Justice League #5 (1987). Keith Giffen (plot/breakdowns). JM DeMatteis (script). Kevin Maguire (pencils). Al Gordon (inks). Gene D'Angelo (color). Bob Lappan (letters). Andy Helfer (edits). JL was the perfectly well-placed kick in the ass the old JLA needed.
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Sabre #9 (1984). Don McGregor (writer/creator). Billy Graham (artist). Gérald Forton (inks). René Reynolds (color). Peter Iro (letters). Dean Mullaney (edits). Graham (cover). For me, this is a cherished wraparound cover from the series.
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X-Men #137 (1980). Claremont (writer/co-plotter). Byrne (pencils/co-plotter). Austin (inks). G Wein (color). Orzechowski (letters). Salicrup/L Jones (edits). Comicdom collectively wept. Then Comicdom heard about the rejected original ending. WHAT?!! #XSpoilers
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Dreadstar #1 (1982). Jim Starlin (writer/artist/creator). Glynis Wein (color). Jim Novak (letters). Archie Goodwin/Jo Duffy (editors). Part IV of Metamorphosis Odyssey - which began in Epic Illustrated #1 (1980) - unfolded with this series.
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Wolverine #2/4 (1982). Chris Claremont (writer). Frank Miller (pencils). Josef Rubinstein (finishes). Glynis Wein (color). Tom Orzechowski (letters). Louise Jones (editor). Warning: Sharp objects. #WolverineWednesday
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Twisted Tales #2 (1983). Bruce Jones (scripts). Mike Ploog*/Val Mayerik*/Rand Holmes*/Ken Steacy (art). *Steve Oliff (color). April Campbell/B Jones (edits). Campbell/Jones wrote/helmed multiple genres of stories for PC. Kept them awash with top-tier content.
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Vanguard Illustrated #2 (1983). David Campiti/Mike Baron*/Peter Milligan*/Darren Auck** (scripts). Cynthy J Wood & Bob McCleod†/Brendan McCarthy†/Steve Rude††/Auck (art). *CODY/**David Cuccio (letters). †Darryl Isaacs (color). ††Phil Philipson (color).
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Justice League of America #192 (1981). Gerry Conway (script). George Pérez & John Beatty (art). Carl Gafford (color). Ben Oda (letters). Len Wein (edits). Pérez/AnthonyTollin (cover). Read JLA sporadically before Pérez. Then a full-time reader thru issue #200.
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Miracleman: The Golden Age (2016) HC. Neil Gaiman (script). Mark Buckingham (art). D'Israeli (color). Todd Klein (letters). Was intrigued by the reason for Marvelman/Miracleman's creation (1954) by Mick Anglo. And by MM's subsequent iterations. Led me here.
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Sabre #13 (1985). Don McGregor (writer/creator). José Ortiz (artist). René Reynolds (color). Peter Iro (letters). Dean Mullaney (edits). Ortiz (cover). I own McGregor/Gulacy's original graphic novel (1978). Plus comics #1-#6 & #8-#13 of the series' 14 issues.
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Justice League of America #115 (1974). Various (script/art/letters). Nick Cardy/Tatjana Wood (cover). A hundred pages of games, galleries, and JLA & JSA tales. All for only 60¢!!! (At the time of publication). Got it in early '00s from a speculator wannabe.
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Select pages from Warlock #10 (1975). Jim Starlin (writer/artist). Steve Leialoha (inks). Tom Orzechowski (letters). Marv Wolfman (editor).
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[Pics not from my original issue.]
Pathways to Fantasy #1 (1984). Bruce Jones/Christina Rosetti/Jeffery Catherine Jones/April Campbell (writers). Barry Windsor-Smith*/John Bolton/J C Jones/Leila Dowling*/Scott Hampton (artists). *Tom Luth (color). Carrie McCarthy (letters). Gorgeous anthology.
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Dreadstar #6 (1983). Jim Starlin (writer/artist/creator). Josef Rubinstein (inks). Glynis Wein (color). Jim Novak (letters). Archie Goodwin/Jo Duffy (editors). My final comic/magazine/GN of Dreadstar material. It was an exceptional three-year ride.
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Alien Worlds #3 (1983). Bruce Jones (scripts). Scott Hampton/Ken Steacy/Tom Yeates* (art). *Steve Oliff (color). Carrie McCarthy (letters). April Campbell/ B Jones (edits). Enjoyed much of PC's output. Their EC-reminiscent anthologies I especially loved.
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X-Men #136 (1980). Claremont (writer/co-plotter). Byrne (pencils/co-plotter). Austin (inks). G Wein (color). Orzechowski (letters). Salicrup (editor). The penultimate chapter of the Dark Phoenix Saga. Looked like the end. It was anything but that. #XSpoilers
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What If? #27 (1981). Duffy (writer). Bingham (pencils). Stuart (inks). Gafford (color). Chaing (letters). DeFalco/Gruenwald (edits). Miller (cover). Maybe meant to placate fans who thought Jean got a raw deal in UXM #137 (1980)? No matter. I dug it. #XSpoilers
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Phoenix: The Untold Story (1984). Reprints UXM #137 (1980) with its original finale. Claremont/Byrne had other plans, but Marvel's Editor-in-Chief dictated Jean pay the ultimate price for Dark Phoenix's annihilation of 5 billion Asparagus people. #XSpoilers
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