Gary, thanks for another beautiful and thrilling ride through comics history. I love your use of graphics and your storytelling. I was there right along with you in 1969 when these books came out. Back then, I was somewhat ashamed to still be buying "funny books" at age 14, but I couldn't help myself. I was captivated by Marvel, Kirby, Steranko and the like. I still am! Those Steranko Cap issues in particular remain stunning examples of comic art at its highest level. Great video and looking forward to the next one. PS: My alter ego is Kirby Continuum.
My local newsstand, in the early 70's would pencil the date in small by the price box. I kept them for the same reason you did, time capsule. I picked up those Cap back issues at the Marvel Con in '76, my head was spinning with the great art in each issue.
i remember it wasn't too long after i started buying back issues i bought my first sternko cap. it felt like a milestone. like i proved i was a real comic collector... a real cap fan. i was so excited.
This is a brilliant piece. I feel like I'm I'm listening to a long lost friend discussing these timeless classics. Even referring to a book as a 12 or 15 "Cent-er" was our lingo back then. Each of these covers were hung up on the wall behind the cash counter by 1974, - In Toronto - we would stare up at the bagged comic as if we were in the Uffizi. My vote for You Tubes video of the year!! I wonder if J. Buscema's 'women' made him my favorite? Maybe it was his run on Avengers - with Roy - in this era.
A great look back at a special time in comics. I was a kid back when Steranko did Cap and that memorial issue by Kirby had me believing Cap was dead! A month was a long time between issues (at least it felt that way back then) but I also would have loved to see a long run on Cap by Steranko. One correction though. Steranko plotted those stories but Stan wrote the dialouge. From Fantastic Fanzine # 12, 1970, Steranko explained: "My Captain America tales were..written by Stan Lee over my plots (the idea of reinstating Rick Jones as another Bucky was Stan's directive" Romita, John Buscema and Colan were no slouches though, and their stories were entertaining. Keep up the great posts.
before my time, but I looked back whenever I could as a kid & now it's the only comics worth reading, those of the past! I managed to get all the tales of suspense cap & iron man via marvel double feature at a used bookstore. Still some of the best for either character
Jim Steranko, Neal Adams, and Barry Smith changed the industry. PS.... As a kid I loved Curt Swan and John Buscema in the '60s Honorable Mention: Steve Ditko, John Romita
I need to mention this. In 2004 I read a book called 'Cosmos and Psyche', the writer claimed that the period between 1960 and 72 were a particularly creative/hectic/revolutionary astrological time. He claimed that 2008 to 2020 would be similar. I contemplated the 1960 to 72 era as a golden age of pop culture - Beatles, Bond, and Marvel etc. Surprise, surprise as Iron Man struck gold up in 08 and concluded with Avengers End game in 2019! Coincidence?? Yeah.
Dude, this is my second episode of watching your vids. And by far you are my new favorite! It's so refreshing to see someone who just loves comics for what they are. Inside art, a good story etc. Not just look at my covers, and these are for sale. Or sounding like a used car salesman. Thank you!
Heard about this channel through @bronzeandmoderngods and an immediate subscriber. Loved this episode, the production values and your commentary is great; loved hearing the history of these books and your personal recollections for most of these books. What's also interesting is that you also present extended comic information outside of the books listed which provides much needed context. Looking forward to future shows.
Thanks so much for your kind words! Can you tell me where Bronze and Modern Gods mentioned me, pleased? Was it on X or FB or in one of their podcasts/RUclips videos?
It's not the group of artists I'd pick, but I like them all & love most and it is true that I cannot think of a better bunch for what is in effect, fill in issues! They'd have several mediocre ones later one for such work. I might be able to cheat & get some special issue with an all star artist line up, but that's not fair & frankly, none of those impress me enough to spring to mind, certainly not to counter such a line up of stories AND artists. The Steranko trio alone are very hard to match, although I never saw those until sorta recently, they never came up as reprints or the like when I was young, but i knew they were highly valued & spoken of my collectors & price guides as a teen. Steranko really did such a small amount of work, I think, that ONLY people of that time likely got exposed, or so it feels to me
my local drug store would get their books in every Tuesday and Thursdays. cap would hit the stands the first Tuesday of the month. I well recall that day, on early may. i noticed that action comics had a 15 cent price on it, as did the Aqua man. then shock of shocks, seeing that price on cap 116!.
huh, they changed the no prize within the next decade, cause I/we had to provide an explanation for the error in my day! Finding it was not enough anymore! I had no idea it ever worked the way it obviously ought have, after some marvel editor explained it to me...I just believed them & thought it always must have been that way
Gary, thanks for another beautiful and thrilling ride through comics history. I love your use of graphics and your storytelling. I was there right along with you in 1969 when these books came out. Back then, I was somewhat ashamed to still be buying "funny books" at age 14, but I couldn't help myself. I was captivated by Marvel, Kirby, Steranko and the like. I still am! Those Steranko Cap issues in particular remain stunning examples of comic art at its highest level. Great video and looking forward to the next one. PS: My alter ego is Kirby Continuum.
Very much enjoyed looking back at that era of Captain America . I read all through those issues up to the secret empire run in the mid seventies
I got Steranko to sign my copy of Our Love Story #5, at a Grand Rapids comic con. He is my favorite comic artist. Great video Sir!
Hello from Down under liking the episodes Thanks.
Thank you. Great vlog!
My local newsstand, in the early 70's would pencil the date in small by the price box. I kept them for the same reason you did, time capsule.
I picked up those Cap back issues at the Marvel Con in '76, my head was spinning with the great art in each issue.
You have a great way of telling the stories in these great comics.
Thank you!
i remember it wasn't too long after i started buying back issues i bought my first sternko cap. it felt like a milestone. like i proved i was a real comic collector... a real cap fan. i was so excited.
This is a brilliant piece.
I feel like I'm I'm listening to a long lost friend discussing these timeless classics.
Even referring to a book as a 12 or 15 "Cent-er" was our lingo back then.
Each of these covers were hung up on the wall behind the cash counter by 1974, - In Toronto - we would stare up at the bagged comic as if we were in the Uffizi.
My vote for You Tubes video of the year!!
I wonder if J. Buscema's 'women' made him my favorite?
Maybe it was his run on Avengers - with Roy - in this era.
Thank you!
A great look back at a special time in comics. I was a kid back when Steranko did Cap and that memorial issue by Kirby had me believing Cap was dead! A month was a long time between issues (at least it felt that way back then) but I also would have loved to see a long run on Cap by Steranko. One correction though. Steranko plotted those stories but Stan wrote the dialouge. From Fantastic Fanzine # 12, 1970, Steranko explained: "My Captain America tales were..written by Stan Lee over my plots (the idea of reinstating Rick Jones as another Bucky was Stan's directive" Romita, John Buscema and Colan were no slouches though, and their stories were entertaining. Keep up the great posts.
before my time, but I looked back whenever I could as a kid & now it's the only comics worth reading, those of the past! I managed to get all the tales of suspense cap & iron man via marvel double feature at a used bookstore. Still some of the best for either character
Jim Steranko, Neal Adams, and Barry Smith changed the industry.
PS.... As a kid I loved Curt Swan and John Buscema in the '60s
Honorable Mention: Steve Ditko, John Romita
I liked Gene Colan on Iron Man
I need to mention this.
In 2004 I read a book called 'Cosmos and Psyche', the writer claimed that the period between 1960 and 72 were a particularly creative/hectic/revolutionary astrological time.
He claimed that 2008 to 2020 would be similar.
I contemplated the 1960 to 72 era as a golden age of pop culture - Beatles, Bond, and Marvel etc.
Surprise, surprise as Iron Man struck gold up in 08 and concluded with Avengers End game in 2019!
Coincidence?? Yeah.
Agree 110% about the 1960 to 1972 era being a creative golden age for Pop Culture. You forgot Batman though!
Dude, this is my second episode of watching your vids. And by far you are my new favorite! It's so refreshing to see someone who just loves comics for what they are. Inside art, a good story etc. Not just look at my covers, and these are for sale. Or sounding like a used car salesman. Thank you!
Thank you!
Heard about this channel through @bronzeandmoderngods and an immediate subscriber. Loved this episode, the production values and your commentary is great; loved hearing the history of these books and your personal recollections for most of these books. What's also interesting is that you also present extended comic information outside of the books listed which provides much needed context. Looking forward to future shows.
Thanks so much for your kind words! Can you tell me where Bronze and Modern Gods mentioned me, pleased? Was it on X or FB or in one of their podcasts/RUclips videos?
The only thing I disliked of Stranko was he didn't finish the History of Comics .
It's not the group of artists I'd pick, but I like them all & love most and it is true that I cannot think of a better bunch for what is in effect, fill in issues! They'd have several mediocre ones later one for such work. I might be able to cheat & get some special issue with an all star artist line up, but that's not fair & frankly, none of those impress me enough to spring to mind, certainly not to counter such a line up of stories AND artists. The Steranko trio alone are very hard to match, although I never saw those until sorta recently, they never came up as reprints or the like when I was young, but i knew they were highly valued & spoken of my collectors & price guides as a teen. Steranko really did such a small amount of work, I think, that ONLY people of that time likely got exposed, or so it feels to me
my local drug store would get their books in every Tuesday and Thursdays. cap would hit the stands the first Tuesday of the month. I well recall that day, on early may. i noticed that action comics had a 15 cent price on it, as did the Aqua man. then shock of shocks, seeing that price on cap 116!.
It was a shock, because sometimes we didn't know it was coming!
huh, they changed the no prize within the next decade, cause I/we had to provide an explanation for the error in my day! Finding it was not enough anymore! I had no idea it ever worked the way it obviously ought have, after some marvel editor explained it to me...I just believed them & thought it always must have been that way
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