Tales from the past viewed through rose tinted glasses
Monday, February 3, 2025
The Spinner Rack - 1973 - Part 4
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Favourite covers: The savage pencil of Neal Adams
There are so many exceptional artists who have produced amazing work on barbarian characters over the years including John Buscema, Barry ...
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I was probably about seven years old when I walked into my local newsagents in Cambuslang (near Glasgow) with my pocket money firmly he... -
Following on from my last post featuring some of my favourite Marvel comic book covers from 1973, I thought I would show some of DC's ... -
Nearly a half-century on I still consider 1973 to be the year that cemented my destiny in becoming a lifetime comic book fan. It was a yea...
Yet another great selection of covers, McScotty! It's a good thing that comics today didn't still have covers that enticing, otherwise I'd be spending a lot more each week. Do you actually have a spinner rack? I'd love to have one, but they seem to be priced at around $1,000 on eb*y , even if you can find one.
ReplyDeleteI would love a spinner rack Ian but I don't have the space now ( having downsized) or the money to spend $1000 (yikes!) I'm afraid . I remember seeing a spinner rack in a skip from a shop that was getting refitted back in the early 1970s and was tempted but had no way to get it home .
DeleteI was a little spotty on the DC offerings, but I sure snatched up all the Marvel stuff back then. Loved that Ant-Man era and I wish they'd done more with it. The summer Avengers-Defenders Clash is a highlight of the year for sure. And Elongated Man finally joining the JLA was a good thing as well. Great gallery of memories.
ReplyDeleteI'm a big fan of Ant-man and that series as well. A few of the DC titles I only purchased as it had a artist I was interested in like Russ Heath onOur Army at War . The Avenger v Defenders series was a classic at the time I remember that the titles were easily available ( with a little work) in Glasgow which was great to get a complete story.
ReplyDeleteI definitely had two of these comics (Secret Origins, Detective Comics), maybe three (Defenders), and I still have the former two issues today, though they're replacements for my originals which I had for nowhere near as long. Whenever I despair that most comics nowadays are not as good as they used to be, I take consolation in the fact that there are so many mags from the '60s and '70s that I never knew about and can buy them now if I want to. Just acquired one that I've fancied for a long time, which I'll be putting on the blog soon.
ReplyDeleteWhen ever I visit a comic book shop I immediately head for the back issue section now. Not only do they have ( imho) better older comics but many are cheaper than a new comic I picked up 2 Worlds Finest 100 page / Dollar comics for £3 each last weekend ( both with Neal Adams covers) . Look forward to seeing what conic you picked up
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