman is there! Iceman had been a favourite of mine for a little while, when I discovered him in the pages of The Champions. I'm not sure I re-read this issue since then, however. Besides, Iceman has become something of a d### in recent years, what with his insane hatred of Cyclops.
Master of King-Fu #101. Always a pleasure to get more Shang-Chi when Doung Moench writes him! (Well, except maybe for the Marvel Comics Presents chapter from a decade later...)
Micronauts #30. I was growing increasingly dissatisfied with the book, despite it having been an absolute favourite during its first year. Broderick's art, which had seemed like such a breath of fresh air after Chaykin's stint, wasn't cutting it for me... and Mantlo's plot seemed to meander from one generic quest to another, without building on the amazing concept of the Microverse that he had developed earlier.
Rom #19. Another brilliant Golden cover! Rom was always... entertaining. Not one of my favourites, but one I was always happy to find at the newsstand.
Savage sword of Conan #64, in which Conan has sex with a daughter figure. I kid you not, and am now going to wash my brain with soap.
Star Trek #14, in which the Enterprise encounters Egyptian-themed aliens. That one really felt like an episode of TOS, but for all the wrong reasons: rather than another "Arena" or "Amok time", it was like one of those budget-conscious episodes that would make use of props and costumes from some sword-and-sandals or western TV show.
Star Wars #48. I actually liked that one a whole lot, wth Leia facing Darth Vader in political manoeuvering.
X-Men #146. I hate Murderworld, and I hate Arcade. But this one had Iceman too. It was also an interesting issue in that in those days the characters were still allowed to evolve; Lorna and Alex were working on their graduate studies as geologists (whatever happened to that concept, by the way?) while Iceman had become an accountant.
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Post by berkley on Mar 2, 2021 14:15:12 GMT -5
March 1981
Daredevil #171 Daredevil #172 The Miller DD cntinued to deliver. Was it around this period when it began to take on its eventual identity as a hard-boiled crime series that happened to have a superhero as the protagonist?
Ka-Zar the Savage #4 I liked the fact that the creative team, Bruce Jones and Brent Anderson, were trying something a bt different, but this series never quite worked for me, though I bought a number of issues. Ka-Zar felt almost a little too ordinary, and the relationship with Shanna never grabbed me either. I think I prefer both characters as solo rather than as co-stars, just as I do DD and the Black Widow.
King Conan #6 I never grew to love this series, but around this time I was enjoying it way more than Conan the Barbarian, which I had stopped following after #115, Roy Thomas's last issue. From memory, Even the Buscema/Chan artwork looked better in King Conan than it had done in the last few issues they did in CtB, except perhaps #115, though I'd have to dig out the comic to see if that holds true for this particular issue, KC#6.
Master of Kung Fu #101 This was a long-delayed sequel to the classic Smoke, Beads, and Blood issue, which had been one of the first to show how well the Zeck/Day artwork team worked . It was pretty good - and even the worst issue of Moench's MoKF was better than the best issue of most of Marvel's other mags at this time - but it didn't come close to matching the impact of that earlier story, for me.
New Teen Titans #8 Can't recall this particular issue but I must have liked this series - especially considering that I really didn't know any of the characters and never did get to like them much. But Wolfman's dependable if unexciting superhero writing and Perez's artwork made it a worthwhile read.
Uncanny X-Men #146 I think I read this at the time - I know I stayed with the series up to and including #150, but I did miss a few issues here and there due to the usual erratic distribution. But the series was losing steam fast for me.
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