Friday, January 12, 2018

Making a Splash: 40 Years Ago This Month

January 1978! Teen Groove was (thankfully) half-way through his freshman year in high school, and was still spending all he could on comics (as you can see, at this point and time, t'was all Marvel and DC stuff). I couldn't buy everything, but man, I gave it a shot! How many of these cataclysmic comix did you pull off the spinner rack that wild and wooly winter...?
Amazing Spider-Man #179






Captain America #220





Fantastic Four #193



Iron Man #109











Rampaging Hulk #8



Showcase #99

Savage Sword of Conan #27


Star Wars #10






World's Finest #250



What If? #8



X-Men #110

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6 comments:

  1. Charlie Horse 47January 12, 2018 at 8:21 AM

    Groove, a dig those splash pages! And, I also dig the sad sack posting from yesterday! Have a great weekend.

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  2. EliasJanuary 12, 2018 at 4:30 PM

    Enquiring minds have to know! Where is that Man-Bat/Demon story from? An issue of Detective?

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    1. The Groovy AgentJanuary 12, 2018 at 10:19 PM

      Batman Family #17. It' right here: http://diversionsofthegroovykind.blogspot.com/2008/10/whatever-happened-to-heroes-who-look.html

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    2. keythd23January 15, 2018 at 4:46 AM

      Batman Family from about issues 12 - 20 had some of the best stories and art. I'm surprised it failed.

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  3. Donald GJanuary 12, 2018 at 11:32 PM

    A slim month for me that month: Avengers, FF, the Invaders, that issue of Marvel Premiere with Seeker 3000. And then, somehow, that issue of X-Men mysteriously turned up in my dining room.

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  4. keythd23January 15, 2018 at 4:56 AM

    I see that Tony Dezuniga was represented 4 times this month. The man's contributions to the comic book field were immense. I sure miss him. We also had the unique teaming of Joe Staton with Mike Nasser. Is it any wonder those of us who lived through the Groovy Age loved it so much?

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