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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2014 13:00:19 GMT -5
Mine would be....  I remember this book very well, and according to my mom's diary, it's the first one I ever reached for in a box of books as a little girl around 5. The one I had was the UK variant with 9P on it. At the time, I knew nothing about these characters but thought it was most colourful. My lunchbox also had Iron Man on it. Hulk has not lived on as a personal favourite, and I'm here to there on Iron Man and mostly own books from his first series between 1969 to 1979 or so...but this cover is one I'll aways remember fondly. |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Oct 4, 2014 13:39:40 GMT -5
This was a hard question for me to answer. The first comic I read would be a forever forgotten issue of a Disney/Casper/Baby Huey or something of that nature comic that someone handed to Baby Ish to keep him busy or quiet The first I purchased myself is on a different thread So after some hard thought the one that comes to mind was from the summer of 1968.I was 14 years old and an uncle of mine had a small yacht. For 2 weeks I was to accompany him on a trip up the Hudson river from New York City to Lake Champlain Vermont. A great time, learning about boating and navigation.And upon stopping at a small town for an overnight stay, going to a newstand to pick up some new comics. And this was the one I remember-a freakin great comic for one of the best summers of my life  |
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 4, 2014 13:54:24 GMT -5
This was a hard question for me to answer. The first comic I read would be a forever forgotten issue of a Disney/Casper/Baby Huey or something of that nature comic that someone handed to Baby Ish to keep him busy or quiet The first I purchased myself is on a different thread So after some hard thought the one that comes to mind was from the summer of 1968.I was 14 years old and an uncle of mine had a small yacht. For 2 weeks I was to accompany him on a trip up the Hudson river from New York City to Lake Champlain Vermont. A great time, learning about boating and navigation.And upon stopping at a small town for an overnight stay, going to a newstand to pick up some new comics. And this was the one I remember-a freakin great comic for one of the best summers of my life This and Avengers #56 is my most favorite story of all time. I could rate this as my most sentimental as well. There are other books in the running. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 4, 2014 14:18:25 GMT -5
In the summer of 1971 I went to Puerto Rico with my family. I took this book with me and markers and spent the whole time drawing Quicksilver in his blue costume.   |
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Post by Cei-U! on Oct 4, 2014 15:20:10 GMT -5
This one:  My mother taught me how to read using this comic. Can't get more sentimental than memories of Mom. Cei-U! I summon the kleenex! |
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Post by Rob Allen on Oct 4, 2014 22:50:27 GMT -5
The same one I posted in the "first comic you bought" thread, Spider-Man #7. It was the first one I chose, the first one I read, the foundation of this whole part of my life. I'm so glad I still have it.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2014 22:56:02 GMT -5
Lots of Avengers love in this thread, and I will add to it...Avengers 162 was the first comic I loved! I traced so many panels out of it, read it 'til it was dog-eared and it shaped so many of my comic preferences. It's still one of my favorite comic stories of all time. I was just turning 8 when I got, the perfect age for being won over by a comic.  -M |
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Post by Nowhere Man on Oct 5, 2014 3:33:12 GMT -5
I'm going to go with this issues of Tales to Astonish. I bought it when I was 12 (?) or so and it was and is the oldest comic I've ever purchased (I got it for $25 bucks) and is still the most money I've spent on a single issue. Obviously it wasn't mint, but the real reason I remember it is because it featured two of my favorite characters and was the first time I was able to read a vintage Silver Age Marvel comics. (I think the Masterworks were just coming out about this time and I wouldn't get into those for another year or so.)  |
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Post by Paradox on Oct 5, 2014 7:26:23 GMT -5
Avengers #93 knocked my socks off and became my favorite of all time. I've replaced it twice (one lost to fire, another to a basement flood), and have a trade it's in because I was missing other parts of the Kree-Skrull War. I was just amazed by this artist Roy Thomas (I hadn't quite gotten the hang of remembering credits yet  ) that I hadn't seen before (although I had, on DC covers, just didn't know it). So "realistic"!  |
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Post by Earth 2 Flash on Oct 5, 2014 7:55:40 GMT -5
When I was growing up, my favorite person in the whole world was my grandfather. I only got to see him once or twice a year because he lived so far away. He died when I was 14. I still remember my mother crying as we drove from Michigan to Alabama. I purchased a copy of Super Friends #21 on the day before the funeral. I read that comic repeatedly. It helped me through a very difficult time.
It will always be one of my favorite comics because I still associate it with my grandfather.
AFTERTHOUGHT: I am not sure whether or not an issue of Super Friends properly qualifies as a classic comic, but it is definitely the one that I have the most sentimental value for. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 5, 2014 8:04:53 GMT -5
Avengers #93 knocked my socks off and became my favorite of all time. I've replaced it twice (one lost to fire, another to a basement flood), and have a trade it's in because I was missing other parts of the Kree-Skrull War. I was just amazed by this artist Roy Thomas (I hadn't quite gotten the hang of remembering credits yet ) that I hadn't seen before (although I had, on DC covers, just didn't know it). So "realistic"! The artist was Neal Adams. Roy Thomas was the writer. |
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Post by Cei-U! on Oct 5, 2014 8:43:50 GMT -5
'dox knows that NOW, 'bone, but not in '71 when he first read it.
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I summon the '!
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 5, 2014 8:57:25 GMT -5
Oooops , sorrrreeeeeeee.
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Post by Paradox on Oct 5, 2014 9:30:11 GMT -5
Yeah. I think it was one of those situations where it said "By Roy Thomas and Neal Adams" and I picked the wrong one. Or I just lazy-read the credits is another possibility. I think I can be excused for being 10. I had it down by the time I found GL/GA #76 in an abandoned house shortly afterward, though.
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Post by shaxper on Oct 5, 2014 11:20:38 GMT -5
This is an amazing question, and I have no idea how to begin to answer it. So many books have sentimental value to me for so many different reasons and in so many different ways. I'm going to have to spend a lot more time on this question before answering.
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) that I hadn't seen before (although I had, on DC covers, just didn't know it). So "realistic"!
