posted November 30, 2002 07:40 PM               

-Steve

posted January 02, 2003 05:08 PM            

At the annual New Year's Day sale I was saddened to see that archives were only 15 % off this year. In past years they've been 20 % off. Since I usually get 10 % off anyway, that's not much of a savings.

As such I had to adjust my original plan which was to buy six or more and opted only for five archives this time. Golden age Green Lantern v. 2 had to stay on the shelf.

posted January 02, 2003 09:04 PM               

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As such I had to adjust my original plan which was to buy six or more and opted only for five archives this time.

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which 5 did you get?

posted January 03, 2003 12:52 PM            

To complete my collection of Superman archives (thusfar published) I had to get vols. 4 & 5 of the Superman archive and vol. 3 of in Action archives.

I then bought two more LSH archives in my retarded attempts to get that series. You see, when the first volume came out I didn't see the pressing need to get it--given that virtually everything in there had already been reprinted in digests (amongst other places)--and so I never really got into the Legion archives in a big way. Now I'm faced with the daunting task of getting all of them--one of the reasons that with subsequent series like The Spirit I've opted to buy the books as soon as they come out rather than get so far behind.

I had the first three volumes of Legion so I was looking for vols. 4 & 5 this time--but volume 4 was not in the store. So I ended up purchasing vols. 5 & 6.

And it's a good thing (or maybe a bad thing) that I did--since volume 6 is wonderful.

I started buying the Legion (in Adventure) around the period covered by volume 6. As soon as I turned through its pages I was overwhelmed with good feelings--stories I loved so very much contained in those pages. I suppose I have a greater affection for those issues than issues of other comics because of my sister. She accompanied me on my Saturday journey's to Mrs. Ryan's drug emporium where I would get my one or two comics for the week, but my sister rarely expressed interest in the superhero comics--except for Adventure. After I finished with an issue I would pass it over to her and she would enjoy reading about that grand group of youths, the Legion of Super-Heroes.

I would be hard pressed to choose a favourite story from volume 6, but the one where the Legionnaires are turned into tots was a great joy. You'd think I'd choose the Adult Legion or Sun-Eater stories, epic tales--but no that one with the cute little imps inspires the greatest affection.

And looking at the credits which list Jim Shooter as doing "layouts" brings before my mind's eye the image of little Jimmy doing his homemade comicbook version of each story before giving it over for Curt Swan's polished interpretation.

Soon after the stories in vol. 6, I lost interest in superhero comics for awhile and didn't really get back into the Legion until they started appearing in the Superboy comic. Now that volume 6 has excited my interest again I'm anxious to get vols. 7 & 8 to see what I missed.

posted January 06, 2003 09:09 AM               

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Originally posted by India Ink:

I then bought two more LSH archives in my retarded attempts to get that series. but volume 4 was not in the store. So I ended up purchasing vols. 5 & 6.

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posted January 07, 2003 04:16 PM            

So I'm into volume 2 already, and I imagine I'll get through 3 by next weekend. So now I'm facing a problem. Do I hunt down v. 4, or let it slide? I may already have some of those stories in reprint form, and I'm antsy to zip through 5 and get to those favourite stories in 6. After that, I dunno. I do have back issues of most of the Action issues that featured the LSH back-up series, and I do have the Superboys after that, and I do have the tabloid reprint of the Mordru story--so whether I'll be tracking down volumes 7 and 8 (and 9?), I wouldn't venture to say.

posted February 24, 2003 05:12 PM               

Keep in mind I don't care for that Golden Age stuff too much, although I do have Batman 1/2 and Superman 1...

'course, I've filled my adjacent bookcase with 60+ civil war histories in the last three years! Rebel yell, y'all...YEEEEHAAAAAAAA!

posted February 25, 2003 07:13 AM            

Unfortunately, I haven't had a chance to read Aquaman 1, Dynamic Duo 1, SA Green Lantern 4, or Thunder Agents 1 yet. Too many books in my "to read" pile.

Also, in all honesty, I won't be buying any more Legion books. I plan on purchasing future volumes of all the other series that I have.

posted February 25, 2003 11:04 AM               

If I can add in the GL/GA slipcase, the Deadman slipcase and the Crisis slipcase, that gives me three more 'collections'.

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Martin Maenza