That Christmas-themed ad brings back memories. And the prices! Six bucks for a whole year... unfortunately, subscribing to your favorite comic book instead of buying it off the rack also brought one significant setback...the dreaded Subscription Crease
I remember photocopying the Alpha Flight ad (who is crazy enough to cut out a page from a comic!) and subscribing to Defenders and Hulk. Those titles weren't my favorites, but because I wasn't sure what shape the comics would ship in, I wasn't brave enough to subscribe to a fave like X-Men or FF. Once I saw how much later I received the subscription titles in the mail - as compared to buying comics in a LCS - I didn't subscribe to any after this. And, yes, most were delivered with the subscription crease!
That Christmas-themed ad brings back memories. And the prices! Six bucks for a whole year... unfortunately, subscribing to your favorite comic book instead of buying it off the rack also brought one significant setback...the dreaded Subscription Crease
ReplyDeleteI remember photocopying the Alpha Flight ad (who is crazy enough to cut out a page from a comic!) and subscribing to Defenders and Hulk. Those titles weren't my favorites, but because I wasn't sure what shape the comics would ship in, I wasn't brave enough to subscribe to a fave like X-Men or FF. Once I saw how much later I received the subscription titles in the mail - as compared to buying comics in a LCS - I didn't subscribe to any after this. And, yes, most were delivered with the subscription crease!
ReplyDeleteI remember all of these! I"m trying to pinpoint the artist on the Hulk one. I'm pretty sure that's the great John Severin.
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