peter john rios

Covers of comics that are (or have been) in my collection at one point or another.

#124

Green Lantern (1980)

Hellblazer (1998)

JLA (2006)

Legion of Super-Heroes (2000)

New Titans (1995)

New X-Men (2002)

Nightwing: Compare this Jock cover to the cover for issue 125. (2006)

Unexpected: I have this! From my uncle’s collection. (1971)

Wonder Woman (1997)

#181 part 2.

Green Lantern: The final issue of the Kyle Rayner-era that would lead one month later into Green Lantern: Rebirth and the return of Hal Jordan. It caused a lot of stink back at the time but what came after more than made up for the grousing. (2004)

Justice League of America: Green Arrow - the oldest non-Big Seven member of the group - leaves the team! (1980)

Superman (2002)

Uncanny X-Men: The X-Men return from the Secret Wars battleplanet with a giant dragon in tow! Xavier has a hideous costume. And the Mutant Registration Act is born. (1984)

Unexpected: A holdover from my uncle’s collection about a girl who can change into a killer feline. That’s about all I remember but I do remember it was spooky! (1977)

Wonder Woman (2002)

By the way - two other standout 181 issues that I never read or owned:

Batman - the first appearance of Poison Ivy! (1966)

and Hulk - the first full story appearance of Wolverine (I’ll explain next time). (1974)

Covers of comics that are (or have been) in my collection at one point or another.

#191

Avengers (1980)

Daredevil: Roulette! A fantastic closing story to a seminal run. Frank Miller’s DD run is one of Marvel’s must-read runs of the 80s. It’s interesting to see his growth during this run as both an artist and a writer, to his transitional story in Ronin, and then becoming Frank Miller the man who redefined Batman with Dark Knight Returns and Year One. Looking forward to DD being part of this series for awhile. (1983)

Fantastic Four (1978)

Green Lantern (1985)

House of Mystery: I had this issue! A hand-me-down. Look at the creator list: Neal Adams cover, Len Wein writing, Sergio Aragones funnies, with more art by Tony DeZuniga and Bernie Wrightson. The old horror books are always full of fantastic artists. (1971)

Justice League of America (1981)

Uncanny X-Men (1985)

Wonder Woman (2003)