Great video but a slight correction. The Marvel Handbook came out because of the Amazing Spider-man annual 14. In the back of that book by Mark Gruenwald, Spider-man was ranking the raw strength of certain heroes. That ranking was so popular that Mark decided to put out the Handbook with Peter Sanderson. Otherwise, nice video and thanks for sharing.
Yup, I have that Spidey annual. Can't recall who did the art for that strength-level chart, but it was excellent. Maybe Bob Layton or someone like that.
@@Deephouse_Gent66 You wanna know who did the art? Believe it or not, it was Mark Gruenwald himself inked by Bob Layton. Go dig out that old comic and see for yourself. And it was quite good if you ask me.
@@thundergodd6086 - It was DEFINITELY good. Yeah, my memories of how it looked definitely put me in the headspace of Bob Layton, so I was partly right. I am about to dig that issue up right now! LOL! Thanks!
Daredevil #2 was my first. My Dad's friend gave him some comics to give to me. There were a few other comics in there, but I don't remember any of them, I only had eyes for DD. The first comic I bought was a few weeks later and it was DD #17. I was confused by the bright red costume and who the heck was this Spider-man punk! A couple of months later I bought Spider-man #39, in part because it seemed this interloper was getting his comeupance from an awesome hero in green. 😄
Those are some quality firsts! It certainly seems Marvel has the ability to cast a spell on young readers. I'm pretty certain almost all of my early comic books were Marvel!
1st book I ever bought was Secret Wars 8. That Zeck cover sucked me in and just so happens to be the symbiote issue. That series opened the world of Marvel to me. Introduced a whole bunch of villains that I was not aware of. Great series. Great video!
I still have this series. I should read it again. First books I received that started my comic collection were in the form of a "Marvel Multi-Mags" for March, 1980. Got it on Easter. I remember Micronauts #15 for sure, but I can't remember now whether the other one was Amazing Spider-Man #202 , Fantastic Four #216, or possibly one of a couple other titles. My brother got a Multi-Mag the same day. We were hooked!
@daviawyliefinch3017 For some reason, going back and revisiting old comic books is a much better experience than other mediums such as TV shows. It's interesting that the Micronauts #15 is the standout memory for you!
@@raph-retro-comics Yeah, it's so random! I still remember looking at the cover when I got it so vividly all these years later. And it was the first series I ever completed. It's in much better condition than your Contest of Champions! :P
Definitely remember my first comic Marvel's Greatest Comics #64 which reprinted Fantastic Four #82. I definitely remember Contest of Champions as well and still have the copies I had as a kid. I think the cover for #1 is one of the best crowd shots in comics.
Totally agree! John Romita Jr. did a great job of capturing the expressions of all the heroes. This comic book also drove me a little crazy in that it would be a couple years before I was able to finish reading the story. Getting to read FF #82 as your first comic book is pretty great!
That was also my very first comic i bought off the rack with my weekly .50 cents allowance! Made me a lifelong fan of black panther, daredevil and wolverine. Great video! P.S i think you meant nighthawk not nightwing at the very end.
I bet it was the cover that sold you! The series made me a fan of many of characters featured in the series, likewise with Wolverine. Good catch, definitely Nighthawk!
CoC was definitely a fun comic series. I could be wrong, but I don't know that we ever saw Blitzkreig (SP) anywhere else. I think Shamrock might have popped up in an issue of ALPHA FLIGHT. Arabian Knight and Sabra appeared in Bill Mantilo's HULK run prior to their appearing here, I believe. And yeah, those Marvel Handbooks were very cool... Until Marvel kept further convoluting and retconning their history, thus rendering the series moot, IMO. I don't think any comic collector ever forgets that FIRST comic they bought. My FIRST comics came in a 3-pack from Walgreens back in the mid 70s. It contained MONSTERS ON THE PROWL #29, WAR IS HELL #8 and HULK #178- which featured Adam Warlock's 'death' and rebirth. I was like 8 or 9 at the time, and had no interest in war comics, so I immediately gave away that WAR IS HELL comic. By the time I was in my late 30s and was collecting Jack Kirby comics, I managed to get hold of that WAR IS HELL issue again as it had a reprint of a Sgt. Fury story by Kirby and Ayers in it. In fact, Kirby had done the cover. Anyway, very nice video!
I wonder if Blitzkreig never appeared again because of potential copyright? DC had that two issue series in the 1970s with the same title, although no character. It's a bit of a stretch, but publishers were fiercely protective of their intellectual property. Hulk #178 must have been a little confusing! Lots of wrapping up in that issue if I recall.
@@raph-retro-comics - Interesting point! And yes, that HULK issue was the final chapter of a 4-issue arc. It just made me more curious to figure out who Adam Warlok was.
@@raph-retro-comics it wasn't a comic book, me and my best friend went to see The Dark Knight with Heath Ledger! And we slowly got back into comics! Now I'm all in again !
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Great video but a slight correction. The Marvel Handbook came out because of the Amazing Spider-man annual 14. In the back of that book by Mark Gruenwald, Spider-man was ranking the raw strength of certain heroes. That ranking was so popular that Mark decided to put out the Handbook with Peter Sanderson. Otherwise, nice video and thanks for sharing.
Very interesting! It was an assumption on my part, but I knew Mark Gruenwald was the driving force behind it.
Yup, I have that Spidey annual. Can't recall who did the art for that strength-level chart, but it was excellent. Maybe Bob Layton or someone like that.
@@Deephouse_Gent66 You wanna know who did the art? Believe it or not, it was Mark Gruenwald himself inked by Bob Layton. Go dig out that old comic and see for yourself. And it was quite good if you ask me.
@@thundergodd6086 - It was DEFINITELY good. Yeah, my memories of how it looked definitely put me in the headspace of Bob Layton, so I was partly right. I am about to dig that issue up right now! LOL! Thanks!
Daredevil #2 was my first. My Dad's friend gave him some comics to give to me. There were a few other comics in there, but I don't remember any of them, I only had eyes for DD. The first comic I bought was a few weeks later and it was DD #17. I was confused by the bright red costume and who the heck was this Spider-man punk! A couple of months later I bought Spider-man #39, in part because it seemed this interloper was getting his comeupance from an awesome hero in green. 😄
Those are some quality firsts! It certainly seems Marvel has the ability to cast a spell on young readers. I'm pretty certain almost all of my early comic books were Marvel!
1st book I ever bought was Secret Wars 8. That Zeck cover sucked me in and just so happens to be the symbiote issue. That series opened the world of Marvel to me. Introduced a whole bunch of villains that I was not aware of. Great series. Great video!
What a great introduction to the Marvel Universe! Secret Wars was such a huge event and you picked a great issue to start your journey.
Great spot light. Contest of Champions was published just before I originally started collecting.
There are some more series with the same title that were published much later - I might have to check those out.
I still have this series. I should read it again.
First books I received that started my comic collection were in the form of a "Marvel Multi-Mags" for March, 1980. Got it on Easter. I remember Micronauts #15 for sure, but I can't remember now whether the other one was Amazing Spider-Man #202 , Fantastic Four #216, or possibly one of a couple other titles. My brother got a Multi-Mag the same day. We were hooked!
@daviawyliefinch3017 For some reason, going back and revisiting old comic books is a much better experience than other mediums such as TV shows. It's interesting that the Micronauts #15 is the standout memory for you!
@@raph-retro-comics Yeah, it's so random! I still remember looking at the cover when I got it so vividly all these years later. And it was the first series I ever completed. It's in much better condition than your Contest of Champions! :P
Definitely remember my first comic Marvel's Greatest Comics #64 which reprinted Fantastic Four #82. I definitely remember Contest of Champions as well and still have the copies I had as a kid. I think the cover for #1 is one of the best crowd shots in comics.
Totally agree! John Romita Jr. did a great job of capturing the expressions of all the heroes. This comic book also drove me a little crazy in that it would be a couple years before I was able to finish reading the story. Getting to read FF #82 as your first comic book is pretty great!
That was also my very first comic i bought off the rack with my weekly .50 cents allowance! Made me a lifelong fan of black panther, daredevil and wolverine. Great video! P.S i think you meant nighthawk not nightwing at the very end.
I bet it was the cover that sold you! The series made me a fan of many of characters featured in the series, likewise with Wolverine. Good catch, definitely Nighthawk!
CoC was definitely a fun comic series. I could be wrong, but I don't know that we ever saw Blitzkreig (SP) anywhere else. I think Shamrock might have popped up in an issue of ALPHA FLIGHT. Arabian Knight and Sabra appeared in Bill Mantilo's HULK run prior to their appearing here, I believe. And yeah, those Marvel Handbooks were very cool... Until Marvel kept further convoluting and retconning their history, thus rendering the series moot, IMO. I don't think any comic collector ever forgets that FIRST comic they bought. My FIRST comics came in a 3-pack from Walgreens back in the mid 70s. It contained MONSTERS ON THE PROWL #29, WAR IS HELL #8 and HULK #178- which featured Adam Warlock's 'death' and rebirth. I was like 8 or 9 at the time, and had no interest in war comics, so I immediately gave away that WAR IS HELL comic. By the time I was in my late 30s and was collecting Jack Kirby comics, I managed to get hold of that WAR IS HELL issue again as it had a reprint of a Sgt. Fury story by Kirby and Ayers in it. In fact, Kirby had done the cover. Anyway, very nice video!
I wonder if Blitzkreig never appeared again because of potential copyright? DC had that two issue series in the 1970s with the same title, although no character. It's a bit of a stretch, but publishers were fiercely protective of their intellectual property. Hulk #178 must have been a little confusing! Lots of wrapping up in that issue if I recall.
@@raph-retro-comics - Interesting point! And yes, that HULK issue was the final chapter of a 4-issue arc. It just made me more curious to figure out who Adam Warlok was.
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That was the last comic book I bought for almost 30 years!
I have to ask...what comic book broke the 30 year drought?
@@raph-retro-comics it wasn't a comic book, me and my best friend went to see The Dark Knight with Heath Ledger! And we slowly got back into comics! Now I'm all in again !
@@Rick-mp8tm That's great! I've had periods of time where I left collecting comic books, but I'm finding a renewed energy again.