I like full date stamps, too. They pinpoint the comic in history. One can imagine the store clerk kneeling beside the just freshly cut bundle of comics stamping one after another and them placing them on the old wooden newsstand.
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**PRIMETIME GA** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? -Matthew 16:26
I, too, have been re-enjoying the Torch stories from Strange Tales. I just read the Acrobat story where Johnny discovers that he's been attempting to conceal his identity while the entire world knows that he's the Human Torch. It's a classic!
Just read that issue (ST 106). I've been reading some more Strange Tales this week along with some early Doc Ock stories.
Just finished reading FF 73 that I picked up last week. Haven't read a Silver Age Marvel in a while. Throw in DD, Spidey & Thor, mix it up with Kirby artwork and you've got the makings for a wonderful book.
Story is continued from DD 38 (which I read many moons ago). Mister Fantastic didn't seem as cerebral as I remember him from the 70s-80s, but this is a throwdown battle ish, so brainpower isn't as big a requirement.
My personal highlight had to be a full-page Thing/Thor fight panel right in the middle of the story. Nothing like turning the page and BAM ... there it is. It was also fun to see the premiere issues of Cap, Hulk & the Iron-Man/Submariner one-shot in the checklist for that month.
Re-read FF 12 last week. One of my favorite Hulk comics. You gotta love the inventiveness of these early Marvels. I also like the "iceberg rocket" in Hulk 4 and 5.
Yah, very cool Kirby pieces...time to pull out my raw FF 73 and take a live look
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**PRIMETIME GA** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? -Matthew 16:26
As much as I love GA...it just doesn't have the magic that the mid 60's SA had....I never really get tired of them. GOD BLESS...
-jimbo(a friend of jesus)
Agreed Jim. GA had better covers, but SA Marvels still had better stories, villains, etc.
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**PRIMETIME GA** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? -Matthew 16:26
Just read that issue (ST 106). I've been reading some more Strange Tales this week along with some early Doc Ock stories.
) Kirby had the ability to stab the reader in the eye with his action panels.
