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Post by MRPs_Missives on Jul 12, 2024 10:54:27 GMT -5
It's that time again, Top Shelf Friday time! So show us a comic that you own that you believe should be on the Top Shelf. It can be because you think the comic is important or valuable, because it's a sentimental favorite or one of your favorite stories, because it's signed and holds great memories for you, just has a really cool cover or strikes your fancy or is just plain cool-whatever the reason show us that comic. Any pic of that comic will do, but bonus points if you can show us the actual copy you own. My entry for this week is in tribute to Marty (MDG). I don't collect a lot of undergrounds, but this one is a cross-over into something I do collect-fantasy & sword & sorcery comics, so I present Barbarian Comics #1 published by California Comics in 1973. It's the only issue of the 4 issues of the run I won.  Let's see what folks have in store for us this week... -M What else is on the Top Shelf...?
3/1/24 Son of Sinbad
3/8/24 Brave & Bold #35
3/15/24 Piracy #1
3/22/24 Conan the Barbarian #1
3/29/24 Hawk #9
4/5/24 SSWS #126
4/12/24 It Rhymes with Lust
4/19/24 Avengers #162
4/26/24 1st Issue Special 8
5/3/24 Bat Lash #2
5/10/24 Straight Arrow #3
5/17/24 Frazetta ghosted Spirit Section
5/24/24 Green Arrow: Longbow Hunters #1 signed
5/31/24 Daredevil 47
6/7/24 Batman Black and White #4
6/14/24 Daredevil 158
6/21/24 King Kong #1
6/28/24 Hellrider #1
7/5/24 Michael Golden's Doctor Strange Portfolio
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Post by Ricky Jackson on Jul 12, 2024 12:41:41 GMT -5
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Post by EdoBosnar on Jul 12, 2024 13:20:31 GMT -5
Oh, cool, another themed week! Unfortunately, my current collection doesn't include anything that could really be considered an underground, I don't think (I used to own a few issues of Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Fat Freddie's Cat). However, I have some indie comics, which is pretty close, and of those, I would say this is a top shelf item for me, for a number of reasons. To wit, Ismet #1 (published in 1981):  This was a little self-published series by a guy who was about 17 when he started it. It ran for five issues over the next year and a half (back then I had, and I now again have, the whole set). It has real sentimental value for me, because it was the first indie comic I'd ever had, and I also knew the creator (Greg Wadsworth). If you want more details on this series and its creator, I wrote a post about it at the Atomic Junk Shop a number of years ago.
My previous picks (behind the spoiler curtain, because they're not for the faint of heart): {Spoiler: Click to show}
01/03/2024: Blackmark (1970s b&w pocketbook)
08/03/2024: Archie’s Superhero Comics Digest #2
15/03/2024: Donald Duck & the Golden Helmet (Whitman, 1978)
22/03/2024: Star Wars #38
28/03/2024: Showcase #100
05/04/2024: Chandler: Red Tide
12/04/2024: Alien, the Illustrated Story
19/04/2024: Amazing Spider-man Annual #10
26/04/2024: Marvel Premiere #32
03/05/2024: Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest #9
10/05/2024: JLA #200
17/05/2024: Giant-Size Power Man #1
24/05/2024: Batman Annual #8
31/05/2024: Marvel 2-in-1 #51
07/06/2024: Superman #400
14/06/2024: Marvel Team-up #79
21/06/2024: Detective Comics #500
28/06/2024: Avengers #1&1/2
05/07/2024: Batman Special #1 (1984) |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2024 13:51:27 GMT -5
I don't have anything really underground either, but this was the closest I could come up with. I have individual issues from the original Reid Fleming series, but bought this collection a long time ago which collected that, the Rogues to Riches mini, and Heartbreak Comics. Reid's an old favorite of mine going back to my young 80's reading days, funny as heck! My actual copy is somewhere in the basement, so in lieu of that for this week:  |
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Post by DubipR on Jul 12, 2024 14:38:23 GMT -5
To continue with the underground theme on TSF, here's my copy of Tale of the Leather Nun (fisrt printing) Art from Dave Sheridan, Spain Rodriguez, R Crumb, and more. Lately I've been CGCing some of my undergrounds because there's not enough of them to be preserved these days.  For Marty.. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 12, 2024 17:46:23 GMT -5
Not exactly an underground, but it was the upstart " Revenge Incorporated " line that tried to hurt Marvel comics.  I remember buying this off the newsstand and it being enough like a Marvel comic that I rather liked it. This is not my original copy , but the last 5 years I have been attempting to buy any Atlas comics cheap enough to acquire. The book itself had artwork by Sal Amendola and it was a decent enough story. Too bad the entire line faded 2 years later. {Spoiler: Click to show}
Previous weeks:
Avengers #4
Flash ( 1987) 1
Thor #126
Kamandi #10
What if? v1 #3
JLA v1 # 91
Marvels Greatest comics # 31
Master of Kung Fu ( Special Marvel edition) 16
Iron Man # 150
Alpha Flight #12
Superman #227
Marvel Treasury edition #28/ Superman and Spider-Man #2
Badger #1
World’s Finest 211
Flash #201
Groo #1 ( Epic)
Avengers 211
Mr. Miracle 8 ( 1972)
New Teen Titans 13 ( 1980)
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Post by tartanphantom on Jul 13, 2024 14:46:53 GMT -5
I have a few undergrounds, but I selected this a couple of weeks ago, so I'm going with it--
All-Star Squadron #1, from 1981. This belongs on my top shelf because it was THE book that got me into "serious" comic collecting just a few weeks after I graduated High School. Oh, I had comics well before that going back to 1966. However, as a kid I largely viewed them as something to be read, shared and traded with friends. Throughout my High School years, I largely ignored comics in favor of music, girls and cars. And although I already had a substantial number of comics in hand at the time this book came out, they were more of a "pile of comics" than a "collection". I fell in love with this series from the start, and began earnestly collecting and preserving comics from this point on, so yeah, a lot of significance to me for this book. I collected this series from its start to its demise... and like most series, there were lots of lackluster moments interspersed. But the first 25 issues or so are some of my favorite comics of the early '80s.
And yes, this is my original newsstand copy, purchased in May of 1981 at a drugstore in Pell City, AL. That drugstore has been gone for over 30 years, but the comic is still around and is in great condition.
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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 13, 2024 16:42:06 GMT -5
I have a few undergrounds, but I selected this a couple of weeks ago, so I'm going with it--
All-Star Squadron #1, from 1981. This belongs on my top shelf because it was THE book that got me into "serious" comic collecting just a few weeks after I graduated High School. Oh, I had comics well before that going back to 1966. However, as a kid I largely viewed them as something to be read, shared and traded with friends. Throughout my High School years, I largely ignored comics in favor of music, girls and cars. And although I already had a substantial number of comics in hand at the time this book came out, they were more of a "pile of comics" than a "collection". I fell in love with this series from the start, and began earnestly collecting and preserving comics from this point on, so yeah, a lot of significance to me for this book. I collected this series from its start to its demise... and like most series, there were lots of lackluster moments interspersed. But the first 25 issues or so are some of my favorite comics of the early '80s.
And yes, this is my original newsstand copy, purchased in May of 1981 at a drugstore in Pell City, AL. That drugstore has been gone for over 30 years, but the comic is still around and is in great condition.
I really loved All-Star Squadron while it was coming out. It was my favorite new comic for the first 30 or 40 issues. I think my first issue was #7 but I had all the rest of them within a few months from the back issue bins. Towards the end, I was getting bored of comic books in general, so I think I only had two or three of the issues after #60. Every once in a while, I think about getting the issues that I missed and completing the collection. I think I’ll go to eBay right now and see if I can get any of them cheap. |
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Post by Ricky Jackson on Jul 13, 2024 16:48:03 GMT -5
Now seriously regretting just giving my copy of All-Star Squadron #1 away for free (along with an assorted amount of other cool comics) during a purge around 20 years ago. Oh well, hopefully someone has got some enjoyment out of it over the years, wherever it ended up
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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 13, 2024 16:56:52 GMT -5
I found a dealer who had All-Star Squadron #63 (origin of Robot-Man) and #65 (the origin of Johnny Quick) for about $3 each. Also combined shipping!
I recognized # 61, # 64, # 66 and # 67. I think I got a couple of those as back issues over the years.
The only one I wasn’t sure about was #62. When these other two issues come in, I’ll check my collection and see if I still need that.
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Post by Batflunkie on Jul 13, 2024 17:15:56 GMT -5
I have a few undergrounds, but I selected this a couple of weeks ago, so I'm going with it--
All-Star Squadron #1, from 1981. This belongs on my top shelf because it was THE book that got me into "serious" comic collecting just a few weeks after I graduated High School. Oh, I had comics well before that going back to 1966. However, as a kid I largely viewed them as something to be read, shared and traded with friends. Throughout my High School years, I largely ignored comics in favor of music, girls and cars. And although I already had a substantial number of comics in hand at the time this book came out, they were more of a "pile of comics" than a "collection". I fell in love with this series from the start, and began earnestly collecting and preserving comics from this point on, so yeah, a lot of significance to me for this book. I collected this series from its start to its demise... and like most series, there were lots of lackluster moments interspersed. But the first 25 issues or so are some of my favorite comics of the early '80s.
And yes, this is my original newsstand copy, purchased in May of 1981 at a drugstore in Pell City, AL. That drugstore has been gone for over 30 years, but the comic is still around and is in great condition.
As much as I love All-Star Squadron (managed to find a couple of well-loved copies at the flea market a year ago) and Invaders, the books kind of get bogged down by Roy's insistence of a non-sliding timeline during WWII |
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Post by chaykinstevens on Jul 13, 2024 18:20:29 GMT -5
I remember buying this off the newsstand and it being enough like a Marvel comic that I rather liked it. This is not my original copy , but the last 5 years I have been attempting to buy any Atlas comics cheap enough to acquire. The book itself had artwork by Sal Amendola and it was a decent enough story. Too bad the entire line faded 2 years later. They faded much sooner than two years later. I don't think any of their comics got past #4. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 13, 2024 18:41:39 GMT -5
I remember buying this off the newsstand and it being enough like a Marvel comic that I rather liked it. This is not my original copy , but the last 5 years I have been attempting to buy any Atlas comics cheap enough to acquire. The book itself had artwork by Sal Amendola and it was a decent enough story. Too bad the entire line faded 2 years later. They faded much sooner than two years later. I don't think any of their comics got past #4. You're right about the comic line but they had a magazine line that lasted a little longer. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 13, 2024 18:45:57 GMT -5
Now seriously regretting just giving my copy of All-Star Squadron #1 away for free (along with an assorted amount of other cool comics) during a purge around 20 years ago. Oh well, hopefully someone has got some enjoyment out of it over the years, wherever it ended up A few years ago I sold the entire 67 issue series with the 3 annuals and JLA #193 to a member of this forum for 20 bucks. |
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