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Which Comics Would You Save if Your House Was on Fire?

You can only save two...


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Statement of the obvious: Comics are flammable. Extremely flammable. I shouldn't have to tell you that, but to start this piece off, it's needed information. Recently, in Kenosha Wisconsin, a comic store caught on fire. The Kenosha News reported that the owner of the  Heroes and Dreams store discovered smoke coming from his store at 9:50 A.M. Monday and reported it to the local authorities.
 
When the fire department arrived, they found numerous fires on the first floor and basement of the building. There was little damage, but many of the comics were damaged due to smoke and soot. At this time, the fire department suspects arson. Let's say this wasn't arson though because I wouldn't doubt it if it was. Let's say you were stuck in your house, and you smell smoke. You follow all the proper precautions you learned from Fireman Ted down the street and you know you have to jump out the window. Bare with me here... Now, you obviously have time to search through your comics and pick out TWO comics from your collection. Why two? Because I'm tired of three or five. Plus, the fire is really raging. What two comics do you save from the inferno? No trades or collections, only single issue comic books! Also, if you try and save more than two, you burn alive.
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First one I'd save is the first comic that was ever given to me. It was an insert into the Chicago Tribune back in the early 80s. Spider-Man and The Hulk. I have no clue what happens in this book because It was bagged and boarded years ago, and I haven't read in it about a decade, but I'm sure the two fought each other and then realized they were both the good guy, and then they possibly hugged. Anyway, this book means a lot to me, has a lot of sentimental value, and this would be the first book I would save. 
 
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The second book I'd grab has no real monetary nor sentimental value to it. I'd save this book purely for my interview with the local newscaster. The book is one of my favorite covers: Fantastic Four 292, with Hitler on the cover and the team debating whether or not to kill him. Again, this would be one classic interview with a reporter. "Sir, you survived the fire, and you've seemingly lost everything except for this comic... with Hitler on it?" 
"Yes, throughout the confusion, the smoke, and the mass amounts of things I've collected, I managed to grab the one comic that makes me smile... The one with Hitler on the cover." I could win a newscaster a local emmy with a speech like that.
 
So what about you guys? What two comics would you grab? Remember, if you grab more than two, you'll burn alive.
 
~Mat "InferiorEgo" Elfring is a comedian, teacher, comic store employee, and comic book writer.~

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Quest

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fantasic four number 63 and43 my dad got them in 1976 for 40 bucks
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I'd save my Wolverine #1s (mini-series & V.1 on-going).

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00 Raiser

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Lets see now..........hmmmmm My Michael Turner collection and my Dark Horse comics Godzilla collection.

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Collectrr

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Donald and Scrooge #1, worth nothing but the story kills me.   
Batman #22, I traded almost 100 comics for this baby back in the 90s. The guy was a McFarlane nut, I walked away with a stunning copy of Batman he had my swag of Spideys. 
 
Ironically enough, I did lose one comic in a house fire. I grabbed a dog instead of a 8.0 Amazing Spider-man #2. I think I made the right choice ...
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No way ..... I gotta save them all ...... LOL
 
And it could take days.

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My X-Men #1  - (My crown) 
The Incredible Hulk # 180 And the Wind Howls Windigo - Wolverine's 1st ( and my crown jewel)  All of my Age of  Apocalypse Story Line  
X-Men # 141 - Days of Future Past      
Fantastic Four Annual - # 23 - Days of Future Present  
All of the civil war story  
Tales Of Suspense - #57  - Hawkeye's 1st
Batman - # 426  A Death In the Family  - Joason Todd's Death
The Hush Story Line 
Marvel Premiere - # 15  - Iron Fist's 1st
All- Star Comics - # 58 Power Girls 1st    
More Fun Comics - # 73   Roy Happer AKA Speedy/ Red Arrow's 1st 
The Brave And the Bold # 54 -  Teen Titans 1st 
Captain America #117 -   Falcon's 1st   
The Amazing Spiderman # 14- Norman Osborn  Aka Green Goblin's 1st  
The amazing Spiderman #31 if this be my Destiny - Harry Osborn's 1st
The Amazing Spiderman #122 - Goblin's last stand The deat of GG
The Spectacular Spider-man #43 -   Hobgoblin's 1st 
Spider-man # 6  Demogoblin's 1st      
Spiderman Unlimited #2 - Barry Osborn  Aka. The Green Goblin 
The Amazin Spider-man #509 - Grey Goblin  
The amazing spiderman  #550 -   Menace AKA   Green Gobliness 1st 
Speed Deaon #1 -   Two-Faced Goblin's 1st   
The Spectacular Spiderman #225 - The Return Of the Green Goblin - Phil Urich Aka Green&Golden Gobin 1st 
 Can you tell I have a thing for the Goblins???lol   
All of my  Maximum Carnage Story Line 
The Amazing Spider-man #344  -  Carnage 's 1st 
The New Avengers #2 Breakout -  The Death Of Carnage 
Sentry - #1 Sentry's 1st   
The Amazing Spiderman  #598 American Son's 1st 
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The Invisibles #1 
Superman #700 
 
 
and I love how so many people just read the headline and answered that instead of reading inferiorego's whole post. NO TRADES. ONLY TWO COMICS. rofl

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My Manhunter special edition with the spiffy gold cover and Pride of Baghdad.

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damn, that sucks, i actually go to that shop every once in a while. probably tha owner of tha other shop in kenosha, tha once so called comic shop that reduced its comics and its pretty much all gaming now. 
 
uncanny x-men 304 - one of my fav issues from when i was a kid
x-men 200 signed by finch

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I keep all my valuable ones in a fireproof safe.
 
If I didn't? My #1s, including Daredevil, Iron Man The Avengers and X-Men.

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Okay... If I had somehow time to save some comics, I would save the whole Infinity Gauntlet Saga, , Universe X, Death of Superman, and some other ones.
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Batman #608, signed  by  Jim Lee and "Death in the Family" TPB
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id save:
Silver Surfer #1
watchmen 1-12
Wolverine (mini series)
Wolverine #1(after mini series) 
Miracleman(1-10, 3-D eclipse archive edition)
the uncanny xmen (142,143-both signed by byrne)
All star batman and robin #1(signed by Frank Miller)
All star superman#1(signed by Grant Morrison) 
Dark victory # 1,13 (both signed by loeb and sale)
Batman: killing joke( mint)
Watchmen 1,3,5 (cgc)

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X-Men # 41  (Secret Origin of Cyclops, drawn by Stan Lee)
Amazing Spider-Man #194 (First issue with Black Cat)
The Killing Joke  #1
Avengers vs The X-Men tpb (I just love it)

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Ill just burn alive, atleast then I can have something good to read in hell hahaha

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Just grab the box with all of them in it. maybe throw it out the window first. and if i die, better me than them
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X-men # 1 and spider- man # 1 from the early 90s 
 
and my image collection ( from the mid 90s ) 
and my manga !

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This question is very tricky.  I dont care if any comics were already burnt. I rather worry about my life better than anything. By the way, if you want to know what exact of comic or which comic I would save? X-MEN!

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I would save my Amazing Spider-Man #573 with Stephen Colbert on the cover, and then I would grab the big envelope with Star Wars #1 and #2 huge oversized comics from 1977... that should only count as one since it's in one package, right?

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They're all in boxes in the basement, I would die before I had time to find my Miracleman and Shade the Changing Man comics. Maybe I should put them somewhere convenient to grab in case of a fire, eh?

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Watchmen TPB and Kick-Ass hardcover

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I would save The "hypothetical" Complete Calvin and Hobbes. Hypothetical because I ordered it a while ago and it never seems to arrive!!!!!

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I would save my Amazing spiderman 648 and spectacular spiderman 263