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Dug out some old BATMAN comics recently, after
reading my TALES Of The BATMAN, GENE COLAN
volume. When my eyes gazed upon the above cover, images
of my bedroom in another house popped into my mind, and
I mentally dated it circa 1984. You can imagine my surprise
of my bedroom in another house popped into my mind, and
I mentally dated it circa 1984. You can imagine my surprise
when I read the indicia and saw that it was, in fact, an early
1980 mag that went on sale (in America at least) in late
1979. So how the heck did I get it so wrong?
1979. So how the heck did I get it so wrong?
As regular readers will know, I've lived in my current
abode twice. The first period was between 1972 and '83,
and the second period from 1987 to the present. As it was
during my first 'term in office' when I bought the above mag,
I should mainly associate it with this dwelling, not the one in
between. I can only assume that for some forgotten reason,
after having moved, there was something that impressed
the cover onto my subconscious while I was browsing
through my collection one night, and supplanted
my earlier memories of when I first got it.
However, I suppose there's always a slim chance
I didn't acquire the comic until a few years after it first
came out, and that I bought it in '84 to fill a gap in my col-
lection. I considered that possibility, but a vestigial memory
of owning it in this house before I flitted yet persists, 'though
my later association now seems to be the primary one. (At
least, it does today - that might not be the case tomorrow.)
I always find it disconcerting when that happens, as I tend
to use comics as signposts to various points in my life
and I hate it when there's a blip in the process.
Have you ever looked at an old comic and recalled
the day, the place, and the year you bought it, only to
find upon checking the date on the cover (or in the indicia)
that your recollection is off and that you couldn't possibly
have bought or owned it where or when you thought you
did? Tell all in the comments section. In the mean-
time, take a look at the pretty pics on offer.
came out, and that I bought it in '84 to fill a gap in my col-
lection. I considered that possibility, but a vestigial memory
of owning it in this house before I flitted yet persists, 'though
my later association now seems to be the primary one. (At
least, it does today - that might not be the case tomorrow.)
I always find it disconcerting when that happens, as I tend
to use comics as signposts to various points in my life
and I hate it when there's a blip in the process.
Have you ever looked at an old comic and recalled
the day, the place, and the year you bought it, only to
find upon checking the date on the cover (or in the indicia)
that your recollection is off and that you couldn't possibly
have bought or owned it where or when you thought you
did? Tell all in the comments section. In the mean-
time, take a look at the pretty pics on offer.
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