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Post by Action Ace on Dec 29, 2014 22:30:56 GMT -5
Honorable Marvel Mentions
keep in mind everything from before 1976 is ineligible
G.I. JOE #21
The Ultimates #1
Ultimate Spider-Man #7, 13
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #1
Spidey Super Stories #17
Marvel Tales #65 (first Marvel comic)
Peter Parker: Spider-Man 33, 35
Fantastic Four (1998 series) #60, 511
Avengers #148
Avengers (1998 series) #1
JLA/ Avengers #2
Captain America #255, 445
What If? #1
by this time next year add Spider-Man/ Human Torch #5 to the list
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Post by Action Ace on Dec 29, 2014 23:22:02 GMT -5
Independent/ non DC yet published by DC Honorable Mentions
Invincible #7
Prime #1
Strangers #1
Kurt Busiek's Astro City (1st series) #2,3,6 (2nd series) #1/2, 1-10, Supersonic Special, Local Heroes #1
1963 #1
Tom Strong #1
Top 10 #9
Empire #5
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Post by Polar Bear on Dec 30, 2014 7:24:36 GMT -5
I was in a hurry, so the only thing I really considered that didn't make it in was one of the Baxter reprint issues of Deadman, probably #2 or 3. And if I could re-do it, I'd kick something out to put in that Avengers Special I mentioned in Day 12.
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Post by Crimebuster on Dec 30, 2014 18:46:17 GMT -5
Near misses for me:
Night Nurse #1 - I came very close to putting this in instead of Young Love #126, but Young Love is a much better example of why I like romance comics. Night Nurse is sui generis.
Avengers #274 - A classic storyline, but more, this is one time where as a kid I knew I was reading a classic as it was coming out. I have very clear memories of being gobsmacked by the end of this issue.
Starman #29 - This was advertised as a perfect jumping on issue, so I decided to try it out. It was, and I quickly bought the rest of the series, which remains a favorite. I later realized I had actually bought Starman #0 when it came out and didn't get into it. What was I thinking?! Funny enough, though, I kind of think Starman became a bit unfocused beginning with the next issue, #30.
Sandman Mystery Theatre #70 - My favorite series, and I love the way it ended. I just wish this ending had been in #200.
Action Comics #252 - Along with GL/GA #76, two of the big books in my collection. But I only got them relatively recently, so they didn't have the emotional connection of some of the others. They came close, though, since this is a list of actual physical comics and not the stories inside.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2015 10:17:49 GMT -5
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Post by berkley on Jan 5, 2015 16:47:04 GMT -5
A few near misses: Captain America #106 Love the cover, the opening sequence, and the fight - one of my favourite fight sequences in comics. This comic really left a lasting impression on me. For example, to this day, whenever I see a movie or read a thriller about spies or whoever trying to track down some device or McGuffin of some kind I think of the opening of this comic when the Hydra agents are trying to steal a video or film case (turns out to be a fake video of CA - actually an LMD - killing a POW in cold blood during WWII). Conan the Barbarian #2
I said earlier that Kull the Conqueror #1 was the comic that really got me into REH and sword and sorcery, and that was true: Kull as a character has always captured my imagination more than any other REH character. But CtB #2, which came out several months earlier, was first sword and sorcery comic and I was fascinated by it. But for some reason I never saw another Conan comic for years afterwards, while I managed to read several of the Severins' Kull run. |
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Post by badwolf on Jan 5, 2015 16:53:16 GMT -5
This issue came close for me:  A rare significant MTU issue, by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller. Precursor to the New Mutants, it introduces Xi'an Coy-Manh a.k.a. Karma. The X-Men have a cameo. Love Miller's art here and he might be my favorite Spidey artist. The backup story is drawn by John Byrne and features Storm and the Black Panther, and much later became a key story for somewhat dubious reasons. But it's still a good feature. |
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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Jan 5, 2015 20:33:28 GMT -5
The 356th day of Xmas brings us
Thor 356
Bob Harras, Butch Guice and Bob Layton I loved Hercules and how he was handled around this time, especially by Bob Layton(does this precede or follow the mini series' ?). This is a great tale in which Herc brags on a fight with Thor to a young fan who is being bullied for thinking Thor is cool. Eventually, noting the need to have Thor best him, he selflessly lets himself be soundly thrashed(in his tale). It was just an excellent peak at the "Prince of Power", and I love the humour in the cover.
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Post by Crimebuster on Jan 6, 2015 1:12:24 GMT -5
That was a great issue. It was after the Hercules mini-series.
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