THE UNTOLD LEGEND OF CAPTAIN MARVEL - COVER & IMAGE GALLERY...

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It seems only a few scant years ago when I bought

The UNTOLD LEGEND Of CAPTAIN MARVEL, but in

truth, it was a staggering 20 years back when I first acquired

issues # 1 & 3 of this very limited series.  For some unknown

or forgotten reason, #2 was never put aside for me, and it

was always my firm intention to obtain it whenever the

first opportunity presented itself.

However, it was a case of 'out of sight, out of mind',

and it was only when I was occasionally looking through

the contents of my comics cupboard that I was reminded of

my quest.  "Must get that missing issue!" I'd think, only to

promptly forget my resolution the moment I closed the cup-

board door.  However, last time, I kept the two comics out

to remind me, and last week, I saw the missing ish on

eBay for a reasonable price and bought it.

It arrived about an hour ago, and I instantly put it in

sequential order between its companion issues and then

sat back and congratulated myself on finally fulfilling this

long-held intention to complete the set.  However, as I said,

it only seemed a few years 'long', not the 20 it actually was.

My very next act will be to read the latter two numbers,

having read the first ish a couple of nights back.

What attracted me to the first issue in 1990 was

seeing Captain Marvel in his original green and white

costume he was wearing when he debuted in MARVEL

SUPER-HEROES #12 way back in 1967.  That odd colour

combination shouldn't really work on a superhero outfit, but

somehow it does - for me at least.  Having now re-browsed

through all three issues to get a taste of them, I'm not ex-

pecting a classic, but it'll be good to lay yet another

'ghost' to rest after all this time.

So, tell you what.  Why not join me in a look at the

covers and some interior pages to celebrate me finally

completing my task?  That way, perhaps I won't feel so

guilty about putting these comics in a cupboard and for-

getting about them for a while - until the next time I'm

in there looking for something that is.

I don't care what it looks like - he's not doing that, okay?

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