Kevin Boyd Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 That was the one where he stops at a diner and makes the waitress an offer she can't possibly accept but would be stupid to turn down...? That was a great story! Byrne did what no one was able to do in all the years that Luthor had been around as Superman's main villain.... made him truly ruthless, manipulative and evil on even the most basic of levels. A great compliment to Superman's lofty idealism. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supapimp Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Sandman, i can't remember the issue number (it's between 11-19), but morpehus and death make a deal about a guy who claims you only die if you believe your going to die. So he lives through time periods to the modern day, that issue was damn fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Saga of the Swamp Thing 21 - what a wicked book! adampasz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogations Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Alan Moore's Swamp Things are amazing (well his first 25 issues or so) The issue that stands out for me in that series was Annual #2 where he goes to hell to rescue Abigail. Amazing. Alan Moore also has another single issue story that's incredible - Superman Annual (#10 I think?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 yeah Moore and Gibbons go off in that Annual. I just read that a few weeks ago (along with the Action 583/ Superman 423 2 parter he did to close out pre-crisis (Earth 1) superman.) Classic stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd4ever Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Killing Joke. Not too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggy Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Yes, I love that book. One of the few books that I enjoyed reading when I got back into comics in 1989. Of course, Dark Knight Returns were the others! BlowUpTheMoon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingDonut Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 Three more: Sandman 50 - by the way, what ever happened to the guy who was supposed to be selling all the art for that book. There's a page I really want and there was a listing a while back saying all the pages were going to be listed. Curious. Swamp Thing 53 - I'm cheating, but the whole Batman "get the F@#$ out of my city" bit is tremendous. And, I can't believe I forgot this, the best Superman story of all time: Superman Annual 11 (the Alan Moore "birthday" story). GO AND READ THIS BOOK. Readcomix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 BW Smith Red Nails story. Can't remember if it originally came out in Savage Tales or Savage Sword mag. Was reprinted in Conan (baxter paper) 1 shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 29, 2002 Share Posted August 29, 2002 Good pick with Sandman #50!! That was the first Sandman issue I read and I've always loved it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonker Posted September 22, 2002 Share Posted September 22, 2002 That was Detective 471, but I doubt it counts as a single issue complete story: it is the continuation from 470, and part of the serial that runs from 469-476 (variously reprinted as "Strange Apparitions" and "Shadow of the Batman.") My best single-issue Bronze Age stories (sorry FF#51 has gotta be Silver Age): 1.Batman 237 Night of the Reaper O'Neil-Adams 2. Conan 24 Song of Red Sonja Thomas-Smith (you don't need to read #23 first) 3. New Gods 7 The Pact by Kirby (works standalone, but much richer if you've read the 4th World stories up to that point.) 4. Mr. Miracle 9 Himon by Kirby (ditto) Cheers, Z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted September 24, 2002 Share Posted September 24, 2002 Detect 100 pgr w/ N Adams front cvr & Adams' nasty Werewolf gets impaled by a lightning rod story. Possibly inked by N Adams too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-man Posted September 24, 2002 Author Share Posted September 24, 2002 i think that is 255. Great book. Good call! And tough to find in 9.4! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonker Posted September 24, 2002 Share Posted September 24, 2002 Yes, but it is Batman 255, not Detective. Neal Adams pencils & inks, Len Wein's story. This was Adams' swan song as a Batman artist (apart from occasional covers after this point). One of the best! Cheers, Z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingDonut Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 RockMyAmadeus and PeterPark 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnH19 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 (edited) I know this is supposed to be a bronze age thread but since FF 51 has received so much love... I nominate the two books that impacted me more than any other when I read them as a youngster in the 60s: ASM 50: Spider-Man No More Superman 149: The Death of Superman In terms of bronze age books, I’ll go with Bats 251 because I just got a copy a few days ago (see the Bronze Age Batman Appreciation thread). Edited May 15, 2019 by JohnH19 Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro. Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 (edited) Some great ones posted in this thread. I love Avengers Annual 10, ASM Annual 14, and 15. And then there's Easy's First Tiger in Our Army At War 244 Edited May 15, 2019 by Jeffro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 FF 250. Gladiator chases some skrulls to Earth and mayhem ensues. wall-to-wall action by Byrne in his post-Xmen prime. What If? 32 "What if the Avengers had Become Pawns of Korvac?" Yeah i know these are both Copper. Sue me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 (edited) Nobody's mentioned "The song of Red Sonja" in Conan #24. "Red Nails" which got a couple of mentions 17 years ago spanned two issues of Savage Tales. Edited May 16, 2019 by namisgr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 (edited) Avengers 177 - culmination of the Korvac saga I'm sure a bajillion more will come back to me.... Thor 272 - story of Thor and Loki's childhood rivalry FF 191 - "Four no More" team breaks up FF 213 - Galactus vs the Sphinx; early Marvel cosmic level clash; well-done borderline copper, but DC Comics Presents #29 -- The Spectre humbles Superman Edited May 15, 2019 by Readcomix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...