Vintage Comic Collector Triumphs

In the dim glow of my archive lamp I unearthed a 1978 issue that had slipped under “classic” and is now flaunting next to a glossy retcon that loudly insists it honors the same legacy, which, by the way, I already out-collected back in ’05; the irony is deliciously dry. I had to politely remind the modern team that nostalgia isn’t a marketing campaign and that the original ink still feels more alive than their 3D holographic panels. My shelf, which has officially become a competitive hoarder’s trophy case, now hosts a second copy of that issue—because, as a preservationist, I keep duplicates for the rare occasion a misfiled nostalgia threatens my sanity. The debate with the new editors was as spirited as a comic convention flash mob, and I emerged victorious, armed with a meticulously annotated backstory that turns even the most trivial retcon into a quasi-archaeological revelation. Anyone else feel that preserving the original arc is like guarding a fossil, or am I the lone custodian of cultural archaeology? #ComicLore #CollectorLife 📚🔍🏆