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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 25, 2021 15:46:21 GMT -5
Gee, you're generous dad, 14 years later when I was getting allowance from my folks, I was only getting a quarter a week, if it was a week they decided I could get allowance. But assuming my interests are the same as when I was of an age to get allowance, these would be my choices... Star Spangled War Stories #99 (dinosaurs + army men, yes please) Strange Adventures #133 (same as above) Phantom Planet #1234 (astronauts and other planets, give me some) Ellery Queen Detective #1234 (detectives, but not quite the Hardy Boys, plus that cover, ok let me check it out) so 2 10 centers and 2 1 centers and I'm tapped out. -M A quarter a week would make this game too hard! |
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Post by Cei-U! on Aug 25, 2021 16:38:59 GMT -5
Tough choices, but given the 50-cent limit, I gotta go with
Fantastic Four #1
Justice League of America #7
Popeye #61
Quick Draw McGraw #8
Huckleberry Hound #14
Cei-U!
I summon the time machine!
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Post by Bronze age andy on Aug 25, 2021 16:58:39 GMT -5
Fantastic Four #1
Strange Tales #90
Tales to Astonish #25
Amazing Adventures #6
Kid Colt Outlaw #101
This Marvel company might be on to something. I'm kind of a maniac for Marvel. I should write them a letter and tell them that.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Aug 25, 2021 17:11:40 GMT -5
Hmmm...since that's 14 years before I was born, I'll assume I'm of 'go to the store and get the change' age.. so like 8-10? Defintely 3 or 4 packs of baseball cards (which in 1961 were 5 cents for 5 cards). Assuming I wasn't invested in any titles and going by cover appeal, 8 year old me would take Konga #3 JLA #7 Daffy Duck #27 ... so 3 packs of cards  Clearly, different choice if you're talking 'what do you wish you had now' |
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Post by tarkintino on Aug 25, 2021 17:18:11 GMT -5
Famous Monsters of Filmland #14 (.35) ) I seriously considered adding Famous Monsters of Filmland, but that would have forced a budget / desirability decision with the three I picked. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2021 17:21:48 GMT -5
Hmmm...since that's 14 years before I was born, I'll assume I'm of 'go to the store and get the change' age.. so like 8-10? Defintely 3 or 4 packs of baseball cards (which in 1961 were 5 cents for 5 cards). Assuming I wasn't invested in any titles and going by cover appeal, 8 year old me would take Konga #3 JLA #7 Daffy Duck #27 ... so 3 packs of cards Clearly, different choice if you're talking 'what do you wish you had now' Exactly. The me of today would have made very different choices than I listed, but the me of allowance age, who loved dinosaurs, army men, anything space and Hardy Boys detectives would have made choices like the one I listed. -M |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Aug 25, 2021 17:25:11 GMT -5
for sure! I was a huge Bugs Bunny fan as a kid, and I played Sax, so no way I'd pass up that Daffy Duck Cover. I also like variety, so a bit of everything would definitely be the order of the day. I could either have swapped Konga for either Forbidden Worlds or Brave and the Bold for those dinosaur covers, but the Konga is one my dad would probably have liked too, so that would get the win I think. I've always loved that JLA cover, so I can't imagine passing that one up either.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Aug 25, 2021 17:28:24 GMT -5
It's a little hard to say because 8 year old me would buy differently from 12-year old me from 16 year old me.
I do think that FF #1 would be very likely across the board though. And any point beyond about 10 I'd be looking hard at SF digests if the comics weren't exciting me.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Aug 25, 2021 17:31:43 GMT -5
I was going with 8-10 year old me. 16 year old me would have been looking for Sci fi or Mad (depending on the contents)...but the comics would be just as tempting as prose, so I'd probably flip through and see what struck me. 16 year old me could potential buy something like Life or National Geographic too, depending on the cover. Also would depend how many baseball cards I needed from the series at the time and how much longer I thought they'd be in the store, since as a kid I would have found that most important.
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Post by berkley on Aug 25, 2021 17:43:48 GMT -5
Tough call without being able to browse the nterior pages of these comics! But after a quick glance at some of the credits, i'd go with:
Fantastic Four #1 - no explanation necessary
Amazing Adult Fantasy #7 - whattaya mean, not that kind of adult fantasy? oh well, it's all Ditko stories so I'll get it anyway;
G.I. Combat #90 - includes a 13-page Russ Heath story
Journey into Mystery #73 - Kirby, Ditko, and Don Heck stories
MAD #66 - if this counts, not appearing on Mik's page; if it isn't eligible, I'll probably go with another Marvel anthology with Kirby, etc stories, or another war comic with Russ Heath art
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2021 17:45:08 GMT -5
It's a little hard to say because 8 year old me would buy differently from 12-year old me from 16 year old me. I do think that FF #1 would be very likely across the board though. And any point beyond about 10 I'd be looking hard at SF digests if the comics weren't exciting me. I was 9 the last time I got an allowance. So I went with 6-9 me as those were the only years I did get allowance. -M |
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Post by DubipR on Aug 25, 2021 17:55:35 GMT -5
-Fantastic Four #1 (10 cents) -Tales to Astonish #25 (10 cents) -Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #253 (15 cents) and I take my last 15 cents and buy 3 packs of Topps baseball cards There's 3 Mickey Mantles, 3 Maris, 2 Mays, 2 Aaron, and the best of the decade in there... Clemente, Koufax, Drysdale, Marichal (rookie)  |
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Post by james on Aug 25, 2021 18:14:34 GMT -5
FF 1 of course
Amazing Fantasy 7
And I’d put the other .30 towards saving for my first Playboy
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Post by jason on Aug 25, 2021 22:03:10 GMT -5
I'll take:
FF#1
Superman #148 (Mxy story, got to love those)
Tales to Astonish #25
Challengers of the Unknown #22 (might as well give this book a chance)
Richie Rich #7 (finish with something light but enjoyable)
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 26, 2021 6:03:51 GMT -5
Tough call without being able to browse the nterior pages of these comics! But after a quick glance at some of the credits, i'd go with: Fantastic Four #1 - no explanation necessary Amazing Adult Fantasy #7 - whattaya mean, not that kind of adult fantasy? oh well, it's all Ditko stories so I'll get it anyway; G.I. Combat #90 - includes a 13-page Russ Heath story Journey into Mystery #73 - Kirby, Ditko, and Don Heck stories MAD #66 - if this counts, not appearing on Mik's page; if it isn't eligible, I'll probably go with another Marvel anthology with Kirby, etc stories, or another war comic with Russ Heath art Hey kid! This ain't no library! |
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