First time you bought a comic book, most recent time, or somewhere in between.... An issue you loved, an issue you didn't, or one that was ho-hum.... A shopping trip that was unusual in some way or one that was routine....
The circumstances don't matter. So go on, tell your purchase story!
PLEASE NOTE: the story of you enjoying the comic book is welcome in addition to OR in place of the purchase details!
Planned stop at the CBS, unplanned purchase. I didn't follow X-Force, but how could I resist Darwyn Cooke's cover with Edie and the oranges? I went home on that surprisingly temperate early spring (?) day with a copy on top of the comic book stack in my bike's basket.
I'd been an avid Defenders-O-phile for a li'l bit already, soaking up the completely weird and awesome superheroic tales presented in that book since the issues in the 30s, where wee me began reading.
Now, I don't know the story of the purchase of this book, but I *do* know ONE thing... I LOVED HELLCAT. I wanted to slap Moondragon for convincing her to turn down Avengers membership in AVENGERS 151.
And I also LOVED THIS ISSUE.
It was Patsy's first full appearance after popping in at the tail-end of the previous issue. The boys had been brainwashed by the Red Rajah (spoiler: AKA a possessed Dr. Strange). The girls had to reign them in, as the cover depicts, while also dealing with the mystic might of the Rajah. (Clea was also a factor in the ladies' favor, though she isn't on the cover)
I loved this issue SO much, that I re-drew it page for page and panel for panel on notebook paper... the ONLY comic I can ever remember doing that with.
But when the art is done by Keith Giffen and Klaus Janson, can you blame me?
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The year is 1978. Certainly this issue came from a spinner-rack. But back then, DC and Marvel were HARDLY the only comics to be found on those racks...
Gold Key, Charlton, Archie and Harvey comics were also usually healthily in-stock...
And this is one Harvey comic I never forgot:
Strangely enough, the issue is NOT memorable to be because of the giant gorilla. In fact I don't even remember that story.
These oversized issues contained a small handful of tales, and in this particular issue, one I never have forgotten.
Richie, Cadbury (both in their non-super regular IDs) plus Gloria and a couple of pilots are testing a super-speed plane of some sort-- but they end up in a land that is inhabited by the old-school myths. If memory serves, They meet nice guys like Eros and Pan first before running afoul of Persephone and her nasty underworld cohorts.
Everything is resolved in the end with the arrival of Juno the queen, and Mercury gets them all back where they belong.
As I recall, it was actually a pretty SCARY tale for a little kid, with lots of fighting and destruction going on.
It was also a memorable tale for me, because I had an early interest in mythology.
It is, I believe, the only HARVEY comic I kept when I sold off my Harvey collection, but that will need to be verified.
The issue is so memorable to me, I remembered the exact issue number when I did a search for the cover.
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A 4-issue miniseries, issues 1-3 of which were fan-freaking-tastic.
But... where was # 4?
It sure never hit the CBS I then-frequented... or if it did, I missed it. And I was space-inconsolable!
Now, back in those days, a time called "the mid-90s" by some... I was all up in a relationship with a lovely lad (may he rest in peace) who wasn't really into comics but put up with ME being into comics well, and even humored me often and read a few.
But he was definitely into road trips. So we would often go on them.
We went on one all the way to Johnson City, TN one time... now, Memphis and Johnson City are QUITE a distance apart, as can be seen here:
It was about a 10-hour drive, as I recall.
But it was in Johnson City that I finally found THIS elusive issue:
And I finally got to read the cataclysmic finale to THE GOLDEN AGE, about 2 years after its publication!
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My CBS then also missed the Golden Age #4! We found it a year or so later as well. I remember the thrill of finally reading the ending (and what and ending!!).
I have one in mind I'll do tomorrow...
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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quote:Originally posted by MLLASH: Now, back in those days, a time called "the mid-90s" by some... We went on one all the way to Johnson City, TN one time... now, Memphis and Johnson City are QUITE a distance apart....
Why Lash, you were very near where I was born and raised. In fact, if you were traveling the interstate, you may have passed within half a mile of where I lived when I discovered the Legion. If I'd only known you were coming....
-------------------- "Been killed--didn't like it." (Duplicate Damsel, Legion of Super-Heroes #10)
From: Groga | Registered: Aug 2003
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One of my dear friends in college was a beautiful Madonna wanna be, lipstick lesbian named Linda. She liked to sketch and she and I shared a love of Mike Grell. Linda was, unfortunately, also a hopeless alcoholic. She spent some time in the county jail after being arrested on DUI charges. The county jail was on the same street as my favorite local comic shop, which was called Rock Bottom Comics. On my way to visit Linda in jail, I stopped by Rock Bottom and bought two copies of Warlord Annual #1. I took one to her and she spent her time in jail making beautiful drawings of Travis Morgan and the rest of the Skataris cast.
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-------------------- No regrets, Coyote.
From: Missouri | Registered: Oct 2003
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Came from the dentist one day, and had to wait for my dad at the mall. Was milling around window shopping when I found a nice new shop called Comic Odyssey. I went inside and browsed through their back issues...
And came away with Legion of Superheroes v4 Annual 6 , the very excellent issue with the origins of Kinetix, XS and Leviathan.
quote:Originally posted by Jerry: Warlord Annual #1 - 1982
One of my dear friends in college was a beautiful Madonna wanna be, lipstick lesbian named Linda. She liked to sketch and she and I shared a love of Mike Grell. Linda was, unfortunately, also a hopeless alcoholic. She spent some time in the county jail after being arrested on DUI charges. The county jail was on the same street as my favorite local comic shop, which was called Rock Bottom Comics. On my way to visit Linda in jail, I stopped by Rock Bottom and bought two copies of Warlord Annual #1. I took one to her and she spent her time in jail making beautiful drawings of Travis Morgan and the rest of the Skataris cast.
Sweet story. I wonder what became of Linda.
-------------------- The Semi-Great Gildersleeve - writing, super-heroes, and this 'n' that
From: The Stasis Zone | Registered: Jul 2003
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