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The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
The proposal thread for this last month seemed to generate some good discussion so I figured I'd try a monthly thread. Could do multiple, one for 15 years, one for 20, etc; but maybe just one is enough?
I'm hoping that 25 years is a good compromise and this will generate some monthly discussion. Feel free to change that search engine's settings to 30 or 20 or whatever years are more appropriate for your comic book history and join in. So, what were you reading 25 years ago today? http://www.dcindexes.com/features/ne...990&sort=alpha Screenshots coming shortly..... |
Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
That's not right. That's 35 years ago. Couldn't figure out why I wasn't reading anything and then I got to X-Men 138...
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Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
Originally Posted by Timber
(Post 12524310)
That's not right. That's 35 years ago. Couldn't figure out why I wasn't reading anything and then I got to X-Men 138...
I'll edit the pics and links later. And wow, I'm old because I remember so much of that list. Edit to add: link fixed and pics removed. |
Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
Originally Posted by Trevor
(Post 12524340)
And wow, I'm old because I remember so much of that list.
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Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
Originally Posted by Dimension X
(Post 12524421)
Me too. I think I'd like 35 years ago better than 25. I was thinking 1980 was just before I got back into comics, but I definitely bought DC Comics Presents #26 brand new.
I obviously don't mind multiple threads, but not sure what's best for this sort of topic. I guess a thread for 35 years would get at least a few of us reminiscing in it; then the same few plus others in a 25 year thread; then the same plus. Even more in a 15; but that might be overkill. |
Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
Originally Posted by Trevor
(Post 12524458)
Yeah, I'm not sure what the year range preference is, but iirc there were several too young for 35 or maybe even 25.
I obviously don't mind multiple threads, but not sure what's best for this sort of topic. I guess a thread for 35 years would get at least a few of us reminiscing in it; then the same few plus others in a 25 year thread; then the same plus. Even more in a 15; but that might be overkill. |
Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
July 1990 I was still in full on X-Men mode and it was before speculation time. So for me it was only:
Uncanny X-Men 267 Uncanny X-Men 268 X-Factor 58 X-Factor: Prisoner of Love 1 But I think this is right around the time of my first job so I should start having some disposable income in a few months. |
Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
I didn't start reading until fall of '91, so I guess I'll see you guys in September 2016.
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Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
Nam #48
Akira 23 Beautiful Stories For Ugly Children 15 Cerebus 136 & Cerebus High Society 12 & 13 Night Breed 5 The Demon 3 Grimjack 76 I think this was around the period that I started this title and was picking up all of the back issues. Hard Boiled 1 Hellblazer 33 Sable 9 Sandman 19 Groo 69 Swamp thing 99 Worlds Finest 2 Does this list have all of the publishers? I might be misrembering but I think I was into all of the Caliber titles at this time |
Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
I was still buying a lot back in those days before kids so:
'Mazing Man Special #3 'Nam #48 Action Comics #656 Adventures of Superman #470 Adventures of Superman Annual #2 Akira #23 Aliens Vs. Predator #0 Alpha Flight #88 Amazing Spider-Man #338 Amazing Spider-Man #339 Animal Man #27 Batman #453 Batman #454 Beautiful Stories For Ugly Children #15 Breathtaker #1 Butcher #5 Captain America #376 Captain America #377 Captain America Annual #9 Captain Atom #44 Cat & Mouse #5 Cerebus #136 Cerebus High Society #12 Cerebus High Society #13 Clive Barker's Night Breed #5 Daredevil #284 Dark Horse Presents #43 Deathlok #3 El Diablo #13 Elsewhere Prince #5 Excalibur #27 Excalibur #28 Fantastic Four #344 Flash #42 Ghost Rider #5 Green Arrow #35 Green Arrow #36 Green Arrow #37 Green Lantern #4 Grimjack #76 Guardians of the Galaxy #4 Hard Boiled #1 Hawk and Dove #16 Hawkworld #4 Hellblazer #33 Incredible Hulk #373 Iron Man #260 Justice League America #42 Justice League Europe #17 Knights of Pendragon #2 L.E.G.I.O.N. '90 #19 L.E.G.I.O.N. '90 Annual #1 Legends of the Dark Knight #10 Legion of Super-Heroes #11 Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1 Logan's Run #2 Marvel Graphic Novel:Spider-Man:Spirits of the Earth HC Mighty Thor #422 Mighty Thor #423 Mighty Thor Annual #15 Mister Miracle #19 Namor, the Sub-Mariner #6 New Mutants #93 New Titans #69 New Titans Annual #6 New Warriors #3 Planet of the Apes #3 Punisher #38 Punisher #39 Punisher War Journal #22 Quasar #14 Sandman #19 Shade, the Changing Man #3 Shadow Strikes #11 Silver Surfer #41 Spectacular Spider-Man #168 Spider-Man #2 Starman #26 Starstruck #1 Suicide Squad #44 Superman #47 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #31 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #1 Thanos Quest #1 Time Masters #8 Trouble with Girls #17 Uncanny X-Men #267 Uncanny X-Men #268 Web of Spider-Man #68 Who's Who in the DC Universe #2 Wildcards #1 Wolverine #30 Wolverine #31 Wonder Woman #46 World's Finest #2 X-Factor #58 X-Factor:Prisoner of Love #1 Zero Tolerance #2 My goodness there's a lot of dreck in there. And all still in long boxes in my basement. There were probably several underground comics I bought that month too that don't make that site. edit: didn't realize the list was that long when pasting into the little reply box! I think about how much money I could have saved!!! |
Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
Originally Posted by rocket1312
(Post 12524651)
I didn't start reading until fall of '91, so I guess I'll see you guys in September 2016.
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Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
So Spider-man #2 by Todd McFarlane came out this month. Am I wrong in thinking he only did the first arc "Torment"....never mind just looked myself and he was there up until #16. I knew Image was 2 years away so I couldn't figure out the timing.
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Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
Fall of 91 for me too actually.
This was the first book I ever bought.... http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N15x_LlyHf...0/s1600/22.jpg |
Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
I have probably 15 of that issue. Sad considering the gatefold is the only one you really need.
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Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
Originally Posted by Trevor
(Post 12525462)
Ever buy anything older than fall of 91?
Uncanny #267 is a blur to me other than being the second part of the Gambit introduction. All I really remember about it is the story of how Jim Lee, Whilce Portacio and Scott Williams produced the entire issue in about a week after the originally scheduled creative couldn't do the issue. Issue #268 is a classic and still highly regarded as maybe the best issue of the Claremont/Lee run. It took New Warriors about a year to really find it's groove, but the early issues, #3 included, are still fun. Oh, and somehow I got a hold of that issue of Nightbreed as well. I don't remember where I got it, but it wasn't anything I was remotely interested in outside of the nudity. I don't think I ever even read it. |
Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
I think the only two books from that month that I've actually reread are Hate #2 and Thanos Quest.
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Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
Originally Posted by sven
(Post 12525557)
Fall of 91 for me too actually.
This was the first book I ever bought.... http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N15x_LlyHf...0/s1600/22.jpg |
Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
My period of peak buying was about 32-34 years ago. I did get back into the hobby a few years ago, but have only picked up a few floppies here and there, concentrating on trades.
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Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
Originally Posted by madcougar
(Post 12525765)
I think the only two books from that month that I've actually reread are Hate #2 and Thanos Quest.
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Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
Originally Posted by ytrez
(Post 12525277)
My goodness there's a lot of dreck in there. And all still in long boxes in my basement. There were probably several underground comics I bought that month too that don't make that site.
edit: didn't realize the list was that long when pasting into the little reply box! I think about how much money I could have saved!!! I'm right there with you. My list looks almost exactly the same as yours. (I was buying nearly all Marvel and DC super-hero titles during that time.) And most are still in longboxes, not having been touched since around that time (if I even got to reading them in the first place; I'd say about a quarter are still unread). This thread is a good reminder to go through my boxes and reread what I've got-- and then get rid of what I don't feel I'll ever look at again. |
Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
Originally Posted by teameck
(Post 12527123)
This thread is a good reminder to go through my boxes and reread what I've got-- and then get rid of what I don't feel I'll ever look at again. |
Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
Originally Posted by sven
(Post 12527131)
My brother is finally starting to do this with his collection. He's got upwards of 300 long boxes in his attic.
At least everything I've amassed over the years is worth pretty much nothing, dollar-wise, so it should be easier to cull the herd without worrying about getting top dollar. |
Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
25 years ago? Oh boy, I was buying pretty much every mainstream superhero book that Marvel and DC were putting out each month. Practically everything listed at the link and some you wouldn't expect, like Alf. I had discovered my local comic book shop but was still splitting my purchases with a newsstand, which would soon end.
Some issues stick out more than others. I remember liking the art in that Doctor Strange issue and that is one of the more striking Batman covers on Detective from the period. Looking back, I don't think this was one of the better periods in Marvel's and DC's history. Things seemed to change for the better over the course of the next year. |
Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
Originally Posted by teameck
(Post 12527123)
I'm right there with you. My list looks almost exactly the same as yours. (I was buying nearly all Marvel and DC super-hero titles during that time.)
And most are still in longboxes, not having been touched since around that time (if I even got to reading them in the first place; I'd say about a quarter are still unread). This thread is a good reminder to go through my boxes and reread what I've got-- and then get rid of what I don't feel I'll ever look at again. |
Re: The First Monthly '25 Years Ago This Month' Thread - July 2015
Originally Posted by Trevor
(Post 12526013)
I wish that I'd have maintained a database of everything I've read over the years. Although I'd probably get depressed over the amount of stuff I've loved but never got around to re-reading; and mountains of stuff I haven't even read once.
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