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jkcarrierEvery year, the gang over at CBR's Classic Comics forum get together to count down our 12 favorite comics in a particular category or theme. This year, the theme is short-run series (ones that lasted 12 issues or less). I personally decided to limit my choices further by excluding mini-series...all my picks will be ongoing titles that were prematurely cancelled.
You can see what the other CBR posters chose for their #12 picks here:
http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?435927-The-First-Day-of-Classic-Comics-Christmas-2012
and see my choice under the cut...
12. Wanted: The World's Most Dangerous Villains
(9 issues, 1972-1973)
I wasn't going to feature any reprint titles on my list, but I had to make an exception for this eclectic anthology that made such a big impression on me as a youngster. It was my introduction to many of DC's Golden Age characters, and perhaps more importantly, to classic artists like Jerry Robinson, Mort Meskin, Jack Burnley, et. al. Editor E. Nelson Bridwell had a great eye for picking out the best stuff to reprint. There was something different about those 1940s tales, they were darker and creepier than the Silver Age stories...the Paul Reinman-drawn Solomon Grundy story in #4 gave me nightmares. A great "variety pack" of rare classics.
You can see what the other CBR posters chose for their #12 picks here:
http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?435927-The-First-Day-of-Classic-Comics-Christmas-2012
and see my choice under the cut...
12. Wanted: The World's Most Dangerous Villains
(9 issues, 1972-1973)
I wasn't going to feature any reprint titles on my list, but I had to make an exception for this eclectic anthology that made such a big impression on me as a youngster. It was my introduction to many of DC's Golden Age characters, and perhaps more importantly, to classic artists like Jerry Robinson, Mort Meskin, Jack Burnley, et. al. Editor E. Nelson Bridwell had a great eye for picking out the best stuff to reprint. There was something different about those 1940s tales, they were darker and creepier than the Silver Age stories...the Paul Reinman-drawn Solomon Grundy story in #4 gave me nightmares. A great "variety pack" of rare classics.
