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Guess what, Crivs? It's been over 2 and-a-half years since the previous post in this series, and 8 years since the first one. I can only scan in small 'doses' as I find it too wearying having to stand up while doing so, and I have to empty a drawer in a filing cabinet to get to my Secret Origins issues, and then put them back again when I've finished. I therefore scan them in limited batches to make it slightly less onerous, but I have some good news for you. Although you see only 5 issues in this post, I scanned 10, so I have a batch in-hand for the next entry. That leaves only 10 issues of the original series to go, plus 3 Annuals and one Special. So - nearly there then.
I chose pages with (hopefully) a bit of impact or with the story title on them, so the first page of each strip isn't always included. The ones I've used though, should perhaps whet your appetite if you're of a mind to hunt any of them down on eBay. To be honest, the majority of tales and characters are less than impressive, and one day I may whittle down the set to include only the ones that interest me. Then again, maybe not. (Perhaps I should read them all first, eh?)
Anyway, enjoy the piccies and be sure to leave a comment, even if it's only to tell me I need to get a haircut and lose some weight. Hey, I don't care, just so long as you comment.
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Booster Gold is a weird name for a superhero so I did some investigating on Wikipedia. Apparently he's from the future and his name is due to President Reagan getting confused (which was nothing new for poor old Ronnie).
ReplyDeleteI see that Icemaiden makes ice bridges just like Marvel's Iceman.
Booster Gold sounds like a chocolate biscuit to me, CJ. One thing this series did was remind me just how many DC characters are Z-list.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like Crivvies find these posts on Secret Origins about as interesting as I found the issues themselves - 'not very'.
ReplyDeleteBT are slowly moving all their customers over to EE and my turn comes tomorrow as that's when my new 24-month contract begins but it's with EE not BT so today is the end of an era as it's my final day as an official BT customer.
ReplyDeleteIf that happens to me, CJ, I may decide to look for a cheaper provider. What's happening to BT then? If they're moving all their customers over to EE, what will BT be doing then?
ReplyDeleteI don't really understand it, Kid - apparently BT and EE have merged and EE are taking on the lion's share of the business but I don't know what BT will be doing. Maybe they'll be responsible for the maintenance work and installing new equipment in peoples' homes etc. Anyway I've received my new EE account number but I just checked on MyBT and I've still got a BT account number too so I'll have to wait and see if that disappears. My mobile phone already uses the EE network because I bought the phone during lockdown and the BT/EE shop was the only phone shop still open.
ReplyDeleteAh well, CJ - I suppose it's time to worry about it when it happens. I'll just have to wait and see.
ReplyDeleteKid, I remember being in WH Smith's around 2010 when a little Asian man came up to me and tried to sign me up to EE as my phone/internet provider. It seemed a bit strange that EE salesmen were prowling around WH Smith's harassing customers but I politely told him that I was happy with my current provider BT so it's ironic that I've ended up with EE after all.
ReplyDeleteI'm supposed to create an EE ID so I can access my online account but I've already got an EE ID because I already use EE on my mobile phone and now I'm trying to link the mobile phone account and my new broadband/landline phone account which isn't proving easy. When I log into my account I only get info about my mobile phone and nothing about broadband so I phoned EE and I was told they'll sort it out within a week but I'm not confident. What a palaver.
Yeah, CJ, and here's me thought that 'progress' is meant to make life less complicated; often it has the opposite effect. And why they think that Digital Voice is an improvement when you can't use your landline if your Internet connection goes down is beyond me.
ReplyDeleteYes, nowadays a mobile phone is becoming an absolute necessity rather than a choice. When I phoned EE a 4-digit PIN was texted to my mobile phone which I then had to quote to confirm my identity because my name. address and EE account number weren't already enough!
ReplyDeleteWhen I'm asked for proof of identity for anything now (like when I'm buying a bag of Jelly Babies and they want to make sure I'm old enough), my birth certificate is not considered proof. They want to see a driver's license and/or a passport. I don't drive and I've never been abroad in my life. Luckily, they will accept utility bills and bank statements, otherwise I'd be ******!
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