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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?

4 Responses to “Birthday comics”

  1. Dan Says:

    Muchos Thankos (in the words of my people)

  2. UNCLE RICH Says:

    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…

  3. Dan Says:

    I looked over my own birth-rack (January 1950) and then compared it with my boss’ (March, 1983)

    It was sobering.

  4. Joe Says:

    I was hoping that my personal favorite “Christmas On The Moon” may have been on newsstands the year I was born, 1955. Oh well…

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