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August 10 and I am still working through the July ‘83 issues! I guess that’s not too surprising given the ever increasing volume of new comics during that period. When I started back in January I had a little over 50 Jan dated issues. For July that number is closer to 80! Even this deep into the stack there are still some phenomenal reads! This was an amazing issue of Alien Worlds! Possibly the best issue of the entire run. Three great stories with great artwork. Highly recommended!   Southern Knights is a title that I really liked back in the 80s. The strength of the book was mainly in its characters. The artwork in this issue is somewhat subpar. I really liked the work of the original artist, Butch Guice, but he was quickly snatched up by Marvel, leading to a merry go round of Knights artists, some good, some not so much.  Speaking of Butch Guice, by this time he was the regular artist on Marvel’s Micronauts series. These are some of the best issues of the entire run and should not be overlooked.  This month’s issue of Spectacular Spider-Man puts the spotlight on J Jonah Jameson in a fun and offbeat tale. One of the fun things about going back and re reading these old books is being reminded of things you had long forgotten about. Earlier this month I came across a double cover. This issue, I found, has a Mark Jewelers center insert which is coveted by some collectors.  Speaking of interesting uncommon features, this issue of Moon Knight has an extremely rare defect: it was bound with an extra set of staples. In my experience that is even more rare than a double cover.  In addition to the double staples, this issue features another great story by Doug Moench. I really enjoyed his Moon Knight work. The backup story in this issue is also quite good.  This issue of Jon Sable further fleshes out Sable’s world and continues to expand the supporting cast while offering a decent adventure story to boot.  This was a really fun issue featuring the return of Ambush Bug! Keith Giffen’s clear homage to Joe Shuster on his Superman art is also a great touch.  Sabre, Don McGregor’s Hendrix of the future type character, is an interesting book filled with interesting characters in an interesting setting. However, I think it suffers from the artwork of Billy Graham, which is just not to my tastes.  To me, this was an off issue of a usually great book. Perez’s art still shines, but the main story is subpar and does little to advance the ongoing storyline. |
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| Amazing Spider-Man #2 Annual (2021) and Thor Annual #1 (2021) - The MARVEL INFINITE Destinies Storyline. | ||
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| One of the few FICTION HOUSE COMICS that I have and one I truly forgot I had. With stories about the WEREWOLF HUNTER and FIREHAIR origin I'm glad I re-discovered it.  Note: It appears that this issue has a little value. mm |
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 Read this beater today. Desperately need to upgrade this book at some time |
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| DREADSTAR Returns (Jim Starlin / Jaime Jameson) clickable text. Green Lantern #4 (2021 series). |
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   I've owned the GL for a couple of years but this was the first time I read it. Now I know why it was ground breaking at the time |
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| I had missed Other History of the DC Universe #4 when it came out but realized it when 5 hit the stands; today I went back and read #4. It's relevant to the Robin thread for anyone who would be interested. | ||
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When I was a kid, I loved the Dial H for Hero series that ran in the House of Mystery comics before it changed to a horror comic. So I started re-reading them. What kid wouldn’t love to have a dial that changed him into a different superhero each time it was used?   Super simple stories, but still a fun read. I’ll post more covers as I read more issues. |
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Finally made it into the August ‘83 issues this week. At the rate I am going I won’t make it to the September issues until October! This issue begins a new multi chapter Black Widow story in Marvel Fanfare. I didn’t buy Fanfare back in the day, mainly due to the high price point relative to my limited resources. I must say that I have really been enjoying these issues over the last several months, though. If you have never checked them out they are highly recommended and mostly inexpensive. This issue’s story is largely a lot of rehash for the benefit of those unfamiliar with the character’s history, but it sets up an interesting situation to be resolved in the following chapters. Here’s a couple more interesting reads that I passed on at the time due to price resistance. These were actually originally intended to be published by Charlton before they decided to cancel the Charlton Bullseye title. These were the only issues published by Americomics, however, as the characters were quickly sold to DC.   |
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Starting to see more annuals appear during the run up to the summer season. Both of these books were meaty, full length stories and both were quite thought provoking:  Also read this pair of slightly more slender but equally enjoyable books today:   |
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| Suicide Squad King Shark #1. Once you get past that he's a humanoid shark killing machine, there isn't much left to carry the series. | ||
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| @michaelekrupp Trident killed Trident. | ||
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| @DrWatson Actually, Tridents killed Trident. | ||
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| Technically last night, not today. But I read the first and second full series of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Had never read the comics (or seen the movie for that matter) before. Had only heard about them. It was a good read. | ||
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I am really enjoying these classic THUNDER Agents reprints, if not the quarterly publishing schedule. I really had to strain my brain to remember what happened in the last issue, having read somewhere around 200 other comics since then! If you have never checked these out, the stories and art are truly classics, and I am adding the hardcover collections to my want list. By this point in ‘83, Charlton had one foot in the grave. Their entire line was comprised of reprints and they were simply riding the wave until newsstand distribution could no longer sustain them. Still some decent stories from their glory days, though.   |
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| Marvel released a new reprint collection with X-Men 1 through 10 from 1963 (looks like this https://www.shoplevelup.com/products/mighty-marvel-masterworks-x-men-volume-1-strangest-super-heroes-of-all). I read 1 and 2 tonight. It's interesting that they call Jean Grey's power "teleportation", but in issue 2 they also call what the Vanisher does "teleportation", even though they clearly do different things. In issue 1, Prof. X also goes out of his way to tell the guys that Jean is attractive, which isn't creepy at all! He follows it up by defeating Vanisher by wiping his memory. They're well on their way to setting up the Prof as not that great a guy. |
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| These are books I have previously read and am just now sharing about. The first ones are Department of Truth #10 and #11. If you love Bigfoot, you need these two in your collection!! It's a cool story and only two issues long.   Since this series was brought up on another thread, I thought I'd explain the storyline. Cap gets his shield stolen by a villain dressed as him. So, Cap and Falcon take off tracking this villain across the country. The imposter Cap is targeting a group of people who call themselves "The Captains". They are people who are fighting against injustices and crime in their community. They dress up (uniquely) like Cap to do this. The first issue is a homeless teen who is trying to fight for other teens who are disappearing. No one cares or notices because these kids are runaways or orphans. The second one deals with a gymnastics star who turns her life to fighting for her neighborhood. Everything from clean water to bank robberies are fair game for her. I haven't gotten issue #3 yet. Also, in the back of each comic is a dossier on each "Captain". This series is limited to 5 issues. Honestly, I hope Marvel runs with "The Captains" storyline.   |
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| Oblivion Song #1-10 Little Bird #1-2 Nocterra #6 Swamp Thing #6 Something is Killing the Children #18 & 19 Southern Bastards #1-20 Haven't been reading much the last month but today was a different story. First time reading Southern Bastards and I really enjoyed the series.   |
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Saw this mentioned in another thread and had to dig it up... mm |
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| Strange Adventures #5 and #6 (DC Black Label - Tom King / Mitch Gerads / Evan Shaner) - a little behind in this series. | ||
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| Read X-Men 3 and 4 from the reprint collection I got. X-Men 3 properly calls Jean's power telekinesis for the first time, although it's misspelled once. Professor X also thinks to himself that he's in love with Jean, continuing with his creepiness. The Blob doesn't seem quite as dumb as he does in most books. X-Men 4 introduces not only Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, it's also the first appearance of Toad and Mastermind as well as the second appearance of Magneto. | ||
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Just a small sampling of my recent reads. These three books are all in the midst of major lengthy storylines, all of which are really heating up:   The first issue of Eclipse Monthly showed great promise, sporting five diverse and interesting features:  Marvel’s Thor title was in the process of tying up loose ends before Walt Simonson began his legendary run three issues down the road. This issue sports a sweet cover by Bob Layton.  |
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As a supplement to the preceding post, here is a fanzine article I published back in 2012 when I first bought and read Eclipse Monthly, wherein I discuss the book in greater detail:   |
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| @michaelekrupp Excellent trip down memory lane! As you mentioned the only problem in collecting was "...usually because of budget restraints.". I can only imagine the gems I might have in my collection if I had only had two dimes instead of just one. Marty |
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