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I was practically born with a comic in my hand. I don't recall ever NOT liking comic book super heroes. While my first exposure was probably either Spider-Man on the Electric Company, or Adam West's Batman, it wasn't long until my parents were buying me comics and all sorts of related swag.
I vaguely recall when I was 4 or 5 my Dad stopped and picked up a Justice League book I had and asked "Who's this?"
"That's Green Arrow" I said.
"Green Arrow? When I was a kid, Green Arrow was clean-shaven. And he had a sidekick like Robin".
I think I kind of thought my dad was nuts. And then not long after I got one of DC's Blue Ribbon Digests with the origins of Green Arrow (clean-shaven) and his partner Speedy (my first intro to him). I was floored.
I later learned my dad didn't have many comics as a kid, as they were literally dirt poor. But he did get some hand-me down comics from a better-off cousin. When All-Star Squadron came out, I was constantly grilling him about who he remembered. He remembered the Golden Age Flash, Green Lantern and Hawkman. And of course Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel. The only Marvel character he seemed to recall was Captain America, and he clued me into Bucky before I knew of him too. My dad even had a brother who could draw a pretty mean Batman he said!!!
I think my dad's appreciation of the Golden Age characters is what really made me a fan of the JSA and their peers. These were my Dad's super heroes, and that was just cool.
My mom was pretty well-versed with heroes, and was a big fan of The Adventures of Superman TV series. I don't recall ever really asking her what comics she had as a kid, she just knew them!
Years after she passed away, my uncle found an old watch in a toolbox in my grandfathers out-building. It was a Mary Marvel watch! No one was around to confirm, but I have to assume it was my Mom's watch and my grandfather planned to try and fix it and never got around to it.
So I come by my super hero obsession honest, even though I took it to extremes my folks never would.
What about you guys?
Chris
I vaguely recall when I was 4 or 5 my Dad stopped and picked up a Justice League book I had and asked "Who's this?"
"That's Green Arrow" I said.
"Green Arrow? When I was a kid, Green Arrow was clean-shaven. And he had a sidekick like Robin".
I think I kind of thought my dad was nuts. And then not long after I got one of DC's Blue Ribbon Digests with the origins of Green Arrow (clean-shaven) and his partner Speedy (my first intro to him). I was floored.
I later learned my dad didn't have many comics as a kid, as they were literally dirt poor. But he did get some hand-me down comics from a better-off cousin. When All-Star Squadron came out, I was constantly grilling him about who he remembered. He remembered the Golden Age Flash, Green Lantern and Hawkman. And of course Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel. The only Marvel character he seemed to recall was Captain America, and he clued me into Bucky before I knew of him too. My dad even had a brother who could draw a pretty mean Batman he said!!!
I think my dad's appreciation of the Golden Age characters is what really made me a fan of the JSA and their peers. These were my Dad's super heroes, and that was just cool.
My mom was pretty well-versed with heroes, and was a big fan of The Adventures of Superman TV series. I don't recall ever really asking her what comics she had as a kid, she just knew them!
Years after she passed away, my uncle found an old watch in a toolbox in my grandfathers out-building. It was a Mary Marvel watch! No one was around to confirm, but I have to assume it was my Mom's watch and my grandfather planned to try and fix it and never got around to it.
So I come by my super hero obsession honest, even though I took it to extremes my folks never would.
What about you guys?
Chris
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He had all of the really good comics that dealers/collectors would just about kill for these days. 
NICE!!! 
) for "funny books" as she called them....And that's the same attitude she gave me toward '66 Batman ("An insult to your intelligence" she called it...she just didn't GET the camp aspect apparently). In that way she's a lot like my grandmother...
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