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One of the most under priced and poorly appreciated well written storylines ever was infinity inc.....50 or so issues, a special and a few annuals and you are done. Some early Mcfarlane art on Solomn Grundy to show you how he got his mental image of the hulk...a dozen character introductions, whats not to like?


Cant like this one enough.@Darkseid_of_town good suggestion
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@Studley_Dudley - During the pandemic i did lots of reading and in the range you are talking, i took the opportunity to round out some runs that partially collected in my earlier days.

Magnus Robot Fighter (Valiant) Vol 1 - fantastic futuristic escapism story line. I have contemplated going after the Gold Key run to compare, but haven’t pulled that trigger.

Marvel Fanfare Vol 1 - A lot of good stories an doesn’t require a long time commitment as much of the issues are unrelated and also give a good mix to a wide variety of characters.

XO Manowar Vol 1 - Again just loved being immersed into past present and future of Arik and the ‘Good Skin’. Granted, someone with the moniker of Scifinator is going to be all over MRF (a guy in the future fighting bad robots and aliens), but aliens abducting a Viking in the past who escapes with symbiotic alien tech…genius and just plain SciFi candy with great artwork to boot.

Sorry I cannot help fill you reading list, as all of mine are at CBCS.

I also filled out and read the whole Solar, Man of the Atom Valiant Vol 1, liked it but not as much as XO and MRF.
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Infinity Inc.!!!! Another great series that you rarely run across in the back issue bins!
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Infinity Inc.!!!! Another great series that you rarely run across in the back issue bins!

100%

Great series with only a few pricey ones (first McFarlane cover for example)
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past performance is no guarantee of future actions. KatKomics private msg quote post Address this user
Not a series but a story line?

Marvel Annuals
Evolutionary Wars
Atlantis Attacks

Can't remember but I think these were only in the annuals... so not tones of books in all sorts of titles
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Marvel Team Up
Marvel Two In One
DC Comic Presents
Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-man
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past performance is no guarantee of future actions. KatKomics private msg quote post Address this user
Oh!!!
Astro City
Tom Strong
Top Ten (fun to look for characters etc in the backgrounds) Alan Moore book? I know Tom Strong was

Haven't revisited it but at the time I loved it and it tied with the show... Babylon 5

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Oh!!!
Astro City
Tom Strong
Top Ten (fun to look for characters etc in the backgrounds) Alan Moore book? I know Tom Strong was

Haven't revisited it but at the time I loved it and it tied with the show... Babylon 5

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I love Top Ten and it is by Alan Moore. I can't remember how many times I've re-read it. I see something new every time. Can't recommend it enough.
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Marvel Team Up
Marvel Two In One
DC Comic Presents
Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-man

Definitely the MTU.
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The Fifth Golden Girl sborock private msg quote post Address this user
YES!
Astro City and Top Ten!
Also, Panetary.
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YES!
Astro City and Top Ten!
Also, Panetary.


Yes !! Planetary was great, somewhere I have a dynamic forces hard cover with a sketch from Cassaday ... how could I forget!! (gettin old thats how!!)
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Heck, yes, Planetary! Another one that never gets old! I re-read it yet again just last week.
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...and Batman/Panetary was such a great read as well!
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...and Batman/Panetary was such a great read as well!

Agreed! That was excellent. Some of Cassaday's best art, too, IMHO.
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...and Batman/Panetary was such a great read as well!

Agreed! That was excellent. Some of Cassaday's best art, too, IMHO.


I agree! I loved his rendition of Batman from each different time period!
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@sborock…you do realize that it’s PLANETARY and not PANETARY?? Superheroes in kitchens!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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@Ginosdad DOH! LOL!
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...and Batman/Panetary was such a great read as well!

Agreed! That was excellent. Some of Cassaday's best art, too, IMHO.


I agree! I loved his rendition of Batman from each different time period!

And they were spot-on, too! Fantastic homages to the varying art styles for classic Batman interpretations, and the Adam West version was the icing on the cake.

I grew up on that show. I still love it.
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I just remembered this morning that @BigRedOne1944 had put a American Flagg thread together and I remember being intrigued by this. I NEVER see these books in the back issue bins at any of the stores I go to, even the ones with bountiful back issues but I would still like to give this series a go.




Along with Grim Jack and Judge Dredd, American Flagg would still be one of my top picks. Somebody did mention Jon Sable earlier and that would be another excellent choice. The gritty more mature story lines of the Eighties Indie titles have long been my favorites.

Main Stream titles? I would agree with @ Michaelekrupp and Jonah Hex. My other top mainstream pick would be Todd McFarlane's 1990 Spiderman run




















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To answer your question, no, this is not where the comics go to die. MutantMania private msg quote post Address this user
I know I have some of the 90's Green Lantern and Marvel Fanfare. I will see what runs of other stuff I have if you want.
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The Elements from Comico was a good run. Should be very economical to pick up as well.
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You could put together Joe Kelly’s writing run on Deadpool. I believe that’s the first 30 issues. During that run we get more information about the Hell House, and T-Ray. Blind Al is introduced. We get to watch an arch involving Deadpool’s love X-Lady Siren. Lastly, Typhoid Mary get injected into the mix.
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You could put together Joe Kelly’s writing run on Deadpool. I believe that’s the first 30 issues. During that run we get more information about the Hell House, and T-Ray. Blind Al is introduced. We get to watch an arch involving Deadpool’s love X-Lady Siren. Lastly, Typhoid Mary get injected into the mix.


Joe Kelly's run is my favorite. Liefeld can say how he created Deadpool all he wants, but Joe Kelly raised him.
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Not sure how recent any of you like to read, but in 2018, DC introduced a new series called The Silencer, and I really enjoyed it.
Think about “The Long Kiss Goodnight” without the memory loss by a woman who was an assassin for Talia Al Gul but retired to lead a normal life.
18 issues. Not too much to pick up and it would be really inexpensive to do so now.
For me, this just feels like the type of character James Gunn would use somewhere along the line, but who knows.
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I always liked Scott Snyder's run on Batman at the start of new 52.
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I'm looking to possibly collecting a new run. I would like to ask advice on what runs people have enjoyed collecting and reading. I am not looking to go batshit crazy on something that is 600 issues. Did that once, I'm good. Lately, I have been into shorter run series from the 70s into the 90s. Anthology, horror, hero, etc. I'm not overly concerned about the speculator/flipper/profiteer aspect. I am more interested in good reads and art.

Some of what I am bouncing around is:
-Wonder Woman #1-62 (Perez run)
-Green Lantern (1990) #1 to 100ish. I liked Emerald Dawn I and II plus some of the Kyle Rayner stuff.
-Wonder Man (1990). Short run, offbeat look to it.
-Marvel Fanfare. Found a few issues in the dollar bins. Looks entertaining enough.
-Hulk. Peter David's run. Might just do the stuff with McFarlane art.

Any thoughts on these, forumites? Any other suggestions? Just looking to try something different.


Try collecting a complete run of any of the 150 issue or so long runs of girls romances, girls loves stories, heart throbs, secret hearts, young romance, young love or falling in love.

First issues are cheaper than many of the early-mid 1960's 🔑 issues from each of those respective titles.
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Try collecting a complete run of any of the 150 issue or so long runs of girls romances, girls loves stories, heart throbs, secret hearts, young romance, young love or falling in love.

These books are cooler than folks might think. The artwork is very nice, especially if you're partial to pretty ladies, and the stories can have some top-notch drama in the classic sense.
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@Studley_Dudley what did you decide on?
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Not trying to be an ass since February 12, 2020. HulkSmash private msg quote post Address this user
How about Ren & Stimpy? I have some #1s to get you started.
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