This is quite an indictment of Wonder Woman. Most of these books feature Bronze and Silver Age reprints within 15-20 years out from the publication date. Then they drop in World War II period Marston/Peter material twice as old as the other reprints. Clearly no love for Bob Kanigher or the white jumpsuit era.
Scrolling down I was just waiting for that pink Superman book with the dragon on the cover and there it is! I was strictly a Marvel kid but when I got that paperback I remember enjoying flipping through it immensely, despite it being a little more corny than what I was used to...I think the Legion story was my favourite of the bunch. Thanks for the memories (yet again, I do enjoy this site). david p.
Jason, I had the first three books you pictured. I'm surprised to see the slipcase at the end -- would have killed for the whole set! These were such a great way to find out about the history of these characters. I liked DCs strategy here, as opposed to Marvel's, where the House of Ideas began reprinting from the beginning. This smorgasbord fashion was more to my liking.
This is quite an indictment of Wonder Woman. Most of these books feature Bronze and Silver Age reprints within 15-20 years out from the publication date. Then they drop in World War II period Marston/Peter material twice as old as the other reprints. Clearly no love for Bob Kanigher or the white jumpsuit era.
ReplyDeleteScrolling down I was just waiting for that pink Superman book with the dragon on the cover and there it is! I was strictly a Marvel kid but when I got that paperback I remember enjoying flipping through it immensely, despite it being a little more corny than what I was used to...I think the Legion story was my favourite of the bunch. Thanks for the memories (yet again, I do enjoy this site).
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Jason, I had the first three books you pictured. I'm surprised to see the slipcase at the end -- would have killed for the whole set! These were such a great way to find out about the history of these characters. I liked DCs strategy here, as opposed to Marvel's, where the House of Ideas began reprinting from the beginning. This smorgasbord fashion was more to my liking.
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