first and last comic bought

[drstrange]

The first comic i ever bought was a batman/detective comics crossover in 83/84,my dad had bought me a couple before as well as 2000ad issues,but you never forget your first purchase.The last comic(s) i bought were,mk-spiderman,dd vs. punisher and hellblazer:j.constantine.so share your memories even if it was last week

[knivesout]

I think the first comic I read was either a copy of Tinkle, an Indian children's comic or Target, another magazine/comic for children. Soon after that, various Amar Chitra Katha comics (Indian myths and legends), Indian editions of Mandrake, Flash Gordon and The Phantom and reprints of Superman, Batman and Spider-Man comics. The first comic I can recall picking up at a store and reading was a Spider-Man comic where the websligner confronted midget twins who were involved in an accident in a nuclear facility and were transformed into some sort of energy-monster.

The last comics I picked up were a few singles - a few issues of Swamp Thing from Mark Millar's run, and some JSA comics as well the Hellblazer Freezes Over tpb.

[I, Brian]

Not sure which superhero comic I picked up first...

Used to ready Beano, Whizzer and Chips, the Dandy, etc.

First superhero was probably a Batman or Detective Comics. I was only working in a supermarket, but I didn;t have much to spend my cash on, so I ended up buying a lot of different comics, just to see what I liked, and was happy to take recommendations from the shopkeeper.

That was pretty good, actually, as he was able to suggest titles such as Sandman and Hellblazer to me. I was a very good customer, though - I remember one time around 1990, I spent just over £75 in there. I had a couple of months back issues to pay for, but I guess I was a little over the top in my spending, sometimes.

Comics were a great way to access new literature, though - that's what I was hungry for, and why I drifted into the DC Vertigo and the various graphic novels offerings.

[Princess Ivy]

my first serious books were mostly marvel, then i stopped. when i started again it was with JLI. they were very funny and i was at that stage. later i got into the suicide squad and related books. i think the last i bought was probably a checkmate or hawk and dove (was collecting the mini series)
the earliest book in my collection is an old 1973 superman/action comics

[kyektulu]

The first comic I ever bought was Xmen. Still as great today.

[polymorphikos]

First comics I ever bought were one Cat Woman, one of some superheroine in fishnets and a denim jacket who was in some parallell universe fighting a group called the 'Hole in the Wall' gang, and a Flash/Green Lantern croseover where they were fighting a villain who used soundwaves.

The last comics I bought were a few issues of Nakedfella Comics (including one of Herman the Legal Labrador), a copy of Killeroo number one, and Blood Orange issue four.

[McMurphy]

The first comic book I remember picking up was during a long, long car trip from Minnesota to Arizona. I snatched up Captain America Annual #8 from the newsracks of some random convenience store between the two destination points. For some reason, I associate the experience with an oversized Wiley Coyote lollypop, which I can only surmise today that it was also purchased around or at the same time of that pit-stop.

Captain America Annual #8 had a cover far too action-packed to ignore: a depiction by Mike Zeck of Captain America raising his shield above his head in attempt to deflect a slashing attack by a clearly ticked-off Wolverine. The story (by Mark Gruenwald) wasn't so much about Captain America and Wolverine duking it out (however great of a cover it made); rather, it was more in regards to an unlikely pairing of heroes with two utterly different ethical perspectives to fight a common enemy much in the fashion that Batman and Superman made famous in the DC world. In the case of this eighth issue, the common enemy was a Sentinel. As far as I can remember, the issue was my introduction to Wolverine, and the first panel showing Logan enjoying a cigar and a pint of beer while the rest of the barmates ripped apart the joint in an over-the-top brawl behind him made it impossible for me not to find out about this new character.

The comic book that got me interested in collecting was Incredible Hullk issue 364 (volume one) written by Peter David and pencilled by Jeff Purves. Sure, my youth had the occassional comic book land my way, but none of them invoked a rational in me to start actually collecting. I was fine with what I remembered of my Spider-Man and Friends or Super Powers reruns, and I was more content with inventing new adventures with my GI Joe figurines. In fact, I remember only having a single dollar burning a hole in my pocket, and I had to pick between some Snake-Eyes, who ---let's face it--- was the Wolverine of the GI Joe team, saga playing out in a Marvel published comic book or the said Incredible Hulk issue that was subtitled "The Countdown." I had to find out how long my much beloved television star had been gray, and the choice was made. Play time with dolls (did I say that? Gee, I meant "action figures" ) was over, and reading that of the fantastic nature had begun.

Of the last comic book I picked up, I must admit that I haven't done so for a long time. I remember picking up a few back issues of Marvel Comics Presents when Sam Keith did the covers about a year or so ago, but that is about it.