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10-06-2009, 08:20 PM
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Which "legendary" comics do you own?
I was wandering around Polite Dissent, and noticed that they do a lot of discussion about comic books.
I'm reading Wikipedia now about "legendary" story arcs, writer runs (particularly those by Alan Moore and Chris Claremont) and individual issues ('What do you get for the Man who has Everything?). I was wondering what "famous" comics you currently own. For me, I have: The Dark Knight (#1, first printing, and trade paperback) Watchmen (first print issues, all 12.) Flash Vol. 2 (up to issue ~20, with the first annual.) Macross #1. The Jack Kirby run of Captain America, in "Essential" TPB. The entire run of the Amazing Spider Man on CD. The Chris Claremont run on X-Men, in Essential TPB. Usagi Yojimbo #1. Lone Wolf and Cub #2, first printing. Justice League (International) run up to ~20, but I missed out on the misprinted cover on #3. 
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#2
10-06-2009, 08:26 PM
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I have the KISS MARVEL COMIC #1, printed with KISS-blood ink.
(I know it's not really what you had in mind, but the comic does qualify as legendary...) Last edited by blondebear; 10-06-2009 at 08:29 PM.
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10-06-2009, 08:28 PM
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Killing Joke, I believe it's the first printing. I found it at a swap meet.
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#4
10-06-2009, 08:33 PM
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Fantastic Four, the first 150 issues or so, except for a few near the beginning (I have #1)
Most of the first 50 issues of Spiderman (I had Amazing Fantasy #15, but my father gave it away) Most of the first 50 issues of Avengers The first 100 issues of Conan The first few DC issues of Tarzan (Joe Kubert!) The original run of Silver Surfer Batman "A Death in the Family" Alan Moore's final issue of Superman
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#8
10-06-2009, 09:16 PM
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Depends on what you mean by "legendary," but I have the entire first run of the original Len Wein-Bernie Wrightson-Nestor Redondo Swamp Thing.
I have all of the Howard the Duck except for issue 1 (though I have a reprint of that). I also have all of the first two or three years of American Flagg!.
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#9
10-06-2009, 09:36 PM
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1) The first run of Metamorphosis Odyssey in Epic magazine.
2) Miller's run of Daredevil. 3) Busiek and Ross Marvels mini series. 4) Moore's Marvelman/Miracleman . And lots of others... Last edited by Jeu D'Esprit; 10-06-2009 at 09:38 PM. Reason: Basic typing errors...
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#10
10-06-2009, 09:58 PM
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I have almost all of Carl Barks' Uncle Scrooge comics from about 1950 - 1965. Now, those were Art.
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#11
10-06-2009, 10:09 PM
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The Dark Knight Returns - 1st printing of all four original issues
Sin City - first run issues for each series and short-story collections, except for the first series (now known as The Hard Goodbye) I don't know how legendary the rest of these are... First-run issues of every chapter of the Knightfall story that spanned several Batman-related titles. The Long Dark Halloween 300 - original issues Complete first run of Preacher.
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#12
10-07-2009, 02:17 AM
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DC Comics Presents #26, featuring the New Teen Titans.
The Amazing Spider-Man #252, first appearnace of the black costume Superman Annual #10, "For the Man Who Has Everything" Nothing particularly timeless.
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#13
10-07-2009, 02:39 AM
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Cerebus Animation portfolio and a nice 12" statue. Most of the early issues but there's a few gaps.
Dark Knight first print. TMNT first issue (the original b&w series). Unfortunately, I believe it's a second printing.  Death of Superman. The Byrne/Clairemont run on X-Men and the Neal Adams issues as well. Killing Joke
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#14
10-07-2009, 08:51 AM
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Legendary's in the eye of the beholder..
I have over 10,000 books - depending on your threshold for Legendary, I might have hundreds of those.
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#15
10-07-2009, 08:54 AM
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Every Legion of Super-Heroes comic from Adventure #300 on.
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#17
10-07-2009, 09:08 AM
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I have many Silver Age DC comics. As I posted recently, last week's "Big Bang Theory" featured the "Flash of Two Worlds" issue which I have. Lots of the "Earth 2" story intros of that era.
I also had the first "New Look" Batman but it disappeared. The first issues of "Metal Men", is that legendary? Early "Hawkman" and "Atom". Etc.
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#18
10-07-2009, 09:15 AM
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- Have Spiderman #121 - Gwen dies and #135 first intro of Punisher. Can't find 'em (NOT my fault - my wife rearranged the attc) - Had a bunch of other great stuff. All Iron Fist issues including Marvel Premiere intro; Luke Cage; a variety of cool Marvel stuff - oy, all sold - Watchmen - special edition leather-bound by Graffiti press with extra back pages providing origins of the series and prelim drawings - still have. - Batman: Year 1 From the 1940's I have a hardcover version of a newspaper comic created by Crockett Johnson, of Harold and the Purple Crayon fame. It's this book - very fun if you know the strip...
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#19
10-07-2009, 09:19 AM
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Dark Knight first print
Watchmen first print First Wolverine mini-series (Frank Miller) Byrne/Claremont X-Men Run Death of Superman LOSH Death of Superboy (don't know if it's legendary, but it took me about 3 years to find one) The Killing Joke Sin City first series Marvel Secret Wars #8 (first Spider-Man black costume) Crisis On Infinite Earths first run (legendary? some biggies bite the dust in it)
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#20
10-07-2009, 09:21 AM
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Legendary-ness may vary, but I have:
Frank Miller's entire run on Daredevil (including the complete Elektra arc) Frank Miller's Wolverine mini-series The complete series of The Shadow by Kyle Baker (13 issues, I think) Preacher - complete series Lots of early Justice League of America, including the first several JSA-JLA crossovers That's all that springs to mind at the moment. I also have loads and loads of pure crap.
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#21
10-07-2009, 10:13 AM
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I have Frank Miller's Wolverine mini-series and I don;t know if this counts, but I started collecting the X-Men right before the Phoenix Saga.
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#22
10-07-2009, 10:34 AM
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Great Caesar's Ghost, the definition of Legendary is all across the board.
Here's my entry... Zap Comix #1
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#24
10-07-2009, 01:04 PM
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What was the cover price you paid for them? Different editions had different cover prices.
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#25
10-07-2009, 05:10 PM
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 For a comic book nerd I don't have a lot of things I'd call "legendary". I did collect the Flash/Superman races from silver age, the Inferior Five, and I've got the Jerry Lewis issue where he meets the Flash.
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#26
10-07-2009, 07:16 PM
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Alan Moore's Swamp Thing. Actually I have *all* issues of Swamp Thing, all of the series, even the latest not so good ones.
As many, The Killing Joke. First Hobgoblin, Amazing Spidey #238. Tattooz intact...  First print Sandman series by Gaiman. The Claremont/Byrne X-Men issues.
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#27
10-07-2009, 07:46 PM
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Marvel New Universe
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#28
10-07-2009, 08:00 PM
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I don't know if it counts, but I've got the first Sonic the Hedgehog. I bought it for the price on the cover and it has gone up a lot in value. It's about the only thing I've got from the prospector era that has gone up in value.
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#29
10-07-2009, 08:07 PM
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I have, from the late 60's, quite a few Fantastic Fours, X-Men, Mighty Thor, and a few others...Conan the Barbarian for the flabbergasting artwork. I LOVED Marvel Comics when I was a young girl and haunted the Rexall Drugstore waiting for new ones. I even had Millie the Model and the Rawhide Kid!
(Yes, my mom threw out my humongous collection and yes, I could have retired in style after selling all those rare issues.....just have a few of my favorites for the memories, though the stories are kind of dorky decades later.) Last edited by salinqmind; 10-07-2009 at 08:09 PM.
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#30
10-07-2009, 08:20 PM
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Superman #17, with Supie holding up Hitler and Tojo by the scruffs of their necks. July, 1942
Last edited by Qadgop the Mercotan; 10-07-2009 at 08:22 PM.
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#31
10-07-2009, 11:37 PM
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Uncanny X-Men #141 (Days of Future Past) is probably my sentimental favorite
I had an old beat up copy for as long as I could remember, but traded it to a friend somewhere in Jr. High. A couple years later I bought a nm copy at a convention for $9. Also, a lot of the original Mirage TMNT comics. Not first printings for 1-3 though. I think my #1 was 3rd print (still oversized!), and the others were 2nd print. 4 on were all 1st print, though. That was a big deal back in the day, which printing your TMNT's were, lol
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#32
10-07-2009, 11:52 PM
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Rob Liefeld's Youngblood, #1. Featuring the Middle-Eastern dictator "Hassam Kussein".
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#33
10-08-2009, 08:37 AM
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#34
10-08-2009, 09:44 AM
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Let me think.....
The Tick #1 and #2, limited editions (print runs of 5000 and 3000 copies, respectively). I also have first prints of issues #3-8. Frank Miller's run on Daredevil. Walt Simonson's run on The Mighty Thor. First prints of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4 and #7, plus first prints of the Raphael and Donatello one-shots. I only have the second print of The Killing Joke. You can tell which one you have by the text on the cover; as I recall, the first printing is red, mine (if I'm remembering right) is purple, and later printings are green or other.
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#35
10-08-2009, 10:46 AM
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Couple random Amazing Spideys, pre-30. Like, 12, 17, 21, or something like that. Good to V. Good.
Star Boy's first appearance, Adventure Comics. (Horrible shape) For The Man Who Has Everything (Action Annual... 10?) Good. Bought it new, read it quite a bit. Entire Alan Davis run, Excalibur. Most of the Claremont X-Men, including Days of Future Past. Crisis On Infinite Earths, original issues, mintish. Watchmen, original issues, mintish. Tick, first or second printing (the outsize ones) good shape. TMNT, 2nd or 1st printing, first ten issues or so. Spawn #1, for some reason. Random stuff. If it's from the last 20 years, I probably have it. If it's from the 60s... I have _some_ of it. Reprints: I have about ten feet of Essential and Showcase reprints, and various trades. Maybe more than ten feet. Things I do not have: Underground Comix (Except some Wonder Warthog), and Sandman. (I do have Death: The High Cost of Living) Lesse. Death of Superman, first appearance of Venom (Web... 99? The Spot was in it.), first credited appearance of Venom, first Deadpool, most New Mutants of the classic era, Astro City's first twelve... lots of Journey into Mystery and Tales to Astonish... Last edited by E-Sabbath; 10-08-2009 at 10:47 AM.
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#37
10-08-2009, 01:17 PM
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Here's a pic I found on line. How Old School is that?
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#38
10-08-2009, 01:23 PM
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Obscure, but arguably legendary IMO, I've got the first run of Brian Talbot's Adventures of Luther Arkwright. It was steampunk awesomeness before steampunk was ever a genre.
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#39
10-08-2009, 10:03 PM
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Just Preacher #1. Bought it when I was briefly trying to get into comics as a high schooler 'cause a few of my friends were into 'em. (Course, I screwed it up by going for comics no one else read.
) Sadly its not in the sort of condition to be worth much, though it's in good condition for non-collectors... but it's a nifty thing to have.
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#40
10-08-2009, 11:07 PM
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My dad - an extremely straight-laced accountant - somehow ended up working as the CFO for a comic book distributor back in the mid 90s. Good times. My extremely "Grey, black or navy suit, every day. No exceptions." dad ended up having both a "Punisher" and an "X-Men" poster, framed (very tastefully!) in his office. Funny thing - he tried to get me into comic books. Yes, my middle-aged, conservative, accountanrt dad tried to get me into comic books. I was maybe 13. I resisted, because, you know, it was my dad. A pity. Never really got into them. The company folded late 90s and my dad moved on. But I do have a "Death of Superman". I remember my dad telling me it would be worth something someday. It's probably still collecting dust in my old bedroom in my parents' house.
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#43
10-11-2009, 11:42 PM
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Flash #105 (1st Silver Age issue)
Daredevil #1 Giant-Size X-Men #1 Incredible Hulk #182 (1st appearance of Wolverine) Four Color Comics #178 (1st appearance of Uncle Scrooge) Four Color Comics #386 (Uncle Scrooge #1) Conan the Barbarian #1 Avengers #4 (1st Silver Age Captain America) Teen Titans #1 Amazing Spider-Man #14 (1st appearance of Green Goblin) Tales to Astonish #44 (1st appearance of The Wasp) Incredible Hulk #2 (1st green-skinned Hulk) Iron Man #1 Fantastic Four #52 (1st appearance of Black Panther) Amazing Spider-Man #121 (death of Gwen Stacy) House of Mystery #179 (Berni Wrightson's 1st pro work) Many many others, but those are the most "legendary" ones.
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#44
10-12-2009, 12:47 AM
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Which "legendary" comics do you own?
I own a copy of Godzilla vs. Barkley.
Is there a prize for the most questionable use of the term "legendary"?
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#45
10-13-2009, 07:52 AM
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Second of all - what do you mean by the Flash #105 as the first Silver Age issue - is that the first with Infantino doing the artwork or something? Why is it heralded as the first SA issue? Please note I am not doubting you at all - only that I didn't realize there is a comic recognized as the "birth of the Silver Age" and I'd like to learn more...I guess I woulda gone with Fantastic Four #1 or something as the birth of the Silver Age, since I think of SA as mostly Marvel...
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#46
10-13-2009, 09:00 AM
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Flash #105, First Barry Allen as the Flash in his own comic. Legendary, but not generally credited as the birth of the Silver Age. That would be Showcase #4, Oct 1956, which introduced the first of a new generation of Super-Heroes after the genre all but died out after WWII and Frederick Wertham. It happened to be Barry Allen, the Flash.
Barry made several appearances in Showcase before moving to Flash, with #105, the numbering picking up where the Golden Age title ended. 105 is the first Silver Age issue of Flash. The date for the end of the Silver Age varies, but I like to use June 1973, and the death of Gwen Stacy. Last edited by E-Sabbath; 10-13-2009 at 09:00 AM.
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#47
10-13-2009, 09:24 AM
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10-13-2009, 09:28 AM
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I have the Cerebus compilations from when they were doing 4-5 issues per compilation - I think they cover up through what became the first large bound volume (1-25? I don't have them at hand.)
I've got the first umpteen issues of Hellblazer, a couple of the early Sandman ones, some of the Alan Moore Swamp Thing (I thought I had the whole set but can't find some of them), the full run of individual Watchmen...that's about all I can remember. They're mostly all in boxes somewhere.
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#49
10-13-2009, 11:22 AM
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Sigh. I -had- the first Superman / Spiderman cross-over (the huge sized one. I -believe- it was the first Marvel / DC crossover). Bought when new to quiet us kids on a long car trip. Survived until last winter when the apartment flooded and I lost a heck of a lot of books.
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#50
10-13-2009, 11:58 AM
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