Scott and Dan pick the comics they’re most looking forward to…
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Dan Greenfield, editor, 13th Dimension
Batman Adventures #12 Facsimile Edition, DC. A great choice for a Facsimile. I usually prefer Golden, Silver or Bronze, but this ish is a Modern key — the first appearance of Harley Quinn in a comic. Plus, it’s Barbara Gordon Batgirl-centric, which was something of a rarity in 1993. An unslabbed original can set you back around $750, so this is a perfect slot-filler for your collection.
Plus, there are foil, sketch and Super Powers variants. This SP cover, by Jason “ToyOtter” Geyer and Alex Saviuk, is one of the best yet:
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Detective Comics #31 Facsimile Edition, DC. Great week for Bat-Facsimiles (Batsimiles?). There’s also Detective Comics #31, with one of the most homaged covers ever, as well as the first appearances of the Batarang and the Batgyro. Comes with the requisite foil and sketch covers.
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Batman: Dark Patterns #4, DC. Speaking of the early Golden Age, Dark Patterns is pre-Robin Batman as done by David Fincher. Dan Watters and Hayden Sherman kick off a new 3-issue story here that focuses on the Ventriloquist, who’s not one of my faves. But this is the best Batman comic I’m reading right now, so let’s see if these folks can change that. (Plus, notice that the cover riffs on Detective #31!)
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The X-Men #133 Facsimile Edition, Marvel. The issue that made Wolverine a star. Check out the new SUNDAY FUNNIES WITH KERRY CALLEN!
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Saga of the Swamp Thing #37 Facsimile Edition. This one includes a Super Powers variant with Constantine, who first appeared in this issue.
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Scott Tipton, contributor-at-large, 13th Dimension
Nick Fury vs. Fin Fang Foom #1, Marvel. In the immortal words of the great Philip J. Fry, “SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!”
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DC Finest: Suicide Squad — Trial by Fire, DC. John Ostrander and Luke McDonnell deserve more credit for creating one of the most influential series to hit the DC Universe in decades.
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Doctor Strange, Master of Mystic Arts Omnibus Vol. 1, Marvel. 1970s-era Doctor Strange is one of those blind spots in my childhood comic reading. This should rectify that nicely.
