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Post by Roquefort Raider on Aug 4, 2015 12:43:47 GMT -5
August 1985, is much easier to recall. I still had not gotten onboard, with DC and european comics (not until 1987) and I simply bought everything Marvel. It was a good deal of comics, for summer reading. Here's the list of comics I Bought Off The Stand But No Longer Own:  I had a few Spanish-language comics like these, and they were a very pleasant way to practice the language. I never could get over the fact that Wolverine is called "Lobezno", though. So cute and cuddly! |
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Post by Ozymandias on Aug 4, 2015 13:13:22 GMT -5
I never could get over the fact that Wolverine is called "Lobezno", though. So cute and cuddly! That was a hard choice to make. The real animal, "Wolverine" stands for, is practically unknown in Spain, so it didn't make for an attractive option. In fact, the whole family of animals it pertains to, is equally unfamiliar to us. You have to go higher up the order, where we find wolfs. They could've just called him "lobo", but they figured a small one, would look more like the real deal. Reaching that point, they could've also called him "lobato", which is the same, but that's the more usual nomenclature, a surname even, so "lobezno" was probably chosen because everyone would identify it as some kind of wolf, even though many wouldn't picture it as a part of the litter. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Aug 4, 2015 13:23:57 GMT -5
I never could get over the fact that Wolverine is called "Lobezno", though. So cute and cuddly! That was a hard choice to make. The real animal, "Wolverine" stands for, is practically unknown in Spain, so it didn't make for an attractive option. In fact, the whole family of animals it pertains to, is equally unfamiliar to us. You have to go higher up the order, where we find wolfs. They could've just called him "lobo", but they figured a small one, would look more like the real deal. Reaching that point, they could've also called him "lobato", which is the same, but that's the more usual nomenclature, a surname even, so "lobezno" was probably chosen because everyone would identify it as some kind of wolf, even though many wouldn't picture it as a part of the litter. Interesting! The French kind of cheated and went for a feline, the serval, which luckily happens to be yellow and have very long ears. It's actually a pretty good choice if one insists on using that silly yellow color (who ever heard of a yellow wolverine?) A proper wolverine in French is called a glouton, which also describes a slob who eats all the time. As a superhero name, it would invoke the big guy from Monty Python's The meaning of life far more than a fierce forest creature. (In Canada the animal is also called carcajou, which sounds more badass with its multiple K sounds... but we rarely get to translate things for the greater French market). |
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Post by Ozymandias on Aug 4, 2015 16:19:57 GMT -5
That was a hard choice to make. The real animal, "Wolverine" stands for, is practically unknown in Spain, so it didn't make for an attractive option. In fact, the whole family of animals it pertains to, is equally unfamiliar to us. You have to go higher up the order, where we find wolfs. They could've just called him "lobo", but they figured a small one, would look more like the real deal. Reaching that point, they could've also called him "lobato", which is the same, but that's the more usual nomenclature, a surname even, so "lobezno" was probably chosen because everyone would identify it as some kind of wolf, even though many wouldn't picture it as a part of the litter. Interesting! The French kind of cheated and went for a feline, the serval, which luckily happens to be yellow and have very long ears. It's actually a pretty good choice if one insists on using that silly yellow color (who ever heard of a yellow wolverine?) A proper wolverine in French is called a glouton, which also describes a slob who eats all the time. As a superhero name, it would invoke the big guy from Monty Python's The meaning of life far more than a fierce forest creature. (In Canada the animal is also called carcajou, which sounds more badass with its multiple K sounds... but we rarely get to translate things for the greater French market). That is indeed cheating, feliformia and caniformia are the two main branches, among the order of carnivora. Although using a word like "lobezno", is also a trick. One that works pretty well, too. When I was little, I thought it referred to some kind of small wolf, not a wolf cub, though. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2015 0:13:14 GMT -5
And here we go again...on sale in Sept 1985Bought off the stands...Amazing Spider-Man #271 Avengers #262 Daredevil #226 Defenders #150 Dr. Who #15 Dreadstar #21 Green Lantern #185 Heroes for Hope #1 Hulk #314 (Byrne's debut) Iron Man #201 JLof A #245 Thor #362 Uncanny X-Men #200 Vision and Scarlet Witch #3 West Coast Avengers #4 This was about the time I was setting up my first ever pull list at a comic shop but was still buying most of my stuff off the racks at the local 7-11, I had only had a job for 2 months at this point, having turned 16 in July. Have now....much much more....but not a lot of what I bought then. -M |
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Post by Trevor on Sept 1, 2015 6:56:42 GMT -5
Thanks for the bumps mrp, love these threads!
This was the heyday of my comic buying, so much great stuff from First and DC and Renegade and Comico etc etc
I think I was buying 50 books a month back here. Mage, Flaming Carrot, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Micronauts, Miracleman, wow wow wow
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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 1, 2015 11:22:20 GMT -5
Bought at the newsstands:
Alpha Flight #29
Avengers #262
Balder the Brave #1
Batman and the Outsiders #28
Defenders #150
Fantastic Four #285
Heroes for Hope Starring the X-Men #1
Justice League of America #245
Legion of Super-Heroes #17
Micronauts #15
New Mutants #35
New Mutants Special Edition #1
New Teen Titans #15
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #2
Official Marvel Index to the Fantastic Four #1
Official Teen Titans Index #2
Outsiders #2
Secret Wars II #6
Tales of the Legion #330
Uncanny X-Men #200
Vision and the Scarlet Witch #3
West Coast Avengers #4
Who's Who #10
X-Men/Alpha Flight #1
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Post by The Captain on Sept 1, 2015 11:52:30 GMT -5
Currently in my collection from September 1985
Amazing Spider-Man #271
Avengers #262
Captain America #312
Daredevil #226
Doctor Strange #74
Fantastic Four #285
Incredible Hulk #314
Iron Man #201
Moon Knight #6
New Mutants #35
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Deluxe Edition) #2
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #109
Power Man and Iron Fist #121
Squadron Supreme #5
Star Wars #102
Thor #362
Thor Annual #13
Uncanny X-Men #200
West Coast Avengers #4
Owned at one time but not currently
G.I. Joe #42
Micronauts #15
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Post by JKCarrier on Sept 1, 2015 22:16:36 GMT -5
All-Star Squadron #52
Avengers #262
Aztec Ace #15
Batman #390
Best of DC #67
Blue Devil #19
Cerebus #78
DC Challenge #2
DC Comics Presents #88
Detective Comics #557
Heroes for Hope Starring the X-Men #1
Marvel Tales Starring Spider-Man #182
Miracleman #2
Nathaniel Dusk II #3
New Mutants #35
Normalman #11
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #2
Official Teen Titans Index #2
Power Pack #17
Shadow of the Batman #1
Super Powers #4
Superman #414
Swamp Thing #43
Thor #362
Vision and the Scarlet Witch #3
Who's Who #10
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Post by Pharozonk on Sept 2, 2015 19:57:00 GMT -5
From September 1985, I have:
Infinity Inc #21
Infinity Inc Annual #1
Uncanny X-Men #200
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Post by Prince Hal on Sept 2, 2015 21:15:45 GMT -5
In September, 1985, I bought...
Batman 390
Swamp Thing 43
Detective 557
All-Star Squadron 52
Who’s Who 10
Balder the Brave 1
Marvel Saga 1
Marvel Tales 162
X-Men 200 (to complete the set)
Thor 362
Marvel Universe 2
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Post by Confessor on Sept 11, 2015 5:46:21 GMT -5
Though I didn't buy any of these at the time, I currently own the following from September 1985...
Amazing Spider-Man #271
Marvel Tales #182 (reprinting Amazing Spider-Man #42)
Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #109
Star Wars #102
Web of Spider-Man #10
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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 24, 2015 9:27:22 GMT -5
Books I bought at the newsstand September, 1985:
Outsiders #2
Legion of Super-Heroes #17
Batman and the Outsiders #28
Justice League of America #245
New Teen Titans #15
Tales of the Legion #330
Who's Who #10
Alpha Flight #29
Avengers #262
Balder the Brave #1
Defenders #150
Fantastic Four #285
Heroes for Hope Starring the X-Men #1
Micronauts #15
New Mutants #35
New Mutants Special Edition #1
Nightcrawler #2
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #2
Uncanny X-Men #200
Vision and the Scarlet Witch #3
West Coast Avengers #4
X-Men/Alpha Flight #1
Books I've bought as back issues since then:
All-Star Squadron #52
Blue Devil #19
Infinity Inc. Annual #1
Doctor Strange #74
Rom #73
Squadron Supreme #5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 23:18:16 GMT -5
Let's go back in time Mike's Newsstand on sale Oct 1985This was a weird month for me in '85 as it was when hurricane Gloria hit and we were without power for several days, so I was making daily trips to 7-11 for a while to get milk, snacks, etc. after school and raiding the comic rack when I could in addition to getting the handful of books I signed up for at the lcs. It's when I started buying more DC because I picked up Crisis and when I really started getting X-Men books from Marvel. What I got then... Amazing Spider-Man #272-273 Avengers #263 Crisis on Infinite Earths #10-11 Dr. Who #16 GL #196 JLA #246 Thor #363 Uncanny X-Men #201 West Coast Avengers #5 X-Men Annual #9 X-Men/Alpha Flight #2 I have too many books from this month now to list them all.... -M |
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Post by Confessor on Oct 1, 2015 5:33:29 GMT -5
I was well into buying proper U.S. comics (as opposed to the black & white UK reprints) at a darkened, dingy newsagents shop at this point...
Amazing Spider-Man #272
Marvel Graphic Novel - The Amazing Spider-Man: Hooky
Marvel Tales #183 (reprinting Amazing Spider-Man #43)
The Spectacular Spider-Man #110
Star Wars #103
Web of Spider-Man #11
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