Comments on: Comic 3 pack love

By: david_b

david_b — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:24:41 +0000

Hey, when I first started collecting, 3-packs were SO INCREDIBLY AWESOME. Great comics that just left the stands mere months ago, it was SO GREAT for getting back issues in small town department stores.

"..It's how I nabbed my Amazing Spiderman 122 back in 1973...."

By: Ultrafem

Ultrafem — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:27:43 +0000

Oh sure, I remember! And I remember the stores that wouldn't sell you single comics when the packs were open.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 22:24:48 +0000

Holy Cow! I used to love these 3-packs! I remember countless hours being entertained at Terminal One, waiting, for my dad to come home on long delayed flights on BWIA (But Will it Arrive) Airlines at the end of every summer. Most of the comics I got were usually whitman or gold key, but there was a variety of stories you couldn't find in Marvel or DCs that I appreciated, not to say I didn't enjoy those comics, too. Then, there were also the trips to BiWay in Guelph, where I could always buy some, usually discounted, two bags for a little more than the price of one.

I wish they did things like this these days. It's be an easy and inexpensive way to introduce the kids to comics.

By: Mick

Mick — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:14:39 +0000

Big ups to your pops for not only allowing you tag along, but also putting a limit on you to avoid over doing it. Something today's kids and parents should do.

Dagnabbit.

By: Tex

Tex — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:59:29 +0000

There's a 4th issue of the Black Hole comic out there…

http://space1970.blogspot.com/2011/05/black-hole-1979-whitman-comics-cover.html

Tex
(in need of them all, thanks to Katrina)

By: Old School

Old School — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:22:34 +0000

I had forgotten about the old 3 packs until I read your post. The memories came flooding back. Good stuff! Thanks for the reminder.

By: Dr. Geektarded

Dr. Geektarded — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:08:47 +0000

Great post!. I've been a comic junkie since age 8 and the 3-packs were a constant "buy" growing up. Seeing the Micronauts and The Black Hole sets gives me a big smile.

I went on a kick a year or two back and picked up that Black Hole 3-pack as well as some early GI Joe and Transformers Marvel 3-packs.

In the days before regular trips to comic shops, those 3-packs were how I used to fill in missing back issues in comics I collected.
-Matt

By: Sam G

Sam G — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:27:43 +0000

I remember these 3 packs. What I wouldn't give for a 3 pack of the Gold Key UFO comics. I had the "Black Hole" set as well.