tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post3075664827211219852..comments2024-03-25T11:21:33.915-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: Making a Splash: Marvel Comics for February 1976The Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-3946653221381359912010-02-16T00:35:19.254-05:002010-02-16T00:35:19.254-05:00Seconding both of Doug's observations above!
...Seconding both of Doug's observations above!<br /><br />And yeah, these splash page surveys are some of the most enjoyable things you do here...not only showcasing this curiously overlooked aspect of comics storytelling and salesmanship, but spurring memories in us old folks as well. For whatever reason, the splashes spark more immediate recollections than the covers would...Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714171897239398438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-66305377739080359072010-02-15T09:12:41.568-05:002010-02-15T09:12:41.568-05:00Groove --
I'm struck by two things here: fir...Groove --<br /><br />I'm struck by two things here: first, all of the cool memories as I recognized about 1/2 of those books as having been in my hot little 10-year old hands, and second, that Marvel only had 26 books on the stands 34 years ago. Seems to me if they'd consolidate today they might have a better shot at bringing me back into the comics-buying fold! But at $4 a book... nah! Ain't happening!<br /><br />Thanks as always for these little timeslips you provide!<br /><br />DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.com