Or Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Justice League...

Since I started collecting comics, the longest I had to wait for the next comic book to be published was a month. There were a few exceptions, but for the most part I could count on my comic shop to put aside my titles month after month. After deciding what to collect next (I really have to give another clue), Bagofleas and I discussed the possibility of purchasing all the books from Marvel and DC from our birth months. As I thought about this I became more and more excited about the prospect of putting together a set just as old as me.

I looked through the internet and came upon a list of twenty Marvel titles and twenty-five from DC. Each one I marked on a wish list within my Collectorz App. All twenty Marvel were ready to go, but DC had a problem, two of them had to be crossed off because they weren't from my birth month as previously listed. I researched a bit more and found a few photos of CGC graded books and sure enough had to omit them from my list, a Green Lantern/Green Arrow book was among them, and even further I realized there was no World's Finest to be had.

The Batman/Superman book produced only seven issues in this twelve month span. The numbering ranged from 209 through 215 and 216 was released in 1973. I was mortified. I looked further and realized Wonder Woman was also not to be added. I get a Batman title with Detective Comics but none under his name. There is no Aquaman covers for me either, not to mention anyone else who wants to put a birth month set together for 1972, issue 56 was released in April of 71' and the subsequent 57 wasn't until September...of 1977.

Even the Justice League of America skips my birth month. This title at least has one more than World's Finest with eight issues published in 1972. Of course this could be more blessing then bane, some of these books could get expensive. What birth month books do you have or want? Could you get them all? I fear trying to get all the books from my son's birth month since not only is there DC and Marvel, but I would also have to get Image and Dark Horse, at the very least.

Thanks for Reading

Tnerb

I added a clue after all, pictured below

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