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Post by dbutler69 on Jun 18, 2023 7:07:24 GMT -5
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Post by Cei-U! on Jun 18, 2023 10:48:50 GMT -5
Super-hero books edited by Stan Lee or Julius Schwartz ate up my entire budget this month, or would've if I didn't have eight cents left over from last month.
Amazing Spider-Man #26
Atom #19
Avengers #17
Batman #172
Daredevil #8
Detective #340
Fantastic Four #40
Flash #153
Green Lantern #37
Hawkman #8
Journey into Mystery #117
Justice League of America #36
Sgt.Fury #19
Strange Tales #134
Tales of Suspense #57
Tales to Astonish #69
That eight cents combined with this month's eight cents lets me buy one additional comic. Will it be Brave and the Bold #60 or Walt Disney's Scarecrow #2? It's a tough call but I gotta go with B&B.
Cei-U!
Yo, Dad, I need a bigger allowance!
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Post by dbutler69 on Jun 19, 2023 7:45:38 GMT -5
Amazing Spider-Man #26
Avengers #17
Fantastic Four #40
Journey into Mystery #117
Strange Tales #134
Tales of Suspense #67
Tales to Astonish #69
Adventure Comics #333 (Legion of Super-Heroes!)
Brave and the Bold #60 (Teen Titans first appearance!)
Challengers of the Unknown #44
Doom Patrol #96
Flash #153 (Reverse Flash!)
Hawkman #8
Justice League of America #36
Metal Men #14
Detective Comics #340 (the Oustider! Plus an Elongated Man backup story!)
World's Finest Comics #150 (Interesting cover)
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Post by Prince Hal on Jun 19, 2023 10:54:10 GMT -5
Only one I bought in April 1965 was this one:  |
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Post by Rob Allen on Jun 20, 2023 12:25:50 GMT -5
I'm hoping to rejoin this game at some point. For now I'll just say that in April 1965 I bought Daredevil #8, Journey into Mystery #117 and Pep #182.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jun 20, 2023 12:58:44 GMT -5
No issue of Mad this month. So I suspect a lot of money for SF & noir books.
Amazing Spider-Man #26 - Prime Spidey.
Avengers #17 - really pretty middling.
Creepy #3 - Great art on spiffy short stories.
Daredevil #8 - Wally Wood. Nuff said.
Fantastic Four #40 - still pretty good.
Journey into Mystery #117 - it's at its best in Asgard
Strange Tales #134 - Still only getting it for Dr. Strange.
Tales of Suspense #67 - Just barely worth getting.
81 cents left to go to SF and paperback originals. That Creepy mag takes out a big bite. If only they'd put Dr. Strange and the Hulk in one mag and then the Human Torch and Giant-man could be relegated to a garbage pit comic.
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Post by Farrar on Jun 21, 2023 16:43:12 GMT -5
... 81 cents left to go to SF and paperback originals. That Creepy mag takes out a big bite. If only they'd put Dr. Strange and the Hulk in one mag and then the Human Torch and Giant-man could be relegated to a garbage pit comic. Interesting you should say that! About a year later, in 1966--by which time both the Torch and Giant-Man features were mercifully gone!--Martin Goodman wanted to reconfigure the split books...and he wanted Tales to Astonish to contain the Hulk and Dr. Strange features. As for the other split book swaps, Tales of Suspense would include the Cap and Nick Fury features; and Strange Tales would include the Iron Man and Sub-Mariner features. In this way, each split book would contain a popular feature (Hulk, Cap, Iron Man) along with a less popular feature (Dr. Strange, Nick Fury, Subby). Goodman's plan didn't come to fruition, though, as it was all part of a larger plan he had to expand the Marvel line...but in 1966 he couldn't break the restrictive "x books a month" deal with Independent, and he had to wait until 1968 when that contract expired. -Main source: Mark Evanier in The Jack Kirby Collector #44 |
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Post by Farrar on Jun 21, 2023 16:55:49 GMT -5
April 1965--let's see what looks good this month: 80 Page Giant Magazine #11 - Superman vs. Luthor. Can't resist these DC Giant comics. DC, 25 cents Adventure Comics #333 - Legion civil war! DC, 12 cents Atom #18 Zatanna is the guest star. DC, 12 cents Avengers #17 Love the Kooky Quartet! Marvel, 12 cents Bonanza #14 Gold Key, 12 cents Brave and the Bold #60 Teen Titans, including the new (i.e., not-Diana-as a teen) Wonder Girl. DC, 12 cents Doom Patrol #96 DC, 12 cents Fantastic Four #40 Marvel, 12 cents Girls' Romances #109 Can't pass up Gene Colan drawing the Beatles; and protagonist "Penny" was obviously based on Ann-Margret. DC, 12 cents Laugh #171 I mean, who could resist this cover? Archie, 12 cents Metal Men #14 DC, 12 cents Secret Hearts #104 Another exceptional Colan cover. DC, 12 cents Walt Disney's Scarecrow I collect comics with covers by the great Sam Savitt. Gold Key, 12 cents World's Finest #150 I'm a sucker for any Silver Age comic that features the Superman family cast. DC, 12 cents Young Romance #136 One of my all-time favorite Young Romance covers. Do I have to add it's by the great Romita? DC, 12 cents 14 12-centers = $1.68 1 Giant @ a quarter = $ .25 Total = $1.93 With the leftover 7 cents I think I'll buy some red (aka strawberry) licorice whips.       |
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Post by Hoosier X on Jun 21, 2023 17:35:24 GMT -5
80 Page Giant Magazine #11 - I’m thinking about getting one of these for real. Not right away! I just spent $275 on a very nice Detective Comics #204.
Adventure Comics #333 - Heck Yeah!
Amazing Spider-Man #26 - Don’t look now, Spidey! It’s someone you never heard of before!
Atom #19
Challengers of the Unknown #44
Daredevil #8
Fantastic Four #40
Journey Into Mystery #127
Little Dot Dotland #19
Metal Men #14
Patsy Walker #121
She’s Josie #13
Strange Adventures #177
Tales of Suspense #67
Two-Gun Kid #76
Young Romance #136
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Post by Farrar on Aug 10, 2023 10:56:12 GMT -5
Paging dbutler69 Your loyal fans are in need of a fix! We're itching to check the newsstand for some May '65 goodies, but first we need some $$$$  |
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 10, 2023 13:40:08 GMT -5
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 10, 2023 14:01:44 GMT -5
Amazing Spider-Man #27 Avengers #18 Fantastic Four #41 Journey into Mystery #118 (Introducing the Destroyer!) Strange Tales #135 (Thank goodness we've got Nick Fury for our other story here instead of the Human Torch!) Tales of Suspense #68 Tales to Astonish #70 X-Men #12 (Introducing the Juggernaut! One of the best of the early X-Men issues) Adventure Comics #334 (The Legion of Super-Heroes makes this a no brainer) Detective Comics #341 (Elongated Man! Oh, and the Joker too) Green Lantern #38 (My boy Tomar-Re is on the cover so I gots to get it!) Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #86 80 Page Giant Magazine #12 (Looks like some good Silver Age Batman zaniness) Aquaman #22 Rip Hunter... Time Master #27                |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Aug 10, 2023 14:21:22 GMT -5
Let's see what we've got...
Mad #96
Amazing Spider-Man 27
Avengers 18
Fantastic Four 41
Journey Into Mystery 118
Showcase 57 (wow...something from DC)
Strange Tales 135 (anything has to be better than Human Torch)
Tales to Astonish 70 (that Namor guy is okay)
86 cents left over for SF and paperbacks.
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Post by Farrar on Aug 10, 2023 17:44:34 GMT -5
...Okay folks, another two dollars to spend how you will on the following selection. Have at it! Whew! Many thanks for the two bucks, dbutler69 --I was worried that I might have to raid the grandparents' ol' piggy bank--not that I ever resorted to that in real life, well, not often anyway...oh never mind  Anyway, here's what I'll pick up in May 1965: 80 Page Giant Magazine #12 - Batman. Can't resist the Silver Age DC Giants. DC, 25 cents Adventure Comics #334 - Long live the Legion! DC, 12 cents Aquaman #22 Two Meras on the cover makes this a must-buy! DC, 12 cents Avengers #18 This Avengers issue has a lot of sentimental value for me. My intro to the Kooky Quartet Avengers was on TV in the Captain America Marvel Super-Heroes cartoon "When the Commissar Commands!" Later on I learned that episode was based on Avengers #18 (a comic I bought later on as a back issue). Marvel, 12 cents Casper and Nightmare #9 Great cover; I always liked constellations. And I loved those Harvey Giants with their little "TV screens" on the side. Harvey, 25 cents Fantastic Four #41 Marvel, 12 cents Lois Lane #58 DC, 12 cents Rip Hunter...Time Master #27 DC, 12 cents Sea Devils #24 Glorious cover. DC, 12 cents. Marvel,12 cents Tales to Astonish #70 I'm not much of a Hulk fan, but I like Namor and Dorma. Marvel,12 cents Wendy the Good Little Witch #31 Wendy was my favorite Harvey series way back when. Harvey, 12 cents Wendy Witch World #14 A regular-sized issue and a giant issue in one month? Nice! Harvey, 25 cents Wonder Woman #155 DC, 12 cents 3 Giants @25 cents each = 75 cents Ten @12 cents each = 1.20 Total: $1.95 A nickel for these goodies caps off a perfect day:           |
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Post by Cei-U! on Aug 10, 2023 17:46:13 GMT -5
At last!!! These two dollars have been burning a hole in my pocket! In addition to the usual assortment of Lee- and Schwartz-edited goodies, I was able to diversify a bit this month, picking up three favorite Gold Key titles, a Nick Cardy-drawn Aquaman, and a DC #1:
Amazing Spider-Man #27
Aquaman #22
Avengers #18
Detective Comics #341
Fantastic Four #41
Green Lantern #38
Journey into Mystery #118
Korak, Son of Tarzan #9
Magnus, Robot Fighter #11
Metamorpho #1
Popeye #77
Sgt. Fury #20
Strange Tales #135
Tales of Suspense #68
Tales to Astonish #70
X-Men #12
...leaving me 8 cents to put forward to next month's shopping spree.
Cei-U!
I summon the four-color fix!
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