What's the first comic you've ever owned? - Gen. Discussion

#1 Posted by AweSam (3943 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

I just bought my first comic because I saw it at the convenience store for like $3. I had to decide between Action Comics, Detective Comics, and Teen Titans. I bought Teen Titans #7. What was the first comic you owned?

#2 Posted by RUKM (259 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

Hmmm... i think it was an issue of Silver Surfer.

#3 Posted by The_Tree (4214 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

I was in elementary school, and I was obsessed with Sonic the Hedgehog.

#4 Posted by SuperShafe (470 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

floppy: A free comic book day copy of conan and the first i bought was ACtion number one by grant morrison

GN: Crisis on infinite earths aka the greatest event ever

#5 Posted by NewKid (317 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

pretty sure mine was hellboy: seed of destruction.

either that or a sin city one.

#6 Posted by cosmicallyaware1 (1212 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

I'm not sure about the very first one I owned because my mom bought me lots when i was young. But the first one i really DO remember picking out myself, and getting was......... Uncanny X-men 138, the aftermath of the Dark Pheonix saga (1980, wow, i was 3!?!? and i remember it...weird)

#7 Posted by Spectre108 (269 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

#8 Posted by cosmicallyaware1 (1212 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

you guys are making me feel REALLY old.......sigh...

#9 Posted by sinestro_GL (1410 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

Animaniacs #56

#10 Posted by longbowhunter (3613 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

Dont recall the number, but it was an issue of the Punisher guest starring Spider-Man. Bought at a grocery store back in the mid to late 80's.

#11 Posted by RoboShark (1200 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

As an adult, Watchmen pb.

#12 Posted by Superguy0009e (1923 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

First one I received: Marvel Master Works Spider Man Volume 1

First one I bought: ShadowHawk Resurrection

#13 Posted by Mega_spidey01 (2134 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

the uncanny x-men feat. spider-man crossover with him taking on marrow. i bought it from fiesta when i was a kid. it was pretty good read though.

#14 Posted by Fuchsia_Nightingale (7557 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

For DC, right around after I read Tower of Babel

For Marvel, cause I thought the replaced the X-men lol

#15 Posted by Skunkstein (548 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

And i still read him!

#16 Posted by DeimosMasque (12 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

Uncanny X-Men #245. Cover and interior by Rob Liefled with Wolverine sporting some serious Youngblood's disease on the cover. Got it from a fourth grader when I was a second grader. I'm 31 now, and still read comics. I lost that comic somewhere between five moves, but recently re-bought it at this years Megacon, just as a nostalgia for what got me started.

#17 Posted by webofthornns (664 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

Contest of Champions, the original run...i dont think it was new at the time, but dang im old lol

#18 Posted by DarthShap (854 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

Not sure because I was very young but I think that one:

#19 Posted by Video_Martian (5631 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

An issue of The Amazing Spider-Man guest-starring The Hulk.

#20 Posted by Personification (27 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

DC vs MARVEL ...

#21 Posted by Docnick (10458 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

Spawn #129

#22 Posted by War Killer (17688 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

It came with one of the old Marvel Legends Captain America action figures...

#23 Posted by JediXMan (22968 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

I have no idea. Probably an X-Men comic book.

#24 Edited by BurningDoom1 (187 posts) - 1 year, 29 days ago - Show Bio

I've read comics as long as a I can remember. My dad is a comic fan, so I started off quite young reading his. I learned basic reading skills from comic books. So I can't really recall my first actual comic. But I can remember the first comic that was a favorite of mine:

DC Comics Presents Annual #3 (1984)

In it the mainstream Superman, the Golden-Age Superman from Earth-2, and Captain Marvel (Shazam!) team-up to fight Dr. Sivana who has stolen the power of Shazam! for himself using one his inventions.

As a kid, Captain Marvel and Superman were like my first favorite super-heroes, because in my kid mind I naively thought the most powerful super-hero = the best super-hero. So in my mind, this was the the ultimate team-up. I ate it up.

And no, I didn't read it brand-new off the racks. I would have been a 1-year old if that were the case. This issue was in my dad's collection.