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Red Oak Kid · 10-30-2009, 02:52 PM

I think Annuals, Specials, and Giants were cool, especially when you were young and first discovered them. You're going along buying the regular title, and then one day you see this Annual on the spinner rack. Wow! What is this?

What is your all time favorite Annual, Giant, Special or King Size Special?

Cei-U! · 10-30-2009, 04:12 PM

When I die, I want to be buried with my childhood teddy bear, my scorecard from the 2001 Mariners' 116-win season, a fifth of Old Kentucky and a copy of this comic book.

Cei-U!
I summon the (far in the future, God willing) dirt nap!

InfoBroker · 10-30-2009, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cei-U!

When I die, I want to be buried with ... a copy of this comic book.

I was so expecting that link to take me to this particular comical book.

Now me, I was always fond of this beauty. The continuity rolled right into the regular issues (Read after issue #55 and before #56), and the reprint tale is epic.

-jb the "wonder if I can find these 72-big-pages! in my messy comical book room" ib -

benday-dot · 10-30-2009, 07:05 PM

Great choices guys. I have that Superman 252, and it is a real joy. I only (but what an only!) have JB's legendary ASM Annual #1 in giant treasury format, and his spectacular FF in another reprint edition. It's hard to dissent from such four colour masterworks, and really it will just be more interesting to throw out something different so....

Personally I would pick one from DC and one from Marvel, if I may ROK.

DC gets this peerless wonder from me. This issue abides as a bottomless source of pleasure. The Rip Hunter story alone puts it on my Mount Rushmore of favourite comics ever. Its been giving and giving to me since 1974.

For Marvel I take this eternal instance of Kirby grandeur. Quite simply, it makes me weep.

JKCarrier · 10-30-2009, 08:18 PM

Tough to choose, but this is a nice one:

http://www.comics.org/issue/27675/co...?style=default

Toth, Simonson, Simon & Kirby, Anderson, Infantino, Robinson and Sherman in one issue? Hard to top that.

Jonathan Bogart · 10-30-2009, 09:52 PM

I'm still a ridiculously big fan of this one.

Paradox · 10-30-2009, 11:03 PM

If I had to pick one...I'd pick two!

Avengers Annual #7 and Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2, the conclusion (or at least should have been) of the Warlock saga.

earl · 10-30-2009, 11:04 PM

I agree on this one too!

This is another one of my favorites.

http://images.comics.org/img/gcd/cov...2000%3A00%3A00

**Sir Tim Drake** · 10-31-2009, 09:04 AM

Legion of Super-Heroes #300.

spoon_jenkins · 10-31-2009, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paradox

If I had to pick one...I'd pick two!

Avengers Annual #7 and Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2, the conclusion (or at least should have been) of the Warlock saga.

One of my faves is another crossover between two annuals/specials: the Asgardian Saga in New Mutants Special Edition #1 and X-Men Annual #9.

But as far as stuff I bought new off the racks, I really like Captain America #350 (I love the featurettes on Cap's history) and Uncanny X-Men #275 (just double-sized with a gatefold cover, but a big deal in my journey into X-Men fandom).

MDG · 10-31-2009, 11:03 AM

I've had a soft spot for this:

Red Oak Kid · 10-31-2009, 11:15 AM

My favorites would be the Batman 80pg. Giants from 1966. I had all of them. However, to represent them I'll choose Batman 203 from 1968 with a Neal Adams cover. I didn't know who Neal Adams was at the time, but I liked this cover because of the cutaway drawing of the Batcave and the models sitting on the table.

When I started buying Marvels in the 70s, Captain America Annual #2 was one of the first ones I bought. I learned about the Red Skull in these reprints. Also this comic was saddle stitched rather than being square bound like the vast majority of Marvel annuals, before and after.

Fred2 · 10-31-2009, 11:21 AM

Do these one count?

http://www.comics.org/issue/30316/co...?style=default

http://www.comics.org/issue/30726/co...?style=default

dan bailey · 10-31-2009, 11:21 AM

My top 4 comics ever, as recorded for posterity in Kurt's inaugural Christmas listing, all happen to fit into this category, of course --

Sgt. Fury Annual #4
Superman #197
Jimmy Olsen #104
Superman #202

For that matter, No. 5 on the list was an annual for all intents & purposes, as it consisted of reprints (all of which were new to me, as my first issue of the tragically short-lived series had been #9 --)

Not Brand Echh #10

dan bailey · 10-31-2009, 11:32 AM

For that matter, ROK's Batman #203 above drives home the fact that I could easily have devoted the remainder of my top 10 to 80-pagers. That would've been one of them.

Others would be Adventure #403 ("The Complete Saga of the Death of Lightning Lad"!), Superman #232 (featuring the epic "Superman's Return to Krypton"), Lois Lane #77 & Jimmy Olsen #113.

Good god in heaven, what great comics the spinner racks held in those days.

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10-30-2009, 11:04 PM	#8
earl Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 916	I agree on this one too! This is another one of my favorites. http://images.comics.org/img/gcd/cov...2000%3A00%3A00 Last edited by earl; 10-30-2009 at 11:08 PM.

10-31-2009, 11:15 AM	#12
Red Oak Kid Return of Ironfoot Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,221	My favorites would be the Batman 80pg. Giants from 1966. I had all of them. However, to represent them I'll choose Batman 203 from 1968 with a Neal Adams cover. I didn't know who Neal Adams was at the time, but I liked this cover because of the cutaway drawing of the Batcave and the models sitting on the table. When I started buying Marvels in the 70s, Captain America Annual #2 was one of the first ones I bought. I learned about the Red Skull in these reprints. Also this comic was saddle stitched rather than being square bound like the vast majority of Marvel annuals, before and after. Last edited by Red Oak Kid; 11-01-2009 at 05:32 AM.

10-31-2009, 11:21 AM	#14
dan bailey choke Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: montgomery al Posts: 3,973	My top 4 comics ever, as recorded for posterity in Kurt's inaugural Christmas listing, all happen to fit into this category, of course -- Sgt. Fury Annual #4 Superman #197 Jimmy Olsen #104 Superman #202 For that matter, No. 5 on the list was an annual for all intents & purposes, as it consisted of reprints (all of which were new to me, as my first issue of the tragically short-lived series had been #9 --) Not Brand Echh #10 __________________ I tend to split superhero comics fans into "People who like Krypto" and "People who don't like Krypto." Basically, if you miss the wonder of a dog flying around in a little Superman cape, you're in the wrong hobby. -- Reptisaurus!

10-31-2009, 11:32 AM	#15
dan bailey choke Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: montgomery al Posts: 3,973	For that matter, ROK's Batman #203 above drives home the fact that I could easily have devoted the remainder of my top 10 to 80-pagers. That would've been one of them. Others would be Adventure #403 ("The Complete Saga of the Death of Lightning Lad"!), Superman #232 (featuring the epic "Superman's Return to Krypton"), Lois Lane #77 & Jimmy Olsen #113. Good god in heaven, what great comics the spinner racks held in those days. __________________ I tend to split superhero comics fans into "People who like Krypto" and "People who don't like Krypto." Basically, if you miss the wonder of a dog flying around in a little Superman cape, you're in the wrong hobby. -- Reptisaurus!

10-30-2009, 02:52 PM	#1
Red Oak Kid Return of Ironfoot Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,221	What is Your Favorite Annual, 80 Page Giant, or Special? I think Annuals, Specials, and Giants were cool, especially when you were young and first discovered them. You're going along buying the regular title, and then one day you see this Annual on the spinner rack. Wow! What is this? What is your all time favorite Annual, Giant, Special or King Size Special?

10-30-2009, 04:12 PM	#2
Cei-U! Frugal fanboy Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 3,946	When I die, I want to be buried with my childhood teddy bear, my scorecard from the 2001 Mariners' 116-win season, a fifth of Old Kentucky and a copy of this comic book. Cei-U! I summon the (far in the future, God willing) dirt nap! __________________ There's a thin line between an open mind and an empty head.

10-30-2009, 07:05 PM	#4
benday-dot Hands of a Surgeon Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,385	Great choices guys. I have that Superman 252, and it is a real joy. I only (but what an only!) have JB's legendary ASM Annual #1 in giant treasury format, and his spectacular FF in another reprint edition. It's hard to dissent from such four colour masterworks, and really it will just be more interesting to throw out something different so.... Personally I would pick one from DC and one from Marvel, if I may ROK. DC gets this peerless wonder from me. This issue abides as a bottomless source of pleasure. The Rip Hunter story alone puts it on my Mount Rushmore of favourite comics ever. Its been giving and giving to me since 1974. For Marvel I take this eternal instance of Kirby grandeur. Quite simply, it makes me weep.

10-30-2009, 08:18 PM	#5
JKCarrier Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA Posts: 2,551	Tough to choose, but this is a nice one: http://www.comics.org/issue/27675/co...?style=default Toth, Simonson, Simon & Kirby, Anderson, Infantino, Robinson and Sherman in one issue? Hard to top that. __________________ -JKC- Webcomics - Blog

10-30-2009, 11:03 PM	#7
Paradox blip...blip...blip... Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kalamazoo MI/Paragon City RI Posts: 33,175	If I had to pick one...I'd pick two! Avengers Annual #7 and Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2, the conclusion (or at least should have been) of the Warlock saga. __________________ 'Dox out. Days in a row writing: 3 "Can it, you nit!" - Violet Beauregarde "And Paradox is never correct. About anything."- Kid Omega Decorum & Friends (A City of Heroes site)

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MDG Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fairport, NY Posts: 1,379	I've had a soft spot for this: __________________ Kefauver: You have blood coming out of her mouth. Gaines: A little.

10-31-2009, 11:21 AM	#13
Fred2 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 114	Do these one count? http://www.comics.org/issue/30316/co...?style=default http://www.comics.org/issue/30726/co...?style=default

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