Tales from the past viewed through rose tinted glasses
Monday, March 25, 2024
Favourite Comics: Avengers - #96 - The most expensive comic (I ) ever purchased - Neal Adams
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The Neal Adams artwork on this saga was amazing. I loved Sal Buscema's introduction to the storyline and it often gets little attention and I think Big John stepped in to wrap it up grand fashion, but there's no doubt that the series gets its oomph from those powerful Adams pages. Getting to read it again in a few months myself.
ReplyDeleteCouldnt agree more Rip. But that last John Buscema issue in the Skrull-Kree saga was stunning as well and contained ( for myself at least) one of his very best ever superhero strips .
DeleteYou forgot to mention my name in the 'comic book giants' category, McS, as I used to frequent AKA in the Virginia Galleries as well. Gary Erskine was another, and, believe it or not, John Harrold (Rupert artist) was known to drop in on occasion also. (Of course, I'm the biggest name out of all of them and I've got better toys. And I'm the handsomest and I've got more hair. Er, why is everyone laughing?)
ReplyDeleteLol actually I was considering adding your name but wasn't 100% if you were a regular. I loved the original AKA store and comic shops like that the big shops like Forbidden Planet are great but can be a bit impersonal. I was in Woodlands Rd last Saturday and saw the rather dilapidated shop that was Futureshock, it looked very sad indeed.
ReplyDeleteAside from brief trips through Glasgow in a car, I haven't shopped in the City in at least a couple of years, McS, so haven't seen Futureshock in probably twice that time. (I've got mobility issues which limit my 'gadabouts'.) I've got a vague impression that it had been emptied the last time I passed it, but I'm not 100% sure. Does it still contain its old stock?
DeleteNo it has been emptied for a few years now Kid with only a few old books , lyers and comics on the floor . Only a few letters from "Futureshock" banner remain.
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter, Paul.
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter Colin. Enjoy your creme eggs.
ReplyDeleteA great comic, Paul. I wonder what the story was behind having 3 different inkers (Adams, Palmer and Weiss) on the book? I'd assume due to lateness in delivering the pencils.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the background story about the comic shop and accompanying photo - it's those personal recollections that bring the blog to life.
I think deadlines may well have been the reason Ian. I wish I had taken photos of the comic shops from this time in the Glasgow area . Sadly I've forgotten most of them now.
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