Shark Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I recently picked up a Strange Tales #86 from an eBay seller and also noticed he had something else interesting for sale (which I obviously bought). It's basically a magazine titled "Welcome to the First.... Mighty Marvel Comic Convention. It was apparently held at the Hotel Commodore in New York on March 22nd, 23rd and 24th in 1975. I got it pretty cheap (less than $10) and thought it was a great piece of Marvel history. I'll post more pics here in a few minutes including a pic of a young Stan Lee, pics of the infamous "Marvel Bullpen" and a back cover scan of the Hulk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperheart Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 (edited) i was there. that's a nice item for $10 Edited January 3, 2009 by paperheart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 Here's an inside page of Stan Lee welcoming everyone to the convention. Boy, did he look a lot younger then (almost 34 years ago). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 (edited) And here are some inside pages showing pics of some of the members of the infamous "Marvel Bullpen". I've circled some of the more familiar names of the writers and artists. Edited January 3, 2009 by shark2557 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 More Marvel Bullpen pics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 And here's the Hulkster waving bye-bye to everyone on the back cover.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 That is one unfortunate comb-over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 And here's something extra for the boys on the boards from the UK. These scans of British weeklies are on the inside of the front and back covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider-Variant Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Great Item. Love this sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvelguy34 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Thanks for posting these pieces of history. It's awesome just to take a look at the bullpen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 What's in his hair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I wish I could build a time machine so I could go back to 1975 and ask Janice Cohen to marry me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 I wish I could build a time machine so I could go back to 1975 and ask Janice Cohen to marry me. That Denise Vladimer looked pretty hot too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CycloneComics Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I have one I can sell you for 20.00 shipping included.No pen inside either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 I have one I can sell you for 20.00 shipping included.No pen inside either Mine has no writing in it either. I used my Dell printer software to draw circles around the names after I scanned the pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CycloneComics Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I have one I can sell you for 20.00 shipping included.No pen inside either Mine has no writing in it either. I used my Dell printer software to draw circles around the names after I scanned the pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detroit MIke Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I think some people will be shocked by the names that you didn't circle.You missed a few greats. For example, the guy who drew this cover: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldust40 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Great pics - despite collecting for 30 plus years I'd never seen pictures of some of those Marvelites. Doug Moench looked like a real hippie, whilst Frank Robbins looked, err, interesting. Didn't see Kirby's mugshot in there, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 1975 huh? Missed it by that much.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan57 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Thanks, shark, for posting the Bullpen pictures. 1975 was just two years after I stopped collecting comics for the first time (they killed Gwen) and it's unexpectedly nostalgic to see the 70s faces that created/molded many of the characters and stories I enjoy as a youngster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
