The Mad Irishman

Welp, helps if I actually read the full post - apologies! Other than Untold I can’t think of any other series that fits the bill.

One of my pride and joys! First time Pete uses his powers in USM 1 I also have a page from the second issue and a couple from #4 - still one of my favorite series!

I got my copy at my LCS back in late 87 or really early 88, they were store giveaways.

Bought this as a 1.0 from Lone Star - I know they’re strict graders so I’m very pleasantly surprised with the grade!

I don't remember seeing this listed for that much in one of the price guides, but I do remember seeing it listed for a crazy amount around the early-mid 90's. It was one of the mail-order dealers that advertised in the monthly comics, can't remember which one. I just remember seeing this issue for something like $70, which blew me away. I'll keep an eye open for the ad while I'm reading through my floppies.

The three-page introduction of Kaine from Web of Spider-Man 119.

Action 12 hit the stands a week prior to Detective 27.

Fantastic point - makes sense. Still baffles me a little bit, but I’m glad the Tec ad has gotten more attention over the past few years. I think its a fun bit of comic history that was overlooked for decades.

Great point - Overstreet has had its fair share of errors over the years. I knew about the Action 1 ad, but the Marvel 1 ad is something I’d never heard before. Any idea which pulp it’s in? I’d love to check that out.

I should’ve been more specific, sorry. The first Oversteet guide I had was from 1987 and the More Fun 51 ad was called out as the first appearance of the Spectre. The listing for Action 12 has no call out for Batman/Detective 27. In fact it appears that the Batman ad wasn’t called out in the Overstreet guide until the early 2000s. So, I assumed the More Fun ad was better known with casual collectors for years since the Tec ad was not mentioned in the guides. I consider myself a pretty knowledgeable fan (I’ve collected for over 30 years) and I didn’t even know of the Tec ad until it was casually mentioned in Wizard magazine in the late 90s/early 2000s. So, I’m hoping to gain the insight of some golden age collectors to see how these books have been viewed throughout the years. For the record, I don’t consider either one a first appearance but I find it really strange that MF was considered a first while Action 12 wasn’t.

Hey everyone, I figure this is the best forum to discuss these in-house ads. As a kid, I loved reading through the OSPG and learning about books that I had little to no chance of physically seeing back in the pre-internet days. For many many years I thought that MF51 was the first appearance of the Spectre - it wasn't until I saw an image online that I realized how different the ad was from the finished product. I was even more mystified when I saw that the ad for Detective Comics 27 in Action 12 was a unique image and very similar to the Spectre ad. Given their similarities, does anyone have some insight why the Spectre ad got so much recognition when the similar ad of a much more popular character was virtually ignored for decades? I'm attaching an image of both for comparison. Thanks all!

This - and I can’t stress this enough - does not come close to answering my question. All you provided was a condescending description of pages I posted AND stated I owned. You ignored my prior post that pointed out an inaccurate answer you provided while still finding a way to respond in a manner that, frankly, doesn’t surprise me one bit. I knew I should have just kept you on ignore. Back you go. ANYWAYS...I’ll move this to the golden age forum to get a new perspective.

So, I’m guessing this might be better asked in the golden age forum, but does anyone else have some insight into this discrepancy?

I've gotten the OA bug over the last couple of years - here are my key pages...Web of Spider-Man 119, pg 13 with the very first panel of Kaine. Next up, Detective Comics 524 - if we can claim that the black suit Spidey first appeared in the three books that came out the same month, then I'm gonna say this page is the first appearance of Jason Todd! Even if it's technically his second appearance, this is the first time we learn his name. Finally, a page from Sword of Azrael 1. LOVED this book as a kid, really happy to have a page from it. Runner up - Flash 62, page 2, the first of Mark Waid's incredible run.

Now that I'm back home, here are the full pages I mentioned for More Fun 51 and Action Comics 12. Please take a look and judge for yourself - thanks!