What was the first comic you ever bought?

This must be the question of the moment because last night a friend and I were talking about this and over at one of my Goodreads groups someone asked a similar question.

I just posted a quick response to the Goodreads question but I thought I would expand on it here.

So what was the first comic I ever bought? That's an interesting question because like so many, comics have just been a part of my life either in books or as cartoons, TV shows and movies.

But as far as I can remember the first comic book I ever bought for myself (besides various Archie Comics) was X-Men #1 (from 1991). The funny thing is I've never read it because it's sealed up. It's the one with the folded cover (the Deluxe edition).

I can still remember going into that comic book store, it was really small. That store has gone out of business for some time. I remember the cover caught my eye (or maybe the fact that it was sealed) and using my own money I purchased my first comic book. Mind you this wasn't the first comic I ever got since up until then my parents bought my comics but you tend to remember the things you bought with your own money.

You would think as a huge DC Comics fan that my first purchase would have been from them. Honestly, I'm not really sure what my first book was from them I believe it was an issue of Robin.

I think it's good to remember things and I'm glad this question came up twice because it really is an interesting question.

Do you remember the first comic you ever bought?