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Ed Fahey
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Posted: 16 November 2025 at 10:47pm | IP Logged | 1 post reply

What are a few comic story titles the stand out to you? For me 
“The Good The Bad and the Uncanny” from Thor 4 by Stan and
“Sky Full of Fear” from a FF story by Roy Thomas stand out to me.
Not sure why they just seem memorable. 

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Ed Fahey
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Sorry that was Surfer 4 not Thor oops.
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Posted: 17 November 2025 at 2:34am | IP Logged | 4 post reply

To Air Is Human and To Forgive Dephine two consecutive
issues of Kazar from the early 80's.
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I Am... The Power!
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My all-time favorite, which I will sometimes just randomly blurt out loud:

"DARK MOON RISE... HELL HOUND KILL!!!"



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Posted: 17 November 2025 at 4:44am | IP Logged | 7 post reply

Before he did away with individual issue titles, Dave Sim had dozens of the neatest comic story titles I can think of, particularly in the back half of Church & State. Without pulling down my copy, “Hovering Below the Fray”, “Dead Friends”, and “Ignore it, It’s Just Another Reality” come up in my memory (so I’m possibly mistaken on the actual titles).
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I loved the title of FF 289 so much   - Rip Wide the Sky - that when I wrote my first novel in high school, I stole it :) 
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Brett Stuart
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Posted: 17 November 2025 at 3:48pm | IP Logged | 9 post reply

"This Man, This Monster" will always be my favorite
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Vinny Valenti
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^ Since this is the one that immediately popped in my head when I read the first post, I'm going to have to also go with this, by a mile.

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I often think how the title of individual comicbook stories
never stick with me at all as soon as I turn away from the
title page.
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Posted: 17 November 2025 at 9:38pm | IP Logged | 12 post reply

Same for me with “This Man, This Monster”.
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