I just guess in mid 70-s the teenage critic in me was spoiled by the Marvel reprints I still bought Spider-man because hey.. that was the top comic to buy!!
but i really wasn't captivated by the stories or the Ross Andru artwork from the ASM comics i bought off the racks issues in 150 - 170 range......
when the price rose to 35 cents i quit because i thought they were getting too expensive !!
I really liked the "Monsters on the Prowl" and other Atlas monster reprints much better !!
i almost never bought FF back as a kid because they always were continued and invariably i would miss an issue and be out of the loop
i specifically remember me having (or was it my cousin?) a Hulk 181 brand new, but it was during a week long camping trip and it got destroyed
the first comic i ever remember buying off the rack was in 4th grade, an ASM 102 for a quarter ,..my allowance then was 35 cents a week