Category: Borrowed Comics

BC: MISTER MIRACLE #2

My grade school friend Donald Sims only had two comic books from Jack Kirby's by-then-gone Fourth World line of titles. This was the other one, MISTER MIRACLE #2. And like FOREVER PEOPLE #1 which I spoke about last time, this comic book seemed strange and alien to my young sensibilities. It was clearly a super … Continue reading BC: MISTER MIRACLE #2 →

BC: FOREVER PEOPLE #1

I would occasionally venture over to my friend Don Sims' house across town, located several blocks behind my regular 7-11 haunt (which became a communal space for us on Thursdays) down on the access road that paralleled the Long Island Expressway. Don had a nice little collection of comic books, including a bunch that had … Continue reading BC: FOREVER PEOPLE #1 →

Borrowed Comics: Introduction

It occurred to me the other day that there was a whole other category of comic books that I had read in my formative years that hadn't been otherwise accounted for. And that was comics that I didn't own but which I was able to borrow and read from my circle of friends who also … Continue reading Borrowed Comics: Introduction →