It's no revelation to admit that I'm a superhero fan, nor that most of my interest in comics comes out of my prevailing passion for that never-ending battle for truth, justice, and possession of the Cosmic Cube. Up, up, and away? I'll add an enthusiastic Excelsior!, 'Nuff said!, and To the Batcave!
But even as a kid in the '60s, my love of comics went beyond just the adventures of costumed super-doers, and into the realms of humor, funny animals, war stories, Westerns, horror, science-fiction, detective sagas, and more. Today's gallery attempts to gather some representation of comics I had that fell outside of the superhero genre.
Some of the picks here are arguable at best. Is Vampirella really not considered at least a tangent to superheroes? Are plain-clothes adventures set in (or at least adjacent to) the DC or Marvel universes fair game? My cover girl Dolphin (pictured above) eventually became a DC superhero...but in her sole appearance in the '60s, she was the star of a science-fantasy romance story, not a potential member of the Justice League of America.
My only regret in compiling this gallery is that I couldn't remember more specific issues that I read in this time frame, particularly more funny animal books. Nonetheless, I think I've cobbled together a decent set of images in tribute to comics titles that occupied a space at least a little bit outside of the biff, the bang, and the pow.
We'll be sticking exclusively to the '60s-'80s era of acquisition I've established for these galleries. Today's selection includes books I bought new, back issues I acquired after the fact (but within the timeline), and B-stock contraband originally purchased without their covers. As always: These aren't actual photos of comics in my collection. But I did have each and every one of 'em at some point in time.
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