COMIC BOOK COVER GALLERY: 26th issues acquired in the '60s, '70s, and '80s

Each week's edition of Comic Book Cover Gallery gathers together a bunch of comics covers, usually united by a single theme or common quality. Some themes are more substantive than others, some are more ephemeral. There will be a near-future outing with no theme at all, just a bunch of unrelated funnybook covers slapped together for fun. Like a classic spinner rack! Fun. Comics. Maybe that's all the common ground a comic book cover gallery needs.

But this week, we're sticking with an ephemeral theme, celebrating the 26th day of May with a big ol' stack of 26th issues I snagged in my not-misspent youth. As always, we'll be sticking exclusively to the '60s, '70s, and '80s era of acquisition I've established for these galleries. Today's selections include 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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