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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 2, 2018 11:50:24 GMT -5
                             Infinity Inc was mercifully put to rest, Manhunter continues its excellent debut, Superman Annual reintroduces the Newsboy Legion and the Guardian, from Kirby's Jimmy Olsen stories, and we get a new Atom title. Action Comics Weekly launched, though I really only read it for Secret Six and, especially, Mike Grell's Blackhawk. Grell turned the Blackhawks into Steve Canyon, which was an excellent way to show their transition to post-WW2 adventures. It also removed a bit of the sour taste of Chaykin's mini-series, which kind of irked me, as it progressed. I had high hopes for it; but, Chaykin turned it into a more cynical, nastier piece of work, instead of high adventure. The Martin Pasko series that followed found a little better balance, though I preferred this over it. |
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Post by brutalis on Apr 2, 2018 14:27:57 GMT -5
April 1988 and comic book addiction in full swing and reading a ton of greatness (at least they seemed to be great for me) at the time...
Adventures of Superman 443
Avengers 294
Badger 38, 39
Batman 422
Capt America 344
Capt Atom 17
Cerebus 109
Detective 588
Doom Patrol 11
FF 317
Firestorm 74
Flash 15
Flash Gordon 3
GI Joe 74
Special Missions 12
Green Arrow 7
Grimjack 49
American Flagg 4
JLI 16
Justice Machine 16
LOSH 49
Manhunter 2
Nexus 47, 48
Nick Fury Vs Shield 2
Phantom 3
PSI Force 22
Power of Atom 1
Question 18
Silver Surfer 14
SS Annual 1
Silvberblade 11
Silverhawks 7
Solo Avengers 9
Star Trek 53
STNG 6
Suicide Squad 15
Superman 20
Superman Annual 2
Thor 394
West Coast Avengers 35
Wonder Woman 19
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2018 1:51:34 GMT -5
I was cutting back on some old stalwarts and trying some new stuff at this time so my pull was a little inconsistent. It was towards the end of my freshman year at university, and I had stopped pulling at the shop back home, and was pulling a handful of stuff, but mostly buying what caught my eye week to week when I made it to s shop or the comic rack at Walden Books near our dorm. I would catch up on a lot of stuff that summer when I went home and was able to visit my old shop, and I started with Westfield before leaving to go back to university for my sophomore year.
Action Comics 601-604-my primary interest was the Green Lantern strip, but I enjoyed most of the features except Wild Dog.
Adventures of Superman 443
Amazing Spider-Man 303
Avengers 294-I was losing interest in this book even though it had been my favorite since I was a kid, I would drop it after 300 but would come back eventually only to drop again and come back...
Batman 422-I wanted to like Starlin's Batman more than I did
Batman Annual 12
Detective 588 I was digging Breyfogle's Batman though
Flash Gordon 3
Justice League International #16 (still one of my favorite covers by Maguire)
Martian Manhunter 4
Who Framed Roger Rabbit GN
Nick Fury vs.SHIELD 2
Official Marvel Index to the Avengers 7
Phantom 3
Power of the Atom 1 (I actually subscribed to this from DC to get the signed first issue by Roger Stern and the art team. I was a bit disappointed with the series and never renewed it though)
Superman 20
Superman Annual 2
Uncanny X-Men 232
Who's Who Update '88 1
I think that's all of it I got at the time. I did lick up some others later as back issues.
-M
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Post by codystarbuck on May 2, 2018 11:14:35 GMT -5
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Post by brutalis on May 3, 2018 8:06:56 GMT -5
May 1988
Adventures of Superman 444
Avengers 295
Batman 423
Batman/Cult 1
Captain America 345
Captain Atom 18
Cerebus 110
Crossroads 3
Detective 589
Detective Annual 1
Doom Patrol 12
FF 318
FF annual 21
Firestorm 75
Flash 16
GI Joe 75. 76
Special Missions 13
Godzilla 1
Green Arrow 8
Green Arrow Annual 1
Grimjack 50
American Flagg 5
Iron Man 234
Justice Machine 17
LOSH 50
Manhunter 3
Marshal Law 4
Ms Tree 47
Phantom 4
Power of Atom 2
Question 19
Silver Surfer 15
Silverblade 12
Star Trek 54
Star Trek Annual 3
Suicide Squad 16
Superman 21
Thor 395
V for Vendetta 1
Warlord 131
West Coast Avengers 36
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Post by codystarbuck on Jun 2, 2018 22:53:59 GMT -5
                               Quite a month: Superman kills, a new Starman debuts, Lobo meets Guy Gardner, Manhunter finishes its first, fantastic story arc and V for Vendetta continues, at DC. Transitional month for me, as I was commissioned as an ensign, in the Navy, on May 28, and was heading off to 6 months of Supply Corps School, in Athens, GA. This necessitated setting up a mail order account, until I found a new local shop, which I wouldn't until late in my time at Athens. I wouldn't set up a regular subscription at a shop until I reported to my new duty station, in January of 1989. I don't even remember who it was. Turned out, there was a pretty good shop, across town. I just hadn't heard about it. When I found it, it turned out to be a great place to catch up some of my want list and pick up my first issue of The Tick (#3). I did get some issues from New England Comics, which gave me an introductory poster of The Tick. Actually, they might have even been the regular mail order subscription, now that I think of it. Starman was a decent book, with fine stories by Roger Stern and nice, vibrant art from rookie Tom Lyle. The costume was butt-ugly, though; he looked like an Olympic speed skater or something. Haywire sounded better on paper than it actually was, as a comic. Same for Wanderers. Flash Gordon was also nowhere nears as good as I had hoped it would be. Dan Jurgens tried to update the material; but, it lacked a spark and his designs were kind of dull. |
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Post by brutalis on Jun 4, 2018 8:10:36 GMT -5
June 1988. Highlights being Green Arrow, Grimjack, American Flagg, Nexus, Question Annual, Star Man and Suicide Squad.
Adventures of Superman 445
Amazing Spider-Man 306, 307
Avengers 296
Batman 424
Captain America 346
Captain Atom 19
Cerebus 111
Doom Patrol 13
FF 319
Firestorm 76
Flash 17
Flash Annual 2
Flash Gordon 5
GI Joe 77, 78
GI Joe Special Missions 14
Green Arrow 9
Grimjack 51
American Flagg 6
Iron 235
LOSH 51
Ms Tree 48
New Teen Titans 48
Nexus 49
Power of Atom 3
Punisher 12
Question Annual 1
Silver Surfer 16
Star Trek 55
Starman 1
Suicide Squad 17
Superman 22
Thor 396
West Coast Avengers 37
WW 21
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2018 22:17:57 GMT -5
Looking at Mike's Newsstand this looks like a big month for me for some reason. I was back home after freshman year at university, bored as hell and working at my old high school job for the summer with not much else to do in my down time except read comics and listen to Pink Floyd except when my college friends came to town to visit.
Action Weekly 610-613
Advs of Superman 445
Amazing Spidey 306-307
Avengers 296
Batman 424
Batman The Cult 2
Batman Year One tpb
Best of the Brave & the Bold 1
Black Panther 4
Detective 590
Excalibur 1
Flash Gordon 5
JLI 18
Marvel Comics Presents 4-5
Nick Fury vs. SHIELD 3
Secret Origins 31
Silver Surfer Judgment Day HC
Strange Tales 19 (this is when I started getting into Doc Strange)
Superman 22
Swamp Thing Annual 4 (and when I started getting into Swamp Thing, I would get the first trade of Moore's stuff soon after)
Uncanny X-men 235 & 236
V for Vendetta 2
Wonder Woman 22
World of Metropolis 3
X-Factor 33
X-Men Annual 12
-M
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Post by Ozymandias on Jun 7, 2018 6:11:23 GMT -5
Batman Vol 1 #420
Captain Atom Vol 1 #16
Cinder and Ashe Vol 1 #2
Detective Comics Vol 1 #587
Doom Patrol Vol 2 #9
Forever People Vol 2 #5
Green Arrow Vol 2 #5
Hellblazer Vol 1 #6
Justice League International Vol 1 #14
Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 3 #47
Question Vol 1 #17
Shadow Vol 3 #11
Suicide Squad Vol 1 #14
Superman Vol 2 #18
The Weird Vol 1 #3
Wonder Woman Vol 2 #17
Akira #1
Alpha Flight #61
Amazing Spider-Man #303
Avengers #294
Black Panther Vol 2 #2
Captain America Vol 1 #344
Conan the Barbarian Vol 1 #209
Daredevil #257
Fantastic Four #317
Incredible Hulk #346
Iron Man #233
New Mutants #66
Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. #3
Punisher Annual #1
Punisher Vol 2 #10
Savage Sword of Conan #151
Silver Surfer Annual #1
Silver Surfer Vol 3 #14
Strange Tales Vol 2 #17
The 'Nam #21
The Spectacular Spider-Man #141
Thor #394
Uncanny X-Men #232
Web of Spider-Man #41
West Coast Avengers Vol 2 #35
X-Factor Annual #3
X-Factor #31
16/27, always in Marvel's favour, of course. Way too many comics for the quality they had.
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Post by codystarbuck on Jul 3, 2018 18:40:04 GMT -5
                                   The Rocketeer was back!!!!! Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow a Liefeld comic; Kesel really cleaned up his work! Manhunter had a nice tale, from the late Kim Yale (editor and John Ostrander's then-wife). Guy was back to his old self, in JLI, Deadshot got a spin-off mini, from Suicide Squad, Gangbuster is acting odd in Adv of Superman, Tim Truman continues Emanuel Santanna's odyssey, in Scout War Shaman and V relates his back story. I have no idea why I was still getting Wanderers and I can't even recall the plot to Haywire. Power of the Atom was decent mid-range superhero material; but, it petered out quickly. I can't even recall how long I stuck with it. Who's Who '88 was the last to be done in comic format, as the loose leaf edition would follow. I came to Nexus after the fact; but, this month had issue 50, with the awesome painted cover, from Steve Rude. Jonny Quest I got later; but, features a story where Dr Quest uses his reputation and past history to bluff his way past enemy agents. Why William Messner-Loebs is not still writing comics, on a regular basis is unconscionable. The man was fantastic and deserves to be working in the field he loves and had the chops to excel. |
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Post by brutalis on Jul 5, 2018 8:45:16 GMT -5
July 1988
Adventures of Superman 446
Avengers 297
Avengers Annual 17
Badger 41, 42
Captain Atom 20
Doc Savage 1
doom Patrol 14
Dreadstar 39
FF 320
Excalibur 2
Firestorm 77
Flash 18
Flash Gordon 6
GI Joe 79, 80
GI Joe Special Missions 15
Green Arrow 10
Grimjack 52
Justice Machine 9
LOS 52
Nexus 50. 51
Power of Atom 4
Question 20
Silver Surfer 17
Star Trek 56
Star Man 2
Suicide Squad 18
Superman 23
Warlord 132
West Coast Avengers 38
Wolverine 1
WW 22
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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 1, 2018 14:54:18 GMT -5
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Post by brutalis on Aug 2, 2018 8:01:38 GMT -5
August 1988 highlights for me: Green Arrow and Question going strong, Doc Savage back again, loving Justice Machine as a team alternative from the usual Marvel/DC guys and GI Joe still good fun.
Adv Superman 447
Avengers 298
Capt America 3148
Capt Atom 21
Capt Atom Annual 2
Detective Comics 592
Doc Savage 2
Doom Patrol 15
Doom Patrol Annual 1
Excalibur 3
FF 321
Firestorm 78
Flash 19
Flash Gordon 7
GI Joe 81
Green Arrow 11
Grimjack 53
GI Joe Special Missions 16
Iron Man 237
Justice Machine 20
Power of Atom 5
Question 21
Silver Surfer 18
Starman 3
Suicide Squad 19
Suicide Squad Annual 1
Superman 24
Swamp Thing 79
West Coast Avengers 39
WW 23
WW Annual 1
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 7, 2018 12:52:32 GMT -5
By this time I was in college and was only sporadically collecting comics. At this point, I was mostly just trying to keep my streaks going in the team books I'd been collecting so long, being a completionist. Really, in a couple of years, I won't even be able to participate in this thread.
Avengers #298
Classic X-Men #28
Fantastic Four #321
Legion of Super-Heroes #53
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #4
Marvel Comics Presents #8
Marvel Comics Presents #9
Marvel Fanfare #41
New Mutants #70
New Teen Titans Annual #4
New Titans #50
Silver Surfer #18
Solo Avengers #13
Uncanny X-Men #239
West Coast Avengers #39
Wolverine #2
X-Factor #35
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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 1, 2018 11:20:16 GMT -5
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