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Post by commond on Oct 6, 2023 16:54:29 GMT -5
The big one for me as a kid was: This was published several months before I began collecting comics, but it was firmly on my radar from the beginning as a key back issue. I couldn't afford it back then, and didn't read it until many years later, but it would often be displayed in my local comic book shop.
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Post by driver1980 on Oct 6, 2023 16:56:37 GMT -5
From 1987 (this thread is bringing back great memories):
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Post by berkley on Oct 6, 2023 18:54:55 GMT -5
Some of my favourites would include:
Tomb of Dracula #100, featuring the return of Doctor Sun and henchman Juno, Dracula's deadliest foes Howard the Duck #100 by Gerber, Colan, and Leialoha, with a back-up story by Frank Brunner New Gods #100, with Kirby concluding his epic Eternals #100, see above Omega the Unknown #50, Gerber and Skrenes reveal the secret of Omega, art by George Perez and Pablo Marcos MoKF #200, two stories one by Moench and Day, the other by Moench and Gulacy Kull the Conqueror #100, still drawn by the Severins Kull and the Barbarians #100, drawn by Vicente Alcazar with a back-up story by Mike Ploog Werewolf by Night #100, by Moench and Perlin, with another back-up by Moench Ploog
and so on ...
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Post by Prince Hal on Oct 6, 2023 22:51:44 GMT -5
I remember this one: It had a recap of Batman's origin and featured the Scarecrow, with Penguin, Joker and Killer Moth (What, Catwoman was busy?) dropping in. Mike Friedrich got what might have been considered a plum assignment on just his second story for DC. Neal Adams' first Batman cover, too.
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Post by spoon on Oct 7, 2023 2:34:39 GMT -5
Here are a couple: Maybe making every multiple of 25 is overkill, but the story, page count, and awesome gatefold cover made Uncanny X-Men #275 feel like a huge event. Captain America #350 was the culmination of a major storyline. But aside from the main story and back-up, I love that it had two-page spreads on the history of the series. One features Cap's partners like Bucky and the Falcon. Another had Cap's various love interests. A third showed the various individuals who took on the identity of Captain America.
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Post by spoon on Oct 7, 2023 2:50:25 GMT -5
Another great group shot, this alone was worth the price of admission for me: I love that rather than just a generic group shot, it's an image of Proty II taking a group photo of the Legion.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Oct 7, 2023 4:17:11 GMT -5
Another great group shot, this alone was worth the price of admission for me: (...) LoSH #300 is another really good one that I can't believe I forgot...
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Post by tarkintino on Oct 7, 2023 6:19:37 GMT -5
Nothing like starting a new title by serving as a predecessor's milestone cover:
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Post by kirby101 on Oct 7, 2023 9:07:04 GMT -5
I liked Superman #400 so much I bought the portfolio.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2023 9:13:36 GMT -5
I liked Superman #400 so much I bought the portfolio. There's a portfolio?! Dang it, just looked it up, I don't "need" more art but that's killer.
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Post by kirby101 on Oct 7, 2023 9:15:12 GMT -5
Speaking of Captain America, the 200th issue during the much maligned Kirby return run. And this much loved book for the country's anniversary.
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Post by Farrar on Oct 7, 2023 10:13:50 GMT -5
Ever the trendsetter , Fawcett celebrated the 100th issue of Whiz Comics way back in 1948. Cover-dated Aug. 1948, this issue was on sale in early June 1948 (big thanks as always to Mike's site for cover date/release date info!) Special 100th Issue Celebration! Not to be outdone, a couple of weeks later DC's 100th issue of All-American Comics hit the stands. 100th Smash Issue! DC followed up with these smashing 100th issues: Flash Comics #100 (cover-dated Oct. 1948) now it's called a " Special 100th Smash Issue!" (and despite the title and 100th issue celebration, no Flash action on the cover; he and Hawkman alternated on the cover and it was Hawk's turn, with Flash relegated to that month's inset) and Sensation Comics #100 (cover-dated Nov/Dec. 1950): back to the plain old " 100th Smash Issue!" Later on, in 1958, the 100th issue of Wonder Woman's own comic would be noted on WW #100's cover. Other DC series that were lauded on their covers for reaching 100 issues in the 1950s included Real Screen Comics (in 1956) and Mutt and Jeff (in 1958). In the meantime, Fawcett had continued to note the 100 issue-milestones of its Marvel family: Captain Marvel Adventures #100 (cover-dated September 1949) and Captain Marvel Jr. #100 (cover-dated August 1951) Cover by my guy Schaffenberger!
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Post by james on Oct 7, 2023 10:25:20 GMT -5
I remember going to the drug store or LCS and being so psyched to see an anniversary issue every 25 issues or so. There is a something about those issues. Especially after reading the issue before. If I remember correctly many of those issues had splash pages for their final page and they introduced the surprise bad guy or special guest. Man I miss that!
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Post by Farrar on Oct 7, 2023 10:36:05 GMT -5
On a personal note, the first 100th issue I remember and really wanted to read was--don't judge me -- Jimmy Olsen #100. My cousins had a huge collection of 1960s DCs and it was thanks to their comics stash that I became interested in the Superman family of characters. I'd seen this JO issue in the house ads and it looked so exciting to me, as if a truly momentous event was going to unfold. I didn't actually get to read this comic until a few years after its publication (I bought it as a back issue), by which time I found the story silly, not to mention the interior art (by Pete Costanza) suffered in comparison to the Swan-Klein cover art. However I did appreciate that the story took up the entire issue; I hated the shorter DC stories backed up by reprints/other short stories so many DC comics had back then. So sure, I have a more critical view of JO #100 now...but I'll never forget how much I wanted to read this issue and the thrill of finally finding it at the local collectibles store. I also had/still have Fantastic Four #100--great cover, sloppy insides (I later found out the story was intended for a giant-sized issue that had more pages, but it was chopped up to accommodate a regular non-giant issue) and the Barry Smith-illustrated Avengers #100, bought as a back issue some months after its publication.
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Post by spoon on Oct 7, 2023 21:05:14 GMT -5
Marvel UK’s Transformers title ran for 332 issues (weekly) and had to publish original stories after it caught up with US reprints. Anyway, here’s their 200th issue: Transformers (the US version) was one of the first comics I was really into as a kid. At one point, this actually published a UK story in two issues of the American comic. It felt very different, but was pretty interesting. I'd like to read some more of the UK stories someday.
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