VOOOOO DOOOOO!!!!!

I was at the age where I was receiving an allowance and I used to go up to the store and pick up a comic book every week...this is one of the coolest covers I'd ever seen!  Art by the Great Gil Kane Rest in peace Gil.

SUPERMAN/SPIDERMAN

On a trip to Florida when I was 10..this comic book was my lifeline...I spent 2 weeks in Florida and it was the most boring time of my life.  It was so hot and there were alligators and I was not allowed to watch TV ( Grandma said kids belonged playing outside...and Bedtime was 7 o'clock...torture!!!! ) I had this comic book to keep me busy.  I read it every day for 2 weeks.
   Never send a kid to stay with his grandparents if they're homebodies who don't know how to trat a kid.
I could have gone to Sea world or Disney or even for Ice cream someplace but no...outside..alligators and in bed by 7....among the worst most boring times of my life.
   But I still loved my Grandparents unconditionally.  Just could not understand why I was treated that way?
Art By Ross Andru.

THE ARENA OF DEATH!

The idea of time travel had not yet occurred to me but when I saw this issue and I saw Super Gladiator with his stylish new Emblem I was once again hooked!  Wow Superman had a counterpart back in the Gladiator days?  Kids... :)  Art by Nick Cardy

SUPERMANS'S PAL !

I remember my Mother actually reading this to me and doing all the voices and sound effects for me....what a talented lady my Mom is..lol!

BIG TROUBLE FOR LITTLE SPIDEY...

IF HULK GETS HIS HANDS ON YOU....FORGET IT!!!  Art by John Romita Sr.

TWO SUPER HEROES?!!!

When I was kid I was enthralled at the idea that a comic book featured 2 super heroes.  My brother gave me this comic to shut me up...because I always asked him if I could see it.  Great Gil Kane art.

the MAN WOLF!!

JAZZY John Romita really outdid himself with this one....the art the story the workmanship...great stuff!

CAP TIMES TWO !

The Captain's misguided self appointed replacement was always one of my favorite characters.  He's still around today.  He took a couple of bullets to the chest and fell off Hoover dam into the churning waters below.....he'll be back.  I think he has a lot of potential.  Art by Sal Buscema

HISTORICAL SIGNIFIGANCE.

This comic book right here is the very first back issue I ever purchased with my own money...I was 13 and I paid 15 bucks....Lawn cutting money.  It features an updated retelling of Caps origin with new art ( at the time ) by KIRBY!  Cover by Kirby and Heck

HULK TREASURY GOOD!

Yet another John Romita Sr. masterpiece...I loved these tabloid sized reprint comics...large art lots of pages..great stuff!

THE GUN SLAMMER

I don't know if it was the colors or the art itself..( Ayers and Romita I'm sure ) but this cover just hooked me and to this day is probably one of my top 10 favorites....in the future I'll list that top 10...but for now theres a lot of covers to cover.
Included in the post is my recreation of the piece. Definately one of my favorite covers.

NIGHT OF THE REAPER...

Quite possibly the most intriguing comic book story ever in history and possibly one with the best art ever...Neal Adams is a legend...go read one now.  You might be able to find it on one of those Electronic comic websites.  :)