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RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Earl Davis — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:12:03 GMT

I thought we might look at some of the character debuts in the DC comics of 1982. First up for discussion is Arion who first appeared as a back up strip in Warlord 55 (March 1982) and later graduated to his own series.

Warlord 55 1st Arion (Mar 1982)

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Ringfinger — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:10:21 GMT

You will surely have quite the collection when all is said and done.

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Earl Davis — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:58:27 GMT

Here we go. Just 3 issues left now on the non-promotional stuff..

Title	Issues	Total	Own
Action	527 to 538	12	12
Adventure	489 to 494	6	6
All Star Squadron	5 to 16, An1	13	13
Arak Son of Thunder	5 to 16	12	12
Arion Lord of Atlantis	1 to 2	2	2
Batman	343 to 354, An8	13	13
Best of DC Digest	20 to 31	12	11
Blackhawk	251 to 253	3	3
Brave and the Bold	182 to 193	12	12
Camelot 3000	1	1	1
Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew	1 to 10	10	10
Daring New Adventures of Supergirl	1 to 2	2	2
DC Comics Presents	41-52, An1	13	13
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest	17 to 24	8	7
Detective Comics	510 to 521	12	12
Flash	305 to 316	12	12
Fury of Firestorm	1 to 7	7	7
GI Combat	237 to 248	12	12
Ghosts	108 to 112	5	5
Green Lantern	148 to 159	12	12
House of Mystery	300 to 311	12	12
Jonah Hex	56 to 67	12	12
Justice League of America	198 to 209	12	12
Legion of Super-Heroes	283 to 294, An1	13	13
Marvel and DC Present 1	1	1	1
Masters of the Universe 1	1	1	1
New Adventures of Superboy	25 to 36	12	12
New Teen Titans	15 to 26, An1	13	13
Night Force	1 to 5	5	5
Phantom Zone	1 to 4	4	4
Secrets of Haunted House	44 to 46	3	3
Sgt. Rock	360 to 371, An2	13	13
Superman	367 to 378	12	12
Superman Family	214 to 222	9	9
Superman Spectacular	1	1	1
Swamp Thing	1 to 8, An1	9	9
Tales of the New Teen Titans	1 to 4	4	4
Unexpected	218 to 222	5	5
Unknown Soldier	259 to 268	10	10
Warlord	53 to 64, An1	13	13
Weird War Tales	107 to 118	12	11
Wonder Woman	287 to 298	12	12
World's Finest Comics	275 to 286	12	12
TOTAL		379	376


Atari Force Mini Comics	1 to 5	5	5
Masters of the Universe Mini Comics	1 to 7	7	0
Swordquest	1 to 3	3	2
Warlord Mini Comic	1	1	0
Superman The Computer Masters of Metropolis	1	1	1
TOTAL		17	8

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Earl Davis — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:57:03 GMT

Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest (1979) 21 VF- 7.5 1 $5.40
Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest (1979) 22 FN/VF 7.0 1 $4.40
Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest (1979) 23 VF 1 $4.40
Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest (1979) 24 VF 1 $4.40
Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest (1979) 26 VF- 7.5 1 $5.98
Weird War Tales (1971 DC) 117 VF 1 $4.40

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Ringfinger — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:53:50 GMT

Man, you hobby and have a focus, what a great feeling. I am so out there it is annoying. You do give me hope and make me see it can be done.

Now, I better get back to work ha ha!!

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Earl Davis — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:22:38 GMT

Thanks Mike.

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

DCIndexer — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:07:31 GMT

The Superman Spectacular was not a standard release.

Here's some info regarding it courtesy of Bob Rozakis.

"In 1981, in response to their German audience's insatiable demand for Superman stories, DC agreed to prepare a series of extra-length episodes exclusively for their German licensee. A portion of the first issue's print-run was published in English and the 48-page album (with cardboard covers, a square spine and measuring 8.5 x 11.5 inches) appeared in U.S. comics shops as SUPERMAN SPECTACULAR # 1. "The Startling Saga of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue" took its title from the classic Silver Age imaginary tale but Bob Rozakis' plot took off in an entirely different direction. Paul Kupperberg provided dialogue and Adrian Gonzales and Vince Colletta were the artists. Over the next few years, DC used several more of the German-audience stories in their U.S. titles but this was the only one to use the graphic album format."

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Earl Davis — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:58:29 GMT

I paid $5.76 for this. Supposed to be VFN but looks worse. Seems harder to find than the typical 1982 DC. Its in magazine format. I can't find much about it online...

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Earl Davis — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:06:38 GMT

Almost there with the non-promotional stuff...

Title	Issues	Total	Own
Action	527 to 538	12	12
Adventure	489 to 494	6	6
All Star Squadron	5 to 16, An1	13	13
Arak Son of Thunder	5 to 16	12	12
Arion Lord of Atlantis	1 to 2	2	2
Batman	343 to 354, An8	13	13
Best of DC Digest	20 to 31	12	6
Blackhawk	251 to 253	3	3
Brave and the Bold	182 to 193	12	12
Camelot 3000	1	1	1
Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew	1 to 10	10	10
Daring New Adventures of Supergirl	1 to 2	2	2
DC Comics Presents	41-52, An1	13	13
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest	17 to 24	8	7
Detective Comics	510 to 521	12	12
Flash	305 to 316	12	12
Fury of Firestorm	1 to 7	7	7
GI Combat	237 to 248	12	12
Ghosts	108 to 112	5	5
Green Lantern	148 to 159	12	12
House of Mystery	300 to 311	12	12
Jonah Hex	56 to 67	12	12
Justice League of America	198 to 209	12	12
Legion of Super-Heroes	283 to 294, An1	13	13
Marvel and DC Present 1	1	1	1
Masters of the Universe 1	1	1	1
New Adventures of Superboy	25 to 36	12	12
New Teen Titans	15 to 26, An1	13	13
Night Force	1 to 5	5	5
Phantom Zone	1 to 4	4	4
Secrets of Haunted House	44 to 46	3	3
Sgt. Rock	360 to 371, An2	13	13
Superman	367 to 378	12	12
Superman Family	214 to 222	9	9
Superman Spectacular	1	1	0
Swamp Thing	1 to 8, An1	9	9
Tales of the New Teen Titans	1 to 4	4	4
Unexpected	218 to 222	5	5
Unknown Soldier	259 to 268	10	10
Warlord	53 to 64, An1	13	13
Weird War Tales	107 to 118	12	10
Wonder Woman	287 to 298	12	12
World's Finest Comics	275 to 286	12	12
TOTAL		379	369


Atari Force Mini Comics	1 to 5	5	5
Masters of the Universe Mini Comics	1 to 7	7	0
Swordquest	1 to 3	3	2
Warlord Mini Comic	1	1	0
Superman The Computer Masters of Metropolis	1	1	1
TOTAL		17	8

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Earl Davis — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:25:49 GMT

Ordered these recently which takes me every close to a complete set...

GI Combat (1952) 248 NM 1 $3.98
Sgt. Rock (1977) 363 FN 1 $2.20
Sgt. Rock Annual (1982) 2 NM 1 $2.98
Weird War Tales (1971 DC) 107 NM 1 $4.70
Weird War Tales (1971 DC) 108 VF 1 $3.98
Weird War Tales (1971 DC) 110 NM 1 $4.98
Weird War Tales (1971 DC) 112 NM 1 $4.98
Weird War Tales (1971 DC) 113 VF 1 $3.98
World's Finest (1941) 275 VF 1 $5.20
World's Finest (1941) 276 VF 1 $3.80
World's Finest (1941) 278 VF 1 $5.10
World's Finest (1941) 279 NM 1 $4.98

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Earl Davis — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:23:26 GMT

I am currently working on a Marvel 1982 checklist which I am splitting into three sections, Marvel 1982 that had US Newsstand/Direct Market distribution, Marvel 1982 that had UK newsstand distribution and Marvel 1982 promotional comics. I am currently at letter M and anticipate starting the thread in the the Marvel section before the end of September.

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Earl Davis — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:53:20 GMT

Just 23 regular issues to go...

Title	Issues	Total	Own
Action	527 to 538	12	12
Adventure	489 to 494	6	6
All Star Squadron	5 to 16, An1	13	13
Arak Son of Thunder	5 to 16	12	12
Arion Lord of Atlantis	1 to 2	2	2
Batman	343 to 354, An8	13	13
Best of DC Digest	20 to 31	12	6
Blackhawk	251 to 253	3	3
Brave and the Bold	182 to 193	12	12
Camelot 3000	1	1	1
Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew	1 to 10	10	10
Daring New Adventures of Supergirl	1 to 2	2	2
DC Comics Presents	41-52, An1	13	13
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest	17 to 24	8	7
Detective Comics	510 to 521	12	12
Flash	305 to 316	12	12
Fury of Firestorm	1 to 7	7	7
GI Combat	237 to 248	12	11
Ghosts	108 to 112	5	5
Green Lantern	148 to 159	12	12
House of Mystery	300 to 311	12	12
Jonah Hex	56 to 67	12	12
Justice League of America	198 to 209	12	12
Legion of Super-Heroes	283 to 294, An1	13	13
Marvel and DC Present 1	1	1	1
Masters of the Universe 1	1	1	1
New Adventures of Superboy	25 to 36	12	12
New Teen Titans	15 to 26, An1	13	13
Night Force	1 to 5	5	5
Phantom Zone	1 to 4	4	4
Secrets of Haunted House	44 to 46	3	3
Sgt. Rock	360 to 371, An2	13	10
Superman	367 to 378	12	12
Superman Family	214 to 222	9	9
Superman Spectacular	1	1	0
Swamp Thing	1 to 8, An1	9	9
Tales of the New Teen Titans	1 to 4	4	4
Unexpected	218 to 222	5	5
Unknown Soldier	259 to 268	10	10
Warlord	53 to 64, An1	13	13
Weird War Tales	107 to 118	12	5
Wonder Woman	287 to 298	12	12
World's Finest Comics	275 to 286	12	8
TOTAL		379	356


Atari Force Mini Comics	1 to 5	5	5
Masters of the Universe Mini Comics	1 to 7	7	0
Swordquest	1 to 3	3	2
Warlord Mini Comic	1	1	0
Superman The Computer Masters of Metropolis	1	1	1
TOTAL		17	8

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Earl Davis — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:51:15 GMT

Getting close on this set as today I ordered...

GI Combat (1952) 244 NM	1	$4.80
GI Combat (1952) 245 NM	1	$4.80
GI Combat (1952) 246 NM	1	$4.80
GI Combat (1952) 247 NM	1	$4.80

Sgt. Rock (1977) 360 VF	1	$2.60
Sgt. Rock (1977) 361 NM	1	$3.20
Sgt. Rock (1977) 366 VF	1	$2.60

Superman Family (1974) 222 VF- 7.5	1		$4.47

Superman Family (1974) 222 VF- 7.5

$4.47

Weird War Tales (1971 DC) 114 VF	1		$4.60
Weird War Tales (1971 DC) 115 VF	1		$4.60

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Ringfinger — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:35:16 GMT

I really respect your focus and look forward to the updates. Good job!!

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Earl Davis — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 04:14:49 GMT

Lets take a look at the 1982 Sgt.Rock issues that were published...

#360

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#361

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#362

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#366

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#369

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#370

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#371

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RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Earl Davis — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 04:11:51 GMT

Added another 2 issues of Sgt. Rock which moves me onto 347 out of the 379 non giveaway DC's from 1982...

Title	Issues	Total	Own
Action	527 to 538	12	12
Adventure	489 to 494	6	6
All Star Squadron	5 to 16, An1	13	13
Arak Son of Thunder	5 to 16	12	12
Arion Lord of Atlantis	1 to 2	2	2
Batman	343 to 354, An8	13	13
Best of DC Digest	20 to 31	12	6
Blackhawk	251 to 253	3	3
Brave and the Bold	182 to 193	12	12
Camelot 3000	1	1	1
Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew	1 to 10	10	10
Daring New Adventures of Supergirl	1 to 2	2	2
DC Comics Presents	41-52, An1	13	13
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest	17 to 24	8	7
Detective Comics	510 to 521	12	12
Flash	305 to 316	12	12
Fury of Firestorm	1 to 7	7	7
GI Combat	237 to 248	12	7
Ghosts	108 to 112	5	5
Green Lantern	148 to 159	12	12
House of Mystery	300 to 311	12	12
Jonah Hex	56 to 67	12	12
Justice League of America	198 to 209	12	12
Legion of Super-Heroes	283 to 294, An1	13	13
Marvel and DC Present 1	1	1	1
Masters of the Universe 1	1	1	1
New Adventures of Superboy	25 to 36	12	12
New Teen Titans	15 to 26, An1	13	13
Night Force	1 to 5	5	5
Phantom Zone	1 to 4	4	4
Secrets of Haunted House	44 to 46	3	3
Sgt. Rock	360 to 371, An2	13	8
Superman	367 to 378	12	12
Superman Family	214 to 222	9	8
Superman Spectacular	1	1	0
Swamp Thing	1 to 8, An1	9	9
Tales of the New Teen Titans	1 to 4	4	4
Unexpected	218 to 222	5	5
Unknown Soldier	259 to 268	10	10
Warlord	53 to 64, An1	13	13
Weird War Tales	107 to 118	12	3
Wonder Woman	287 to 298	12	12
World's Finest Comics	275 to 286	12	8
TOTAL		379	347


Atari Force Mini Comics	1 to 5	5	5
Masters of the Universe Mini Comics	1 to 7	7	0
Swordquest	1 to 3	3	2
Warlord Mini Comic	1	1	0
Superman The Computer Masters of Metropolis	1	1	1
TOTAL		17	8

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Earl Davis — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:18:29 GMT

Thanks Mike the encouragement means a lot coming from you.

My latest 1982 progress...

Title	Issues	Total	Own
Action	527 to 538	12	12
Adventure	489 to 494	6	6
All Star Squadron	5 to 16, An1	13	13
Arak Son of Thunder	5 to 16	12	12
Arion Lord of Atlantis	1 to 2	2	2
Batman	343 to 354, An8	13	13
Best of DC Digest	20 to 31	12	6
Blackhawk	251 to 253	3	3
Brave and the Bold	182 to 193	12	12
Camelot 3000	1	1	1
Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew	1 to 10	10	10
Daring New Adventures of Supergirl	1 to 2	2	2
DC Comics Presents	41-52, An1	13	13
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest	17 to 24	8	7
Detective Comics	510 to 521	12	12
Flash	305 to 316	12	12
Fury of Firestorm	1 to 7	7	7
GI Combat	237 to 248	12	7
Ghosts	108 to 112	5	5
Green Lantern	148 to 159	12	12
House of Mystery	300 to 311	12	12
Jonah Hex	56 to 67	12	12
Justice League of America	198 to 209	12	12
Legion of Super-Heroes	283 to 294, An1	13	13
Marvel and DC Present 1	1	1	1
Masters of the Universe 1	1	1	1
New Adventures of Superboy	25 to 36	12	12
New Teen Titans	15 to 26, An1	13	13
Night Force	1 to 5	5	5
Phantom Zone	1 to 4	4	4
Secrets of Haunted House	44 to 46	3	3
Sgt. Rock	360 to 371, An2	13	6
Superman	367 to 378	12	12
Superman Family	214 to 222	9	8
Superman Spectacular	1	1	0
Swamp Thing	1 to 8, An1	9	9
Tales of the New Teen Titans	1 to 4	4	4
Unexpected	218 to 222	5	5
Unknown Soldier	259 to 268	10	10
Warlord	53 to 64, An1	13	13
Weird War Tales	107 to 118	12	3
Wonder Woman	287 to 298	12	12
World's Finest Comics	275 to 286	12	8
TOTAL		379	345

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

DCIndexer — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:31:55 GMT

Good luck with your hunt, Earl.

Obviously I want to get ALL DC books, but I also track by years just as you are doing. I'm striving to finish 1964 right now (5 books to go). 1965-up is complete. I need about 50 more 12-cent books total.

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Ringfinger — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:07:34 GMT

Dude, you are rocking it out.

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Earl Davis — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:41:11 GMT

I have made further progress with 1982 DC...

Title	Issues	Total	Own
Action	527 to 538	12	12
Adventure	489 to 494	6	6
All Star Squadron	5 to 16, An1	13	13
Arak Son of Thunder	5 to 16	12	12
Arion Lord of Atlantis	1 to 2	2	2
Batman	343 to 354, An8	13	13
Best of DC Digest	20 to 31	12	6
Blackhawk	251 to 253	3	3
Brave and the Bold	182 to 193	12	12
Camelot 3000	1	1	1
Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew	1 to 10	10	10
Daring New Adventures of Supergirl	1 to 2	2	2
DC Comics Presents	41-52, An1	13	13
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest	17 to 24	8	7
Detective Comics	510 to 521	12	12
Flash	305 to 316	12	12
Fury of Firestorm	1 to 7	7	7
GI Combat	237 to 248	12	7
Ghosts	108 to 112	5	2
Green Lantern	148 to 159	12	12
House of Mystery	300 to 311	12	12
Jonah Hex	56 to 67	12	12
Justice League of America	198 to 209	12	12
Legion of Super-Heroes	283 to 294, An1	13	13
Marvel and DC Present 1	1	1	1
Masters of the Universe 1	1	1	1
New Adventures of Superboy	25 to 36	12	12
New Teen Titans	15 to 26, An1	13	13
Night Force	1 to 5	5	5
Phantom Zone	1 to 4	4	4
Secrets of Haunted House	44 to 46	3	2
Sgt. Rock	360 to 371, An2	13	6
Superman	367 to 378	12	12
Superman Family	214 to 222	9	8
Superman Spectacular	1	1	0
Swamp Thing	1 to 8, An1	9	9
Tales of the New Teen Titans	1 to 4	4	4
Unexpected	218 to 222	5	5
Unknown Soldier	259 to 268	10	10
Warlord	53 to 64, An1	13	13
Weird War Tales	107 to 118	12	3
Wonder Woman	287 to 298	12	12
World's Finest Comics	275 to 286	12	8
TOTAL		379	341


Atari Force Mini Comics	1 to 5	5	5
Masters of the Universe Mini Comics	1 to 7	7	0
Swordquest	1 to 3	3	2
Warlord Mini Comic	1	1	0
Superman The Computer Masters of Metropolis	1	1	1
TOTAL		17	8

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Earl Davis — Mon, 25 May 2009 03:29:57 GMT

[quote][b]Snipe-Chi (5/24/2009)[/b][hr][quote][b]Earl Davis (5/22/2009)[/b][hr]That's amazingly generous of you but it's probably not worth the cost of mailing it out to the UK. I appreciate the thought though:D.[/quote]

Sending it by UPS would no doubt cost you an arm and a leg but sending it by lettermail wouldn't probably cost more than a few pounds. And weightwise/thickness I could even include one of the DC digests that you need (but not as a freebie :hehe: ).

So does that mean that all this time you've been growing your collection strictly with UK sellers and dealers? :hmmmm:
[/quote]

From 1978 to 1981 all my comics came straight off the racks or from Jumble sales (a type of fleamarket). In around 1981 I discovered my first LCS (Interstellar in Stoke on Trent) and started on back issues which was superseeded by Fantasy World in Hanley. In the 90's I switced to getting many of my comics at the Golden Orbit Comic Fairs that run most weekends in the UK. Until about 2002 I only ever placed 1 mail order with a US dealer (The Avalanche of Wonder). From 2002 I started to order online from Mycomicshop.com and Mile High who both offered free shipping to the UK for larger orders. Around 2003 I started to buy from ebay US but usually only variants and promotional comics that were impossible to find in the UK.

Earl.

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Snipe-Chi — Sun, 24 May 2009 23:10:12 GMT

[quote][b]Earl Davis (5/22/2009)[/b][hr]That's amazingly generous of you but it's probably not worth the cost of mailing it out to the UK. I appreciate the thought though:D.[/quote]

Sending it by UPS would no doubt cost you an arm and a leg but sending it by lettermail wouldn't probably cost more than a few pounds. And weightwise/thickness I could even include one of the DC digests that you need (but not as a freebie :hehe: ).

So does that mean that all this time you've been growing your collection strictly with UK sellers and dealers? :hmmmm:

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Snipe-Chi — Sun, 24 May 2009 22:51:18 GMT

[quote][b]Earl Davis (5/22/2009)[/b][hr]Thanks for checking. Living in the UK issues of US comics were not aways easy to find for a young teen so I did indeed miss those issues of Tec back in 1982. I finally picked them up about 10 days ago which is why CPG shows I now have them but the checklist I posted earlier in this thread shows I stilll need them.[/quote]

I see. Did you ever try out a subscription? I remember all those comical order coupons but more so in Marvel than DC.

As a young collector, I scoured the city looking for then current issues. If I think of all the legwork I put into building my collection particularly in the first couple of years, and all the corner stores and newsstands that I visited... my comics should be valued many times above guide! :D

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Earl Davis — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:30:34 GMT

[quote][b]Snipe-Chi (5/21/2009)[/b][hr][quote][b]Snipe-Chi (5/15/2009)[/b][hr]Earl,

Are you sure that you don't already own all of the Detective Comics issues from 510-521? According to your world list of what you own, you have all 12 issues. The issues you are missing are 507 and 509. [...][/quote]

I checked out your collection because I was curious to see which House of Mystery issue you were missing.

Back in '82 I had purchased a single issue of HoM for the whole year. I bought it to cut out a back cover order coupon. :) I did not intend to make it part of my collection. Nevertheless, it was a very good read. I was introduced to Andrew Bennett, I...Vampire and the plot involved another take on Jack the Ripper. It sported a cover by Joe Kubert, and nice artwork by Tom Sutton. Even though I liked it, I did not continue with the series that year because I already had too many other titles on my plate.

I [b]did[/b] pick up the series the following year - after I had culled some other titles that I was getting disinterested with - upon noticing an issue with a cover by Mike Kaluta. I continued with it until the demise of Andrew Bennett later in '83. I remember that I regretted that I hadn't continued with the title from my introduction the previous year.

Anyways, I thought that it would be freaky if the one issue that I have from 1982 was the one issue that you are missing. Well, guess what! It is!! :w00t:

You can have it if you want it. :)[/quote]

That's amazingly generous of you but it's probably not worth the cost of mailing it out to the UK. I appreciate the thought though:D.

Earl.

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Earl Davis — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:27:21 GMT

[quote][b]Snipe-Chi (5/15/2009)[/b][hr]Earl,

Are you sure that you don't already own all of the Detective Comics issues from 510-521? According to your world list of what you own, you have all 12 issues. The issues you are missing are 507 and 509.

If you were an avid Batman reader back in 1982 then you would not have missed any of the Detective issues because in the 1982 cover dates Batman and Detective comics storylines began crossing over back and forth each month. The two titles became intertwined.

In fact that's why I have a beef with the valuations of the two titles. It doesn't chime that the Batman NM value is 14$ while the Detective NM value is only 6$ if both titles featured the same storyline, the same writer, the same artist (Gene Colan), etc.

If one is a true collector, I think complete story arcs should take priority over just complete issue number runs of only one title. Both titles should be in equal demand.

And that is why CGC-only collectors are missing out on what comic book collecting is all about.
[/quote]

Thanks for checking. Living in the UK issues of US comics were not aways easy to find for a young teen so I did indeed miss those issues of Tec back in 1982. I finally picked them up about 10 days ago which is why CPG shows I now have them but the checklist I posted earlier in this thread shows I stilll need them.

My up to date checklist looks like this...

Title	Issues	Total	Own
Action	527 to 538	12	12
Adventure	489 to 494	6	6
All Star Squadron	5 to 16, An1	13	13
Arak Son of Thunder	5 to 16	12	12
Arion Lord of Atlantis	1 to 2	2	2
Batman	343 to 354, An8	13	13
Best of DC Digest	20 to 31	12	6
Blackhawk	251 to 253	3	3
Brave and the Bold	182 to 193	12	12
Camelot 3000	1	1	1
Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew	1 to 10	10	10
Daring New Adventures of Supergirl	1 to 2	2	2
DC Comics Presents	41-52, An1	13	13
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest	17 to 24	8	7
Detective Comics	510 to 521	12	12
Flash	305 to 316	12	12
Fury of Firestorm	1 to 7	7	7
GI Combat	237 to 248	12	5
Ghosts	108 to 112	5	2
Green Lantern	148 to 159	12	12
House of Mystery	300 to 311	12	11
Jonah Hex	56 to 67	12	12
Justice League of America	198 to 209	12	12
Legion of Super-Heroes	283 to 294, An1	13	13
Marvel and DC Present 1	1	1	1
Masters of the Universe 1	1	1	1
New Adventures of Superboy	25 to 36	12	12
New Teen Titans	15 to 26, An1	13	13
Night Force	1 to 5	5	5
Phantom Zone	1 to 4	4	4
Secrets of Haunted House	44 to 46	3	2
Sgt. Rock	360 to 371, An2	13	6
Superman	367 to 378	12	12
Superman Family	214 to 222	9	6
Superman Spectacular	1	1	0
Swamp Thing	1 to 8, An1	9	9
Tales of the New Teen Titans	1 to 4	4	4
Unexpected	218 to 222	5	5
Unknown Soldier	259 to 268	10	10
Warlord	53 to 64, An1	13	13
Weird War Tales	107 to 118	12	3
Wonder Woman	287 to 298	12	12
World's Finest Comics	275 to 286	12	8
TOTAL		379	336


Atari Force Mini Comics	1 to 5	5	5
Masters of the Universe Mini Comics	1 to 7	7	0
Swordquest	1 to 3	3	2
Warlord Mini Comic	1	1	0
Superman The Computer Masters of Metropolis	1	1	1
TOTAL		17	8

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Snipe-Chi — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:34:00 GMT

[quote][b]Snipe-Chi (5/15/2009)[/b][hr]Earl,

Are you sure that you don't already own all of the Detective Comics issues from 510-521? According to your world list of what you own, you have all 12 issues. The issues you are missing are 507 and 509. [...][/quote]

I checked out your collection because I was curious to see which House of Mystery issue you were missing.

Back in '82 I had purchased a single issue of HoM for the whole year. I bought it to cut out a back cover order coupon. :) I did not intend to make it part of my collection. Nevertheless, it was a very good read. I was introduced to Andrew Bennett, I...Vampire and the plot involved another take on Jack the Ripper. It sported a cover by Joe Kubert, and nice artwork by Tom Sutton. Even though I liked it, I did not continue with the series that year because I already had too many other titles on my plate.

I [b]did[/b] pick up the series the following year - after I had culled some other titles that I was getting disinterested with - upon noticing an issue with a cover by Mike Kaluta. I continued with it until the demise of Andrew Bennett later in '83. I remember that I regretted that I hadn't continued with the title from my introduction the previous year.

Anyways, I thought that it would be freaky if the one issue that I have from 1982 was the one issue that you are missing. Well, guess what! It is!! :w00t:

You can have it if you want it. :)

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Ringfinger — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:26:34 GMT

[quote][b]Snipe-Chi (5/16/2009)[/b][hr][quote][b]Ringfinger (5/15/2009)[/b][hr]CGC, what's that? I read my comics!![/quote]

I heard rumours that they are in the plastic sealant business. ;)
[/quote]

Heh heh. Good one.

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

WOLFEN — Sun, 17 May 2009 00:07:12 GMT

CGC= COMIC GRADE COFFINS...:D

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Snipe-Chi — Sat, 16 May 2009 23:59:42 GMT

[quote][b]Ringfinger (5/15/2009)[/b][hr]CGC, what's that? I read my comics!![/quote]

I heard rumours that they are in the plastic sealant business. ;)

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

WOLFEN — Sat, 16 May 2009 19:03:13 GMT

[quote][b]Speedy-D (2/23/2009)[/b][hr][quote][b]slym2none (2/23/2009)[/b][hr][quote][b]Sonic_Drift (2/23/2009)[/b][hr]I was planning at some point in the near future to do this for titles from 1983 because it is the year I was born.
[/quote]

Dang youngin's.....

:hehe:

-slym[/quote]

agreed. Being born after the '70s is just foolishness.[/quote]

ditto...

After, reading Earl's very interesting endeavor, I've given thought to when I got into DC...and we would be talking 1970-71...reading from my brother's collection..The books he had, and the one's he bought...the one's that came out that year...trying to collect those, would probably break me, would have to see what i have in my own collection first..then go from there.

this could be fun..:)

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Ringfinger — Fri, 15 May 2009 09:39:58 GMT

CGC, what's that? I read my comics!!

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Snipe-Chi — Fri, 15 May 2009 02:03:24 GMT

Earl,

Are you sure that you don't already own all of the Detective Comics issues from 510-521? According to your world list of what you own, you have all 12 issues. The issues you are missing are 507 and 509.

If you were an avid Batman reader back in 1982 then you would not have missed any of the Detective issues because in the 1982 cover dates Batman and Detective comics storylines began crossing over back and forth each month. The two titles became intertwined.

In fact that's why I have a beef with the valuations of the two titles. It doesn't chime that the Batman NM value is 14$ while the Detective NM value is only 6$ if both titles featured the same storyline, the same writer, the same artist (Gene Colan), etc.

If one is a true collector, I think complete story arcs should take priority over just complete issue number runs of only one title. Both titles should be in equal demand.

And that is why CGC-only collectors are missing out on what comic book collecting is all about.

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Ringfinger — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:18:17 GMT

Dude, you are well on your way. Congratulations

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

ronankan — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:50:26 GMT

[quote]I enjoyed 1982 Justice League especially the x-over with All Star Squadron[/quote]

That was Per Degaton and it led into the Generations saga of Infinity Inc with Ordway art etc ..wasnt it .

I love time travel/alternate history tales

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Earl Davis — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:40:12 GMT

Yep, 1982 was a special year for DC. I had been into Marvel since 1978 with the launch of Star Wars. I had tried a few DC's prior to 1982 but had not been that impressed. All Star Squadron, Arak, Night Force, The Titans, The Legion, Swamp Thing, Camelot 3000 in 1982 turned me into a lifelong DC fan.

I enjoyed 1982 Justice League especially the x-over with All Star Squadron.

I was not a big fan of the Superman titles, Wonder Woman or the Flash back in 82 though. Wonder Woman was saved somewhat by the Huntress back up's.

Earl.

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

ronankan — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:25:05 GMT

mini memories for you earl

All Star Squadron 5-16, An1
Arak Son of Thunder 5-16.......Roy Thomas had just left marvel for pastures new at Dc.He got to work on the WW2 DC characters he really loved and it showed and he did a riff on Conan with arak but brought in some real world history to it with a kick *** companion in Valda the Iron Maiden

Blackhawk 251-253...Mark Evanier weaving a cool WW" storyline -he claimed later on that DC didnt even know they were publishing Blackhawk at the time -plus some excellent Chaykin covers

Camelot 3000 1

mike Barr pre Batman and the Outsiders and Brian Bolland pre the Killing Joke with a brilliant storyline

Justice League of America 198-209..not too sure about this one ,I know I loved the Gerry Conway run on JLA which started with the white martians blowing up the watchtower etc and led to Gypsy and Steel etc and Conway talking directly to his audience and asking for patience and understanding with what he was trying to do...it didnt work ,,readers revelled and wanted the big guns back

Legion of Super-Heroes 283-294, An1..my favourite storyline probaby ever in Legion ..at least until the Stern Peyer reboot and not a lot of people loved that era

New Teen Titans 15-26, An1

readingthe latest issue of Backissue magazine which just covers this Perez /Wolfman era ..Donna TRoy was never so good as when she was Wondergirl ..they runined her when they made her Troia ..I thought she was one of the main characters /real characters in the DC universe at the time and should find a way to bring her back as she was then maybe through the 52 earths ?

Night Force 1-5

...Wolfman and colan trying to recreact their Tomb of Dracula run ..with a large degree of critical success if not commercial
Tales of the New Teen Titans 1-4

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Brizzown — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:34:12 GMT

Thanks Earl.

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Earl Davis — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:32:45 GMT

My 1982 progress now looks like this...

Title	Issues	Total	Own
Action	527 to 538	12	12
Adventure	489 to 494	6	6
All Star Squadron	5 to 16, An1	13	13
Arak Son of Thunder	5 to 16	12	12
Arion Lord of Atlantis	1 to 2	2	2
Batman	343 to 354, An8	13	13
Best of DC Digest	20 to 31	12	6
Blackhawk	251 to 253	3	3
Brave and the Bold	182 to 193	12	12
Camelot 3000	1	1	1
Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew	1 to 10	10	10
Daring New Adventures of Supergirl	1 to 2	2	2
DC Comics Presents	41-52, An1	13	13
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest	17 to 24	8	7
Detective Comics	510 to 521	12	10
Flash	305 to 316	12	12
Fury of Firestorm	1 to 7	7	7
GI Combat	237 to 248	12	5
Ghosts	108 to 112	5	2
Green Lantern	148 to 159	12	12
House of Mystery	300 to 311	12	11
Jonah Hex	56 to 67	12	12
Justice League of America	198 to 209	12	12
Legion of Super-Heroes	283 to 294, An1	13	13
Marvel and DC Present 1	1	1	1
Masters of the Universe 1	1	1	1
New Adventures of Superboy	25 to 36	12	12
New Teen Titans	15 to 26, An1	13	13
Night Force	1 to 5	5	5
Phantom Zone	1 to 4	4	4
Secrets of Haunted House	44 to 46	3	2
Sgt. Rock	360 to 371, An2	13	4
Superman	367 to 378	12	12
Superman Family	214 to 222	9	6
Superman Spectacular	1	1	0
Swamp Thing	1 to 8, An1	9	9
Tales of the New Teen Titans	1 to 4	4	4
Unexpected	218 to 222	5	5
Unknown Soldier	259 to 268	10	10
Warlord	53 to 64, An1	13	13
Weird War Tales	107 to 118	12	3
Wonder Woman	287 to 298	12	12
World's Finest Comics	275 to 286	12	8
TOTAL		379	332


Atari Force Mini Comics	1 to 5	5	5
Masters of the Universe Mini Comics	1 to 7	7	0
Swordquest	1 to 3	3	2
Warlord Mini Comic	1	1	0
Superman The Computer Masters of Metropolis	1	1	1
TOTAL		17	8

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Earl Davis — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:31:34 GMT

[quote][b]Brizzown (4/14/2009)[/b][hr]Earl off the top of your head how many DC's do you have in your collection?[/quote]

My overall progress is outlined in the following thread...

http://www.comicspriceguide.com/boards/Topic151-17-2.aspx

RE: DC Comics - Collecting 1982

Brizzown — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:52:11 GMT

Earl off the top of your head how many DC's do you have in your collection?