It's been 50 YEARS...show us your books from 1966!

[Silver]

 

I never noticed there were two September issues!

 

 

[Silver]

[Silver]

and this infamous gem:

 

[jimjum12]

Some Superboy's from the Drugstore...

 

 

 

 

..... those "bug people" covers always gave me the willies when I was a kid..... couldn't get enough of 'em.... GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[Dick Pontoon]

I didn't start collecting until around '75, so my spinner rack originals are only about 40 years old. But here's a few back issues I bought back then. I started going to the local monthly show not too long after I got into comics. Mail order seemed too sketchy, and I wanted to be able to see what I was buying.

 

 

 

 

[Tri-Color Brian]

Didn't mean to duplicate books that were already posted. I think Jimmy Olsen is next:

 

 

It's OK to duplicate...in a few days..or weeks...or maybe even today, I'm going to duplicate all your WFs with drugstore copies...

 

Nice Jimmy's by the way...

[Dick Pontoon]

I don't think anybody has posted this bad boy yet. Here's my toasty copy. Apologies for the bag scan.

 

[Tri-Color Brian]

Golden Record reprint? I've never seen one before...

 

Now, here's a few Drugstore books most of you have never seen before...and probably didn't want to... I think I loved them too much, they aren't in the best of condition...

 

 

 

 

 

[BB-Gun]

All of these, except B and B 61, were on the racks at the drug store back in 66. It was a big year for Batman.

Unfortunately, popularity of the TV show seemed to damage DC sales.

Batman didn't recover until Frank Miller saw the dark side of the character.

[BB-Gun]

 

I think there is a May 1965 issue in there but the rest were on the racks in 1966

[BB-Gun]

and this one probably was on the racks at the end of 1965 but label says Jan 1966.

[Tri-Color Brian]

Nice war books BB...and I knew nobody liked Dennis's...

[rodan57]

I didn't start collecting until around '75, so my spinner rack originals are only about 40 years old. But here's a few back issues I bought back then. I started going to the local monthly show not too long after I got into comics. Mail order seemed too sketchy, and I wanted to be able to see what I was buying.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seems to me you had an eye for condition. It took me years to see defects.

[Tri-Color Brian]

In 1975 those ASMs would have been called "Mint"...

[Dick Pontoon]

 

Seems to me you had an eye for condition. It took me years to see defects.

 

Yeah, even as a kid I always looked for the best copies I could afford though if it came down to waiting for a higher grade copy of an issue I wanted to turn up I’d just buy what was available, especially for more difficult to find books. I remember buying a low-grade pre-hero one time and my dad questioning the purchase; I explained it was a little beat but they didn’t turn up that much. One fellow who always had quality books was Eddie Brunelle. He wasn’t much older than I was and used to set up with his mother. A few years ago I found out from a long-time local dealer that he had gotten out of comics some time ago, but also that he had passed away.

 

[Jaylam]

Drugstore book...

 

 

Gotta love the Parasite. Truly a villain worthy of Superman!

[Tri-Color Brian]

Here's a song that was on the radio when I would read my drugstore books...

 

 

and another:

 

[BB-Gun]

Nice war books BB...and I knew nobody liked Dennis's...

 

I do have a few Dennis specials and I enjoyed the Sunday pages.

I probably am more interested in collecting Little Archie than Dennis.

I like the Jelly Bean economy and early-development imagination of the characters.

Those are supposed to be dancing jelly beans.

 

 

[valiantman]

Drugstore book...

 

 

Gotta love the Parasite. Truly a villain worthy of Superman!

Story written by a 14-year-old kid.

 

Literally.

 

Little Jimmy Shooter.

 

Who's got Adventure 346... that kid's first comic?

[Tri-Color Brian]

Well, since you asked...here it is...another Drugstore book...