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Originally Posted by Gilda
I have about 15,000 comic books and another 300+ trades, graphic novels, and hardbacks. They're not exactly useless, given that they do have a use--they can be read for pleasure--but I have some that I've either never read or read once and have no intention of ever reading again. I'm a completist, meaning that I want to have every issue of a run, even those that I don't want to read. For example, I have a full run of Fantastic Four from #105 to the current issue. Fantastic Four is currently heavily tied into a big crossover that I'm not reading, so there will be six issues in a row that I'm going to ignore, but I'm still getting them so that I don't end up with a hole in my run. I also never read the early issues--they stay stored safely, and I read the reprints instead, but by golly, I have a full run of Fantastic Four.
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Gilda! You're opening up the memory floodgates for me!
I used to be a Marvel Comics collector from the 70s to 80s. I stopped somewhere around '86-ish. At the time I also became focused on even older issues. Somewhere in storage (my brother swears they're still in good shape) I still have Daredevil #1, Avengers #3, Spider-Man # 18 etc. - all in mint to near-mint condition. (don't ask me how I got them ... each one is a long story) I have Spider-Man issues where Gwen Stacey dies the Green Goblin dies. I have the X-Men issues illustrated by Neal Adams where Havok is introduced and captured by the sentinels ... great story and art! I have the early Frank Miller Daredevils. I have a bunch of Gene Colon illustrated Iron Man issues. I have Byrne's X-Men issues including the whole Dark Phoenix storyline. I have the Kree-Skrull War issues of Captain Marvel and Warlok illustrated by Jim Starlin and much, much more. Your collection is much larger than mine .... I'm really impressed.
I agree they are terrific reading. I believe that Marvel Comics drew my interest in science (I later studied physics at Berkeley and worked for the U.S. Government at Lawrence Berkeley Labs ... ironically also the site where The Hulk was filmed recently). I also grew up believing in making the world a better place ... now I'm an Internal Medicine Physician.... comics ... especially Marvel Comics are terrific!
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