tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119908008805702634.post8059688874626481598..comments2023-06-25T02:20:21.357-07:00Comments on A 60's-70's Childhood: The Mighty World Of MarvelMangamaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10019536208117576385noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119908008805702634.post-59453622228519369272009-11-14T00:03:10.620-08:002009-11-14T00:03:10.620-08:00Its good to wallow isn't it? Can't see the...Its good to wallow isn't it? Can't see the kids of today looking back so fondly on their comics...<br />Yup, i wore the Spiderman paper bag with pride too. And remember the frustration of not being able to convince me mum to get me a white plain t-shirt so she could iron the Hulk transfer on.Mangamaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10019536208117576385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119908008805702634.post-19067661826379933762009-11-10T05:34:47.451-08:002009-11-10T05:34:47.451-08:00I was born a couple of years after you in '64 ...I was born a couple of years after you in '64 so the Mighty World of Marvel appearing in '72 caught me at an ideal time. 8 years old and looking for something to read above the normal funnies (although I still loved the IPC titles, too). I distinctly remember my first MWOM, it was #11 and after hassling Mum (I'd seen the previous week's issue in the shops) it came with the papers on a Saturday morning. From then on I was hooked. I'd sometimes be able to pick up the odd US issue from a newsagents or an older title from a guy on the local market but the UK weeklies were my Marvel bread and butter. I would jump ship every time a new title would appear (yes, I did wear the Spider paper bag mask) only moving more onto the US versions around the time of the two pages on one horizontal titles like The Titans. The physical excitement I had for a new issue or a new title then is something I've never felt for a comic since. I remember getting told off for being late in when #1 of The Super Heroes came out as I was hanging around the local newsagents waiting for them to unpack the next day's comics. Great times. Every now and again I'll get out some old early '70s Marvel UKs on a Saturday morning and wallow :)Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13585015797612538785noreply@blogger.com