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"Does anyone know the answer to the Captain Marvel cover? I'm counting 10."
"On weekends I try to have some fun with the monthly theme whenever possible and for March 1962, since this character hasn't shown up... (Image courtesy of the Grand Comics Database.)"
"Superman was well popular by 1962, so spinoffs were inevitable. I don't know why it took so long to promote Supergirl from feature to her own title and Lois Lane's series had an off month, so this was the only Superman Family title on the stands…"
"The March 1962 (my birth month) issue of Journey Into Mystery before Thor debuted, although there may be a little Loki foreshadowing on the left. Not a big horror fan myself, but to each their own. (Image courtesy of the Grand Comics Database.)"
"SInce I started reading (and I do stress the R word) comics in 1974, below was my first major milestone. I remember some news hoopla over the event, although I don't remember any picture of the cover that included the key background clue before…"
"While mostly World War 2 adventures, war comics were also an establishe genre during March 1962. While I appreciate the duo-tone, for lack of a better term, art technique, I don't think it was at its best in this example. (Image courtesy of the…"
"As mentioned in my last post, romance comics were big in the 1960s too. Here's one from my birth month of March 1962, courtesy of the Grand Comics Database."
"It's INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY but back in March 1962, not many women had their own series. While there were romance books aplenty, most ladies were in supporting roles. Of those who did have their own titles, amazingly three actually had an issue…"
"On the weekends, I try to have some fun with the monthly theme whenever possible. While JD posted the Avengers meeting David Letterman, long before Assistant Editor's Month, Spider-man got into the act with one of my favorite team ups of all time.…"
"But Gunsmoke was also a RADIO western featuring the voice of William Conrad as Matt Dillon long before the first TV episode aired."
"DC and Marvel also focused on different genres besides superheroes. While this title had nothing(?) to do with Matt Dillion and company, I wonder how the "House of Ideas" got away with it in March 1962. (Image courtesy of the Grand Comics Database.)"
"While I read both from DC, for some reason I'm more into teams and team ups at Marvel than the individual characters. Except for Spider-man, Howard the Duck and the Silver Surfer; I follow the Avengers, the Defenders, the Fantastic Four and the…"
"My first Marvel was Amazing Spider-man 185, probably because of the Nicholas Hammond TV series. But in March 1962, the wall crawler's debut was still several months away. (Images courtesy of the Grand Comics Database.)"
"While each only had two titles apiece in March 1962, Superman and Batman (with Robin) shared World's Finest and both (without Robin) were founding members of the original Justice League of America. (Images courtesy of the Grand Comics Database.)"
"The Super Friends TV series is what got me started reading comics. While I do remember some TV before that, like The Archies followed by The Monkees and then Jonny Quest on CBS Saturday mornings in 1968 for example, I honestly don't remember seeing…"
"As I've said before, my very first comic book was Action Comics 434, cover dated April 1974, which was actually on sale in January or February of that year. I can't remember why I had never seen a comic book before then, but I probably bought it…"
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Yaaaayyy !
Thanks Star.
Still trying to get the hang of this new forum. But it's great to have somewhere to else to talk, even if F+W ever manages to get their act together with CBGXtra.