Popular Post rlextherobot Posted August 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2023 The first comic I remember reading as a kid was Secret Wars #4. My folks had friends with kids a few years older than me, and when we would visit the son would let me peruse his collection. I remember he had some early TMNT, some Spidey stuff, but it was the cover to Secret Wars #4, with the Hulk holding up the mountain that grabbed my imagination and wouldn't let go. Not long after he'd take me to my first comic shop, I don't know what I bought but I do remember being blown away by the idea of a store with nothing but comics. He eventually moved on from the hobby, but I was in it for life. I often wonder how different my life would be if he had been into sports cards or models or something. PopKulture, skypinkblu, Hudson and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicrobot Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 (edited) It is sad that this particular thread isn’t more popular and that people aren't posting here daily. Edited August 22, 2023 by themagicrobot Gonzimodo, Hudson, Coverdeath and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mysterymachine Posted August 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2023 My father was in the Air Force, so we moved around about every three or four years. We were stationed on Elmendorf AFB in Alaska when I first found comics. They were sold on base, on the ground floor of the Hospital. I was the youngest of four, so getting comics was hard to do at the time. Now and then I would pick up a Sad Sack or Richie Rich. My older brother was into Marvel, but his books were like soap operas. Peter is in love with Gwen. Boooring.... Of course, as I got older, I fell in love with Marvel. Particularly the Hulk, and was surprised to discover he was in a team. The first Marvel run I ever owned was Defenders 15-19. I still have a lot of love for those two storylines and the covers are classic. (To me) Over the years I have collected on and off, and one of my regrets is not buying ASM 192. The Black Cat was just a rip-off of Catwoman from D.C. I thought. I also skipped Daredevil 158. There was a lot of hype on Marvel's letter page, but flipping through it I thought the art was awful. Two years later I finally got the hype. Does anyone one else remember seeing a key book on the racks and not buying it? I would feel better knowing that I wasn't the only one. Ken Aldred, skypinkblu, Larryw7 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coverdeath Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Le 21/08/2023 à 20h03, Hudson a déclaré : Je pense que c'est une bonne idée. Tout ce qui promeut l’amour de la bande dessinée et la simple collection est une chose positive. Bien que je ne sois pas personnellement sur Instagram (ou Facebook ou Twitter ou…….), je suis sûr qu'il y a de nombreux collectionneurs qui le sont. Je dis : « Vas-y ». Le lien est ici https://instagram.com/pcreborn2023?igshid=MzNlNGNkZWQ4Mg== Even if you dont have an account you can probably seeing the page Hudson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 (edited) On 8/22/2023 at 5:17 PM, mysterymachine said: The first Marvel run I ever owned was Defenders 15-19. I still have a lot of love for those two storylines and the covers are classic. (To me) Me too. The Magneto / Brotherhood of Evil story was one of the first I ever bought off the racks as a kid, and was really impressed by. Nice covers as well. Edited August 22, 2023 by Ken Aldred mysterymachine, Hudson and Larryw7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gonzimodo Posted August 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2023 (edited) On 8/22/2023 at 12:17 PM, mysterymachine said: My father was in the Air Force, so we moved around about every three or four years. We were stationed on Elmendorf AFB in Alaska when I first found comics. They were sold on base, on the ground floor of the Hospital. I was the youngest of four, so getting comics was hard to do at the time. Now and then I would pick up a Sad Sack or Richie Rich. My older brother was into Marvel, but his books were like soap operas. Peter is in love with Gwen. Boooring.... Of course, as I got older, I fell in love with Marvel. Particularly the Hulk, and was surprised to discover he was in a team. The first Marvel run I ever owned was Defenders 15-19. I still have a lot of love for those two storylines and the covers are classic. (To me) Over the years I have collected on and off, and one of my regrets is not buying ASM 192. The Black Cat was just a rip-off of Catwoman from D.C. I thought. I also skipped Daredevil 158. There was a lot of hype on Marvel's letter page, but flipping through it I thought the art was awful. Two years later I finally got the hype. Does anyone one else remember seeing a key book on the racks and not buying it? I would feel better knowing that I wasn't the only one. I've passed on many books over the years that had no appeal to me and are now "keys," but the one that always comes to mind is Walking Dead #1. The day it came out, I picked it up, looked through it, didn't like the art, and put it back on the shelf. Luckily, I got a mulligan on that, because the book started getting some buzz, so I bought issue 7 at my LCS and then issues 1-6 as a lot on eBay. I thought I may have overpaid at the time, but that $50 turned out to be a steal. Edited August 22, 2023 by Gonzimodo Hudson, factory sealed, Dave2739 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 On 8/22/2023 at 8:52 PM, Gonzimodo said: I've passed on many books over the years that had no appeal to me and are now "keys," but the one that always comes to mind is Walking Dead #1. The day it came out, I picked it up, looked through it, didn't like the art, and put it back on the shelf A book that did absolutely nothing for me when I saw it in the store. Forgot about that one. I always preferred Invincible, anyway. I’ve struggled to think of something I missed during the Bronze and Copper Ages because I was a very voracious reader and had little focus back then. I turned down many of the very transiently-hot comics back in the 90s, such as Gen13 1 and Witchblade 1, as I’d become very jaded about comics in the Image style. Of course, those crashed somewhat, and so the only real option which comes to mind at present is Nyx 3, first appearance of X-23. Gonzimodo, Hudson and mysterymachine 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzimodo Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 On 8/23/2023 at 3:03 AM, Ken Aldred said: A book that did absolutely nothing for me when I saw it in the store. Forgot about that one. I always preferred Invincible, anyway. I’ve struggled to think of something I missed during the Bronze and Copper Ages because I was a very voracious reader and had little focus back then. I turned down many of the very transiently-hot comics back in the 90s, such as Gen13 1 and Witchblade 1, as I’d become very jaded about comics in the Image style. Of course, those crashed somewhat, and so the only real option which comes to mind at present is Nyx 3, first appearance of X-23. I also passed on all those, but I did later pick up an NYX 3 at Half-Price Books for $1. I immediately turned around and sold it for like $60 and thought I was a genius. Ken Aldred and Hudson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted August 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 23, 2023 On 8/22/2023 at 12:52 PM, Gonzimodo said: I've passed on many books over the years that had no appeal to me and are now "keys," but the one that always comes to mind is Walking Dead #1. The day it came out, I picked it up, looked through it, didn't like the art, and put it back on the shelf. Luckily, I got a mulligan on that, because the book started getting some buzz, so I bought issue 7 at my LCS and then issues 1-6 as a lot on eBay. I thought I may have overpaid at the time, but that $50 turned out to be a steal. Me too. I’m a PCH guy. When I saw WD 1 on the racks, I excitedly picked up a copy and flipped through it. The story was old hat and the art stank. I just put it back. Other than the financial gain I would have made, I have no regrets… mysterymachine, Gonzimodo, Hudson and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzimodo Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 On 8/23/2023 at 10:18 AM, Robot Man said: Me too. I’m a PCH guy. When I saw WD 1 on the racks, I excitedly picked up a copy and flipped through it. The story was old hat and the art stank. I just put it back. Other than the financial gain I would have made, I have no regrets… TWD actually became one of my favorite monthlies for a few years. It was a solid book and worth reading... until it wasn't. The TV show was pretty much the same. I think Kirkman killed it at the right time. Hudson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson Posted August 23, 2023 Author Share Posted August 23, 2023 On 8/21/2023 at 4:47 PM, themagicrobot said: It is sad that this particular thread isn’t more popular and that people aren't posting here daily. Thank you, Sir. I totally agree, but then again, I am bias. I love reading these tales of how people fell in love with comics. Larryw7 and Artifiction 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson Posted August 23, 2023 Author Share Posted August 23, 2023 On 8/22/2023 at 12:17 PM, mysterymachine said: Does anyone one else remember seeing a key book on the racks and not buying it? I would feel better knowing that I wasn't the only one. I do not recall passing on any new books on the rack that later became “keys”, although I am sure it happened countless times. What I do remember passing on was a copy of AF15. It was not new on the rack, it was “old”. It was probably 1988 or 1989 when I was walking around my LCS and saw it there on the wall. The price was $25. I thought about it and passed. After all, I was more of a DC guy. mysterymachine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudson Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share Posted September 21, 2023 Just giving this a bump in hopes that someone might have a tale to tell today. A story of how you first became interested in comics, a story of how/where you purchased/traded comics in days gone by, or perhaps a tale of that one book you treasure more than any other. The options are virtually endless, so please reach back in time, search your fondest memories and pen us a tale for all to enjoy. Ken Aldred and bc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bc Posted September 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2023 My mom actually got me into comics. My younger sister had dance classes and my mom dragged me to them since my dad was at work. I think the first couple of classes I was probably a total disruptive maniac so we stopped at a local convenient store beforehand and I was allowed to pick out 2 comics as a bribe to behave for the 30 minutes. After a few months, I had nice pile of comics and was pretty much hooked as a reader. So I started at 7 and kept hitting the spinner rack from there (that was 1973). Lived in Cleveland back then so we had plenty of ways to make some money outside of the weekly allowance for doing chores. We shoveled snow, mowed lawns, collected glass bottles for the deposit reward, raked leaves, ran errands, basically anything to make a quarter until I was old enough to get a paper route (the long defunct Cleveland Press). My coolest uncle bought me subscriptions to my favorite titles for holiday/birthday presents. It was a treat to see that comic in the brown subscription wrapper when I got home from school, didn't care about the crease, just felt special to be getting regular mail addressed to me! As a 5th grader, got a lot of flack for sneaking this into my Catholic Elementary school to show to a buddy. You can probably guess what happened.... Book confiscated - Check! Berated by Nuns - Check! Hauled to Principal's office in front of my classmates - Check! Phone call from Principal to parents - Check! Grounded by parents - Check! Labelled by classmates as a freak - Check! This was my second charge for "offensive material in school" - I got busted for reading Crazy (and laughing) during class the year before. Thankfully, we moved later that year. -bc PopKulture, AJD, Ken Aldred and 6 others 3 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 (edited) Mine is similar, but it was music and the green weed.... and it was a Baptist School. To which I confessed without waiting to be properly proven, because I was as my mom put it "too honest about it." That really went south and a past that is forever ago, thank God. I too got a subscription as a kid, and one of the 1st comics I got was this one... from wolverine. which wasn't traumatizing, but it felt weird or I felt guilty as it was my 1st, and had to do with the cartel. LOL after reading I ran and showed it to the parents asking if it was the white powder drug on his nose? or gun powder? and if that was where Wolvie got his healing factor from? sad but true I was only 11, which still sounds maybe old enough. But later the hijinks at school wasn't a good sign. eek then wrapped up with losing the Adamantium issue, and then Logan became seen for a brawler, funny enough I never got into fights though. We had lived in a poor neighborhood to afford private school, so I finished out the year at my first public school while having my first proper girlfriends. I had always been allowed to ride a bike, and I lived near your headshops and etc. So I was aware, but got too big for my britches to think I "could handle it." This doesn't seem that uplifting or haha, but is a story nonetheless. I got sober in 2001, except one or 2 beers in the 22 years past that, but glad to have learned a life lesson enough to get sober on my own at age 20. It means a lot to my personal testimony, that in that following 22 years it STILL took that time to get over childhood. All my friends from childhood are either buried or disconnected from me, which I count towards favor with a higher power. In the end, it was fun at the time, but healing takes place when you can realize your mistakes. Edited September 22, 2023 by ADAMANTIUM Hudson, Coverdeath and bc 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 On 5/11/2023 at 4:59 PM, Black_Adam said: Or is Danny already here? Danny D. was here until about a year ago. I forget the name he was posting under. But he was uncovered, one could look through his old posts and say, "How did I miss the signs?" thehumantorch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 (edited) On 9/22/2023 at 6:54 PM, bc said: I was probably a total disruptive maniac so we stopped at a local convenient store beforehand and I was allowed to pick out 2 comics as a bribe to behave for the 30 minutes. Basically the way I got a stack of comic books. Disruptive, manic kid, and on the way back from the market my mother and grandmother would give me 50p to buy some comics from the bus station newsstand while they got half an hour or so of much needed respite by having some coffee and pie well away from me in the nearby cafe. Edited September 22, 2023 by Ken Aldred Hudson and bc 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bc Posted September 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2023 Have a Part 2: So we moved out of the big city of Cleveland to a small rural township and got greeted by the Blizzard of ’77. Lots of quality comic book readin’ time there between shoveling snow and hauling wood. Too young to drive that Spring, I explored the local towns on the trusty 10-speed and found a steady supply of new books. Out here, there is a grid pattern to the towns – everything is 5 miles apart. Got a lot of good cardio workouts while satisfying my comic addiction. One of the nearby towns held one of those “World’s Biggest Yard Sales” events every June, so I pedaled my way into town with a couple of $20 bills and a few singles looking to score on a nice Saturday morning. Checked house after house for almost half a day with no real luck. Worked my way back to the center of town and spent some money on BBQ chicken and corn on the cob from one of the churches. About an hour later, I saw two short boxes (well not official short boxes, but probably held 100 books each) tucked under a table at one of the houses. The boxes were marked “25 cents each”. I was shocked to see it was almost entirely 12 and 15 cent Marvels in really nice shape. No bags or boards, but obviously not abused. My eyeballs were probably as big as saucers when the lady asked me if I wanted to buy them. She said these were her sons, but he no longer wanted them. I told her that I had a comic collection and these were great books. She asked me how much money I had, I flashed the two $20’s and she “sold” and shook my hand. Now that my heart was racing, I realized that I was 3 miles from home and had to lug 2 boxes safely home by myself on a 10 speed on country roads. The lady took my name and number and said she would hold the second box until I got back. It was much harder than I thought to balance a short box of books on the handlebars while trying not to drive into the middle of the road or into the ditch next to it. There were several close calls, the movies made it look way easier than it is. Got within a half mile of the house when I decided to abandon the bike and just walk the rest of the way. Made it home safely with the first box. I grabbed a drink and set out to get the second box when my mom noticed that I didn’t have my bike. I told her I hid it in the ditch up the road. My Sicilian mom wasn’t even 5 foot tall and weighed less than 100 pounds, but she grabbed me by the shirt and read me the riot act about how much that bike cost and I shouldn’t have abandoned it for some stupid comics. I also learned a few new words that day in multiple languages and contexts. I made sure we stayed in the center of the garage so she couldn’t grab any nearby implements of destruction. Promised I would get the bike and head right back home. So, I lied to my mom. I did get the bike, right where I had hidden it, but went back to get the second box of books. Again, a fairly perilous journey home as the sun was starting to set. By now the old man was home, my mom was wielding a large metal mixing spoon/club and I was late for dinner…. but walked in all cool-like smiling with my second box of loot. I repeatedly apologized and happily agreed to being grounded for 2 weeks with extra horrible chores (including daily stall cleaning and a sewage ditch that ran behind the barn). That summer, I read every single one of those books and then diligently filed them into my collection and updated my paper lists with a gigantic smile on my face. I was 12 and had almost 500 books in the collection by the time school started in the Fall. I went back to that Yard Sale for decades, never found anything even close to that score. I always made sure to stop by that house and see what she had for sale and say hi. Think my daughter bought some toys from her one year. -bc Dave2739, buttock, Yorick and 12 others 12 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 (edited) @bc again you are so close to my stories that I'll add a part 2! Part 1 was depressing enough My red headed mom had married a Sicilian who is my step dad that worked as a mechanic for fifty years to the day to put me through school and etc. Happy, content, and quiet personality. My biological dad was a new Christian and just very close to the vest. Prayed about everything I did before allowing me yay or nay to do things. Hence my comics weren't always approved. I remember superboy knockout issue and superboy king shark (which I picked up recently that reminded me of this recently in the dollar bins) was on the stands at the same time. Well I was of age at this point and evidently knockout the female on the cover made my dad think twice, so a prayer was prayed. You know I don't even mind the Lord Jesus to this day, I know to some they just want to do the best they can! Everyone has to work out their own salvation and I can't tell someone they're "doing it wrong" it's the do.or.do not, but try! I also have reminiscing feelings of newsstands, as it wasn't manly enough to be driven to stores by parents as kids, ie to a LCS. But baseball over printed cards? Again no hate, just life as it happens. Point being dollar bins is where I could ride a bike and try to work out my own thoughts. Having come to the boards, I've tried to be as personable as I'd want to be treated, and like mindedness makes that easy here. Edited September 23, 2023 by ADAMANTIUM Dave2739 and Hudson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 On 3/8/2023 at 12:24 PM, Robot Man said: It was back in the prehistoric age when the real guitar gods ruled the earth… Dinosaur Rock, at it's finest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...