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My experience was Reign of the Superman + #75, skipping "Funeral" entirely. Enjoyed it week-to-week, but also made clear the triangle era was not for me, because I resented having to carry books I didn't like to follow anything Superman was doing for a decade & a half. Wish Bogs did the Steel solo.

1984 was early enough in my mostly newstand collecting that my reading was too scattershot to really press far into either event, but I also didn't need to. It was just pan-universal color that made the scope of storytelling bigger, without turning everything into homework. Platonic ideal crossover.

Show me a comic book page you love! No explanation needed!

Two of my favorite things in life are super-hero continuity and horror, so mashing them up gets me high (and why I'd have ranked Underworld Unleashed and even Bloodlines higher.) Great opportunity to play to heroes' traumas/vulnerability and have it drawn by top notch artists. My last joyful x-over.

I feel (un)seen!

Condolences to BlueSky on the very bad day/week/month they're about to have over their data-farming misstep, disguised as meeting state-mandated "age authentication" scams. I'll be using the site a fraction as much in the meantime.

Captain Mar-Vell centerfold from The Titans #6 (Marvel UK Masterwork Centrespread #5; November 29, 1975)

Nick Fury and his Agents of SHIELD centerfold from The Titans #5 (Marvel UK Masterwork Centrespread #4; November 22, 1975)

Captain America and Bucky centerfold from The Titans #4 (Marvel UK Masterwork Centrespread #3; November 15, 1975)

The Savage Sub-Mariner centerfold from The Titans #3 (Marvel UK Masterwork Centrespread #2; November 8, 1975)

Captain Mar-Vell centerfold from The Titans #2 (Marvel UK Masterwork Centre Spread #1; November 1, 1975)

Stan Lee fumetti from inside front cover of The Titans #3 (Marvel UK; November 8, 1975)

The Inhumans Marvel UK Masterwork Centrespread from The Titans #7 (December 6, 1975)

The Savage Sub-Mariner Marvel UK Masterwork Centrespread from The Titans #8 (December 13, 1975)

“A Day at S.H.I.E.L.D. H.Q.” from The Titans #9 (Marvel UK Masterwork Centrespread #9) of December 20, 1975. Sorry for the low quality photo, but I can't fit these 22 inch/66 cm beasts onto my scanner bed.

Due to barriers of access & interest, I never invested in the DCU prior to this event. The novelty & weekly drive pulled me in. While I faded on the core mini partway, I enjoyed the tie-ins that I tried. Ultimately didn't stick around (this time,) but still have positive feelings about the effort.

Leigh Baulch “I'm Adonis -- Pleased To Meet You!” centerfold poster from Captain America #56 (Marvel UK; March 17, 1982)

Alan Davis “Wolverine of the X-Men” centerfold poster from Captain America #54 (Marvel UK; March 3, 1982)

I was still an X-/Marvel Zombie in '89, so I had exposure to these annuals, but I could not summon the will to properly read very many of them. Unattractive to me in every way, from premise to characters to art. The X-Men demolished a streak of best-of-year annuals with an ugly Vosburg rush job.

Was intrigued by period ads, but didn't read it until this century, bought while visiting out-of-state newborn nephews. It's a hot mess, but too many fun concepts and creators to dismiss entirely. Something to toss through and absorb through osmosis, rather than ever commit to reading properly.