tom
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Jul 14, 2005 17:31:41 GMT -8
Post by tom on Jul 14, 2005 17:31:41 GMT -8
When I was about 8 or 9, I was introduced to US comics by a Canadian family that were living over here in the UK at the time. These included the likes of Superman, Batman, and quite a few others. They were totally different to the usual UK comics, and the family had quite a large collection, so I became a fan, not only of the comics, but of the ads they carried (Sea Monkeys, GI Joe, etc.).
Of the Superhero comics, my favourite by far was The Fantastic Four - a good blend of adventure, humour, and human failings.
I thought the best of the lot, however, was the series called Classics Illustrated (anyone remember them?), which took works of literature and transformed them to comic book form. Some of the titles I remember were: Les Miserables; Faust and The Oxbow Incident. These certainly gave me the chance - admittedly in a simplified way - to read books I would never have bothered to read otherwise. An added bonus was that this series was actually available in my local shop, probably the first US comic available in my area of the UK.
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Jul 16, 2005 15:43:04 GMT -8
Post by socal on Jul 16, 2005 15:43:04 GMT -8
wow, you remember Sea Monkeys? Those were so cool! man, I thought that nobody remembered those things! And as far as comics go, I remember collecting Journey Into Mystery, Captiain Marvel, & Action Comics.
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Jul 21, 2005 8:20:44 GMT -8
Post by M.Maestro on Jul 21, 2005 8:20:44 GMT -8
When I was about 8 or 9, I was introduced to US comics by a Canadian family that were living over here in the UK at the time. These included the likes of Superman, Batman, and quite a few others. They were totally different to the usual UK comics, and the family had quite a large collection, so I became a fan, not only of the comics, but of the ads they carried (Sea Monkeys, GI Joe, etc.). Of the Superhero comics, my favourite by far was The Fantastic Four - a good blend of adventure, humour, and human failings. I thought the best of the lot, however, was the series called Classics Illustrated (anyone remember them?), which took works of literature and transformed them to comic book form. Some of the titles I remember were: Les Miserables; Faust and The Oxbow Incident. These certainly gave me the chance - admittedly in a simplified way - to read books I would never have bothered to read otherwise. An added bonus was that this series was actually available in my local shop, probably the first US comic available in my area of the UK. Tom I agree, the FF is a fantastic comic, but my favorite team was The Avengers, with Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, etc. Also, the Justice League Of America has to be considered a wonderful team blend as well.
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Jul 26, 2005 8:32:51 GMT -8
Post by vidal on Jul 26, 2005 8:32:51 GMT -8
I first came across american comics when I was about 8 and used to stay with my grandad in London. I loved them they were so different from all those girly comics I was supposed to read!
I read the DC ones first, probably attracted by the brighter covers. I loved the Legion Of Super Heroes where they just used to throw everyone in together; Light Lass, Shrinking Violet etc. And I really liked Green Lantern and Flash (I think that was the name). Then I graduated to Marvel and never looked back. Fantastic Four was my favourite, then Spiderman. Better than all those boarding school stories in Bunty anyday!
I also remember reading about Archie Andrews & Jughead but I can remember the name of the comic.
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Jul 26, 2005 9:42:57 GMT -8
Post by peridot44 on Jul 26, 2005 9:42:57 GMT -8
Yep, I was there too. Started with DC then Marvel and found them to be much more fun than the somewhat PC DC. Spiderman was my favourite from issue and I was more interested in Peter Parker than his alterego. He was certainly the most human and real of the characters (and to think - for quite a while I had the first 20 issues. Eventually I dumped them, not realizing that they would become very, very valuable. They weren't when I got rid of them). Oh well, wasn't meant to be. I had stopped being interested in comics long before that. I do think about it from time to time.
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Jul 26, 2005 10:16:46 GMT -8
Post by socal on Jul 26, 2005 10:16:46 GMT -8
I think that except for Batman and Superman, Marvel's comics stable has always been superior to DC's. Better characters, better stories, and better drawings I think.
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Jul 27, 2005 17:06:55 GMT -8
Post by M.Maestro on Jul 27, 2005 17:06:55 GMT -8
I first came across american comics when I was about 8 and used to stay with my grandad in London. I loved them they were so different from all those girly comics I was supposed to read! I read the DC ones first, probably attracted by the brighter covers. I loved the Legion Of Super Heroes where they just used to throw everyone in together; Light Lass, Shrinking Violet etc. And I really liked Green Lantern and Flash (I think that was the name). Then I graduated to Marvel and never looked back. Fantastic Four was my favourite, then Spiderman. Better than all those boarding school stories in Bunty anyday! I also remember reading about Archie Andrews & Jughead but I can remember the name of the comic. There are two possibilities, Vidal: a) Pep Comics, which featured the very first appearance of Archie Andrews (December 1941), OR b) Archie Comics #1 (winter 1942), which introduced the entire gang (Veronica, Jughead, Betty, et. all).
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Jul 31, 2005 11:38:56 GMT -8
Post by peridot44 on Jul 31, 2005 11:38:56 GMT -8
I think that except for Batman and Superman, Marvel's comics stable has always been superior to DC's. Better characters, better stories, and better drawings I think. Absolutely agree about Marvel, but not about Batman & Superman - both far too PC (a term not in use back when I knew the comics, but the meaning quite clear). I found all the characters very cardboard and far too much kryptonite around in Superman's case! When you have an all-powerful character there has to be a way of reducing his power or the stories would all be the same. Boredom soon set in anyway. Batman's signal in the sky was crazy - if you shine a spotlight into the sky, with or without a symbol, it will only reflect if it hits a cloud, othewise it will shine on out into space, invisibly. Marvel were refreshingly different. I really enjoyed Peter Parker's problem with his costume shrinking in the wash. Or what happens if you are wearing a full head cover and you have a bad cold. These were in the early issues when the character was fresh. Cheers P
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Jul 31, 2005 12:07:41 GMT -8
Post by M.Maestro on Jul 31, 2005 12:07:41 GMT -8
I think that except for Batman and Superman, Marvel's comics stable has always been superior to DC's. Better characters, better stories, and better drawings I think. Absolutely agree about Marvel, but not about Batman & Superman - both far too PC (a term not in use back when I knew the comics, but the meaning quite clear). I found all the characters very cardboard and far too much kryptonite around in Superman's case! When you have an all-powerful character there has to be a way of reducing his power or the stories would all be the same. Boredom soon set in anyway. Batman's signal in the sky was crazy - if you shine a spotlight into the sky, with or without a symbol, it will only reflect if it hits a cloud, othewise it will shine on out into space, invisibly. Marvel were refreshingly different. I really enjoyed Peter Parker's problem with his costume shrinking in the wash. Or what happens if you are wearing a full head cover and you have a bad cold. These were in the early issues when the character was fresh. Cheers P P, you really crack me up! ;D "If you shine a spotlight into the sky, with or without a symbol, it will only reflect if it hits a cloud, otherwise it will shine out into space, invisibly???" Good grief, talk about shattering an illusion! Ouch!!
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Jul 31, 2005 12:26:23 GMT -8
Post by peridot44 on Jul 31, 2005 12:26:23 GMT -8
Nice one, MM!! ;D P
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Jul 8, 2006 23:18:51 GMT -8
Post by thephantom on Jul 8, 2006 23:18:51 GMT -8
I can't remember how I first got into them but I used to love them, still do.
Batman, Superman were probably the first, then Aquaman, Hawkman, Green Lantern & Green Arrow, The Flash, The Atom, Iron Man, Captain America, X Men, The Teen Titans, The JLA & JSA, Captain Marvel,
Wasn't as keen on Spiderman, Wonder Woman,The Elongated Man.
Used to read The Phantom in the local evening paper, and then my dad bought me some comic books featuring The Ghost Who Walks and it was fantastic to read complete adventures in one go rather than to wait a couple of months reading a bit at a time every day so then I was hooked on Kit Walker*/The Phantom.
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