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    Major Spoilers Question of the Day: Jumping-On Point Edition

    Matthew PetersonBy Updated:4 Comments1 Min Read

    There was a time when comics were supported by advertising, but these days most books are either “commercial free” or only filled with house ads for the other things the publishers are producing. Often, those publishers will spotlight a special jumping-on point, like Marvel’s inexplicable Legacy “event” or DC’s New Age Of DC Heroes. With many readers uncomfortable with picking up a random issue #624 and extrapolating what has happened, it’s often more successful to identify where a new reader can find a friendly starting point in the adventures of the Mighty Turnip-Man, lead-in to today’s Speculator Madness query…

    The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) always worries that jumping-on points are also jumping-off points, asking: What’s the single best “Jumping-On Point” issue you’ve ever read?

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    4 Comments

    1. Lemmy Caution (@_Lemmy_Caution) on

      Secret Wars #8. Got me back into comics. New costume. All the key players in the 616. So exciting at the time.

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    2. Malone_hasco on

      Secret Wars #1. Introduced me to what super hero comics can be. Alternatively, any Donald Duck issue ever released.

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    4. Scott Gunstream on

      Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew #7; this issue had the confidential secret origin files for each team member.

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