Crappy First Issue Collectors Thread! Read at Your Own Risk 1 1

[Hawkman]

The Jetsons, Thundercats, and a few others definitely have appeal.

[paperheart]

[BlowUpTheMoon]

[THE_BEYONDER]

[THE_BEYONDER]

[THE_BEYONDER]

[Ken Aldred]

6 minutes ago, THE_BEYONDER said:

Great comic.

First appearance of Cheeks, the Toy Wonder.

[THE_BEYONDER]

[F For Fake]

14 hours ago, THE_BEYONDER said:

Hey now, Ambush Bug rules! Let's not lump him in with the likes of Alf!

Edit: If I'd scrolled down, I would have seen that @Ken Aldred already came to Ambush Bug's defense!

Edited September 14, 2020 by F For Fake

[THE_BEYONDER]

40 minutes ago, F For Fake said:

Hey now, Ambush Bug rules! Let's not lump him in with the likes of Alf!

Edit: If I'd scrolled down, I would have seen that @Ken Aldred already came to Ambush Bug's defense!

Guess I should actually read the book 

[F For Fake]

1 hour ago, THE_BEYONDER said:

Guess I should actually read the book 

No time like the present! Let the warm, joyful, warming joy of Ambush Bug wash over you!

[Zonker]

Thinking we all have more than one of these, amiright?

[Ken Aldred]

55 minutes ago, Zonker said:

Thinking we all have more than one of these, amiright?

Despite being an Adams fan, I never bought this one, or Skateman.

I did make the mistake of buying a couple of the later Continuity first issues, though.  Great art, but unreadable.

[F For Fake]

1 hour ago, Ken Aldred said:

Despite being an Adams fan, I never bought this one, or Skateman.

I did make the mistake of buying a couple of the later Continuity first issues, though.  Great art, but unreadable.

Skate Man is pretty dire. I used to do a blog series on the worst comics of all time, and Skate Man was one of the earliest entries. Not good. Not. Good.

[Ken Aldred]

Just now, F For Fake said:

Skate Man is pretty dire. I used to do a blog series on the worst comics of all time, and Skate Man was one of the earliest entries. Not good. Not. Good.

I don't really think it improved that much at Continuity, later on.  Their books from the 90s had nice art but terrible stories, which didn't hold your attention for a second.  Those first issues could be suggestions for this thread as well, unless they get a pass for the artwork.

[Dr Zen]

[1950's war comics]

2 minutes ago, Dr Zen said:

as DREK as it gets

[F For Fake]

1 minute ago, Ken Aldred said:

I don't really think it improved that much at Continuity, later on.  Their books from the 90s had nice art but terrible stories, which didn't hold your attention for a second.  Those first issues could be suggestions for this thread as well, unless they get a pass for the artwork.

I recall that Continuity went hard for pretty much all of the 90’s gimmicks. Remember those “indestructible” Tyvek covers? I wonder if anyone ever got some graded and how well the held up after all?

[Ken Aldred]

38 minutes ago, F For Fake said:

I recall that Continuity went hard for pretty much all of the 90’s gimmicks. Remember those “indestructible” Tyvek covers? I wonder if anyone ever got some graded and how well the held up after all?

You’re right. One of the major players in the gimmick cover era, and maybe I should’ve expected zero effort on the story side of things inside the Tyvek.

The Echo of Futurepast series from the 80s was a lot better.

Edited September 14, 2020 by Ken Aldred

[mica]

23 hours ago, THE_BEYONDER said:

We'll let Top Dog get a pass.  Especially up till the Spiderman crossover.