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I bought a vintage GGA magazine. Shipped fast, packed securely, and great to work with!

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I like the War Report.

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I hope to keep going even if I'm wheeled in on a gurney with an IV in my arm . I really like it, even with the huge crowds and the dwindling old comic book presence. Every couple of years a long-time dealer will drop out because of the hassle and expense but there are still a lot of comics to be found and I enjoy the panels too. My wife says it's like going to Disneyland four days in a row and she runs out of steam but I don't. It's energizing for me.

I've gone to plenty of comic conventions over the years but my first was San Diego Comic-Con #1 (or #0 depending on how you count them). A one-day show in March 1970 at the U.S. Grant Hotel. It was in a basement room and if I recall correctly, when it was time to show a movie they just dimmed the lights on one side of the room and projected it while the comic book wheeling and dealing continued. It was called San Diego's Golden State Comic-Con back then and the organizers started with that one-day show to raise funds for a three-day show in August, and over the years it thrived and continued to mutate into Comic-Con International: San Diego. I've been going ever since it started. Each year I provide my family members with the SDCC "blackout dates", joking (but not really) that I'm not available for vacation trips on those days, no family reunions, and no one can get married or buried. I still look forward to it every year and was extremely bummed that it was canceled this year. I watched some of the panels on-line, which was very cool of SDCC to provide, but of course it's not the same as being there. I enjoy comic conventions and I hope it's safe to have them in 2021.

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It's from an issue of National Lampoon. It was a comic strip about VD. Artwork by Neal Adams.

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Always a pleasure to see new posts!

I’ve been a page-counter for decades (and likely an annoyance to sellers at conventions) so I’m not too worried but I suppose something could have slipped by. A couple of years later I was shopping for Fantastic Four #3 and I looked through two or three copies that turned out to be missing the pin-up before I found one that had it.

Well, after seeing this I got out my copy of ASM #20 that I bought in the mid-70’s to see if the pin-up was intact. Whew! It was there. I like to think I was careful when buying them in the first place but now I feel compelled to go through that list of 50 comics and make sure all of mine have their pin-ups. 🤪

That was very cool. Thanks for posting it.

The reprint in MSH #12 is the 2nd Black Knight story from Black Knight #1. The 1st story, which is the origin story if I recall, was reprinted in the previous issue, Fantasy Masterpieces #11.

I read the first page and it looks like you captured the Silver Age LSH flavor but I guess I have to join scribd to read the rest. Thanks for posting the link though!

I hope you find it and post it. I remember Jim Valentino’s Normalman comic did a parody of the LSH roll call that went on and on and on.

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Kal-El was actually a master of Klurkor, Kryptonian self-defense. In that audition story, after Karate Kid snapped the steel beam he challenged Superboy to a fight. He didn’t win but Superboy and the LSH were pretty impressed by his effort anyway.

That issue and the one before it also introduced the Polecat who could emit super-stench and the Mess who could attract dirt. There were other goofy Legion applicants as well and I think it was intentional. Years later, a flashback story introduced Arm-Fall-Off Boy.

How was it determined that the story in Adventure #40 was produced before the NYWF '39 story? I've read both stories in the DC Archive edition, neither of them is an origin story, and they both suggest that the Sandman had already been fighting crime for awhile. Is there any evidence that shows which one was actually drawn first? Did anyone who worked on either story say anything about it? This kind of thing fascinates me.

I've also given this one some thought. I think the OSPG noted Superman #13 as the first Jimmy Olsen appearance until around 1975 or 1976 then switched to Action #6. The Action #6 appearance seems kind of ambiguous to me but it wouldn't surprise me if the intention was to bring him back as a recurring character and give him a name. I suppose we'll never know.

I watched it again this morning. Ms.Renee has had a remarkable life and is still energetic. It's well worth the time if any of you can watch the PM showing.

I've seen a screening at SDCC. I recommend it!

I haven’t looked here for awhile. These are amazing!