I normally bore you all to death on here by talking about how I bought the first issue of a specific comic book title back in the day. However, the truth is that apart from on a few occasions, the event was usually marked by myself simply walking into a newsagent in my old home town, seeing a comic I wished to purchase, and buying it. Of course, there was always the fanboy elation at finding that first US issue but if you are a comic book fan then you know that feeling. Below are a few of my “famous first” purchases that have no specific memory or story attached to them. these along with my first US "Fantastic Four" comic (above) - #150 from June 1974 – cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia, still hold memories of a diffenrt time. Enjoy:
Above: Ghost Rider #7 - Cover by John Romita and Gasper Salindino - from May 1974.
Above: X-Men #79 cover by Gil Kane & Frank Giacoia - September 1972 (I know I need to buy a replacement copy, this one is a bit tattered but it's my original)
Above: X-Men #96 - Cover by Marie Severin & Sal Buscema - December 1975 - I was never a fan of the original X-Men (I missed the Steranko and Neal Adams issues first time around) and my "first" X-Men issue 79 was a reprint, so this is my second first issue of the title. I really enjoyed the team of Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum on this title -This is a replacment copy as I read my original so many times that it is falling apart.
Above: The Flash #208 - Cover by Neal Adams - August 1971.
Above ; The Mighty Thor #205 - cover by Gil Kane & Frank Giacoia - August 1972.
Above: Warlock # 5 - cover by Gil Kane & Frank Giacoia -January 1973.
Above: Captain America #121 -Cover by Gene Colan and Joe Sinnott - October 1969 - This was one of the first US Marvel comics that I ever purchased (around 1970) and it is still a big favourite of mine.
Above: Teen Titans # 34 - Cover by Nick Cardy - August 1971 - Another classic comic book from the bronze age.
Above: The Demon # 13 - Cover by Jack Kirby - October 1973 - I was never a big fan of Kirby's 1970's stint at DC, but the Demon (and Kamandi) were pretty decent.
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