Ken Aldred

But, given how key comic prices are going up and up, a counterargument that would’ve worked for them is that a short time from now you will be able to flip your C2E2 books for enough profit to have all of your teeth capped with 24 carat gold. Then they would’ve approved.

Yes. I’m much happier with this. Despite having a largish comic book collection, I’ve realised that I’m primarily interested in reading the stories in the most stress-free and accessible manner possible, without being impeded by scarcity, worrying about condition, or being enslaved to the expense of the secondary physical comic market. Also, due to disability issues, I’m content with avoiding journeys to comic shops and conventions. Given my circumstances, it’s working well.

I recall seeing this one in person back in the 80s when it was first published. Very large, very in-your-face impressive... A quite awesome lack of subtlety.

Also missing Silver Surfer. For now, anyway.

Never thought of that. Good point.

He's a very enthusiastic collector. Little remains after he's passed through. A force of nature, but a charismatic one.

Good to hear.

The WhatCulture website claims that Mark Strong's Dr Sivana is a weak villain. Before watching the film, and recalling his excellent take on Sinestro, that surprises me.

I thought it was that as well. Lucky it didn't go fully systemic rather than just locally affect his eye.

DC's Global Guardians tend to be very lame and cliched. England's representative is Godiva. I remember them from Crisis on Infinite Earths. Incredibly, despite being obvious cannon fodder, they managed to survive it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Guardians

My hometown. Same area of the city, the Northern Quarter, which was also used for New York street scenes in the first Captain America film.

Surprising that I forgot the DC 100 Page banner while reminiscing about my 70s childhood. Loved these books.

When I first started reading comics in the mid-70s, some of the DC logos impressed me, especially Action Comics... Also, only a few years later I started reading reprints of EC Comics; still my all-time favourite publisher...

I’m intrigued as well. I’ve had a quick Google here in the U.K., and all I get are ads for sandpaper.

I’d suggest Thor the Mighty Avenger by Roger Langridge and Chris Samnee as being a little more kid-orientated, and another excellent series.

I’ve had some ideas, but concerns about the material being a bit dark in places stopped me posting. Kraven ends up that way.

Nothing wrong with having a very wide-ranging interest in comics. Great selection.

Yup. There's all the 70s material, Jerry Ordway's run and the Geoff Johns origin retelling to factor in. Still looks much closer to the comics than its identically-named competitor does.

Interesting. Same idea as Bondo-Man, the Man of Living Bondo.

I’ve only ever been a customer of Comicana Direct, Jeff. Hope all’s well.

That was years later, long after I’d left London.

Yup. Even going back as far as the 80s, for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Ah, I see. Partly because I'm British, and also because I'm very literal, I didn't get that.

In central London, I have seen ticket touts (British scalpers) trying this on occasion.