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Post by MWGallaher on Oct 24, 2021 16:42:10 GMT -5
Another Marvelous debut:
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Post by chadwilliam on Oct 24, 2021 18:46:51 GMT -5
Sorry, maybe this is it: Really makes Superman look overly delicate by comparison.
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Post by chadwilliam on Oct 24, 2021 18:51:52 GMT -5
First appearance of The Sub-Mariner
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Post by chadwilliam on Nov 4, 2021 0:44:35 GMT -5
Somehow I don't expect an Alex Ross recreation of Judge Dredd's first appearance to be in the cards any time soon. I admit though, that those stickers look really cool and I'd wear them if I could find them even as an adult.
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Post by beyonder1984 on Feb 7, 2022 20:01:16 GMT -5
This was a nice cover debuting Doc Sampson. Too bad the character never really achieved any type of popularity. I mean, first impressions mean a lot. Doc Samson was a mental health provider who was supposed to help Bruce, yet he wound up seriously flirting with Betty. The costume is purposely derivative because he's a wanna-be pop superhero. He was condescending, arrogant, self-righteous, ponderous, etc. Could never be trusted. Split personality. Has the authority of the medical community on his side. I guess it's a comic book psychologist trope (Dr. Hugo Strange) to succumb to dark desires. I don't think every character needs to be designed as a money-generating IP. That's a modern motivation. Samson is fine as a supporting cast character wanna-be hero/civilian.
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Post by foxley on Feb 7, 2022 20:26:58 GMT -5
I'd forgotten about this thread, but looking back over it, I realise I hadn't posted this one, which I consider to be a pretty rocking debut:
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Post by EdoBosnar on Feb 8, 2022 5:13:32 GMT -5
Hmm, yeah. Scrolling over the thread, I see that there's a few others who were neglected - all from Charlton. So, there's the debut of Captain Atom: That one kind of falls more toward the 'worst' (or at least underwhelming) category for me; the image of Captain Atom is fine, but it should take up the entire cover, rather than being squeezed to the top to make room for that generic rocket launch image and a contest ad. Much better is the first appearance of Nightshade in Captain Atom's book: Also pretty good - in the very next issue of Captain Atom - is the first appearance (in both the book and on the cover) of the Ted Kord Blue Beetle: Although the cover to his debut in own title is far better, plus you get the first appearance of the Question: Also, there's one I can't believe I didn't mention before, because I love the character so much:
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Post by mikelmidnight on Feb 8, 2022 12:15:28 GMT -5
I don't think every character needs to be designed as a money-generating IP. That's a modern motivation. Samson is fine as a supporting cast character wanna-be hero/civilian.
I agree! In fact that's one of the few advantages to me of immensely overcrowded superhero universes like Marvel and DC: there's room for superheroes who maybe aren't all that active, who can weigh in on occasion but don't have to be headliners.
Heck, my favorite Marvel heroes are Stingray and Batroc (to the degree he's a hero).
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Post by chadwilliam on Feb 11, 2022 13:31:32 GMT -5
So not a debut for any new characters, but it's perplexing to me that such a significant story as should be concealed behind perhaps what is the blandest cover of World's Finest from that period I mean, you've got Luthor and Joker teamed up against Superman and Batman and this is the cover you go with? Why not just duplicate the splash page?
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Post by Prince Hal on Feb 12, 2022 23:48:56 GMT -5
On the left, an oldie but goodie from 1942 as the Law's Legionnaires, aka the Seven Soldiers of Victory, make their first appearance. On the right, from 1955, an oldie but yukky first issue of a title that ironically would include a slew of great covers in the many years and 200 issues to come.
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Post by chadwilliam on Mar 3, 2022 12:49:05 GMT -5
Flash #110 features two separate stories each significant for introducing two legendary characters both within The Flash's universe and beyond - The Weather Wizard and Kid Flash. However, though the cover ties in with the Weather Wizard story, even there the decision was made to focus not on the villain but Flash's ability to turn "himself into a Super-Windmill" as if that were the biggest deal to be made with this comic.
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Post by tarkintino on Mar 3, 2022 18:03:09 GMT -5
Marvel Premiere #29 (April, 1976) - The Liberty Legion made their debut in this two-parter.
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Post by jason on Mar 7, 2022 15:48:03 GMT -5
First appearance of The Sub-Mariner Looks more like a comedy comic than a superhero comic. In contrast, the first appearance of Archie has the opposite thing: (and yes, I know Pep started off as a superhero comic)
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