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. In the summer of 1964, any kid with a quarter and … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 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. There are few relics from my tween years that represented a … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — The Official Marvel No-Prize Book

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 can’t really speak to Hawkeye’s place and stature in comic … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Hawkeye by Matt Fraction and David Aja

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. The thing I appreciate most about Marvel Comics publications from the … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Marvel Premiere #32 by Howard Chaykin

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. Jack Kirby, who you must remember was the King, had a … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — The Eternals by Jack Kirby

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 a time when comic books from the major two publishers … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Wednesday Comics: Wonder Woman by Ben Caldwell

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 had a very tight budget for comic book purchases when … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Marvel Two-in-One #75 by Tom DeFalco and Alan Kupperberg

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. The eagerness Marvel Comics creators displayed in glomming onto cultural trends … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Master of Kung Fu by Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy

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 last we left out heroes, all hell was breaking loose. … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Ghost Rider #20 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. I remember the first time I ventured into a comic book … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Daredevil #138 by Marv Wolfman and John Byrne