tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post6208980279436138323..comments2024-03-28T18:40:59.101+00:00Comments on CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: DO YOU KNOW OMEGA THE UNKNOWN?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-37244133417364983272018-12-24T18:37:51.017+00:002018-12-24T18:37:51.017+00:00I think that was World's Finest #178, TC - #17...I think that was World's Finest #178, TC - #179 was a giant-size reprint issue, and the story was concluded in #180. It only took me around 46 or 47 years to finally obtain that ish and find out how the story ended. Never give up is my motto. Have a great Christmas.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-48025773483861019322018-12-24T17:25:25.496+00:002018-12-24T17:25:25.496+00:00I had Thor #132, Avengers #47, and Tales of Suspen...I had Thor #132, Avengers #47, and Tales of Suspense #97 when they were brand new. All were cliffhangers, and I didn't read the conclusions until years later, in the reprint series Marvel Spectacular, Marvel Triple Action, and Marvel Double Feature. <br /><br />I also had that late 1960's World's Finest issue where Superman lost his super-powers after exposure to kryptonite or something, and he tried to continue crime-fighting as a non-powered hero called (IIRC) Nova. It was the first half of a two-parter, and I never bought the next issue. Since it was a so-called "imaginary" (i.e., out-of-continuity, "what if") story, I didn't care how it turned out. <br /><br />I was sort of vaguely aware of Omega. That is, I knew the comic existed, but I never bought it. <br /><br />I'm reminded of the episode of The Big Bang Theory where Sheldon was angry because the SyFi Channel had cancelled "Alphas" and the last episode was a cliffhanger. "They can't just end it abruptly. We need closure. Firefly had a movie to wrap it up. Buffy the Vampire Slayer continued in a comic book. Heroes gradually lowered the quality until we were relieved when it ended." At the end, he tracked down the producer and called him on the phone. "How did you plan for it to end? Yes. Uh-huh. I see. Well, that stinks. No wonder you got cancelled. Goodbye." <br /><br />Happy Holidays, everyone.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686814973788356726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-33877548151443854102018-12-24T10:22:21.944+00:002018-12-24T10:22:21.944+00:00Never mind, LH - they're still available today...Never mind, LH - they're still available today in the Epic Collection reprints, so you can catch up on everything you missed. You might need a small Lottery win to be able to afford them though.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-52321238071081354132018-12-24T09:54:44.663+00:002018-12-24T09:54:44.663+00:00I have never heard of Omega The Unknown. . But I g...I have never heard of Omega The Unknown. . But I gave up comics around 1975. The last ones I collected were Journey Into Mystery and Vault of Horror... Lionel Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16590234347973457804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-54619541049117046742018-12-23T13:48:17.755+00:002018-12-23T13:48:17.755+00:00That's happened to me a few times, CJ. For exa...That's happened to me a few times, CJ. For example, I read Thor #158 in 1967 or '68, but didn't read the follow-up 'til it was reprinted in SMCW in the mid-'70s. Then, in the mid-'80s, I re-acquired Thor #158 along with #159, and I've still got 'em to this day.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-11954792207606740582018-12-23T13:43:11.115+00:002018-12-23T13:43:11.115+00:00There was a story in Spider-Man Comics Weekly in 1...There was a story in Spider-Man Comics Weekly in 1975 in which Peter Parker acquired four extra arms (originally from Amazing Spider-Man #100 as I'm sure you know, Kid) and he then goes on to fight Morbius, the Living Vampire. I missed the final issue of the story in SMCW but I eventually read the denouement 27 years later in 2002 when I bought one of those Marvel Essentials paperbacks. It was rather unsatisfying because Morbius appears to die in the end but I knew he returned later. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-89177561386481884802018-12-23T13:07:45.032+00:002018-12-23T13:07:45.032+00:00Great observation, DS, I think you're spot on....Great observation, DS, I think you're spot on. When I re-read a comic I enjoyed as a kid, I re-experience whatever feelings I felt then. Although it's also possible that some stories were particularly good at the time and stand up well years later. The two scenarios aren't necessarily mutually exclusive I suppose. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-66408760412853089352018-12-23T12:59:33.775+00:002018-12-23T12:59:33.775+00:00About 1986 I bought Iron Man 152 in a second hand ...About 1986 I bought Iron Man 152 in a second hand bookshop, and read that issue til I knew it better than the writer David Michelinie probably did. It ended on a cliffhanger, and I didn't manage to read #153 until maybe 3 or 4 years ago.<br /><br />I have to say that although 153 is a perfectly good issue, well-written, nice art, good wrap-up to the story, it didn't have the amazing mind-boggling impact that 152 for me all those years ago. <br /><br />I assumed this was just because I had grown up and my tastes were (slightly) more sophisticated, but when I re-read 152 now, it is still gripping and exciting to me. <br /><br />The obvious conclusion to this is that when I read 152, I'm not just reliving the story, I'm reliving the feeling of being 11 years old and experiencing this brilliant comic for the first time. Dave Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562199843047738071noreply@blogger.com