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Post by Batflunkie on Aug 15, 2021 10:28:13 GMT -5
What was the first comic that you read or rather, the first comic book that got you into comic books?
I feel like I've talked about this quite a bit and am interested to hear other people's stories
As a refresher, my first comics were The Mighty Heroes #1, Sonic The Hedgehog #52, and Adventures In The DC Universe #7. The comic that got me into comics full time was Robin Annual #3
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Post by badwolf on Aug 15, 2021 10:37:55 GMT -5
This is the earliest comic I can remember having: I was 5. I also had a Pink Panther comic from the same month, but I don't remember if I got them at the same time, or which I got first. Anyway, it was Marvel I stuck with.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Aug 15, 2021 11:07:17 GMT -5
I'm dead certain there's an earlier thread on this forum that posed the same or a very similar question, but I'm f-ing not going to go look for it (me and the search functions at this site are not the best of friends). Anyway, my first comic was: That's Marvel Tales #59 in case anyone can't see the image. I instantly became a fan of Spider-man and superheroes, and the rest is history.
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Post by Batflunkie on Aug 15, 2021 11:13:46 GMT -5
I'm dead certain there's an earlier thread on this forum that posed the same or a very similar question, but I'm f-ing not going to go look for it (me and the search functions at this site are not the best of friends). Probably so, I did a quick search for "first comic" on the classic comics section and came up with nada
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Post by badwolf on Aug 15, 2021 11:48:42 GMT -5
I always have a hard time with the search too.
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Post by kirby101 on Aug 15, 2021 11:52:56 GMT -5
The first I read is hard because I remember looking at comics when I was 5 or 6. But the book that got me into comics was an epiphany for me. It literally changed my life.
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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 15, 2021 12:00:04 GMT -5
I'm too bleedin' old to remember the specifics; but, the first comic I can remember reading is an issue of Super Goof. Don't ask me which one; the covers are all generic and I have no memory of the story. I just know Goofy took off his hat, ate the Super Goobers hidden inside, and turned into Super Goof, in red longjohns. Then, he fought the Beagle Boys. I also recall an Uncle Scrooge or two, with said Beagle Boys. I couldn't begin to tell you my first superhero comic. The first I got to pick out is at the center of my review thread: Shazam! #10. It was just after my birthday, I had bronchitis and had come from the doctors and my mother was getting my medicine at the drug store. She let me pick out a comic from the stand and I chose that one, because of Captain Marvel, on the cover. I don't think I even knew who he was, at that point. I just thought the costume looked cooler than Superman and some old lady had a gun to his head to force him to marry her... It also had a nice Mary Marvel story, drawn by Bob Oskner, who was perfect for the character.
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 15, 2021 12:18:12 GMT -5
I think this is my first comic: and this is my first DC comic: And this is my first Marvel comic:
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Post by kirby101 on Aug 15, 2021 12:58:02 GMT -5
I do know that as kids, my brother and I owned this. And when I read it I knew who the Torch and Spidey were. So we started earlier.
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Post by The Cheat on Aug 15, 2021 13:11:31 GMT -5
I'd have been far too young for me to remember now. Probably a Beano or a Dandy. Maybe Andy Capp in the local newspaper.
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Post by Graphic Autist on Aug 15, 2021 13:44:04 GMT -5
My parents bought me a bunch of comics before this, but this is the first comic I bought with my own money when I was 6 or 7:
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2021 18:56:58 GMT -5
Mum said this was the first comic I pulled out of the box when I was 5 and went snooping....it's since been upgraded by a much nicer looking copy with its British variancy intact.
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Post by The Captain on Aug 15, 2021 19:41:41 GMT -5
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Post by arfetto on Aug 15, 2021 20:07:21 GMT -5
When I was young, my uncle gave me his comic book collection when he moved away. These are the ones I liked the most from this inherited collection (none of these images are of the actual copies he gave me, I am too lazy to get them out of their boxes right now, these are just photos I found online of each issue and pasted together): Mine are in worse condition because I re-read them constantly and did not keep them in bags/boards.
Later another family member who enjoyed comics gave me a few issues from his collection, these are the ones that impressed my youngest self: The Incredible Hulk issue made me cry haha. I liked The Avengers issue so much because I seriously tried to guess who would join from the characters on the cover and it also got me curious about "Rom" and later seek out his comic. I also loved that "Invisible Girl" was invisible on the cover haha. The first comics I remember my mother buying me: I am a big fan of Hama G.I. Joe and DeFalco/Frenz Thor to this day. Which leads to the first comic I bought with my own money:
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Post by Calidore on Aug 15, 2021 21:36:53 GMT -5
There were three "stages" for me:
1) When I was very young, part of my allowance would go to Harvey comics. Usually Richie Rich, but also some Hot Stuff, Casper, Spooky, whatever caught my eye or my whim at the newsstand.
2) My first superhero comic was a birthday present from my sister. It was an issue of Action Comics with a cowboy villain who, at the end, shot Superman out of the sky into a waiting grave. (I missed the conclusion of the story, so I didn't get the cliffhanger resolution until decades later when I found scans on the internet. Let's just say these stories don't hold up well to adult eyes, however much fun they were as a kid.) After that, I bought a few more issues of Action, but mostly Plastic Man and Shazam, due to them having self-contained stories.
3) In high school, I was reintroduced to comics by a friend who had a nice collection I read freely, including the Claremont X-Men from the start. Eventually, I checked out what was available in my comic shop (this would be roughly mid-1980s), and while I really wasn't interested in committing to an ongoing series, many of the self-contained miniseries looked pretty cool. My first purchase became the Black Dragon mini, because I already knew the name Chris Claremont, and the art by this John Bolton guy looked awfully nice.
One ongoing series did finally break through my hesitation, leading to many more. That was the Moore/Bissette Swamp Thing.
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