I would not sell my collection, for if I did I would cry (Part 93)...

 Today In The History Of Polt's Comic Book Collection

Today we travel back to September 1999, and Marvel's X-Men, Children Of The Atom Book 1. 

I did not buy this one off the shelf, as I wasn't collecting Marvel then (they had pissed me off with some of their decisions about characters and such), but I did go back and guy the mini later. 

This miniseries is a retelling of the origins of the X-Men.  It provides new background stories and information about the original X-Men starting with the original issue #1 (which incidentally first appeared 60 years ago in September 1963).  The background info was interesting, and Steven Rude made his art look very Jack Kirby-esque, who drew the original first issue.

POLT

I took the road less traveled by (Part 2069)...

 MAPS!

POLT

If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 2610)....

 Superhero Anydays

Today we have the Mighty Crusaders, from the Archie Comics publisher. 

Top to bottom: The Web, The Comet, Jaguar, The Fly, The Shield, Steel Sterling, and Flygirl

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And today we also have THE hottest gender bent Harley Quinn cosplayer I have EVER seen! 

DAY-um!   Mistah J in one luck supervillain, I tell ya!

POLT

Check this out, real quick, don't know if everybody know (Part 3422)...

 Check This Out!

POLT

Not just where you bump and grind it (Part 236)....

 Hookup Humor

Hmm, well, homophobe homie probably wants to reconsider that plan. 

POLT

Get up an move it, to the music (Part 540)...

 MOTIVATION

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Put your love to the test (Part 892)...

 Where To Put It?

This is one of the Spoleti twins, I think Omar, but they're twins, so you can be sure?  At any rate, where should his go?  Gemini Guys?  Fetching Faces?  Shirtless Mondays?  Real Men Wear Pink? 

POLT

It's so cool, to be uncool (Part 631)...

What's Cool?

You think you're cool?  Well you'll never be as cool as the Rolling Stones dressed in WWII era drag for a photoshoot. 

At least they claim it was for a photoshoot...but hell, it's the Stones in the late 60s/early 70s....so who the hell really knows?

POLT

Check this out, real quick, don't know if everybody know (Part 3421)....

 Check This Out!

I've known personally, some pretty tall guys (taller than me) who could totally wear this shirt!

POLT

You're wantin' my body, I don't mind (Part 914)....

 MONDAY'S HOT SHIRTLESS GUY PHOTOS

This week, we have Hot Shirtless Guys With Their Hands Behind/Above/On Their Heads!

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WE could be heroes, forever and ever (Part 50)....

 Anniversary Avengers

Today we have the next in the line of Avengers' members, The Sandman. 

Yes, THAT Sandman.  The longtime enemy of Spider-Man.   He has over time reformed for various periods of time, but returned later to a life of crime.  During one of those reformed periods, after helping to save the life of Spider-Man and receiving a presidential pardon, he was made a reserved member of the Avengers.  He went on a few missions, but then left the team to join a 'heroic' group of mercenaries, before, eventually, again, going rogue.

Sandman, aka WIlliam Baker, aka Flint Marko, came into contact with sand on a beach that had been irradiated in nuclear experiments.  The sand molecules bonded with his own molecules and he gained they ability to turn his body to sand. 

In the Marvel Universe, he's appeared in the third Spider-man movie, played by Thomas Haden Church, who played the same character in the Sony trilogy of Spider-Man movies with Tobey Maguire as the main character.  As that particular Sandman is from an alternative universe from the 'main' Marvel Cinematic Universe, if the Sandman appears again, he may be played by a different actor.

POLT

I've got books, lining my shelves, day and night.....

 Books 2023

Today, among shopping and lunch with mom, I bought some books at Ollies.  I got three as gifts, so I'm not counting those in this batch.  But I did buy two for myself:

Star Wars, The High Republic: Light Of The Jedi, by Charles Soule

The 20 Most Significant Events Of The Civil War, by Alan Axelrod

Yearly Totals:

Jan 3: 2 books for $14.33, average of $7.17  per book

Jan 17: 7 books for $23.36, average of $3.34 per book

     Totals: 9 books for $$37.69, average of $4.19 per book

Jan 27: 2 books for $24.81, average of $17.41 per books

     Totals: 11 books for $62, average of $5.68 per book

Jan 29: 3 books for $44.99, average of $15.00 per book

     Totals: 14 books for $106.99, average of $7.64 per book

Feb 5: 1 book for $6.68

     Totals: 15 books for $113.67, average of $7.58 per book

May 18: 2 books for $24.58, average of $12.29 per book

     Totals: 17 books for $138.25, average of $8.13 per book

Jun 8: 3 books for $12.69, average of $4.23 per book

     Totals: 20 books for $150.94, average of $7.55 per book

Jul 12: 4 books for $52.53, average of $13.13 per book

     Totals: 24 books for $203.47, average of $8.48 per book

Jul 31: 4 books for $24.52, average of $6.13 per book

     Totals: 28 books for $227.99, average of $8.14 per book

Sep 25: 2 books for $9.52, average of $4.76 per book

     Totals: 30 books for $237.51, average of $7.92 per book

Of these 30 books, 24 are actual books and 6 are graphic novels.

POLT

Check this out, real quick, don't know if everybody know (Part 3419)....

 Check This Out!

POLT

I took the road less traveled by (Part 2068)....

 MAPS!

And yet, despite what this map clearly shows, Republicans want to impose their backwards view of abortion on the entire nation.  Sad. 

And offensive.

POLT

If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 2609)....

 Superhero Anydays

This is the iconic, and iconoclastic, Fred Hembeck, and his rendition of Marvel's WWII era team, the All-Winner's Squad. 

Toto, The Human Torch, Miss America, Captain America, Bucky, Namor, and Whizzer.

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And today we also have a guy's shirt that I'm totally jealous of and would LOVE to own: The headshots of The Avengers as drawn by Canadian John Byrne!

Okay, so roughly, top to bottom, in columns left to right we have the headshots of the following Avengers: 

Mantis, Thor, Wasp, Giant Man, Wonder Man, Vision

Moondragon, Swordsman, Falcon, Iron Man, Tigra, Beast

Captain Marvel, Hulk, Hellcat, Captain America, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch

Jocasta, Black Knight, Black Widow, Quicksilver, Hercules, Captain Marvel aka Spectrum

Starfox, Ms. Marvel, Ant-Man, She-Hulk, Black Panther, Yellowjacket

POLT

Put your love to the test (Part 891)...

 Where To Put It?

Not sure what exactly is going on here, but where should this guy go?  Fetching Faces?  Luscious Licks?   Shirtless Mondays?  Check This Out!?

POLT

Keeping it together, all in the family (Part 515)...

 Gemini Guys

Today, we have this sexy set of muscley twins, in baby blue booty shorts. 

POLT

Gonna dress you up in my love (Part 87)....

 Dudes In Dresses

This miniskirt shows off those long legs quite well...but I feel like he's too tall to be wearing those heels.  Still, whatever, you do you, boo!

POLT

It's so cool, to be uncool (Part 630)...

 What's Cool? 

You think you're cool?  Well you'll never be as cool as this 70's bedroom...perhaps a hotel room, with, I guess dual tubs, side by side, shag blanket and groovy wall art.  Oh, and disco ball included and no extra charge. 

POLT

Check this out, real quick, don't know if everybody know (Part 3419)....

 Check This Out!

POLT