tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post7933431372649630331..comments2024-03-29T08:31:38.748+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: Fifty years ago this month - December 1964.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-68622990536126610622014-12-03T03:40:51.017+00:002014-12-03T03:40:51.017+00:00That really is a beautiful cover on Journey into M...That really is a beautiful cover on Journey into Mystery 111.<br /><br />As I recall, Steve, the story inside was some nonsense about Thor fighting Mr Hyde and the Cobra, with Jane Foster as damsel in distress. Not exactly inspirational stuff, but there are some interesting goings on with Balder and Odin in an Asgardian sub plot. Actually, you could say this is (roughly) the point where the Tales of Asgard approach starts to make it into the main feature. <br /><br />Along with that FF cover - early collage sighting - you're basically getting the first signs of Kirby's phenomenal midlife creative surge here.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-49362550026644485782014-12-02T13:50:50.476+00:002014-12-02T13:50:50.476+00:00I can even remember the first time I saw DC in the...I can even remember the first time I saw DC in the shops, McS! It was early '63 and 2 schoolmates told me where I could buy them. Prior to that I had been buying Dell and Classics Illustrated from my local newsagents. But when I discovered the superheroes I only had enough to buy a B&W Miller Marvelman. But the next time I bought my first ever DC - Batman #148.<br />Yeah, Avengers #11, as I recall Kang wanted to rule the world in several time eras and Spidey was invited to join the Avengers, but declined the offer.<br />Yeah, it has made me so smug every time my name has cropped up in comics! - A fitting tribute for all my years of love for all things comics!John Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035300858247327343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-86176521661717174792014-12-02T12:40:16.775+00:002014-12-02T12:40:16.775+00:00Had a wee look on line at the "Rag and Tag&qu...Had a wee look on line at the "Rag and Tag" it looks brilliant I love these type of places. In Glasgow we have The Barras that used to be out of this world ans covered a large area of the East end of the city, you name it they sold it (not always legally) - and of course they had lots of US comic stalls (and record stalls also) that I used to get a lot of US comic in. Sadly from my last (depressing ) visit a few weeks ago there is only one dedicated (and very good) comic stall but the Barras is just awful now dirty, cheap and loud (full of fake CDs, tobacco and offensive Rangers/Celtic etc so called gag gifts)I cant see it lasting much longer as its being squeezed out by cheaper shops like Primark, Dunnes etc and with the area now becoming a desirable place to live in (previously it was pretty rough,,,I'm being kind there ) . I recall a few markets in Blackpool (I think Abington and St Johns ) that were great for comics and I bought loads of US comics when we were on family holidays down south.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166190927603182073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-20342679303394083352014-12-02T12:13:32.020+00:002014-12-02T12:13:32.020+00:00Thanks for the Avengers and Iron Man info, Paul.
...Thanks for the Avengers and Iron Man info, Paul.<br /><br />As for me, the first time I recall seeing Marvel comics was in Sheffield's old Rag and Tag open-air market which had a stall that sold them. This would probably have been sometime in 1972.<br /><br />The Rag and Tag was a very strange place. Even photos of it taken in the early 1970s look like they were taken in the 1950s.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-4004052191810432462014-12-02T11:51:39.660+00:002014-12-02T11:51:39.660+00:00In the Avengers issue (11) Spider-man does appear,...In the Avengers issue (11) Spider-man does appear, but the story hinges around Kang attacking the Avengers (minus a "missing in action" Iron Man, despite him being on the cover) Kang uses a robot Spider-man for some reason to attack the Avengers but the real Spidey beats the robot version etc. The Iron Man tale is indeed the one where Iron Man is suspected of killing Tony Stark as Iron Man for a reason I can't recall) decides that he needs to wear his armour full time (heart attack number 101 no doubt).<br /><br />Strange but unlike John (Pitt - cool superhero name there John)) I can't actually recall a time when I first saw Marvel comics on the racks, I remember DC of course even Charlton, Mighty, Archie, Harvey and (possibly) Tower but my first real recollection on Marvel was probably circa 1969/70 when they were really (ihmo) at their best as I recall buying a friend a Marvel (UK) thick comic / annual for Christmas waaaay backAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166190927603182073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-24157421915730656792014-12-02T10:35:31.932+00:002014-12-02T10:35:31.932+00:00Kid, I can announce that I currently own none of t...Kid, I can announce that I currently own none of the comics listed above, other than in reprint form.<br /><br />I currently own the above Captain America, Spider-Man and Fantastic Four stories in reprint form, thanks to the Essentials books.<br /><br />I used to have the Iron Man, Hulk and Daredevil stories in Essential form but no longer do.<br /><br />I used to have an original copy of the Spider-Man issue but no longer do.<br />Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-14142053009927540482014-12-02T01:57:47.818+00:002014-12-02T01:57:47.818+00:00Steve, just out of interest, what percentage of th...Steve, just out of interest, what percentage of the comics whose covers you publish do you actually still own? (And can can you use 'whose' for an inanimate object?)Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-24728204044873154492014-12-02T00:05:07.357+00:002014-12-02T00:05:07.357+00:00Make that KANG, not Lang - I hit the wrong key!Make that KANG, not Lang - I hit the wrong key!John Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035300858247327343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-35663543989034158422014-12-01T23:58:22.134+00:002014-12-01T23:58:22.134+00:00This bunch of comics took at least 6 months to get...This bunch of comics took at least 6 months to get over here. 49 years ago I went into my local village store to buy a DC comic off the spinner rack only to find all of the above amongst them - strange comics featuring heroes I had never heard of before! I had to try ONE of them, so I plumpted for the top one, as it contained a lot of the characters together. But when I read the story ( the Avengers vs. Lang) I wasn't all that impressed in comparison to my beloved DC comics and for a about a year I didn't bother with any more Marvel comics! It wasn't until the Hulk entered Smash that I really got into Marvel. Perhaps I just needed to be that one year older, but I soon realised the appeal and then I began buying more Marvel than DC.John Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035300858247327343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-43674788043732558032014-12-01T20:21:58.924+00:002014-12-01T20:21:58.924+00:00Thanks, Cerebus. That's definitely the FF issu...Thanks, Cerebus. That's definitely the FF issue I was thinking of.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-14394375775233799922014-12-01T20:16:30.973+00:002014-12-01T20:16:30.973+00:00Steve, that Strange Tales story was reprinted in F...Steve, that Strange Tales story was reprinted in FF #154 ( Jan '75 )when the Dreaded Deadline Doom had struck yet again. It turns out that "The Man In The Mystery Mask" is not Reed Richards but your favourite hero ( heh, heh! ) Nick Fury...<br /><br />http://www.dcindexes.com/features/database.php?site=&pagetype=comic&id=44875Simon B https://www.blogger.com/profile/07719757386457800087noreply@blogger.com