Jeff of Earth-J replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion DC Finest line
"I was working part-time at a husband-and-wife comic book store at the time (on the weekends; my main gig was teaching high school). The husband ordered one for the store, but it was a huge point of consternation between them because it didn't sell.…"
13 hours ago
Captain Comics replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion DC Finest line
"I remember this as well. I didn't buy it, and I don't remember why. Too pricey, probably. And assumed I'd see it in some other format down the road, probably. We're now down the road, and I still haven't read that story!"
13 hours ago
Captain Comics replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion DC Finest line
"This is great information, Luke!"
14 hours ago
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion DC Finest line
"I remember a really expensive version of it that was published in the late 80s or early 90s... before the DC Archives, IIRC, and possibly before the Marvel Masterworks. The ads for it in Comics Buyer's Guide were how I first heard about the Monster…"
16 hours ago
Lee Houston, Junior replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion DC Finest line
"I couldn't afford to buy it when published because it was only released in hardbound, but there was a volume collecting the entire Monster Society of Evil serial. If I remember correctly, it had a red cover with gold lettering and also had a content…"
yesterday
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion DC Finest line
"Some great ideas here! One thing I remember seeing on Bluesky was Kurt Busiek suggesting that a golden age DC Finest: Shazam volume startin 1945 with Captain Marvel Adventures #49 -- which he says begins a great run of (unreprinted?) stories, but…"
yesterday
Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod) replied to Jeff of Earth-J's discussion Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus
"We only get one issue of post-T&TA action (Clark & Lois reunite! Foswell stays even longer at the Planet! The return of Baron Sunday, including a double-page spread of buff nude guys attacking a coroner! The debut of Tom Grummett on art!) before a…"
yesterday
Luke Blanchard replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion DC Finest line
"Sandman's wirepoon was introduced in Adventure Comics #61, before his costume change. The issue was also the debut of Starman and was reprinted in the Millennium series. The GCD doesn't know who wrote the Sandman one but notes the Millennium edition…"
yesterday
Philip Portelli replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion DC Finest line
"No, it was going to be the Origin of the Sandman and Sandy team!"
Monday
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion DC Finest line
"More like why Tarantula did."
Monday
Captain Comics replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion DC Finest line
"You mean to explain why Sandman changed costumres? Cool!
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Monday
Luis Olavo de Moura Dantas replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion DC Finest line
"IIRC, Sandman appears in All-Star Squadron #66 (Tarantula's origin) and there is a bit of fun on how the two of them are barely distinguishable when John Law is in his original costume and Wesley Dodds in his second one.  But that is probably not…"
Monday
Captain Comics replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion DC Finest line
"All I could find was THIS. "
Monday
Philip Portelli replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion DC Finest line
"I know that Roy Thomas planned to adapt it for Secret Origins but it never happened."
Monday
Captain Comics replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion DC Finest line
"Re: Sandman's costume/concept change in Aventure #69:
I kind of waffled on "has not, to the best of my knowledge, been reprinted... at least not in a high-quality edition." I figured someone here would jump in with a correction if it had been.
I…"
Monday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Rob Staeger (Grodd Mod)'s discussion DC Finest line
"A while ago, ClarkKent_DC wrote a comprehensive overview of Johah Hex. I thought he posted it to "What comic Books Have You Read Today?" but I looked all over that thread and others for it, but couldn't find it. I enlisted CK's help, but he has (so…"
Monday
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