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BobBretall wrote:

rzing20480_2000 wrote: Didn't cut out the coupon, Xeroxed the page.

That's discipline! I wish I hadn't cut out all those darned Marvel Value Stamps......

same here!! damn!!

I can't see the pics b/c my work is blocking them (they're completely invisible!), but I have a box of similar stuff at home, including my original issues of Foom, perhaps a completed Stamp book (altho I may have thrown that out??), some Marvel Calendar's from the 70's, a Radio City music Hall program for Bakshi's The Hobbit (hmm..now might be a good time to put that up on ebay! :^), NY Times front page from when the yanks won in 77 & 78, and various other offs and ends!

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The thing I come away with after seeing all those pics, other than a tinge of green from jealousy, is how much I miss that Angel costume.

And that just reminds me that I do so miss my 70's Marvel

Yeah, the mid '60's to the mid '70's is my favorite period in comics. Not only were there great books to pick up right off the spinner rack, but I also learned a great deal about the history of comics and the Golden age thanks to the reprint books and other resorce books on the subject so plentiful in that period. Good times.

rzing20480_2000 wrote:Yeah, the mid '60's to the mid '70's is my favorite period in comics. Not only were there great books to pick up right off the spinner rack, but I also learned a great deal about the history of comics and the Golden age thanks to the reprint books and other resorce books on the subject so plentiful in that period. Good times.

That's my wheelhouse, as well - it's when I fell in love with comics - it's imprinted on me!

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ctowner1 wrote:

rzing20480_2000 wrote:Yeah, the mid '60's to the mid '70's is my favorite period in comics. Not only were there great books to pick up right off the spinner rack, but I also learned a great deal about the history of comics and the Golden age thanks to the reprint books and other resorce books on the subject so plentiful in that period. Good times.

That's my wheelhouse, as well - it's when I fell in love with comics - it's imprinted on me!

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What is the saying? The golden age of comics is 10? or 13? something like that.

I have my love for late 70's/early 80's marvel for the same reason.

Trev wrote:

ctowner1 wrote:

rzing20480_2000 wrote:Yeah, the mid '60's to the mid '70's is my favorite period in comics. Not only were there great books to pick up right off the spinner rack, but I also learned a great deal about the history of comics and the Golden age thanks to the reprint books and other resorce books on the subject so plentiful in that period. Good times.

That's my wheelhouse, as well - it's when I fell in love with comics - it's imprinted on me!

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What is the saying? The golden age of comics is 10? or 13? something like that.

I have my love for late 70's/early 80's marvel for the same reason.

Damn...I'd better renew my efforts at enticing my boys. 11 & 8, and both seem completely uninterested in comics!!

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ctowner1 wrote: Damn...I'd better renew my efforts at enticing my boys. 11 & 8, and both seem completely uninterested in comics!!

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Was hoping to get my grandson (age 7) into more comics, but so far, nothing but LEGOs and various other construction sets for him. Not complaining, those are good for the mind and imagination, but kinda hard to live vicariously through his comic wonderment years when he is not reading them

Perry wrote:

ctowner1 wrote: Damn...I'd better renew my efforts at enticing my boys. 11 & 8, and both seem completely uninterested in comics!!

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Was hoping to get my grandson (age 7) into more comics, but so far, nothing but LEGOs and various other construction sets for him. Not complaining, those are good for the mind and imagination, but kinda hard to live vicariously through his comic wonderment years when he is not reading them

exactly! It was looking good when they were around 6, but then it fell off. Now older one (11) is only into WWE and his iTouch and baseball cards, and younger one (8) is totally into baseball cards and baseball.

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Perry wrote: Was hoping to get my grandson (age 7) into more comics, but so far, nothing but LEGOs and various other construction sets for him. Not complaining, those are good for the mind and imagination, but kinda hard to live vicariously through his comic wonderment years when he is not reading them

Pick up some DC Showcases or Marvel Essentials. Those worked for me with Stephen, he's reading comics to this day. The old super-hero stuff is very kid friendly.

Oh I've tried. He just wants to build. I have not given up, will still try and throw it there. E0mailed Marvel about a subscription (as I use to love mine when I was a kid) but that was back when they were going through a transition with canceling the Marvel adventures

I have been considering how to get my son into comics some day. He is only 2 so it isn’t like I don’t have plenty of time to think about it. I don’t know about the rest of you, but my rebellious streak was too great to really get into anything my dad was. The only entertainment interest we shared is baseball. Even that one I had to rebel with, he was a Dodger fan and season seat holder for many years, so I of course drive past Dodger stadium all summer long to get to Angel stadium where I have season seats. If my son is anything like me, I think my best bet is to do everything I can to tell him I hate comics.

fudd71 wrote:I have been considering how to get my son into comics some day. He is only 2 so it isn’t like I don’t have plenty of time to think about it. I don’t know about the rest of you, but my rebellious streak was too great to really get into anything my dad was. The only entertainment interest we shared is baseball. Even that one I had to rebel with, he was a Dodger fan and season seat holder for many years, so I of course drive past Dodger stadium all summer long to get to Angel stadium where I have season seats. If my son is anything like me, I think my best bet is to do everything I can to tell him I hate comics.

Depends on the kid. Greg was that way, not really interested in doing anything like Dad (EXCEPT when it came to college & he followed in my footsteps as a CompSci major).

Stephen on the other hand was very amenable to doing "social" stuff like Dad (comics, Magic, D&D) but then in school he was a business major.

For little kids, when they were 3 or 4 I used to read them stories from my Marvel masterworks & DC Archives, doing voices & showing them how to follow the panel continuity. Heck, I read Stephen "The Hobbit" when he was 3.

BobBretall wrote: I used to read them stories.

And that, time spent when young, is a true entry point into getting them to enjoy reading and opening their mind.

Here's a new one I just got this week (3/29/13):







They are near mint. One set is bloodied and one set is not.

Where'd you get those??