Comments on: Scott’s Classic Comics Corner: DC’s Bureau of Missing Reprints Pt. 2

By: JJ

JJ — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:36:57 +0000

I’ve found this a little late but I did want to agree with you on your inclusion of Rex, the Wonder Dog which they should combine with Detective Chimp from the same title. 500+ pages of Kane and Infantino art would be great.
Along with the western title you mentioned for Toth art, there is plenty of Gil Kane western art out there too.
One book nobody mentioned that I would love to see would run the first 24 issues of Brave & the Bold, before it became a tryout book. Joe Kubert’s Viking Prince is the highlight but there’s also plently of Russ Heath on Robin Hood.
I am another one of those who prefer Showcase volumes over hardcovers for economic reasons.

By: sgt rawk

sgt rawk — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:02:44 +0000

Mike W. Barr and the Alan Davis/Paul Neary issues of Detective. All of them were great and would make a great ‘classic Batman’ for kids kinda thing.

By: Graeme Burk

Graeme Burk — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:06:33 +0000

A posting on another blog today reminded me of yet another DC 1980s mini-series which should really, really be reprinted: Thriller. I know I would buy it in a heartbeat, since I’ve never read it before – just seen the odd scanned panels or pages posted on various blogs and comics-related sites ( with gorgeous art by Trevor von Eeden) and quite a bit of positive commentary.

I also mentioned Thriller in a comment to one of Greg’s recent Friday columns.It is all that. It’s Grant Morrison before Grant Morrison– some really great comics. It really should be collected but with a new ending by Fleming and Von Eeden as the final issues by Bill Dubay were really terrible (though the Alex Nino art was decent).

By: Edo Bosnar

Edo Bosnar — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:35:53 +0000

A posting on another blog today reminded me of yet another DC 1980s mini-series which should really, really be reprinted: Thriller. I know I would buy it in a heartbeat, since I’ve never read it before – just seen the odd scanned panels or pages posted on various blogs and comics-related sites ( with gorgeous art by Trevor von Eeden) and quite a bit of positive commentary.

By: Sean Shapiro

Sean Shapiro — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:29:12 +0000

Arion Lord of Atlantis. The very first comic I ever collected. The first comic I ever bought. Gorgeous, imaginitive art by Jan Duursema. And a different take on the fantasy genre. More sophisticated than the usual sword and sandals. But there’s almost no chance of that getting published. Maybe we stand a chance with Arak, son of Thunder …

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:54:22 +0000

For the record, I should note that I didn’t include any Fawcett, Quality or Charlton here as I wanted to stick to true DC/National stuff. If those were in we’d have a ton of Captain Marvel, Nyoka (especially the Krigstein stories), Doll Man, Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt etc… etc… A top 10 would have to turn into a top 100.

Also, in constructing my list – I did take price into consideration. I’m less likely to choose books that are widely available on the cheap than older books that are tough to find and pricey.

That being said, ask me again in two weeks – and my list may change.

In terms of sales – I really think anything by Toth or Meskin will sell. There are enough of us out there who buy anything those guys have touched.

By: Citizen Scribbler

Citizen Scribbler — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:29:03 +0000

I love a lot of the choices here. I’m gonna chime in and suggest The Sundevils by Roy Thomas (I believe) and also Silverblade, which is just too weird for words. And it’d be nice to have a collector’s edition of Superman: The Secret Years, which is just terrific Superman stuff with the incomparable Curt Swan doing the honors on art.

-Citizen Scribbler

By: Edo Bosnar

Edo Bosnar — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:47:19 +0000

I wanted to wait for both installments before commenting: interesting picks – I utterly and absolutely agree with Shade the Changing Man especially, and the Vigilante looks fascinating. I would add two that I don’t think have been collected, at least not in color TPBs: the original 5-issue run of Ragman (his one or two appearances in Brave&Bold could be added to beef up the volume), and (I realize this has probably been mentioned many times before elsewhere) Simon and Kirby’s 6-issue Sandman series from the 1970s – I haven’t read it since I was a kid, but I remember it being pretty weird and fun.
Also, does anyone know if “Jemm, Son of Saturn” was ever collected in any form? My own web searches have come up with nothing, so I’m assuming it wasn’t. Anyway, that’s definitely one that I would add to this list…

By: Andrew Collins

Andrew Collins — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:59:32 +0000

Oh, and to my earlier list, let me add FIRESTORM. Such a fun comic, probably DC’s most “Marvel-esque” series and one that I’m surprised has never received a Showcase or anything. I’d love to see it reprinted, starting with the 1970′s series by Conway and working all the way up through Ostrander’s great run at the end of the 80′s.

By: Aaron King

Aaron King — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:49:55 +0000

Hell yes on Jimmy Thompson. Such an amazing cartoonist.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:03:09 +0000

“But, still, why aren’t there more collections of the early Wolfman Teen Titans and of the mid-to-late 70’s Cockrum Legion? or Aparo-era Detective?”

I never understood this, either. The Showcase volumes are great, but… you don’t get people addicted to drugs without giving them a taste of the good stuff, first. Sure, it would make it tougher to order the volumes, but I’m sure it would be easy enough to get around that (have them organised by year, rather than volume, for instance). Part of the reason BATO and Brave & The Bold were the Showcases I most wanted was because they generally got straight to the best material.

By: Matt Bird

Matt Bird — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:00:26 +0000

Hey, I followed that “Monster Society” link and I was pleased to see a Warlord Showcase and even a 9.99 Bat Lash Showcase, both scheduled for later this year. Great news! The “Monster Society” volume looks good too, but it’s got a pretty big spoiler on the cover!

By: McK

McK — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:56:57 +0000

Grell’s Warlord is the number one missing Showcase! It’s such beautiful stuff.

Coming in September and not a moment too soon!

http://www.amazon.com/Showcase-Presents-Warlord-Vol-1/dp/1401224733/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240952190&sr=8-1

By: Tom Fitzpatrick

Tom Fitzpatrick — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:52:23 +0000

One issue that I’d kill to have reprinted (or at least published) is the pulped issue of Hellblazer by Warren Ellis and Phil Jimenez.

Another series that I’d like to see reprinted is Miracleman by Moore/Gaiman and various (I know it’s not DC or MARVEL, but what the heck).

By: chad

chad — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:15:06 +0000

the reason dc has not given the titles on the list reprints could be due to thinking not enough fan support to okay the cost to do so or maybe like Rex and vigilantie legal issues with the creators over royalities could be the reason no reprinting of the stories. though it s proably due to dc thinking not enough fan support to go ahead with the things

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:12:10 +0000

I don’t understand why DC (and Marvel is guilty of this too) keep starting their reprints from the beginning. Why not start with the runs that get the most accolades? I know, I know, then the numbering’s all off, and while they could just figure out the numbering in advance, if they publish out of order people get ornery.

But, still, why aren’t there more collections of the early Wolfman Teen Titans and of the mid-to-late 70′s Cockrum Legion? or Aparo-era Detective?

By: Dan Bailey

Dan Bailey — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:11:14 +0000

mrclam –

It’s the Fawcett original. I’ll go hunting for the link …

http://www.amazon.com/DC-Classics-Library-Monster-Society/dp/1401225179/ref=reg_hu-wl_list-recs

By: mrclam

mrclam — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:42:08 +0000

Dan–is this the “real” one from Fawcett or the Jeff Smith redux? If the former–thanks! You really made my day!

By: Dan Bailey

Dan Bailey — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:57:35 +0000

>>And they also need to reprint the Shazam epic “Monster Society of Evil”!!! In fact, I’ve waited so long for it that they need to reprint it TWICE!

That one’s been announced.

By: Ethan Shuster

Ethan Shuster — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:41:14 +0000

One of my favorite things about the Justice League Unlimited cartoon series was the prominent use of characters like Vigilante. He even had a semi-starring role in an episode involving Thanagarians. I wouldn’t be surprised if he showed up in a Batman: The Brave and the Bold some time.