Popular Post WernerVonDoom Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) I never set out to collect any of these, but ended up with quite of few. I'm guessing a lot of you do as well. I'll start out with a nice looking Marvel Tales #23 (11/69). Reprints ASM #30, JIM #110, ST #121: Edited January 18, 2022 by WernerVonDoom KirbyJack, MAR1979, namisgr and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kagemusha7s Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 Cosmic_Shel, davidtere, Get Marwood & I and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kagemusha7s Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) And the Canadian Edition Edited January 18, 2022 by kagemusha7s WernerVonDoom, Cosmic_Shel, Get Marwood & I and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WernerVonDoom Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 1/17/2022 at 7:17 PM, kagemusha7s said: And the Canadian Edition Beauties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post WernerVonDoom Posted January 18, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 Marvel's Greatest Comics #29. Reprints FF #12, FF #31 MAR1979, KirbyJack, Larryw7 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 This is a great idea for a thread. The first comics I really got into were Marvel Tales because at the time, they were publishing the peak of Romita's run and I loved those stories. I was 5 at the time and even when my older brother told me they were reprints, I didn't care (or really understand), I just liked the stories. Same with Marvel's Greatest Comics. Larryw7, KirbyJack, bc and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KirbyJack Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 I’m complete on Marvel’s Greatest Comics, and just for fun, I’m filling in Marvel Tales and MCIC. Marvel’s Greatest was a must-buy, and like RD, I didn’t care that they were reprints. I just knew I liked them! Randall Dowling, WernerVonDoom, zosocane and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 There is some interesting original material to be found in these. For a stretch, original covers were made, and there’s a terrific Ditko Dr.Strange pin up in MCIC (10, maybe?). WernerVonDoom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Yep, it’s MCIC 10. It’s not the only one, either, but I forget where the others are. Finding them is part of the fun! WernerVonDoom and Randall Dowling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WernerVonDoom Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 1/18/2022 at 1:57 PM, KirbyJack said: Yep, it’s MCIC 10. It’s not the only one, either, but I forget where the others are. Finding them is part of the fun! My favorite part of these is that many have original or recolored covers. It's cool to see what the came up with. Randall Dowling, Larryw7 and KirbyJack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WernerVonDoom Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 Marvel Super-Heroes #29, Reprints DD #9, AA #5, JIM #58, TOS #75, TOS #76 KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 First book I ever bought at a convention was Marvel Tales 2 for $3. The dealer I bought it from had a shop on Long Island and I was able to get a run of Marvel Collectors Items 1-10 for $10. WernerVonDoom and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomtown Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Love these books! Back in the early (mid?) 1980s my local comic shop picked up a large high grade collection. It had been picked over by the time I got there. I picked out complete runs (minus issues #1 & 2) of the 25 cent giants from both Marvel Tales, Marvel Super Heroes and Marvel Collectors Item. He wanted double guide on all of them. I was pissed off but paid it after person_without_enough_empathying for like an hour. They ended up costing me $1 each instead of the .50 guide price. Even today they are the most under priced books on the market. WernerVonDoom, MAR1979 and KirbyJack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 It was pretty revolutionary to reprint stories that were only a couple of years old at the time. I'd be curious if that was Stan's decsion or did it come down from Martin. I know Goodman used to repackage stuff as much as possible. WernerVonDoom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post marvelmaniac Posted January 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2022 I LOVED the 25 cent square bound reprint titles when I was a kid in the 60's. When I got back into collecting in 79 I concentrated on my runs of the main titles so I only collected a few of the reprint books from the 60's, I also used Marvel Tales 137/138 to complete my ASM run of 2-200. WernerVonDoom, KirbyJack, bc and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post marvelmaniac Posted January 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2022 Love the cover of Marvel Super-Heroes 21, purchased a copy to frame and display. Randall Dowling, MAR1979, bc and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WernerVonDoom Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #6, Reprints FF #9, TOS #43, ST #116, IH #5 bc, KirbyJack and MAR1979 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WernerVonDoom Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 On 1/20/2022 at 9:17 AM, marvelmaniac said: Love the cover of Marvel Super-Heroes 21, purchased a copy to frame and display. Yeah that is a great cover. And a real sharp looking copy! marvelmaniac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WernerVonDoom Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 Marvel Tales #26, Reprints ASM #33, ST #124, JIM #115 Randall Dowling, MGsimba77 and MAR1979 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MAR1979 Posted January 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2022 I'm a fan of Bronze age reprints of Silver Age books. How about these: KirbyJack, MGsimba77, boomtown and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
