FF 218 (May,1980) - this was the first Marvel I can remember choosing off the spinner rack at my local 7-Eleven. I still have my original owner copy, which, oddly, is a direct edition. I asked Steve Geppi how this could be possible and he said it was likely the local 7-elevens bought from a direct market distributor and, therefore, received direct editions. What is interesting is that I bought many newsstand comics at the same 7-eleven. I think the owner of the 7-eleven may have bought unsold direct editions from other retainers to re-sell…who knows, but it became a “fantastic” memory for me @CW @Ameri
Amongst the sea of copies I own are high grade slabs, my OO copy, a mark jeweler’s insert copy, and a double cover. I only look for special or unique copies. A copy with a full date stamp would be nice to own, but FDS copies in this time period are scarce. A CGC 9.4 copy also would fit nicely