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Post by Nigel on Oct 5, 2008 16:53:45 GMT
Does anybody know how many issues of Secret Wars were published by Marvel UK?
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 5, 2008 17:17:49 GMT
Secret Wars and Secret Wars II rang in at 80 issues. It's the same title they just changed the name to Secret Wars II as of issue 32.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 5, 2008 20:05:28 GMT
Andu is indeed correct. There was also one annual and a few Collected Comics.
-Ralp
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Post by Nigel on Oct 6, 2008 8:10:22 GMT
Hmm, that many, eh? Thank you.
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Post by Nigel on Oct 6, 2008 11:07:19 GMT
Browsing through some of the comics yesterday, I saw a Secret Wars II Epilogue in, I think, the last issue of Spider-Man and Zoids. I've bought a lot of Marvel UK comics over the last year or two and am finally starting to read them. I read the first ten issues of The Thing Is Big Ben yesterday. I've pretty much rebuilt my Spider-Man and Zoids and Thundercats collections, which I had back in the day but cleared out at car boot sales years ago. I've also got a good wedge of Action Force, which I never bothered with at the time, even though I enjoyed reading it in Transformers. Plus, a load of Overkill (the 1990s' anthology series that included Death's Head 2), which I bought in a charity shop about eight years ago but have yet to read. And, of course, Transformers, which I haven't read in ages in the original form. I'm thinking of reading all the titles alongside each other, so I can see the progression of the company at the same time. Unfortunately, while going through my comic boxes, I forgot to take out Micromasters to have another read.  |
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 6, 2008 11:09:31 GMT
It's for the best.
-Ralph
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Post by Jaymz on Oct 9, 2008 1:02:22 GMT
I ended up with a complete run of the UK Secret Wars comic when I was getting some UK Transformers comics. Only just started reading it and that secret artist artwork is great. A completely different take on Marvel characters.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 9, 2008 10:46:19 GMT
Yeah, the Secret Artist stuff was very distinctive. The 'Daiy Bugle' pages were fun too.
Some great originated covers for the series too.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 9, 2008 10:47:46 GMT
Oh yeah, loved the Secret Artist bit, Simon Jacob wasn't it?
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 9, 2008 10:51:00 GMT
I don't recall if he was ever credited.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 9, 2008 11:00:12 GMT
I'm pretty sure he snuck his signature in a few of the drawings.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 9, 2008 11:10:46 GMT
After over 25 years at last the truth is revealed! I could cry.
-Ralph
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Post by Nigel on Oct 9, 2008 11:19:30 GMT
I ended up with a complete run of the UK Secret Wars comic when I was getting some UK Transformers comics. Hmm. I've been looking on eBay for Secret Wars. I hadn't thought to look for mixed Marvel UK lots. Good idea. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 23, 2009 19:03:49 GMT
Just hauled 21 issues of the old monthly Marvel Superheroes title that I didn't have off of eBay. That's 21 issues of the Avengers I don't have. Result. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 28, 2009 22:34:26 GMT
As well as my first TPB of the year a bundle of Marvel Superheroes arrived today.
I got 353-355, 357-367 and 369-375. The main reason for buying them was the Avengers therewithin - 159-161, 163-173 (bagged a cheap 174 off of eBay tonight) and 175-180 which takes me up to the start of Byrne's run from which I have the issues right up to 278 (Under Siege)
It's good stuff. I'd forgotton there was some Perez in there. More importantly I'd forgotton there was a three issue Byrne run and you know how much I like Byrne.
The sharp amongst you might twig that the issue increments for MSH don't match the Avengers within. That's cos MSH 373 reprints Avengers Annual 7 written & drawn by Cosmic Jim Starlin and killing off one of his favorite characters.
Oh yeah, I'm happy with this haul. And that's without taking into account the original X-Men backup strips which I've not read (shortly to be reprinted in Essential Classic X-Men 3) or the variety of second backups including Ms Marvel, Champions and Super Villain Team Up!
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 29, 2009 10:09:10 GMT
MSH was a black and white title wasn't it?. I never saw the Avengers Annual 7 one but the Marvel Two In One annual was reprinted in Marvel Rampage in black and white and looked gorgeous. A friend let me borrow his copy a few years ago.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 29, 2009 10:35:53 GMT
Yup, tis indeed printed in Marvelous B&W. The MTIO annual follows on from the Avengers Annual.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 29, 2009 10:40:19 GMT
Aye, I have both those annuals thanks to ebay and the Warlock Special Editions.
Gotta love Cosmic Jim.
Andy
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 29, 2009 10:44:54 GMT
Just had to acquire that Marvel Rampage mag the now, what issue of MSH has the glorious Starlin annual reprints so I can acquire that - hunting Star Wars weekly now for the other B&W Warlock reprints.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 29, 2009 10:49:39 GMT
I may have to track down the MTIO Annual. Any idea of the Rampage issues it's in ?
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 29, 2009 10:55:21 GMT
Oh I've got the MTIO reprint just bought that the now it's Marvel Rampage 35 (during the time it was featuring reprints of Claremont/Byrne UXM and curse my blind eyes if you didn't say in your earlier post 373 that it's got the Avengers Annual in it.
I really need to get an early night tonight!
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 29, 2009 12:35:59 GMT
There's been one on eBay recently that didn't sell: MSH 373 on eBayMail the seller and ask him to relist/private sale ? |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 29, 2009 12:47:02 GMT
Splendid. Thanks for the heads up Phil.
You are a star.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 30, 2009 12:22:38 GMT
Any joy ?
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 30, 2009 12:28:15 GMT
Sent the message but have had no response yet so we shall see.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 17, 2009 19:03:53 GMT
Oh I've got the MTIO reprint just bought that the now it's Marvel Rampage 35 (during the time it was featuring reprints of Claremont/Byrne UXM and curse my blind eyes if you didn't say in your earlier post 373 that it's got the Avengers Annual in it. I really need to get an early night tonight! Andy Amazon suggest I may already have the annual in Essential Marvel Two In One v2 |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 5, 2009 22:27:48 GMT
My adventures in back issue land have resulted in a package of doubles of Rampage & Marvel Superheroes going north of the border. Please regal us all with tales of their worthyness.
Meanwhile....
Having got a little side tracked from the task of tracking down the Marvel Superheroes issues I don't have I seem to have bought some issues of Rampage. These are absoloutely key to UK comic collecting as they provided the mainstream UK comic buying public with the New X-Men. Not doing too badly, the project is ongoing.
Another run of Marvel Superheroes plugged a couple of gaps and even gave me one of the MSH issues with Moore/Davis Captain Britain in it ! (the first in the Trade) Got 3 more issues with Davis CB in the post. At this rate I won't need the CB HC !
The same lot dumped a number of issues of the UK Marvel Team Up weekly on me too.
And finally - nearly 27 years after it was published in the UK and advertised in the Star Wars magazine - I have the Rom Summer special - it's a complete reprint of 25 and bridges the gap between 2 issues of the UK SW mag which jump from Rom being beamed to Galador to Rom and his double standing there with the other Spaceknigts as Galactus aproaches.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 9, 2009 11:37:43 GMT
I've just recieved 3 Dave Thorpe Captain Britain issues
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 9, 2009 11:42:55 GMT
Lucky sod!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 9, 2009 11:43:26 GMT
Indeed!
Andy
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