steelcity Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Clark was not always kind to his "big brother" Bob. Right from Lar Gand's (I wonder if DC got that name from Garland?) arrival on earth Superboy tended to judge him with suspicion. Mon-El's thousand years in the Phantom Zone was a direct consequence of Clark's mistrust yet even though he had many long years to evaluate his harsh treatment Mon-El never appeared to harbor ill will towards Superboy. Mon-El was permanently released from his torment in Adventure 305. After that you would think Clark would do all he could to try to help Bob and make him feel appreciated. Well, brothers will always fight. TheWatcher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcity Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 This is one of the first CGC copies I bought of Adventure Comics. There could be a thread on jewel covers. TheWatcher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcity Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 8 minutes ago, Silver said: All of the Krypton stuff played heavily into all the Superman books of the 60’s. I personally like all of those books so I imagine when they were new they were popular. I got my copy of Superboy 98 in the 1980’s at the San Diego comic con, it was always a favorite issue of mine. I think it is reminiscent of Superboy #60 The cover of Superboy 98 does have a similar look to that of Superboy 60. The background on #60 is very interesting. Superboy 60 is one of the first books I bought at a comic show back in the 1980s and also one of the first Superboy title books I bought CGC graded. I have kept both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 5 hours ago, steelcity said: Nice book! Don't think I'd ever seen a NM copy of this book until you posted your copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, steelcity said: Although not a Legion issue, Superboy 121 features one of those wonderful time globes that we would all love to own. This one originates on Krypton. DC books often had misleading covers with a hero being treated badly or show some shocking, seemingly irreversible disaster. A cunning or not so cunning explanation always lay within the pages inside. In a refreshing lack of deception this really is Jor-El. Superboy 121's clean and eye catching cover must have helped it fly off the spinner racks. That's why I love early SA DCs. They all feature covers that make you go "What the... !" and want to buy the book to see out how our hero gets out of the predicament. Edited August 18, 2018 by tth2 jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 You mean like this one? 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 I have very few CGC graded Legion issues of Adventure Comics, so I don’t have any to compete with the copies you two have shown. Along those lines this is a favorite of mine and I would love to get a high grade copy, a great cover and story 1950's war comics and TheWatcher 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Silver said: You mean like this one? Some consider them hokey, I consider them brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcity Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Silver said: You mean like this one? A beautiful copy. With raw examples like this who needs a CGC book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcity Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Talking of weird Jimmy Olsen covers this issue fascinated me as a kid. It has a hint of Composite Superman about it. TheWatcher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 That’s a good one Ian. Jimmy had a lot cool covers that I’m sure were the reason the books sold as well as it did. Pretty sure through the mid 60’s at least Jimmy Olsen outsold Amazing Spider-Man! 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 (edited) Not sure if this is the second appearance on Composite Superman or not, great cover! Edited August 19, 2018 by Silver 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcity Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 World's Finest 284 is a great cover. The second Composite Superman was in issue #168 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcity Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 While we are sort of talking Jimmy Olsen both issues 36 and 37 have a Legion link of sorts. #36 sees Jimmy accessing one of the Legion style time bubbles and #37 sees his first cover appearance as Elastic Lad. buttock and TheWatcher 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 That’s the best 37 I have ever seen! We need a full list of bubble covers! 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcity Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Silver said: That’s the best 37 I have ever seen! We need a full list of bubble covers! Even Lois got in on the act with her own bubble adventure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 On 8/9/2018 at 12:04 AM, Aman619 said: Lol. No I like Boring. He had a quirky style, but his flying walking Superman was always very powerfully drawn. But his women were similar to Ditko in that they all looked similar, and a bit weird. I meant Forte, the Legion artist in the 300s. Me, too. I loved Boring Supes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 On 8/19/2018 at 7:40 AM, Silver said: Not sure if this is the second appearance on Composite Superman or not, great cover! Giffen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Let’s not lose this thread again, lots of Legion love left to give. Dont know if anyone posted this one yet, if so, sorry for the dupe. In the early days of collecting the Legion the key issues were always the ones before Adventure Comics 300, usually those are what collectors focused on. This one introduces Star Boy. Oddly enough though the cover focuses more on Lana laying in the new legion member. It seems like almost every early Legion appearance had another addition to the team TheWatcher and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcity Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 17 hours ago, Silver said: Let’s not lose this thread again, lots of Legion love left to give. Dont know if anyone posted this one yet, if so, sorry for the dupe. In the early days of collecting the Legion the key issues were always the ones before Adventure Comics 300, usually those are what collectors focused on. This one introduces Star Boy. Oddly enough though the cover focuses more on Lana laying in the new legion member. It seems like almost every early Legion appearance had another addition to the team 5th Legion and a difficult book in high grade. Very nice copy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
