r/comicbooks 12m ago

Looking for a 1960s Mystery/Horror Anthology Story - "The House Where it Always Rained"

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Hi everyone, I'm trying to identify a short anthology comic story I read in the 1960s (likely Marvel's Strange Tales, DC's House of Mystery, or a Charlton supernatural book like Ghostly Tales).

The story takes place at a neglected, abandoned house that is trapped in a permanent, localized rainstorm. A protagonist ends up at the property and manages to unlock/open a stuck door.

Opening the door releases the ghost of an old woman who lived there. She just wanted to be free to take care of her property again. The big detail I remember is that when she is freed, the rain stops completely, and the artwork suddenly transitions into a beautiful, vibrant full-color scene of her happily tending her blooming garden.

Does anyone remember the exact issue name and number for this story? Thank you!


r/comicbooks 25m ago

Story about a sad house and ghost of old woman

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I'm looking for a 1960s horror anthology story where a sad house and property is always in the rain, with drab or no color, and the house turns into full color at the end when the door is opened and the ghost of an old woman is now free to tend her garden


r/comicbooks 26m ago

Question How do you all read full runs/series?

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I am not really a comic reader but I've wanted to read Claremont run of X-Men but a glimpse into the reading order is giving me a headache. I know Claremont is a bit of an outlier, but a lot of more popular teams/heroes seem to be split between 1-4 series.

Do you have any tips on how to get used to swapping between series and keeping track on what I need to read?


r/comicbooks 33m ago

Question Need help with the artist

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My best friend was helping his now ex girl friend move a while back. She inherited this from a boyfriend previous to him. All she knew was he got it at a con. I’ve tried reverse google searching who bw is but have come up with nothing. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


r/comicbooks 36m ago

Question Finding Complete Runs

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I like to read trade paperbacks as I can buy several issues at once or even an entire series. I’m finding it more and more difficult to find complete series lately. Anyone else encounter this?


r/comicbooks 46m ago

Should I just stick to short terms collections? Or should I just suck it up and read runs and deal with the confusion.

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Im a pretty new in the comic book field, although i love the characters and their ideals i just havent gotten around to reading them. Ive found that I really love short term collections such as Superman Up in the sky, and supergirl woman of tommorow, but when it comes to jumping into "runs" i get completely lost. Some characters pop in out of nowhere, or theres 20 different jump in points and crossovers and i get completely lost. It frustrates me that there could be a superb ongoing story that could just get ruined by a really bad author. Am I thinking correctly or am I just too new to the field?


r/comicbooks 1h ago

Movie/TV 'Stillwater': Prime Video Orders Series From Greg Berlanti & Skybound

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r/comicbooks 1h ago

Question My LCS is closing. What happens now?

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Title. After 40+ years, the owner no longer wants to maintain the business and is shutting their doors on July 31st. I'm devastated because I love going and just perusing, but more than anything, I loved having ongoing stories to read. I have one last book to pick up on the 27th, but I'm going to have a very hard time reading it, not only because I'll never go back but because it's the start of a story and I'll have no way to keep reading it. So, I guess I'm asking how do I get comics anymore? Is there a service I can sign up for that sends them to my house? How do people without a LCS get comics? I know there's the option of kindle but I love the feel of going to the store and holding them in my hands, it just wouldn't be the same. Can anyone help?


r/comicbooks 1h ago

Do you all think there superhero/villain insurance?

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By that I mean given how often times property gets destroyed do you all think there are insurances pacifically for those types of damages? Like spiderman using your car to fight against a villain or a villain destroying your home


r/comicbooks 1h ago

Discussion Is €15+ shipping for comic books normal in Europe?

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Hi everyone,
I’ve only recently gotten into comic books and I’m looking to start collecting them. I mainly collect comics with covers that I find visually appealing, as well as comics featuring my favorite characters.
I live in Europe, and I’ve noticed that whenever I try to buy comics from eBay or online comic book stores, the shipping cost is almost always over €15.
For example, if I buy three comics, I end up paying around the price of three more comics just for shipping. Is that normal for buying comics in Europe, or does that seem unusually expensive?
I’m just curious if this is the standard experience or if I should be looking at different stores. Thanks!


r/comicbooks 2h ago

Discussion Are these signatures legit? Coming from book “COMIC BOOK REBELS”

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r/comicbooks 2h ago

News Mitch Byrd, Guy Gardner Artist, Passes Away

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r/comicbooks 3h ago

Movie/TV Clayface | Official Trailer

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r/comicbooks 4h ago

EXCLUSIVE Marvel Preview: Captain Britain 50th Anniversary Special #1

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r/comicbooks 4h ago

Discussion Starwars

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Whats a good starting point for starwars,with only movie/show knowledge.manly looking for tpb and omnibus, but open to all recommendations

Also any story's following Jabba the Hutt or the hutts.


r/comicbooks 4h ago

Question How to tell which printing of teenage mutant ninja turtles #8 (1986) I have?

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I’ve looked through this book cover to cover and I can’t seem to find anything that signifies a specific print number. Can anyone help me? Is there any differences between the prints that I can look for? Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks in advance:)


r/comicbooks 4h ago

How long are people waiting to get the invite to access Sweet Shop?

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I applied today, I’m just wondering if it’s gonna be days weeks months or years. I’m interested in Image titles, and my library limits Hoopla to 4 titles a month (lasted me about six hours). With Global Comics ending image titles in a few days, I’m wondering how I can finish reading the Brubaker titles. Thanks


r/comicbooks 5h ago

Question Where to start reading Deadpool?

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I just got back into reading comics after like 12 years, and I just wanted to know where a good place to start with Deadpool comics would be.


r/comicbooks 5h ago

Question Help me find this old comic made around 2010 to 2018

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A girl visits a scientist's house to promote a gym membership. The scientist invites her inside, straps her to a special chair, and turns on a machine that forcefully feeds her. Later, her friend arrives, calls the first girl obese, and makes her cry. This causes the scientist to strap the second girl to a chair and force-feed her as wel


r/comicbooks 6h ago

Question Comic or graphic novel recommendations?

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Any Comic or graphic novel recommendations?


r/comicbooks 7h ago

Lanzing & Kelly 'Dungeons & Dragons' Surprise Ongoing Series Coming From Dark Horse

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I'll read anything Lanzing and Kelly write, so cool with me!


r/comicbooks 7h ago

Question What stories do you guys want to read about? (I want to begin writing my own book)

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Currently I've got the idea to start writing my own comic. More something of an idea to begin creating and pitching around but right now I'm between 4 ideas.

(Note that these are very brief ideas, there's a lot more to them I've conceptualised already)

  1. Someone with ghost like powers

  2. School kids but thieves (Persona 5 like but different)

  3. A world after the reign of the greek gods, essentially someone killed most of the gods and there's few left. Historical accuracy wouldn't be massively accurate since the world would be a fantasy world mixed with them, but where applicable accuracy would be attempted to be held.

  4. One of the first major superheroes of the world leads a group of new heroes to train them.

Other than that, I'm more interesting in using this as research to gauge what are people interested in right now?


r/comicbooks 8h ago

Cover/Pin-Up Venom #261 - Variant Cover by Ito

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r/comicbooks 8h ago

Excerpt Epic crossover (Superman #40) Spoiler

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Written by Joshua Williamson with art by Dan Mora


r/comicbooks 8h ago

Excerpt Keeping up with DC continuity be like [Supermsn #40 2026] Spoiler

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