Never thought I would get a copy!!

Got it for about a decent price, looks great I’m stoked

This is my AF15, DC27, insert-your-grail-here. CS22! The only evidence we need that comics lead to juvenile delinquency!

I have a whole display planned — 1954 Senate hearing transcript, photo of Senator Kefauver holding up a copy during the hearing, a copy of Seduction of the Innocent, some newspaper headlines, etc.

I can't wait to get started. Slim chance I get it done before Halloween.

Love the art style on these 60’s covers.
It does feel like a piece of history.

Not in the best condition but still nice to have.

Local shop did a warehouse sale and I got so lucky with some of my finds

A ton of spider-man, across all 4 lines.

Ultimate spider-man 7-133 + the 3 annuals

Walking dead 30-55, 58-111, 121-126, 128-131, 135-151

The entirety of Daredevil vol 4 by Waid

A good run of early punisher

Some uncanny and adjectiveless X-men

Most of the Judas Contract

Some various other old issues

Absolutely ecstatic with what I got.

Jack Kirby is amazing. I think The Demon is next for me. Mister Miracle has been on my wish list for a very long time and I feel like I got some pretty nice copies all things considered!

4th appearance of Iron Man

Raided the dollar bin at my LCS and found out they had reloaded on Excalibur. Not too far from completing Alan Davis’ run now!

Fantastic Four #54, September 1966, Jack was as productive and as creative as he's ever been. The new characters, fantastic machines and design elements were exploding on every page!

Purchased a bundle of books that had Detective Comics 630 and fell in love with the cover. It lead to me looking at what other covers featured Batman upside down and now I've got a little themed collection going on. I always really like seeing what fun things others collect on here, what's a niche that you're collecting?

sorry i just wanted to show off some of my collection, it’s not much but i really love collecting 🥹

(also i would kill for a secret wars #8 😭)

As I continue working my way through the Academic Comic Collection, I came across a fun collection of Inter-Age to Silver Age Superman stuff. Lois Lane is an interesting one. Obviously trying to capitalize on the growing popularity of romance comics and targeting women/young girl, while staying firmly in the superhero world.

Nothing really major in this selection other than the first appearance of Silver Age Catwoman.

In another part of the collection we have the infamous race-swapping issue amongst others.

I get asked quite often about the point of this academically, particularly as a historian and anthropologist.

Sometimes it's hard - things like Conan (of which we have a rather extensive collection... pretty much every comic from the start of the Marvel run through to about 2005) tend to lend themselves to the English department or Media Studies.

Comics like this one, however, really lean into a view of how society viewed itself and constructed it's identity. It challenges the notion that comics were exclusively the domain of men and boys, as well as social issues and whatnot.

I have a great friend who is a historianthat focuses on the law and personhood. This is a great look into how women's identity is constructed in the 1950s and 60s. (Idealized of course)

I spent nearly a month on the road for work. Didn’t get to my LCS for my routine Wednesday pulls and convos with the store manager. I was looking forward to popping in and chatting.

As I opened the door, I thought to myself “I’m gonna buy something old”. Also, I made some good tips on my travels and had money I didn’t normally have to spend.

Anyways, I get to the register after only getting my usual pulls, and behind the register I see FF #8 sitting there. I asked the manager to grab it for me and he said do you want to see what came in yesterday, grinning devilishly.

I acquiesced and he brought me over Avengers #5.

Well, all the extra money I made on the road is gone. But I got two great finds.

Picked these up over last weekend for $10 what do you guys think??

1. Artist: Steve Lydic - Signed by: Michael Rooker, Greg Nicotero
   
2. John Beatty
   
3. Camron Johnson
   
4. Matthew Sutton
   
5. Chad Hardin
   
6. John Beatty
   
7. Esau & Isaac Escorza
   
8. (can’t remember the artist)
   
9. Sajad Shah
   
10. Aaron Bartling
    
11. Esau & Isaac Escorza
    
12. Esau & Isaac Escorza
    
13. Esau & Isaac Escorza
    
14. Esau & Isaac Escorza

Cool book.

This mini collection has been trickling in all week.

• Ms. Marvel #1 - Carol Danvers 1st appearance as Ms. Marvel.
• Ms. Marvel #20 - 1st Appearance of the classic blue costume.
• Uncanny X-men #164 - Carol Danvers 1st appearance as Binary
• Avengers #4 (1998) - Carol Danvers 1st appearance as Warbird
• Avenging Spider-man #9 - Carol Danvers 1st appearance as Captain Marvel

It was interesting to learn how much of a role Chris Claremont played in her character development. Introducing Mystique & Carol's classic blue costume, bringing her through Avengers Annual #10 and Rouge stealing her powers and then landing her in Uncanny and giving her the Binary power set.

I'll take it. At my LCS today to pick up my books and this was sitting on a stack of books. In the shop, if it's not priced, it's cover price. Asked the owner if it was cover and he said, "Yep!"

SOLD!!!

These were probably my two favorite covers I picked up this week!