RedRaven Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 The EC picto-fiction magazines are also great. I agree but don't include them as mag keys as they are such oddities. Not on the radar of many mag collectors... sort of falls within the purview of the EC collectors and completists more than the mag collectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze johnny Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 - Deadly Hands of Kung Fu 14: Classic Neal Adams Bruce Lee cover. Try finding one of these in 9.0 or above. Definitely a key. - American Splendor 1: Harvey Pekar's classic first issue of his famous run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantalien Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Mad #24 the first magazine version of what was a previous comic To a lesser extent Mad # 30 the first to feature Alfred E. Neuman on the cover as opposed to a small appearance, which I believe was issue #27 or #29. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpbooks Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Mad #21 has what is probably considered the first appearance of A. E. Neuman....and that's while it was still a comic book. You have to search the cover to find Alfred....think Where's Alfred! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantalien Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Mad #21 has what is probably considered the first appearance of A. E. Neuman....and that's while it was still a comic book. You have to search the cover to find Alfred....think Where's Alfred! True... But MAD #30 is the first true Alred E. Neuman cover where it prominently features his goofy visage. It was also a Norman Mingo cover too. Tie that in with it being the last of the MADs to have that awesome cover border always made #30 a bit more expensive than the other magazines except #24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 This is a tough question. Does one include the magazine ( and even larger) sized comics from the early Golden Age? And what about humor magazines with comic content, but also text and photo features? Undergrounds? One magazine I consider a key is Bacchanal #1, a college humor magazine from 1962 that features the first appearance of Wonder Wart-Hog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpbooks Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I guess another UG related magazine that might be considered 'key' would be Cheri (12/76) which contained, aside from his Yum-Yum Book, the first color comic book by R. Crumb in the form of a 20 page excerpt from Carload O'Comics, a collection which was published in black and white. Also, there was a band that went around the magazine that isn't usually found that mentions the comic book and was possibly designed by Crumb..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faster friends Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 What is significant abut Epic #15? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro1974 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Epic magazines are significant by themselfs... 15 features another Dreadstar goodness regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagofleas Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Don't forget about Marvel Graphic Novels, like : #4 - 1st app. Of The New mutants #5 - Xmen God Loves, Man Kills (key Xmen Story) #22 - Amazing Spider-Man Hooky #24 - Daredevil Love and War by Frank Miller Or Rampaging Hulk #1 Or even #13 - first published Bill Sienkiewicz artwork. Deadly Hands of KUNG Fu #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro1974 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Don't forget about Marvel Graphic Novels, like : #4 - 1st app. Of The New mutants #5 - Xmen God Loves, Man Kills (key Xmen Story) #22 - Amazing Spider-Man Hooky #24 - Daredevil Love and War by Frank Miller Or Rampaging Hulk #1 Or even #13 - first published Bill Sienkiewicz artwork. Deadly Hands of KUNG Fu #1 death of captain marvel is a must have classic story! regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo_Hogg Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 This is the rarest most sought after Bruce Lee magazine in Overstreet. Gotta be important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpbooks Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 This is the rarest most sought after Bruce Lee magazine in Overstreet. Gotta be important. I think it's rarity is due to all the lawsuits brought forth by parents who's kids ended up with broken hands......Somebody's legal team got them pulled off the racks, no doubt!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bounty_coder Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Do you know who published this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpbooks Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Do you know who published this? Doesn't that Ccc logo between the date and the number at the left edge signify Curtis Publications aka Marvel? "Curtis Circulation Company, LLC is a company that is in the magazines distribution business. It is also known for lending its name to an affiliated company, Marvel Comics Group, for a line of magazines." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ft88 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Love and Rockets 1 cat 1 Planet of the Apes 1 Fangoria 9 (if you collect comic mags, this should be on the list) Marvel Super Special 16 (first boba and Yoda arguably) Spectacular Spiderman 1 and 2 Captain Britain 8 (UK) 2000 A.D (first Judge Dredd) Spirou: Magic Flute (first Smurfs - consolidated) Dr Who Weekly (UK) Don't forget the last issues of many a mag title Planet of the Apes 29 (26-29 are all tough) Savage Sword of Conan 235 (220-234 also tough) Vampirella 113 The late 1960s - 1970s put out quite a few artist compilations from Frazetta to Adams to Jeff Jones. Some are really hard to come by in any grade and usually get $40-$100 depending on what it is and condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ft88 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Fantasy Quarterly #1, First Elfquest This was a comic but predated the Elfquest magazine masterpiece run so we'll go with it. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 (edited) George Perez art. Edited November 3, 2014 by ComicConnoisseur 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
___ Posted December 8, 2014 Author Share Posted December 8, 2014 Is Vampire Tales 2 considered Satana's first appearance or just a preview? I haven't been able to find any panels from this issue to she how she appeared. Not sure if I should add this as a key to my list of what I should hunt down or not. Thanks for any tips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian48 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Yes. That's her first appearance and it's not some small cameo either. I've been looking for a nice copy of VT #2 for awhile. Satanna is definitely in it in what I would call an "intro story". A young girl is pursued into any alley way by a degenerate homeless man with the intent of raping her. Just as the rape is about to happen, the girl is revealed to be Satanna and she takes his soul. She was the predator the entire time. As a young kid at the time, I never read anything so gritty before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
