I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. When I became a dedicated reader of superhero comic books, the … Continue reading My Misspent Youth: Fantastic Four by Marv Wolfman and John Byrne

I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. As I noted in the very first post of this series, … Continue reading My Misspent Youth: The Avengers by Roy Thomas and John Buscema

I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. One of the things I most regret about my youthful comic … Continue reading My Misspent Youth: Metal Men #20 by Robert Kanigher and Ross Andru

I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. Though I didn’t benefit from the sort of bonanza some comics-fixated … Continue reading My Misspent Youth: Marvel Team-Up #48 by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema

I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. I was scared of Marvel magazines. That’s not quite true, but … Continue reading My Misspent Youth: Bizarre Adventures #27

I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. At the peak of my devotion to Marvel Comics, in the … Continue reading My Misspent Youth: The New Mutants by Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod

I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. For a small stretch of time–not when I was an actual … Continue reading My Misspent Youth: Marvel Two-in-One #7 by Steve Gerber and Sal Buscema

I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. Though I first started buying superhero comic books at the very … Continue reading My Misspent Youth: The Amazing Spider-Man #25 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko

I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. As I’ve noted before in this space, I began my comic … Continue reading My Misspent Youth: Fantastic Four Roast by Fred Hembeck and friends