1984 - My First Pull List!

January 1984 - The four comics on my very first pull list when I was 13 years old!

1982 - X-Men and Teen Titans Ad

1982 - The Wall by Simonson and Austin

From the Uncanny X-Men and New Teen Titans Special

Grabbed from Simonson's Twitter feed.

1983 - Price Guide Ad with cool special offer

From Amazing Heroes #24:

 

Not a bad incentive! 

An autographed copy of X-Men and Teen Titans autographed by 

Claremont, Simonson and Austin!

Teen Titans/New Mutants mash-up

http://covermashups.tumblr.com/post/4370530029/kitty-pryde-is-a-jerk-mashed-covers-new

Byrne's take on the X-Men and New Teen Titans

Top Five 1980s Reprints Of 2012

1. The New Teen Titans Omnibus Vol. 2. Yes, this pick is from the Distinguished Competition, but it’s a wonderful volume that lavishly reprints some amazing stories by Marv Wolfman and George Perez. You can just smell the teen angst as soon as you open this thick hardcover. This omnibus reprints New Teen Titans #21-40.
   
2. Avengers: The Trial of Yellowjacket. This Trade Paperback revisit Jim Shooter’s controversial run on the Avengers and the fall long-standing and founding member Hank Pym. Shooter really had it out for poor, old Hank as he was turned him into a wife beater, a madman who callously took down surrendered villains  and traitor to his own team. Fortunately, Roger Stern helps out as he comes in as the new regular writer for the last three stories and has Hank pick up his pride and leave the Avengers with a bright future. This trade paperback collects The Might Avengers #212-230.
   
3. Incredible Hulk: Pardoned/Incredible Hulk: Regression. Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema had a great run on the Incredible Hulk in the early 1980s and really pushed beyond the TV stereotype. Incredible Hulk: Pardoned reprinted issues #269-285 while Incredible Hulk: Regression reprinted issues #286-295, 297-300 and Annual #12.
   
4. Alpha Flight Classic - Volume 3. The last volume reprinting John Byrne's legendary run with Canada's mightiest heroes, including the famous creator crossover that had Byrne move over to the Incredible Hulk and had Bill Mantlo and Mike Mignola take on Alpha Flight. This Trade Paperback reprints Alpha Flight #20-29 and Incredible Hulk #313.
   
5. Avengers: West Coast Avengers: Zodiac Attack. While the Marvel Premiere line coming to an end, this volume is a reminder of what it delivered. While we're not talking classic comic book stuff, this run by Steve Englehart and Al Migrom is some great fun from the 1980s. Over 200 pages of nostaglica fun that retells the battle between the West Coast Avengers and the Zodiac!  This collection reprinted West Coast Avengers #25-30, Annual #2 and Avengers Annual #16.