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Is any comic book memory more pivotal than the first comic book memory? I recently acquired, courtesy of @esaravo, a copy of the first comic that I ever read. Even though it is my first, it is a comic that I have never actually owned a copy of. The copy I originally read was loaned to my stepfather, along with a Thor treasury, when I was barely six years old. In hindsight, it seems a little weird that a six year old had no problem reading this book on his own. Then again, I was always a weird kid. To see the far reaching impact this comic had on me, you only have to go back a few posts to the Top 10 Spider Villains list I posted. Nearly every villain on this cover made the cut! Needless to say, I am beyond pleased to have filled in this piece of my childhood for the PC. Thanks again, Ed. |
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| Here's the first one I ever got. My dad and I went down to the local party store to grab something, and the comics/magazines were right in front. I stopped and looked through everything while dad grabbed milk (I think?), and then let me pick one. I may have to get another copy of it; the OG is long gone and probably only would've been a 3.0 at best..!  |
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| My first WALT DISNEY'S COMICS AND STORIES, #40 from 1944. Given to me by a friend of my Father who came to see us at Christmas time. The black cover has held up over the past 76 years.  mm |
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| I can't remember what the first CB I read was, but I remember I was around 7 or 9 and continued to collect and read to a varying degree of interest that surged and waned over the years. That was until my accident, then I lost interest in everything as my world collapsed. It wasn't until my best friend went to his LCS and bought out a full run of Green Arrow(1988)comics. The doctors told us I would never do anything again with my hands, so the books remained unread. I tried to hold them, flip the pages to no avail. After awhile he brought me a clip board and placed it on my lap and grabbed issue 1 and turned the first page for me. I read it and at his insistence had me learn to drag my limp fingers to coax the pages to move. I was so happy to do something on my own. Thats how I passed my time in the 3 mo. hospital stay. When I was in a position where I couldn't read, he'd hold the book for me. That is my best and favorite CB memory. |
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 I have a problem with fattening women up.
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| @starlord Sounds like it was also a great memory of a dear friend... |
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| @Bronte Indeed, he is | ||
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| @starlord Since you used present tense, I'm glad he is still a part of your life. Funny how a comic book so simple in concept could have that much bearing on your recovery in life. =) |
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 Masculinity takes a holiday.
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Never owned a copy but that clever cover has always caught my eye. |
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| I'm formally blaming this thread. I did a little bit of searching, and found a number of copies available, naturally in various states of grade/pricing. I grabbed this one, and it arrived today. It's now sitting prominently on my wall display in the office, so I can look at it fondly.  |
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| @monjoody If it makes you feel any better, I started a whole thread based on books that I felt compelled to buy after they were brought up on the forum: https://forum.cbcscomics.com/topic/11316/page/1/look-what-you-all-made-me-do/#12 |
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Quote:Originally Posted by EbaySeller Haha I figured there was something like this over here. On the musician forums I monitor for work, we usually call this GAS, or Gear Acquisition Syndrome. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by michaelekrupp A little late to the party but here goes. When I was about 12 or so, a childhood friend and I were taken to one of the LCS by one of our parents. The point being that we saw a sealed copy of Penthouse Comix behind the counter with the "ADULT" sticker on it. Clearly, we weren't even going to be entertained with the prospect of buying it either by the owner or the parental units but it got us thinking. Maybe we could make our own version of Penthouse Comix. We also had no clue about anything sexual or erotic other than sex-ed class (which was taught at Catholic school so it was probably a sin). We were X-Men fans so we came up with the SEX-Men. A truly original title, mind you. We plotted a few pages and drew some stuff. The only frame that comes to mind right now is that I wrote "(Can't remember character's name) enjoys the view out in town" and it's some guy sitting at a strip club with his tongue down to the floor like the old Wolf in the Droopy cartoons. This was a crude work and we never got around to finishing it. As kids, we got drawn into other pursuits probably a few days later. I don't know what happened to the guy. He moved with his mother to CO when she got into a serious relationship with a guy out there. They moved back a few years later when it ended. He started running with a different crowd, had some substance issues, got a few chicks preggo. Eventually he straightened out and spent 10 years in the Coast Guard. I haven't talked to him in going on 10 years now. As kids, though, he had a great collection (to me, at least). He was a huge X-Men kid and worked his collection all the way back to #100, which was huge when neither of us had any jobs and had to rely on grass cutting money. New Mutants 87 and 98 at cover price and he was all about keeping everything neat, organized, and as NM as possible. I heard he traded his comics for dope at one point when we were in high school, but I never confirmed that. I still keep in touch with his mother and one of his sons looks dead on him. She doesn't really mention him and I haven't brought it up much other than to ask how he is. I don't think they get along for whatever reason. It was like staring into a time warp when I met his son. He really got me into X-Men whether it was comics, toy, or games. |
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I was hoping today’s post would inspire some people to share stories of making their own comics as a kid, but some far no takers
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Grimjack is one of my all time favorite comics, but one that is largely overlooked by today’s collectors. Hopefully this look back at some of my favorite Grimjack tales will inspire everyone to check this series out. The issues are inexpensive and are great reading.  |
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The first limited series that I purchased off the newsstand was Marvel Superheroes Contest of Champions. I know there were a couple of earlier ones published by DC centering on the Superman titles, but I missed those when they came out. By the mid 1980s it seemed like there were as many limited series on the stands as ongoing series. In spite of the glut, I think there should have been even more limited series back then. In that spirit I present my favorite series that should have been limited (but unfortunately weren’t):  |
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Many of my favorite comic book memories center around the early 1980s, the rise of comic book specialty stores and the explosion of independent publishers. It was such an exciting time to be a comic book reader! I remember feeling that I was in on the ground floor of something big and historic, like readers must have felt when the early Marvels exploded on the scene. There were so many publishers offering so many different titles. Some of them will never be forgotten while others have long since faded into obscurity. What follows is a look back at some of my favorite obscure indie comics from that period. Most of them now languish in the discount boxes, if you can find them at all. Every one of these titles takes me back to those wonderful and exciting times.  |
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