Birthday comics
Here are the covers of the 119 comic books that were on newsstands the month I was born. (And yes, if it seems important to know what was available the month you were born, you can enter your own date of birth too.)
My God, I wish I had all of those issues. Yes, even though every single week I consider how best to dispose of the thousands upon thousands of comics already in my possession, I might be willing to run over a close relative with a cement roller to get these. At various times I’ve had probably a third of these (bought, obviously, later in life). How did I ever let them go?
September 5th, 2012 at 10:30 am
Muchos Thankos (in the words of my people)
September 5th, 2012 at 3:36 pm
Great link. I’ve always been infatuated with comic covers. And checking the early sixties, I was struck by the diversity of titles. Kid comics, movie and TV adaptions, monsters and sci fi, Westerns, war and superheros. All in color for a dime. Or twelve cents. Or fifteen. Or…
September 7th, 2012 at 10:49 am
I looked over my own birth-rack (January 1950) and then compared it with my boss’ (March, 1983)
It was sobering.
September 15th, 2012 at 12:45 pm
I was hoping that my personal favorite “Christmas On The Moon” may have been on newsstands the year I was born, 1955. Oh well…