A MARVEL-LOUS WORLD...

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Saturday - traditionally the day I'd buy my weekly comics as

a teenager back in the '70s.  That continued in the '80s, but by the

time the '90s came around, there weren't too many weekly periodi-

cals left - at least, not of the kind that interested me.  Now and again,

it's Saturday when I buy the latest monthly issue of The MIGHTY

WORLD Of MARVEL (even 'though it may've gone on sale a few

days before), and I luxuriate in the illusion that nothing much has

changed in the 44 years since that esteemed publication first 

hit newsagents' counters back in 1972.

I continue to buy the title mainly out of a desire for conti-

nuity, unwilling to relinquish a familiar habit I've indulged in

for most of my life, but it's still a rather nifty magazine, with some

entertaining content that makes my commitment to it worthwhile.

I must admit 'though, that if the mag were to resume featuring The

INCREDIBLE HULK, The AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, and

The FANTASTIC FOUR, (as it did when it first came out), then

I'd be a very happy chappie.  However, I still get a thrill when

I see the masthead staring back at me from the shelves

of my local WH SMITH's.

That's the cover of the latest issue above.  Why not give it

a try and immerse yourself in another world?  The Mighty

World Of Marvel to be precise.  But be warned - once you've
entered its hallowed halls, things will never again be the same.
Available right now from FORBIDDEN PLANET and (as
previously mentioned) WHS.  Buy one today.

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