Gifts From Italy

This is a bonus post mostly to thank a generous friend. 

You know you have a reputation as a comic book guy when even 'normie' friends on vacation in foreign nations wander into comic book stores to buy you merch. 

A good friend of mine, someone not at all into comics, was in Italy and saw a comic book store. He knew what he should do.

He went in and asked what they had of Supergirl and/or Superman. 

He got me 'Superman #33', an Italian collection of Action Comics #1034 and #1035. This was near the beginning of Phillip Kennedy Johnson's run on the book, just approaching the Warworld Saga. Want to go back and revisit? Here is a link to my review:

https://comicboxcommentary.blogspot.com/2021/08/review-action-comics-1034.html

I could already tell that Johnson was on the way to something fantastic.

And check out this page, in Italian!!

You might recall that this moment was my #1 moment of 2021 for Supergirl. Johnson understood that Supergirl was often the smartest person in the room. 

How fantastic that this was the comic that my buddy found!

But wait there's more.

He also found this mini trade, collecting 4 issues of the early Superman books. The last issue in the book was a copy of Superman #21, the first chapter of the Supergirl Saga. Here it is 'La Saga Di Supergirl!' 

If you want to revisit that book, head here:

https://comicboxcommentary.blogspot.com/2018/12/matrix-monday-superman-21.html

This was the introduction of the Matrix Supergirl to the DCU (after a few sneak peeks in the issues before). 

It includes this page! 

Santi Numi!

You might recall that Byrne cheekily has Superman say dialogue similar to Supergirl's first appearance in Action Comics #252.

Another amazing issue for my friend to just happen upon!

Anyways, it is good to have friends who know what you like. These are pretty cool!