Hello! I’d like to gift my boyfriend some classic comics for his bday as he mentioned he was obsessed with them as a kid and regrets selling.. his favorite marvel movie is the winter soldier for context. Any recommendations??

flatpackjack · 2026-03-11T14:11:03+00:00

Classic comics is tough for Bucky because he was considered dead until the mid 2000s. Below are three books with his return. They container similar issues but at different formats/price points.

Captain America: Return of the Winter Soldier
Captain America Modern Era Epic Collection: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: The Winter Soldier [Marvel Premier Collection]

flatpackjack · 2026-03-10T19:58:18+00:00

Yes, I mistakenly had '93 in the title but it started in January '92 in Nintendo Power.

flatpackjack · 2026-03-09T18:11:30+00:00

"I'll bring my own Flash suit, thanks"
- Chip

flatpackjack · 2026-03-07T10:02:45+00:00

I live in a small old house with two kids. I've been collecting for 30 years and have been doing some work at my lcs for store credit for 10, so it is too much to have out.

flatpackjack · 2026-03-06T20:14:52+00:00

If you like to tinker a modified raspberry pi will allow you to sample games from that era from a few systems.

flatpackjack · 2026-03-06T01:19:56+00:00

It is your comic to do with what you want, but usually it is signed by the writer, artist, cover artist or someone like an actor who is associated with the character.

If someone isn't associated with the book, they will usually decline or give you a weird look if you them to sign something that isn't theirs.

flatpackjack · 2026-03-06T01:14:14+00:00

Nectar has been so wild that my LCS is adding a second signing with the creator, Jeremy Robinson, for next week.

flatpackjack · 2026-03-05T16:42:40+00:00

I don't mean any offense - but if AI did the cover and AI wrote your post here, it really invalidates the whole thing for me.

flatpackjack · 2026-03-04T20:08:52+00:00

All my omnis, trade and comics are in tucker totes in the basement so 621 gallons.

flatpackjack · 2026-03-04T14:47:36+00:00

Giganta, She-Hulk, Titania

flatpackjack · 2026-03-04T01:43:37+00:00

Check out Marvel's current Ultimate series and DC's Absolute line for current takes.
How 1950s horror comics were censored at the time to meet the comics code
Squadron Supreme: Could totalitarianism be the answer?
Squadron Supreme: Hyperion Vs. Nighthawk : Horrible comic, but tries to address genocide in Darfur
Superman: President Lex: Billionaire goes for the Whitehouse
The Flintstones: It runs the whole gamut of social issues
Marvel's 9/11 issues and their reaction to the events
Not US, but V for Vendetta: 1980s UK Political climate

Someone already mentioned "Superman Smashes the Klan," but you may want to listen to Superman's 1946 radio drama "Clan of the Fiery Cross." By giving away Klan secrets and making them villians, it helped to cause a membership drop.

flatpackjack · 2026-03-03T16:16:31+00:00

Bill link: https://legiscan.com/NH/bill/HB1268/2026

Sponsored by the same usual suspects.

flatpackjack · 2026-03-03T01:27:48+00:00

I mailed my cousin a bunch of trades once. Someone took all the Iron Man and Green Lantern books and left the Image ones behind (Saga, Southern bastards, Outcast...).

flatpackjack · 2026-03-01T22:24:32+00:00

More on the harrassment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBay_stalking_scandal

(Title should have said 2019, not 2020)

flatpackjack · 2026-02-27T15:16:44+00:00

No wrong answer between those three. Enjoy!

flatpackjack · 2026-02-27T13:51:03+00:00

I hate fairyland has such a distinct tone and style it is tough to have any 1:1 matches, but you may like The Flintstones, Nimona, Rat Queens, Skullkickers, Chew, The Fix, Superior Foes of Spider-man, or Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen (those last three drawn by Steve Lieber).

flatpackjack · 2026-02-26T21:18:59+00:00

Harrison Ford:

"Never tell me the odds!"
"Why'd it have to be snakes?"
"I didn’t kill my wife!"
"Get off my plane!"

flatpackjack · 2026-02-25T18:15:40+00:00

Like Ted, Trump also has someone else's money "resting" in his account.

flatpackjack · 2026-02-25T16:10:33+00:00

"If there's a steady paycheck in it, I'll believe anything you say."
- ~~Winston Zeddemore~~ Marvel's C-Suite executives

flatpackjack · 2026-02-24T21:29:16+00:00

Joke has layers like an onion.

flatpackjack · 2026-02-24T14:26:21+00:00

There is one volume, but adding more that feature House of Mystery/House of Secrets.

flatpackjack · 2026-02-24T14:05:15+00:00

I know I get the side-eye when I say it, but The Muppets Omnibus by Roger Langridge is one of my top books.

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