By the summer my passion had changed from Marvel to DC. Titles like Team America, Time Bandits and Marvel Two in One seeming less sophisticated than the Great Darkness Saga running in Legion of Super-Heroes and the Wolfman/Perez New Teen Titans. It was not all over for Marvel. I was still a big Avengers fan.

I remember going to the comic shop and not being able to afford both Wolverine 1 and Hercules 1 and eventually settling for Hercules (oh well). I still don't own the Wolverine limited series and need to correct that.

Favourite Marvel titles back in 1982 were the UK Captain America magazines, Avengers, Conan (I traded those away in the 90's and want them back damn it), Dazzler, Defenders, Hercules (it was the Layton art), Micronauts (I loved this), Power Man (I have no idea why I loved this), Rom (Also traded away in the 90's). I was not much into X-Men until 1983 so most of my 1982 issues were purchased as back issues later on.

Title	Issues	Total	Own
Amazing Spider-Man	224 to 235, An16	13	4
Annie	1 to 2	2	2
Avengers	215 to 226, An11	13	12
Bizzare Adventures	30 to 33	4	2
Blade Runner	1 to 2	2	0
Captain America	265 to 276, An6	13	3
Conan The Barbarian	130 to 141, An7	13	1
Conan The Barbarian Movie Special	1 to 2	2	0
Conan The King	9 to 13	5	0
Crazy Magazine	82 to 92	11	0
Daredevil	178 to 189	12	2
Dazzler	11 to 22	12	12
Death of Captain Marvel	1	1	0
Defenders	103 to 114	12	12
Dennis the Menace	3 to 13	11	0
Dennis the Menace Comics Digest	1 to 3	3	0
Doctor Strange	51 to 56	6	3
Dreadstar	1	1	0
Dreadstar Graphic Novel	1	1	0
Elric The Dreaming City	1	1	1
Epic Illustrated	10 to 15	6	2
Fantastic Four	238 to 249	12	5
Fantastic Four Roast	1	1	0
Ghost Rider	64 to 75	12	0
G. I. Joe	1 to 6	6	0
G. I. Joe Marvel Treasury Edition	1	1	0
Hercules	1 to 4	4	4
Incredible Hulk	267 to 278, An 11	13	2
Iron Man	154 to 165, An 5	13	1
Ka-Zar The Savage	10 to 21	12	12
Kull The Conqueror	1	1	0
Life of John Paul II	1	1	0
Marvel and DC Present the X-Men and the Teen Titans	1	1	1
Marvel Comics Super Special	21 to 23	3	0
Marvel Fanfare	1 to 5	5	3
Marvel Movie Showcase Featuring Star Wars	1 to 2	2	0
Marvel Movie Spotlight Featuring Raiders of the Lost Arc	1	1	0
Marvel Super-Heroes Contest of Champions	1 to 3	3	2
Marvel Super-Heroes	105	1	0
Marvel Tales	135 to 146	12	0
Marvel Team-Up	113 to 124, An5	13	9
Marvel Two-in-One	83 to 94, An7	13	8
Master of Kung Fu	108 to 119	12	0
Micronauts	37 to 48	12	9
Moon Knight	15 to 26	12	1
New Mutants Graphic Novel	1	1	0
Power Man and Iron Fist	77 to 88	12	7
Rom	26 to 37	12	0
Savage She-Hulk	24 to 25	2	1
Savage Sword of Conan	72 to 83	12	0
Silver Surfer	1	1	0
Smurfs	1	1	0
Spectacular Spider-Man	62 to 73	12	1
Spider-Woman	42 to 47	6	2
Spidey Super Stories	56 to 57	2	0
Star Trek	18	1	0
Starlord The Special Edition	1	1	0
Team America	1 to 7	7	7
Thor	315 to 326, An10	13	8
Time Bandits	1	1	0
Uncanny X-Men	153 to 164, An6	13	13
Very Best of Dennis the Menace	1 to 3	3	0
Vision and the Scarlet Witch	1 to 2	2	2
Warlock Special Edition	1	1	0
What If	31 to 36	6	0
Wolverine	1 to 4	4	0
X-Men God Loves Man Kills	1	1	0
TOTAL		424	68)">154
Title	Issues	Total	Own
Amazing Spider-Man Crisis At Cape Canaveral	1	1	0
Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk [Austin American-Statesman]	1	1	0
Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk [Denver Post]	1	1	0
Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk [Houston]	1	1	0
Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk [San Antonio]	1	1	0
Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk [Dallas Times Herald]	1	1	1
Marvel Guide to Collecting Comics	1	1	0
Spider-Man Storm and Power Man	1	1	0
TOTAL		8	80)">1
Title	Issues	Total	Own
Avengers Winter Treasury Special	1	1	0
Blakes Seven	?		0
Blake's Seven Specials	Summer, Winter	2	0
Blockbuster	8 to 9	2	2
Captain America	48 to 59	12	12
Chiller Pocket Book	?
Classic Comics Pocket Book	?
Savage Sword of Conan	?	12	1
Conan Winter Special	nn	1	0
Daredevil Winter Special	nn	1	1
Dracula Summer Special	nn	1	0
Dragonslayer	1	1	0
Fantastic Four	1 to 14	14	10
Fantastic Four Pocket Book	?
Fantastic Four Summer Special	nn	1	0
Future Tense	?		1
Incredible Hulk	1 to 27	27	13
Incredible Hulk Special	nn	1	1
Kim	?		0
Kim Winter Special	nn	1	0
Marvel Madhouse			0
Marvel Superheroes			3
Monster Monthly	1 to 8, 9?	8	1
Not the World Cup Special	nn	1	0
Rampage			5
Rom Summer Special	1	1	1
Rupert Weekly	1 to 11	11	11
Savage Action	15	1	0
Scooby-Doo & His TV Friends
Scooby Doo Special
Silver Surfer Winter Special	nn	1	0
Spider-Man	461 or 462 to 512	52	37
Spider-Man Specials
Star Trek Winter Special	nn	1	1
Star Wars	153 to 164	12	12
Superman and Spider-Man
Worzel Gummage			1
Worzel Gummidge Special
X-Men Pocket Book
X-Men Specials			0
Young Romance Pocket Book	?
TOTAL		165	126)">113

I know what you mean. As far as I recall I only traded away a few issus of Rom and Conan and I still regret that. I did trade them for 70's House of Secrets however so it's not all bad

Avengers (1963-1996) Annual 11 NM                    1      $3.30
Kull the Conqueror (1982 2nd Series) 1 NM            1      $0.98
Marvel Comics Super Special (1977 Magazine) 23 NM    1      $3.30
Marvel Fanfare (1982 1st Series) 1 NM                1      $2.70
Marvel Fanfare (1982 1st Series) 2 NM                1      $3.30
Marvel Movie Showcase Featuring Star Wars (1982) 1   1      $2.98
Marvel Movie Spotlight Featuring Raiders of the Lo   1      $1.98

COMICS WERE AWESOME IN THE 80'S!!

Just got done reading ASM Annual #14 (a very nice 9.0 find I probably got for a buck at most! ), pretty good story and art.

Picked up the latest Wizard for S's&G's a couple days ago, they DARED compare the 'Armor Wars' of the 80's to todays new 'Armor Wars' story line...

PUH-LEASE! That was such a cool story and Bright's/Layton's art was top-notch, made Iron Man a 'must-get' comic.

I, personally, loved the 80's. My RAIDERS were stomping on everyone, Vans shoes will always be hip, rock 'n roll was in full-tilt...

and comics were cheap and awesome.

LONG LIVE THE 80's!!

-tom

(I mean, come on... if the 70's can make a comeback, someone better help me bring back the 80's, at least for a few months. )

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Earl.