Yo this is my spot! Awesome! Also my heart broke when cosmic comics shut down! His partner! We were there at the beginning and sadly were there the last day! But hopefully homeboy will be back on his feet soon!
DC was using a slightly higher gloss cover stock the month Flash #223 came out in '73 than they had at times, for example some of the '72 covers were just *slightly* rougher. That helped the colors "pop." In your video at 7:37, I recommend those Dollar Comics issues of Adventure, especially that one (#466, 1979) -- which has a great Justice Society story...! I had a free mail subscription to Adventure at the time. It was the last Dollar issue, I was SO disappointed when the next issue arrived and the title changed to regular size. Stuff like the JSA and Deadman were gone. 😢
Thanks for sharing! That's super interesting and good to know! I love those 20 cent covers, and I knew there was something different about that. I'll keep those dollar books in mind. Are they original stories, or mostly reprints out of curiosity?
@@Gotham_n_glam All new stories in DC's Dollar Comics with few exceptions. The Adventure issues had no reprints, although the initial stories of some features like New Gods, JSA, and Deadman by Aparo were originally intended for titles that got canned in the DC Implosion. Jenette Kahn was not really a fan of reprints, so when the Dollar Comics launched in '77 the emphasis was "All New." The exceptions that come to mind: Original Swamp Thing Saga #3 & 4 contained reprints, and several Superman Specials ran stories first printed in Germany around the same time. So when you find Bronze Age Dollar Comics, you are getting then-new stuff. My allowance back then was $1 per week, so I wasn't buying as many as I'd have liked! I had saved cash from Xmas etc. though so I went after Superman Family, WF, and later Detective. Not too much House of Mystery or GI Combat though. I still go for them to this day: just bought a sweet World's Finest at Half Price Books for $1.50. So happy!
Batman Annual 8 is a favorite of mine from when I was a kid. It remains one of my favorite Batman stories. And I still have it Great pick! The art on that issue and the writing was really worthy of the annual format. Most mid to late '80s DC annuals are great reads.
Gotham & Glam, your hunting skills are truly exceptional! The books you curate are a joy to explore. It's always inspiring to see you. Continue your remarkable work; it resonates deeply with fellow enthusiasts. Thank you, The G Man!👊🤟🤘👌
Haven't been up to Queen City in quite awhile. Always stopped at their other store when they were open. Gonna have to get up there soon. Saw some nice books you were flipping through. You picked up some great stuff. Can't beat those prices either.
Excellent job !🎯👍 Definitely recommend the John Ostrander/Tom Mandrake Spectre 1-62! And you are off to a great start with that trade! Aquaman in the Silver Age,Nick Cardy covers and interiors and little bit later Steve Skeates/Jim Aparo! All these guys are very underrated in my opinion! Enjoy your enthusiasm and interest in the Silver and Bronze Age !
@Gotham_n_glam the moon is following us, stray, feral, SIKTC,once and future, there are so many good ones. Ice cream man, seven to eternity, Maxwells demons, these savsge shores
Yo this is my spot! Awesome! Also my heart broke when cosmic comics shut down! His partner! We were there at the beginning and sadly were there the last day! But hopefully homeboy will be back on his feet soon!
Gratz on a thousand. You're doing great! Keep going.
DC was using a slightly higher gloss cover stock the month Flash #223 came out in '73 than they had at times, for example some of the '72 covers were just *slightly* rougher. That helped the colors "pop."
In your video at 7:37, I recommend those Dollar Comics issues of Adventure, especially that one (#466, 1979) -- which has a great Justice Society story...! I had a free mail subscription to Adventure at the time. It was the last Dollar issue, I was SO disappointed when the next issue arrived and the title changed to regular size. Stuff like the JSA and Deadman were gone. 😢
Thanks for sharing! That's super interesting and good to know! I love those 20 cent covers, and I knew there was something different about that. I'll keep those dollar books in mind. Are they original stories, or mostly reprints out of curiosity?
@@Gotham_n_glam All new stories in DC's Dollar Comics with few exceptions. The Adventure issues had no reprints, although the initial stories of some features like New
Gods, JSA, and Deadman by Aparo were originally intended for titles that got canned in the DC Implosion.
Jenette Kahn was not really a fan of reprints, so when the Dollar Comics launched in '77 the emphasis was "All New." The exceptions that come to mind: Original Swamp Thing Saga #3 & 4 contained reprints, and several Superman Specials ran stories first printed in Germany around the same time.
So when you find Bronze Age Dollar Comics, you are getting then-new stuff. My allowance back then was $1 per week, so I wasn't buying as many as I'd have liked! I had saved cash from Xmas etc. though so I went after Superman Family, WF, and later Detective. Not too much House of Mystery or GI Combat though. I still go for them to this day: just bought a sweet World's Finest at Half Price Books for $1.50. So happy!
I am so jealous right now. Great books! My copy of Superman 308 is signed by Neal. Justice League Unlimited is a good book
Batman Annual 8 is a favorite of mine from when I was a kid. It remains one of my favorite Batman stories. And I still have it Great pick! The art on that issue and the writing was really worthy of the annual format. Most mid to late '80s DC annuals are great reads.
Good data. You cannot go wrong with silver age comics. Thank you for your content.
Gotham & Glam, your hunting skills are truly exceptional! The books you curate are a joy to explore. It's always inspiring to see you. Continue your remarkable work; it resonates deeply with fellow enthusiasts. Thank you, The G Man!👊🤟🤘👌
Great video! Loved watching you flpping through those bins.
Thank you so much!
@ congrats on 1k as well
Haven't been up to Queen City in quite awhile. Always stopped at their other store when they were open. Gonna have to get up there soon. Saw some nice books you were flipping through. You picked up some great stuff. Can't beat those prices either.
Subscribed keep up the great vids 🎉
Excellent job !🎯👍 Definitely recommend the John Ostrander/Tom Mandrake Spectre 1-62! And you are off to a great start with that trade! Aquaman in the Silver Age,Nick Cardy covers and interiors and little bit later Steve Skeates/Jim Aparo! All these guys are very underrated in my opinion! Enjoy your enthusiasm and interest in the Silver and Bronze Age !
Well now i have another reason to visit Buffalo besides a Sabres game.
Lucky, cool stuff.👍
Okay thar u go!
Very dope. Are you reading any current indies ?
Outside of Ghost Machine, nothing at the moment. I would love to dip my toes in and I'm always open to recommendations.
@Gotham_n_glam the moon is following us, stray, feral, SIKTC,once and future, there are so many good ones. Ice cream man, seven to eternity, Maxwells demons, these savsge shores
Have you checked out the new Silent Knight book?
No, I never got around to the first one. Might be something I check out this holiday season!
I would have bought half of those
If I only had the money, haha!