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    Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: Old Comics Never Fade Away Edition

    Matthew PetersonBy 26 Comments1 Min Read

    There are a lot of comic books out there in the world, and only so many hours in the day, even when your memory is like mine, so when it comes to our Retro Reviews, (Major Spoilers exclusive, accept no substitutes!) I am sometimes limited to the things that have stuck in my mind.  That’s where you, the Faithful Spoilerites, come in!  As my review pile is growing short, I’d like to know what bits and pieces of comic-book ephemera I may have forgotten or misplaced (bearing in mind, of course, that some books are harder to track down than others) and which books you’d most like to read about at your local Major Spoilers…

    The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) is lucky in many ways to have access to a comic shop, and to be the one in charge of the back issues, asking:  What single issue, published before 2004, would you most like to see get the Retro Review treatment?

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    2. Kirby on

      Justice League American #42 (Mr. Miracle’s funeral), Superman’s ‘What’s so funny about truth, justice, and the American way?’

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    5. Dryden on

      I can’t remember the number, but that post crossover X-Factor with Doc Samson as the shrink. That one issue actually made me give a darn about some c-list mutants.

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    7. Mike Estep on

      I haven’t been a big comic guy for long, but having now gone through my first big old crossover, and it making me leave the big name superhero books(at least as far as picking up ongoing in single issue format).

      Maybe some of the old big events that started what seem to be events that lead into events that we see today.

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    9. Alisha Mynx on

      For specific single issue, Green Lantern Annual (Vol 3) #6, “Worlds within Worlds”, which is one of my favorite stories from Kyle Rayner’s time as sole GL.

      Otherwise I can only suggest any random issue of the following series or events:

      Any Marvel “What If?” because those are always entertaining, even the most lackluster issues were still at least worth the cost.

      Any of the Amalgam comics (the merged DC and Marvel 5th week event comics from the DC vs Marvel event, such as Dark Claw, Lobo the Duck and Spider-Boy).

      Any of the 1994 DC Comics “Elseworlds” themed annuals (most ongoing titles had one and all but a couple were self contained stories).

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    17. Arbor Day on

      What about Marvel’s various The End stories. Were they that pre-2004? I know they’re all basically just What If?’s but it was fun to see them conclude their neverending stories.

      Particularly I liked Hulk: The End, because it was so morose.

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    19. mauther on

      My favorite continuity comic (not counting one shots and what ifs) is hands down The Mighty Thor 379 and 380. 379 (There Were Giants in Those Days) is hilarious and 380 (Mjolnirs Song) is the most beautiful fighty fighty put on paper.

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    20. steve Cranshaw on

      Fantastic Four #10 (original series) My earliest/most impressive taste of Jack Kirby(and that other guy). This book ‘has it all’. ’nuff said.

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