I work in a comic book shop (that sells new comics), and I had this sneaky customer asking me if I p

I work in a comic book shop (that sells new comics), and I had this sneaky customer asking me if I personally had a copy of Action #521, the first appearance of Vixen.  I know I did, because I’ve been running across this and other issues of Action in quarter bins for years. I mostly followed this series because of the back-up stories that ran in it at the time (early 80s) that featured a rotating cast of characters- Aquaman (my favorite!), the Atom, and Air Wave (son of the original, and cousin to Green Lantern!). Each of these characters would have three or so stories to himself, then he would team-up with the character that would take over the next arc of stories before leaving. Anyway, I wondered why he was having such trouble locating this issue. Looked it up on Ebay. Yup. Speculators! Vixen is supposedly going to be one of the characters in DC’s upcoming Suicide Squad movie. $35, $75, $119!!!! Well, I have five copies that I must have paid no more than two bucks total. ;)PS: I re-read this issue, and wow, I am appalled at how Aquaman is depicted in this story. No wonder everyone thought he was so lame! Instead of demonstrating what a powerhouse he could be, the creators at DC at the time made it their goal to point out how unuseful they thought he was- making him the Charlie Brown of DC. I will have to create a separate post on this! -- source link

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