COMIC BOOK COVER GALLERY: 24th issues acquired in the '60s, '70s, and '80s

Just for fun: On this 24th day of February, this week's Comic Book Cover Gallery gathers the covers from a bunch of # 24 funnybooks I snagged in the '60s, '70s, and '80s. It is--you guessed it!--an excuse to round up an otherwise-random selection of old comic book covers, for folks like me who like to look at old comic book covers. We'll even throw in one issue--Batman # 182--that doesn't technically count, but does carry an alternate number of G-24, as the 24th 80-Page Giant:

Close enough! Frankly, the challenge was in finding 24th issues that I owned within the chosen timeline. I started accumulating comic books in 1966, and a lot of DC Comics titles were already waaaaay past their 24th issues by then. Some Marvel Comics were in range, but I didn't always get those specific issues. And a lot of newer series from a number of publishers never made it to the double-dozen mark. Nonetheless, I found more than a few, and here they are.

As always, 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. These aren't actual photos of comics in my collection; most images are courtesy of the Grand Comics Database, which is grand indeed. But I did have each and every one of 'em at some point in time.

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