Long live the Reprints

[Sharkey]

Hey Red -- GREAT Avatar!!!!

 

[Red Hook]

What avatar? I finally got a chance to use a photo of myself!

 

(You know, I read in the NY Times this morning that these two scientists invented a machine that they've used to send a recorder back to the dawn of time.....and it didn't affect the future at all.)

[namisgr]

FFs 50 and 51 with different cover renditions (Romita?):

 

 

[Sharkey]

37 looks like Gil Kane's work. 38, I'm not sure -- maybe Sal Buscema or Rich Buckler?

[Red Hook]

Neither holds a torch (no pun intended) to the originals.

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

Neither holds a torch (no pun intended) to the originals.

 

I would respectfully disagree...I happen to like the "new" covers to MGC # 35-38...nothing spectacular mind you, but pretty cool considering these were simply "reprints" of the original Galactus saga.

 

They could have gotten the "same cover, different colors" treatment that many reprint issues in the 70s got.

[Spider-Variant]

Here's another Original Marvel Tales cover.

 

[Spider-Variant]

And another.

 

[Spider-Variant]

This Romita cover blows away the original, IMHO.

 

 

 

[Red Hook]

Well, I agree with you on that one......

[boomtown]

I started collecting runs of the 25 cent giants back in the mid 80s. I had never paid over guide for anything in my life. The shop I bought from got a nice collection in & wanted double guide for the filler issues like Marvel Tales 10-29, etc. It was hard to complain, as even double guide was only like a buck a book. That stuff was dirt cheap in the day. Here's one of my favorite childhood covers.

 

[namisgr]

Cool cover on that giant reprint. Here's another, a Steranko original:

 

[THE_BEYONDER]

[THE_BEYONDER]

[ft88]

Then there are the reprints that are sort of reprints. ie they have changes that affect the story line.

 

Amazing 116-118

Ghost Rider 10

ASM Annual 9