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Sunday, May 7

Free Comic Book Day 2006

by Mike on Sun 07 May 2006 10:40 PM EDT

Yesterday was Free Comic Book Day 2006. Now, to be honest, I still don’t know a lot about the origins and purpose of the event. I briefly scanned the official web site, but I must admit that I didn’t read too closely. I think it has something to do with celebrating the comic book as a uniquely American form of pop art. I think that’s what they said on the web site, anyway.

Captain Marvel Adventures #33 (1944)

What I do know about the event is that my favorite local comic shop marked the occasion event by selling everything in their store at 50% off! This was a pretty big deal for me. I only bought 3 comics yesterday, but the combined regular price for them would have been over $150 and with the Free Comic Book Day sale and an additional discount because I have a "mailbox" (subscription) for new comics, I got all the books for less than a third of their combined value.

One of the comics that I picked up is Real Clue Crime Stories vol. 2, no. 10 (December 1947). I generally enjoy comics from the 1940’s and this particular series was a Hillman publication. Hillman also published Airboy Comics in the 1940's and 1950's, which is one of my all-time favorite comic book series. I also picked up a copy of Wings Comics no. 55 (March 1945 ). This is the first issue of Wings Comics that I have obtained for my collection. I have always been kind of curious about this series, especially since I am so keen on the Air Fighters/Airboy comics from the same era.

My most exciting purchase of the day was Captain Marvel Adventures vol. 6, no. 33 (March 1944). I only have a few issues of Captain Marvel/Whiz Comics in my collection and these issues are generally hard to come by at affordable prices. I have had my eye on this issue since I saw it at the 2006 Gem City Comic Con a few weeks ago and I was surprised they still had it—and even more surprised that it, like everything else in the store, was half price. This particular issue is in great condition (in my opinion, anyway) and I am really excited about reading it.

What a great haul! To quote C. Montgomery Burns, "Huzzah for the shopkeep!"