My 1979 drop of comics had a long lead in. When I got out of the Army at the end of 1969, the job I returned to only occasionally required long hours. I started going to the San Diego Con in 1972, its second (?) year. The all-night projection (!) of movies probably increased my interest in movies. This led to my seeing more new and vintage movies in local theaters. When I began moving up the ladder at work, there were increasing demands on my time. I was buying all of Marvel’s comics and all of the Julius Schwartz titles at DC.
When I took over a section of the department in early 1979, the comics, which had been slowly piling up unread, entirely stopped being read. I stopped going to the San Diego Con. After a few months of this I reluctantly decided to go cold turkey. I kept all of my 60’s and 70’s comics until the early 90’s, when I sold them. This was before the Direct Market, so I had no pull lists to cancel. I never stopped buying and reading the Comic Buyer’s Guide.
The year I got married, 1989, saw my return to comics. It was sparked by that year’s Batman movie. Gayle then encouraged me to return to the San Diego Con, where I bought my first comic in ten years, Legend of the Dark Knight #1.
Unless they are vampires, it seems to be open to what the individual thinks. Many seem to think Jesus had a problem with people from other countries. My understanding of the story of the Good Samaritan is that the people from Samaria were widely disliked in the area. It seems that, unlike most Jews, the Samaritans thought only the first five books of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament were holy.
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That's a felt-heart photo!
"I've got the strangest feeling I'm being turned into a... muppet!"
Almost like clones!
Will you indulge me another one?
From left to right: Baron Bizarre, Tracy of Moon-T, Jeff of Earth-J (before his beard went grey) and Bala.
Bala kitty!
My 1979 drop of comics had a long lead in. When I got out of the Army at the end of 1969, the job I returned to only occasionally required long hours. I started going to the San Diego Con in 1972, its second (?) year. The all-night projection (!) of movies probably increased my interest in movies. This led to my seeing more new and vintage movies in local theaters. When I began moving up the ladder at work, there were increasing demands on my time. I was buying all of Marvel’s comics and all of the Julius Schwartz titles at DC.
When I took over a section of the department in early 1979, the comics, which had been slowly piling up unread, entirely stopped being read. I stopped going to the San Diego Con. After a few months of this I reluctantly decided to go cold turkey. I kept all of my 60’s and 70’s comics until the early 90’s, when I sold them. This was before the Direct Market, so I had no pull lists to cancel. I never stopped buying and reading the Comic Buyer’s Guide.
The year I got married, 1989, saw my return to comics. It was sparked by that year’s Batman movie. Gayle then encouraged me to return to the San Diego Con, where I bought my first comic in ten years, Legend of the Dark Knight #1.
Today in Curtis:
I clipped that one!
I also clipped the one from May 31, 2025.
RE May 31:
If those kids exist.
Unless they are vampires, it seems to be open to what the individual thinks. Many seem to think Jesus had a problem with people from other countries. My understanding of the story of the Good Samaritan is that the people from Samaria were widely disliked in the area. It seems that, unlike most Jews, the Samaritans thought only the first five books of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament were holy.
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