Life In A Four Color World column on FANTASTIC FOUR, 2003

Discovering Marvel When I was young, I didn’t like Marvel comics. There are a couple of reasons for this. In my early comic book reading days, I’d sampled a number of Marvel titles on occasion. And none of them did anything for me—in fact, I often found them ugly and awful, a far cry from … Continue reading Life In A Four Color World column on FANTASTIC FOUR, 2003 →

BHOCOS: MARVEL’S GREATEST COMICS #58

MARVEL’S GREATEST COMICS #58September, 1975 After becoming enamored of the Fantastic Four (see FANTASTIC FOUR #177), I went looking for more of the same. And, inevitably, my search led first to that same big bin of off-the-truck comics at the Genovese Drug Store. This time, I pulled forth three issues of MARVEL’S GREATEST COMICS featuring … Continue reading BHOCOS: MARVEL’S GREATEST COMICS #58 →

BHOCOS: FANTASTIC FOUR #177

FANTASTIC FOUR #177December, 1976 FF #177 was the first Marvel comic I truly went out and bought. I’d had bad experiences with the Marvel books that had made their way to my hands earlier. (see CAPTAIN AMERICA #183) But by 1977, I was becoming more and more interested in the history of comics. And in … Continue reading BHOCOS: FANTASTIC FOUR #177 →