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Was it in 1973 or '74 I first bought Prez #1 in Blackpool? Not 100% sure as my family holidayed in the famous seaside resort both years and they sort of run into one another in my mind. I tend to think it was 1973, but '74 isn't impossible, as Blackpool newsagents were famous for having comics in their spinner-racks years after original publication - in brand-new condition and at then current prices too. On at least one of those holidays I obtained several Kirby FFs and Buscema Silver Surfers, so buying Prez #1 in '74, the year after it was first published, is by no means impossible. Not that it matters much, I suppose. After all, what's a year between Crivs?
I have no memory at all of ever seeing any of the next three issues of Prez. That could perhaps be because I just never saw them, or simply didn't pay attention to them if I did as I wasn't particularly impressed by the first issue. I obtained a replacement for #1 a fair number of years ago now, but only because it reminded me of my youth and Blackpool, and a time when I subconsciously assumed my immortality as a given.
It seems like it was only in the last couple of years or so that I learned that Prez lasted for just four issues, so I recently tracked down the remaining three on eBay and promptly bought them, the last of which arrived today. I'm waiting for a 2016 softcover collection to arrive, which contains not only the four 1970s issues, but also subsequent comics down through the years in which the character made an appearance, so pretty soon I'll be all 'Prezzed-out'.
It's taken me 50 years to catch up on that particular aspect of my past, but better late than never, I suppose. To celebrate my 'achievement' I've decided to have a cover gallery of all four issues, plus the 'on-its-way-to-me' collected edition. If you have any memories of Prez you'd care to share, the comments section awaits in eager anticipation.
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