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Post by tarkintino on Sept 2, 2021 17:46:42 GMT -5
Mad Magazine 67. Mad is an expensive mistress. Ah, but worth the cost! |
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Post by Hoosier X on Sept 2, 2021 20:51:27 GMT -5
Adventure 290 for the Bizarro World
Amazing Adult Fantasy 8 because DUH
Kid Colt Outlaw 102
Patsy Walker 98
Wonder Woman 126 because WONDER TOT AND MISTER GENIE
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Post by Graphic Autist on Sept 2, 2021 22:42:46 GMT -5
Wonder Woman 126 because WONDER TOT AND MISTER GENIE I have never heard of Wonder Tot before this. I’ll be damned… |
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Post by Hoosier X on Sept 2, 2021 23:37:58 GMT -5
Wonder Woman 126 because WONDER TOT AND MISTER GENIE I have never heard of Wonder Tot before this. I’ll be damned… Wonder Tot is AWESOME! |
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Post by Cei-U! on Sept 3, 2021 5:17:18 GMT -5
First time around, I thought (or tried to think) like the kid I was then (hence Popeye, etc.). This time, I'm raking a page from Rob's book and thinking like a time traveler. So my choices are:
Fantastic Four #2
Tales to Astonish #27
Showcase #36
Flash #124
Green Lantern #9
Cei-U!
Back in the day, though, I'd have found a way to scrounge up the extra 15 cents to buy that Tarzan Dell Giant!
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Post by wildfire2099 on Sept 3, 2021 6:30:42 GMT -5
I think Baseball would be about wound up by then, so all comics this month, big splurge on the Dell Giant, I think...
Tarzan 51
Tales to Astonish 27
Top Cat 1
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Post by shaxper on Sept 3, 2021 9:53:27 GMT -5
...umm. Anyway, do I approach this like I'm a normal kid in 1961, or like I'm a kid with my 2021 knowledge of comics and the collector's market? I'm going to assume I'm a kid in 1961 with no concern for key issues, favorite creators, nor the future of collectibles. That being the case, here are my picks for August: I'm definitely spending the lion's share on Famous Monsters of Filmland, so there's 35 cents right there. With only one 10 cent comic left to choose, I'd cringe at all the enticing covers I'd be passing up, but ultimately I would need a Batman book, and Detective Comics has the better cover for this month, so that's where I'd go. For September, I think I'd rather see Superman, Batman, and Robin in one book together than go for the individual titles, so World's Finest #121. And I've always loved the idea of the World's Fair, so Life with Archie #11 is an obvious choice. Speaking of which, Jughead AND monsters?? Sign me up for Jughead #78. Holy crap! I can't believe I don't own this one today! The Uncle Scrooge covers never wow me, but I do love those stories, so Uncle Scrooge #36. The final one is a tough choice. I think I'd be intrigued by the Fantastic Four by this point: two covers featuring two exciting sci-fi scenarios starring a plainclothed team. I think the aliens in the house on the cover of #2 would have absolutely caught my eye, but then how do you pass up a cover promising THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN? I'd have to finally go with Superman #149, and I doubt I would have regretted it. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 3, 2021 10:09:43 GMT -5
The Uncle Scrooge covers never wow me, but I do love those stories, so Uncle Scrooge #36. By and large the covers are definitely a weak area of these books. |
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Post by brutalis on Sept 3, 2021 15:11:10 GMT -5
Yard monster me would be doing all 10 cents so as to guarantee getting as many comic books as possible!
Though not born yet, like last month it is all about child me would enjoy and be most interested in.
A pair of DC war issues at 10 cents each: barmy at War and Blackhawk.
Marvel cowboy Kid Colt for 10 cents.
Then monster lover me would check out Gorgo #4 from Charlton and Archie's Madhouse #16.
Then if I was lucky enough to lose a tooth and the Toothh Fairy left me a Quarter I might look at grabbing a few others. But choices? Lone Ranger, Tarzan, Hot Stuff, Cheyenne (Clint Walker) or some Dell Uncle Scrooge? Hey mom, look, NO CANDY and I'm reading...
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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 3, 2021 15:32:15 GMT -5
...umm. Anyway, do I approach this like I'm a normal kid in 1961, or like I'm a kid with my 2021 knowledge of comics and the collector's market? I'm going to assume I'm a kid in 1961 with no concern for key issues, favorite creators, nor the future of collectibles. That being the case, here are my picks for August: I'm definitely spending the lion's share on Famous Monsters of Filmland, so there's 35 cents right there. With only one 10 cent comic left to choose, I'd cringe at all the enticing covers I'd be passing up, but ultimately I would need a Batman book, and Detective Comics has the better cover for this month, so that's where I'd go. For September, I think I'd rather see Superman, Batman, and Robin in one book together than go for the individual titles, so World's Finest #121. And I've always loved the idea of the World's Fair, so Life with Archie #11 is an obvious choice. Speaking of which, Jughead AND monsters?? Sign me up for Jughead #78. Holy crap! I can't believe I don't own this one today! The Uncle Scrooge covers never wow me, but I do love those stories, so Uncle Scrooge #36. The final one is a tough choice. I think I'd be intrigued by the Fantastic Four by this point: two covers featuring two exciting sci-fi scenarios starring a plainclothed team. I think the aliens in the house on the cover of #2 would have absolutely caught my eye, but then how do you pass up a cover promising THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN? I'd have to finally go with Superman #149, and I doubt I would have regretted it. I'm approaching it like I'm me now, an adult, back in 1961 and I'm buying whatever I think looks the most interesting and will give me the most reading pleasure, as opposed to what will be the most valuable 60 years from now. I wasn't around in 1961 and if I pretended I'm a kid buying these, should I pretend I'm 6 year old? 12 years old? 16 years old? The choices would be different for each age, so I'm just going with what I want to read now. However, everyone seems to be taking a different approach, which is fine. |
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Post by Graphic Autist on Sept 3, 2021 15:47:56 GMT -5
I'm approaching it as a 6-year old, because 50 cents? Only a little kid would settle for that.
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Post by dbutler69 on Sept 3, 2021 16:01:12 GMT -5
First time around, I thought (or tried to think) like the kid I was then (hence Popeye, etc.). This time, I'm raking a page from Rob's book and thinking like a time traveler. So my choices are: Fantastic Four #2 Tales to Astonish #27 Showcase #36 Flash #124 Green Lantern #9 Cei-U! Back in the day, though, I'd have found a way to scrounge up the extra 15 cents to buy that Tarzan Dell Giant! That's what I'm doing, pretending I'm a time traveler. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 3, 2021 16:02:07 GMT -5
I'm approaching it as a 6-year old, because 50 cents? Only a little kid would settle for that. $4.50 in 2021 money. |
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Post by Graphic Autist on Sept 3, 2021 16:07:17 GMT -5
I'm approaching it as a 6-year old, because 50 cents? Only a little kid would settle for that. $4.50 in 2021 money. Now we're talking. 45 comics a week! |
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Post by brutalis on Sept 3, 2021 16:12:34 GMT -5
I'm approaching it as a 6-year old, because 50 cents? Only a little kid would settle for that. $4.50 in 2021 money. So today a kid couldn't buy a comic at all with the allowance provided. Cheap ass parents if you ask me! |
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