Big sale on cheap comics yields big finds
Sean Welch, Dean of Acquisitions



My classes have ended for the semester and my summer has begun! Capital City Comics has been putting out a great selection of crappy condition old comics in their 3 for a dollar box for the last couple months. As the acquisitions officer for the Repository I've been vigilant in monitoring their offerings and I came up with a few gems this week, including Brave and the Bold 50 and 56, both in only fair condition, a fine copy of Gold Key's Dark Shadows 28, Detective Comics 347, Superboy 141, and Lois Lane 112. If you're wondering if I'm a DC fan all of a sudden the answer is no, but the Repository Board, myself included have decided that at $.33 an issue we can afford it.
I'm proud to announce the MCBR has acquired our fourth autographed Marvel Treasury Edition, a copy of #15, a Conan issue autographed by Roy "the Boy" Thomas (seen above).
One of the faculty's favorite new titles is The Twelve from Marvel by Stracznski and Weston. The story is reminiscent of Captain America, twelve Golden Age characters who most of us have never heard of before are frozen back at the end of WWII, discovered and revived in 2008. The comic has a Watchmen feel about it because the heroes are coping with a world that has changed so much from their glory days. If you want info better than I can give check out: http://www.newsarama.com/Comic-Con_07/Marvel/TheTwelve.html
I don't want to spoil anything about the story but it's very well done- great characterizations and beautiful illustrations. The latest cover features The Witness!
Next Time: Some rules of Marvel Universe!