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    Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: Octogenarian Madness

    Matthew PetersonBy Updated:39 Comments1 Min Read

    Historians say that the first comic book was printed in 1933, re-presenting a collection of newspaper comic strips, making the comic book as we know it nearly 80 years old.  As Major Spoilers officially unofficial comic book “historian” (Stephen insists on the air-quotes, so Roy Thomas doesn’t show up and challenge me to a gunfight at the DC Corral), I try to plumb the depth and breadth of those eight decades with my weekly Retro Reviews.  Working in a comic store, I seldom lack for inspiration, but sometimes I like to gauge what you, the Faithful Spoilerites, WANT to read while simultaneously having other people do a portion of my work for me.

    The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) is this:  What single issue from the past 80 years of comicky goodness would YOU want to see Retro Reviewed?

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    4. Patrick on

      Any early issue of the Ostrander Suicide Squad run, preferably the one with Deadshot killing the senator that he is supposed to “protect”

        • Gehrigan on

          No, it’s the hunt for Rick Flag about #24, Deadshot was told to not let someone else kill the senator. Mission success!

        • Gehrigan on

          Grimjack #50
          Flash v2 #1 vs. vandal savage
          New teen titans #40 (brother blood captures the titans)
          The Incredible Hulk #348 (vs. absorbing man in vegas)

    5. Michael on

      Some thoughts:

      – The New Teen Titans #50 (Donna Troy marries Terry Long)
      – The New Teen Titans #8 (A Day In The Life)
      – The X-Men/Teen Titans team up.

    6. Thomas on

      Tarot Witch of the Black Rose #1
      Tarot Witch of the Black Rose #10
      Tarot Witch of the Black Rose #11
      Tarot Witch of the Black Rose #16

    9. Rich on

      Lifedeath- storm & forge
      Excalibur #1
      God loves man kills- its not really a single issue but it’s not a trade

      And yes x-men fanboy

    10. Gary on

      From the good ole early days of independents:
      Elementals #1
      Justice Machine #1
      Aztec Ace #1
      Dalgoda #1

    11. The Great NateO on

      So these my not be as Retro as you may want but for me they are –

      Superman – The Man of Steel #25
      The Ren & Stimpy Show #1
      The Amazing Spider-man #375

      I know you said single but these too if you please:
      Robin 3000 (Book 1 and 2)
      The high Cost of Living – Death (Book 1-3)

    13. Oldcomicfan on

      Any issue of Groo the Wanderer, after all, one issue is pretty much the same as the next.
      Or how about the issue of Action comics where Clark Kent is bowling against Superman on the cover? I don’t remember the story inside, but the cover was so odd I never forgot it.

    14. Drew on

      Flash #350.
      The End of The Trial of the Flash.
      The End of Pre-Crisis DC.

      Or anything with Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew!

    15. Slappy on

      Grendel: Devil’s Legacy #1
      Master of Kung Fu # 85
      DC Comics version of: The Ring of the Nibelung: Book 3 Siegfried
      Captain America and the Campbell Kids Vol 1 #1
      The New Teen Titans #1 (Drug Awareness Giveaway)
      Superboy 212 (Features a little known team called the Legion of Super-Heroes in case you never heard of them)

    16. Adam Murray on

      I almost feel like I should be barred from participating since Matthew selected my recommendation of Rom #43 for a Retro Review in the past (and again: “Thank You”)

      But… I will throw my choices out there once again for the fun of it:

      Magik Limited Series #4
      Detective Comics #526
      Fantastic Four Annual #260

      Can you tell that 1982-1984 was my personal “Golden Age”? :)

      • Mela on

        Seconding that Magik mini. Back issues of Claremont craziness are part of my golden age of back issue hunting, and that one still stands up, at least in my opinion.

    18. Mela on

      I’m a little late, so most of my suggestions are spoken for, but I’d like to put in a word for X-Men/New Teen Titans by Claremont & Simonson. So much of my personal geekdom can be traced to this back issue & I’d love to hear your take on it.